From rockets to cancer research, here’s how the number pi is embedded in our lives

Every year, math nerds and dessert enthusiasts unite to celebrate Pi Day on March 14, a date whose digits represent the first ...
The Hindu

Death toll from Indonesia landslip rises to 53

The death toll from a landslip on Indonesia's main island of Java a week ago rose to 53 on Saturday (January 31, 2026), a rescue official said, with 10 people still missing. ALSO WATCH Watch: ...
NBC News

Judge allows ICE's Operation Metro Surge to continue in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Saturday declined to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge, allowing the sweeping federal immigration enforcement action in Minnesota to continue while a broader ...
csis.org

The Geopolitics of Maduro’s Capture: What Does Operation Absolute Resolve Mean for Russia?

The capture of Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces on January 3, 2026, has sent shockwaves around the world. U.S. adversaries in Beijing, Moscow, and Havana are closely watching what the future may hold for ...
Task & Purpose

Here’s what we know in the wake of Operation Absolute Resolve (and what we don’t)

At 10:46 p.m. on Jan. 2, President Donald Trump gave the order for Delta Force special operators supported by more than 150 aircraft to launch a mission to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ...
The Aviationist

New Details Emerge about Operation Absolute Resolve, the U.S. Raid in Venezuela

U.S. officials detail Operation Absolute Resolve, revealing the scale, planning, and aftermath of the joint operation that captured Venezuela’s president. Following the U.S. special operation in ...
The New York Times

Inside ‘Operation Absolute Resolve,’ the U.S. Effort to Capture Maduro

The tactically precise operation successfully extracted Mr. Maduro with no loss of American life, a result heralded by President Trump amid larger questions about the legality and rationale for the ...
Bloomberg L.P.

For Too Many American Kids, Math Isn’t Adding Up

Math scores in the US have been so bad for so long that teachers could be forgiven for trying anything to improve them. Unfortunately, many of the strategies they’re using could be making things worse ...
The Hill

Hegseth’s ‘Southern Spear’ operation to pummel ‘narco-terrorists’: What to know

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere on Thursday, dubbed “Operation Southern Spear,” to pummel “narco-terrorists.” The Pentagon ...
Bloomberg L.P.

Hegseth Unveils Operation Southern Spear With Venezuela Tensions High

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday announced a new operation against “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere, signaling that the US may be prepared to step up a campaign of deadly ...
The Hill

Hegseth announces operation ‘Southern Spear’ to quash ‘narco-terrorists’

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Thursday evening a new operation dubbed “Southern Spear” to quash “narco-terrorists” in the Western Hemisphere. Hegseth said the mission is being led by ...