The Nancy Pelosi Federal Building, a two-decade-old, 18-story tower known as the San Francisco Federal Building until its formal dedication to the former House speaker in December, sits on Mission and 7th streets in an area that has been for years plagued by open-air drug dealing, illegal markets reselling stolen goods and other crime.  New York Post

VOA VIEW: It would be a slap to Pelosi.

The little-known heart attack symptoms you ought to know by now. New York Post

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ducked questions about the Democrats' stunning unpopularity in recent polling and confronted criticism that the party's direction was rudderless under the second Trump administration. New York Post

VOA VIEW: Jeffries is a poor leader.

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American Airlines Flight 292 made an abrupt U-turn near Turkmenistan Sunday due to a "possible security issue," American confirmed. New York Post

Five months after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is laid to rest after a funeral attended by defiant supporters. LA Times

Germany's right-wing populist Alternative für Deutschland party, or AfD, is on course for a stunning result in Sunday's German election, with reports indicating one-in-five voters supported the party. New York Post

VOA VIEW: It may be good for Germany.

Ms. Reid’s 7 p.m. program will be replaced by a panel show co-hosted by Symone Sanders Townsend, Alicia Menendez and Michael Steele. New York Times

It was not clear if the Ukrainian leader was serious or if he was just reacting to attacks against him from Washington and Moscow. He also pushed back against a minerals deal proposed by the United States. New York Times

VOA VIEW: Zelensky is acting like a fool.

The dream of mining metals in deep space crashed and burned in the 2010s. AstroForge’s Odin mission to survey a potentially metallic asteroid is packed and ready to lift off. New York Times

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According to the annual straw poll of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), Vice President JD Vance is the most wanted Republican from the Party's list of potential presidential nominees in the 2028 election cycle. OANN

VOA VIEW: Four years is a long time away.

President Donald Trump spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) marking his first month back in office.  OANN

VOA VIEW: Conservatives took back the US.

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold. Washington Times

VOA VIEW: Special privileges and rights for no one.

The Trump administration is restoring jobs for dozens of National Park Service employees fired amid government-wide reductions and hiring nearly 3,000 additional seasonal workers, following an uproar over an aggressive plan to downsize the agency. Washington Times

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A federal judge on Friday reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks. Washington Times

A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day "Freedom Friday" and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered him released because of new DNA evidence. Washington Times

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in -- and now they're among France's most famous fugitives. Washington Times

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Our 25th president loved tariffs, and oversaw an expansion of U.S. territory around the globe. But William McKinley is best remembered as being one of the four presidents that was assassinated. CBS

The Trump administration has prepared plans to implement a policy that would allow U.S. officials to swiftly expel migrants on the grounds that they could spread diseases. CBS

VOA VIEW: A good plan.

Kash Patel would replace Marvin Richardson, the ATF's current acting director. CBS

VOA VIEW: A start.

The U.S. offered a draft U.N. resolution that stops far short of a competing European-backed statement demanding an immediate withdrawal of all of Moscow's forces from Ukraine. CBS

VOA VIEW: A complete withdrawal by Putin from Ukraine is a must.

The supplemental shakes are labeled under the brands Lyons ReadyCare and Sysco Imperial and were sold to institutional customers, including hospitals and long-term care facilities, officials said. CBS

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Tyree Smith was ordered confined to Whiting Forensic Hospital for 60 years in 2013 in connection with the killing of Angel Gonzalez. CBS

With an abundance of unknowns, the only gear the central bank really can be in these days is neutral. CNBC

Two nuclear projects in the South were bogged down by costly overruns, but Westinghouse Electric Company still sees the potential for new U.S. plants. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Time will tell.

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Ukraine has put up a staunch fight against the invasion launched by its bigger and more powerful neighbor Russia, but things appear to be going horribly wrong. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Unaccountability is the biggest problem.

The median price of a home sold in January was $396,900, up 4.8% from the year before and the highest price ever for the month of January. CNBC

VOA VIEW: Prices may grow higher.

A shooting near Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque left one airman dead and another hospitalized early Saturday morning, the Air Force said. FOX News

Large numbers of Hezbollah followers flocked to Beirut's largest sports stadium on Sunday to attend a mass funeral of their slain leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was assassinated. UPI

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended its scholarship program for students at historically black colleges and universities while reviewing the program. UPI

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said postwar Ukraine would benefit greatly from a rear earths minerals deal while better ensuring lasting peace with Russia. UPI

VOA VIEW: Times changed now that Biden is gone.

Department of Government Efficiency director Elon Musk on Saturday warned all federal government employees to account for their prior week's work or lose their jobs. UPI

VOA VIEW: It's time for free rides to end.

President Donald Trump declared success in "draining the swamp" while addressing the Conservative Political Action Conference at in Maryland Saturday afternoon. UPI

VOA VIEW: He earned it.

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