Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers’ backlash

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years…

ByByWhy News Feb 1, 2026
Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict

Punxsutawney Phil is set to deliver his annual weather forecast and predict either six more weeks of winter…

ByByWhy News Jan 31, 2026
As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu

The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis have followed…

ByByWhy News Jan 31, 2026
Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

Hundreds of demonstrators have gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of ICE agents during the upcoming Winter…

ByByWhy News Jan 31, 2026
Louisiana authorities say they’ve captured all 8 inmates who escaped from a jail

Louisiana authorities say they have captured all eight inmates who escaped from a jail

ByByWhy News Jan 31, 2026
Coast Guard suspends search for survivors on a fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts

Coast Guard suspends search for survivors on a fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts

ByByWhy News Jan 31, 2026
Judge refuses to release man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

A federal judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with placing two pipe…

ByByWhy News Jan 30, 2026
Florida sets up a third execution in 2026 as state leads US death penalty surge

A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer during a traffic stop is set to be Florida’s…

ByByWhy News Jan 30, 2026