The College Board on Feb. 1 released an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. After strong criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month, there appear to be some downgrades in the curriculum.

At least six people are dead and over a quarter million are without power as an icy winter storm moves across several Southern states.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sounded hopeful after his first meeting with President Joe Biden about the debt limit, saying “at the end of the day, we can find common ground.” Meanwhile, Biden’s lawyers said no classified documents were found at his vacation home in Rehoboth, Delaware, after the Justice Department conducted a search.

House Republicans on Jan. 31 moved forward with a bill to end the COVID-19 public health emergency immediately after President Joe Biden told Congress Monday that he will end emergency measures on May 11.

Actor and producer Alec Baldwin has formally been charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the movie “Rust” in 2021.

The Arizona secretary of state has asked the state’s attorney general to investigate Republican Kari Lake potentially violating state law by publishing voter signatures on her Twitter account.

Former President Donald Trump filed a $49 million lawsuit on Jan. 30 against journalist Bob Woodward for releasing audio recordings of interviews Trump gave him in 2019 and 2020.

A sixth Memphis officer has been taken off the force after the fatal police beating of Tyre Nichols. It comes on the heels of a weekend of protests across the nation and calls for more police reform.

A recent NBC News poll showed that 71 percent of Americans believe the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Over the weekend, Ukraine ramped up talks with its allies over Kyiv’s request for more long-range missiles and fighter jets. But Germany has rejected the requests. Meanwhile, NATO and the United States are trying to convince new NATO members and some other allies to send arms.

Authorities on Jan. 27 released police body camera footage showing Paul Pelosi being attacked in his home last October. The clip shows Pelosi and alleged assailant David DePape holding onto a hammer.

An EU official said Russia has shifted the war to focus on NATO and the West, and now tanks must be sent to Ukraine to possibly save lives. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization seems to be preparing for nuclear war.

Ronna McDaniel has been reelected to chair the Republican National Committee for another term, but not all members of the RNC are happy with the outcome.