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1. Iran and the U.S. lean into gunboat diplomacy as nuclear talks hang in balance

   Iran and the United States leaned into gunboat diplomacy Thursday, with Tehran holding drills with Russia and the Americans bringing another aircraft carrier closer to the Mideast.

2. Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law

   Former President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison for his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

3. José María Balcázar becomes Peru's eighth president in a decade

   José María Balcázar has become Peru's new interim president, replacing another interim leader who was removed over corruption allegations just four months into his term.

4. Trump gathers members of Board of Peace for first meeting, with some U.S. allies wary

   President Donald Trump will gather Thursday with representatives from more than two dozen countries that have joined his Board of Peace, for a meeting that will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza.

5. With a win over Sweden, the U.S. men's hockey team will play for an Olympic medal

   A thrilling overtime goal by defenseman Quinn Hughes puts Team USA through to a semifinal game against Slovakia. On the other side of the bracket, Canada had its own close call, but moves on to face Finland.

6. Zuckerberg grilled about Meta's strategy to target 'teens' and 'tweens'

   The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families and school districts are resolved.

7. The Trump administration is increasingly trying to criminalize observing ICE

   ICE officers often tell people tracking and watching them that they are breaking federal law in doing so, but legal experts say the vast majority of observers are exercising their constitutional rights.

8. 8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

   Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California. Six others were found alive.

9. Wrapping snow in blankets. Can it save the ski season?

   Warming temperatures and snow droughts in the West threatens a billion-dollar industry. One ski area is experimenting with insulated blankets to keep snow from melting.

10. FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shot

    The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.