WORLD Radio News - WORLD Radio News: 2-3-26 (2/3)

Episode Date: February 3, 2026

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With World Radio News, I'm Kent Covington. Communities across the country are still digging out following multiple powerful winter storms that swept across dozens of states. The severe weather has been blamed for more than 100 deaths nationwide, including in New York City, where Mayor Zoran Mamdani told reporters. Sixteen of our fellow New Yorkers have passed away outside during this brutal stretch of cold. In 13 of these cases, preliminary findings indicate that hypothermia played a role. Meantime, North Carolina residents are digging out from a foot or more of snow and Florida farmers need their frozen plants to thaw before they can assess the damage. Sub-freezing weather returned last night across many eastern states,

and more than 70,000 homes in businesses in Mississippi and Tennessee have started the second week without power. President Trump says the United States in India have struck a new trade deal to cut U.S. tariffs on Indian goods. World's Benjamin Iker has more. The president announced an agreement to slash those tariffs from 50 percent to 18. percent effective immediately. He said that India critically has agreed to stop buying Russian oil. Trump said on social media that the deal, his words, will help end the war in Ukraine. India will also increase purchases of U.S. products and lower its own tariffs on U.S. goods. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed the agreement and said the move would deepen ties between the world's two largest democracies.

For World, I'm Benjamin Eicher. The Department of Justice has announced two more arrests tied to an anti-ice protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul. A grand jury in Minnesota has now indicted nine people on federal charges of conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers. The Justice Department says the group entered the city's church during worship on January 18th and interfered with people's right to worship. That's our only general, Pam Bondi. When we say God bless America, we mean it. We're going to protect America. and if you do that in any house of worship in this country, we're going to find you. Prosecutors say that crossed the line from protest into interfering with a congregation's right to worship.

Authorities say protesters targeted that church because its pastor also works with ICE in the St. Paul area. Actor Demand Wilson has died at the age of 79. He was best known for his role as Lamont Sanford in the 1970s sitcom Sanford and Son. What's the matter with you? Can't you see that what Uncle Woody and honor? what you're doing is a wonderful thing. Yes, it's wonderful, son. He went on to star in several short-lived sitcoms and became a Pentecostal minister and author in the mid-1980s.

Wilson's publicist described him as a devoted father and minister whose life was rooted in faith, service, and compassion. For World Radio, I'm Kent Covington. For more sound journalism grounded in facts in biblical truth, visit worldradiot News. Additional support comes from Medashear, where today the $100 application. fee will be waived for a limited time. Metashare.com slash world.