By Pranav Kashyap and Twesha Dikshit Feb 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped on Tuesday as a broad selloff in software and cloud stocks blunted upbeat results from Palantir and kept investors on edge ahead of earnings from Alphabet and Amazon later this week.

Britain’s political class is being shaken by a scandal the scale of which typically comes around only once in a generation, and the man at the heart of it was once seen as the savior of the party that is currently in power.

Of course it would take those mischievous Minions to thrust what has become a yearslong musical nightmare for figure skaters into the global spotlight just days before they step onto the ice for the Milano Cortina Olympics.

By David Morgan WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives will try to pass a deal that would end the latest government shutdown on Tuesday over opposition from an unusual alignment of Democrats and hardline conservatives.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department confirmed awareness of a ransom note in the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, 84, who vanished from her Tucson, Arizona, home Saturday.

Much of the attention during Super Bowl week is usually on the star players like Drake Maye and Jaxon Smith-Njigba for good reason. But if history is any indication, some lesser-known players could have a big impact on the Super Bowl on Sunday between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks.

Spanish figure skater Tomàs-Llorenç Guarino Sabaté may perform his routine inspired by the animated, gibberish-speaking Minions at the Winter Olympics — but he still faces a few more copyright hurdles before he can safely skate the program.

WASHINGTON, DC–Federal District Court Judge Richard Leon expressed shock Tuesday that the Trump Justice Department was asking him to

Sam Bennett was added Tuesday to Canada’s men’s hockey team at the Olympics in Milan as an injury replacement for Anthony Cirelli. Hockey Canada announced the change roughly 48 hours since Cirelli was injured in Tampa Bay’s outdoor Stadium Series game Sunday night against Boston.

“I have nothing to hide, but, Mr. President, you surely do,” Michael Wolff bluntly said in a video addressing Trump’s threats.

From Legalzoom.com and Expedia to Ares and Apollo, shares of companies that sell or invest in software fell sharply on Tuesday.