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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 5th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
History from countries and communities across the globe, including the world's major wars. The stories behind the faiths, food, entertainment and holidays that shape our world. Voters at a polling station in Atlanta, Georgia line up to vote on November 9, 1949, for the presidential primary election. Not only did Madison and Hamilton want a stronger central government, but they openly distrusted the states, which ...
Source: history.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Fingerprint has released Authorized AI Agent Detection, its new ecosystem of AI agents, including OpenAI, AWS AgentCore, Browserbase, Manus and Anchor Browser. The ecosystem enables enterprises to detect authorized agentic AI traffic with 100% certainty, allowing organizations to ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump told NBC News on Wednesday that he believes his administration could use "a softer touch" in its immigration enforcement operations after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens last month in Minneapolis. "I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough," Trump said in an Oval Office interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Llamas. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
"You know, you're right, the flight rate—three years is a long time." The Space Launch System rocket program is now a decade and a half old, and it continues to be dominated by two unfortunate traits: It is expensive, and it is slow. The massive rocket and its convoluted ground systems, so necessary to baby and cajole the booster's prickly hydrogen propellant on board, have cost US taxpayers in excess of $30 ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The desperate search for "TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother stretched into its fourth day Wednesday as local and federal authorities continue to investigate her possible abduction. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing Sunday afternoon from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, after she did not show up at church, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told NBC News. She was last seen around 9:45 p.m. the previous ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
US and Iranian officials are due this week to hold their first talks since Iran launched a deadly crackdown on protests, in a meeting likely to be crucial in determining if the US carries out renewed military action against the Islamic republic. According to Iranian media, "indirect negotiations" will take place on Friday in Muscat, the capital of Oman, and be "limited to the nuclear issue and the lifting of ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Elon Musk is very insistent that he never visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island in the Caribbean. That may very well be true. There is nothing in the millions of Epstein's emails to suggest that Musk did—or, for that matter, that he ever flew on the "Lolita Express," the alleged sex trafficker's infamous jet. "I had very little correspondence with Epstein and declined repeated invitations to go to his ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Ryan Routh , the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump at his Florida golf course in 2024, has been sentenced to life in prison. The sentence came down Wednesday during a federal court hearing. It was presided over by Judge Aileen Cannon, who dismissed the classified documents case against Mr. Trump last year. Routh appeared at the hearing wearing a tan-colored prison uniform, with shackles ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
El mejor lugar para cobertura de noticias y cultura latina en Chicago. Marimar Martínez, de Chicago, les dijo a miembros del Congreso el martes que quiere que los agentes federales rindan cuentas, recibir una disculpa tras ser herida por la Patrulla Fronteriza y que la administración de Trump reconozca que "no es una terrorista doméstica" . Martínez también mencionó ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workers across all departments, scaling back foreign news coverage and shutting down some sections of the paper. Executive editor Matt Murray announced the layoffs during a Zoom call with employees on Wednesday. The Post will restructure its local news department and editing staff, close its books department and shrink the number of journalists it stations overseas, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
After two decades and two stints as Walt Disney Co. boss, Bob Iger finally is hanging up the reins. Disney this week tapped 54-year-old parks chief Josh D'Amaro to succeed Iger as chief executive. The handoff is set for March 18, at the company's annual investor meeting, with Iger staying on as a senior advisor and board member until his December retirement. The changing of the guard atop one of America's iconic ...
Source: latimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. "This bill is a great victory for the American people," Trump said. ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Russia has declared it is no longer bound by limits on the number of nuclear warheads it can deploy, as the last remaining arms control treaty with the United States nears expiry, threatening to dismantle the final constraints on the world's two largest atomic arsenals. The comments on Wednesday came as the United Nations called the expiry of the New START treaty a "grave moment for international peace and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
A Doberman pinscher named Penny is America's top canine after earning the title of best in show on Tuesday night at the 150th Westminster Kennel Club dog show in New York. Judge David Fitzpatrick tapped the four-year-old female with the mirror-sheen black-and-rust coat from Ontario, Canada, over a field of six other group champions, among them a Chesapeake Bay retriever named Cota, who was awarded reserve best in ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? President Donald Trump is facing heat for on one of the female journalists who cover him and his administration. "You are the worst reporter," Trump scolded CNN 's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday. "I don't ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Authorities in Britain confirmed Wednesday that a criminal investigation has been launched into Britain's former ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson , over allegations that he leaked government information to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The 72-year-old was fired as Britain's envoy to Washington in September following revelations of his friendship with the late disgraced ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Hong Kong — China will ban hidden door handles on cars, commonly used on Tesla's electric vehicles and many other EV models, starting next year. All car doors must include a mechanical release function for handles, except for the tailgate, according to details released by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Officials said the policy aims to address safety concerns after fatal EV accidents ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Justice Department removed an attorney from a detail with the US attorney's office in Minnesota after she expressed frustration with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's noncompliance with court orders, according to a person familiar with the matter. Julie Le, an attorney representing the US attorney's office in Minnesota said, "the system sucks, this job sucks," in response to a federal judge's questions on ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump held a nearly two-hour meeting on Tuesday with his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro , that both called friendly — a dramatic about-face from weeks earlier, when Trump accused Petro of pumping cocaine into the U.S. and threatened his country with military action. Afterward, Trump tried to downplay his past criticisms, saying, "He and I weren't exactly the best of ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Trump announced that a trade deal had been reached with India, claiming that New Delhi would stop buying Russian oil as part of the agreement. India has not commented on that, and Russia said it has received no word from New Delhi about halting oil purchases. Analysts are skeptical that India will stop buying Russian oil completely due to the economic ramifications. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Apple released Xcode 26.3 with new agentic coding capabilities designed to let AI systems carry out development tasks inside the IDE. The release supports agents such as Anthropic's Claude Agent and OpenAI's Codex . Coding agents can break down tasks, make decisions based on a ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
– Greek coast guard boats and a helicopter scoured the sea near an eastern Aegean island on Wednesday after an overnight collision between a patrol boat and a people and injured more than two dozen. Accotrding to the coast guard, initial information indicated most of those on board the speedboat were from Afghanistan. Twenty-four people, including 11 children, were hospitalized on the island of Chios ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
A tragic infant death highlights the high stakes of unpasteurized dairy. New Mexico state health officials announced on Tuesday that a newborn succumbed to a fatal infection likely contracted because the mother drank raw, unpasteurized milk during her pregnancy. Unfortunately, this is a common story; or rather, it used to be a common story because we figured out that we can pasteurize milk and kill pathogens a ...
Source: zmescience.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Israeli strikes kill 20 in Gaza, hospitals say, after soldier wounded by gunfire At least 20 Palestinians, including several children and a paramedic, have been killed and almost 40 others wounded in Israeli strikes in Gaza, hospitals say. The Israeli military said tanks and aircraft carried out "precise strikes" against what it called "terrorists" who opened fire on troops in the north of the strip, seriously ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Position of Mountbatten-Windsor now appears even more grave, and the shadow cast over his family even darker When King Charles stripped Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of his titles and announced he would be booted out of Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace said the "censures are deemed necessary, notwithstanding the fact that he continues to deny the allegations against him". Four months and more than 3m documents later , ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Switch is now the best-selling Nintendo console in history, having surpassed 155 million sales since it launched in 2017. It means the device, which saw a huge boom in sales over the pandemic , has now surpassed the Nintendo DS as the firm's most successful gaming hardware. And the Switch is now behind only Sony's PlayStation 2 in the overall gaming charts, which sold more than 160 million units in the years ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The flood of gameday ads has officially begun for Super Bowl LX , ensuring we'll be entertained by what happens on the field between the Seahawks and Patriots and during commercial breaks. When you turn on your TV (or phone) this Sunday and lay out your food spread , be ready for all the brands cranking up their campaigns. Don't feel like it's too early to start watching Super Bowl ads, because ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Digital pinboard business cutting 15% of workforce as it invests heavily in AI Pinterest has fired two engineers who created a software tool to identify which workers had lost their jobs in a recent round of cuts and then shared the information, according to reports. The digital pinboard business announced significant job cuts earlier this month, with the chief executive, Bill Ready, telling staff he was "doubling ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday. About 700 federal officers — roughly a quarter of the total deployed to Minnesota — will be withdrawn immediately after state and local officials agreed ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Over the past two months, the US Department of Justice has released millions of documents related to its sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Now, the president wants the nation to move on - but will it? Deputy US Attorney General Todd Blanche has said the government's review of the Epstein files - which was mandated by a law passed by Congress in November - is over, and there are no grounds for new ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Judge warns 'our nation is at a crossroads' after lawsuit from 'Portland Chicken' alleges violence use of force A federal judge has temporarily blocked federal officers from firing tear gas at peaceful protesters near an immigration detention center in Portland, Oregon, after a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Nike is facing a federal probe over allegations that its DEI targets led to discrimination against white workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that it has asked a federal judge to require Nike to provide information for its investigation into alleged racial discrimination. The sportswear giant is accused of intentional systemic discrimination against white employees, with some requests ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Mozilla heard your complaints, and now Firefox 148 gives you an AI opt-out. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Every major web browser on the market includes AI tools. There's Copilot for Edge , Aria for Opera , Apple Intelligence for Safari , and more. But Mozilla was behind the curve in adding AI to Firefox. In December, when Mozilla announced it would finally add AI to ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a video call Wednesday to discuss the burgeoning economic cooperation between Moscow and Beijing and their relations with the United States. The Kremlin leader accepted an invitation to visit China twice this year. The call came amid a series of meetings between Xi and Western leaders who have sought to boost ties with China ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
: Want Alexa+ today? Everyone in the US can finally try it now - here's how There's no longer a waitlist to try the generative AI-powered Alexa+. Check if your device supports it. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Alexa+ is now available for all US users. Alexa+ is included with a Prime subscription. The wait to use Alexa+ is over, as Amazon has announced its widespread ...
Source: zdnet.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
ADP releases private sector jobs data Companies in the private sector added just 22,000 jobs in January, payroll processing firm ADP said Wednesday. The figure is well below economists' estimates of a gain of 48,000 jobs. The prior month's payrolls number was revised lower to a gain of 37,000 from an initially reported gain of 41,000. "Job creation took a step back in 2025, with private employers adding 398,000 ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Less than two months after implementing a policy that opened the door a crack to businesses with limited noncitizen ownership, the Small Business Administration has forcefully slammed it shut. Processing Content The agency published a notice Monday limiting eligibility to its lending programs to companies that are wholly owned by U.S. citizens or nationals. In doing so, the SBA rescinded a narrow exception unveiled ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Other brands under Darden Restaurants portfolio include Olive Garden and Ruth's Chris Steak House Darden Restaurants announced on Tuesday that it will close its Bahama Breeze chain after nearly 30 years in operation. The Orlando-based company said it will permanently shut down 14 of Bahama Breeze's 28 restaurants, while converting the remaining locations into other Darden brands. Restaurants designated for ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS—He had decided that the America he believed in would not make it if people like him didn't speak up, so on a cool, rainy morning in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jon, 67 and recently retired, marched up to his study and began to type. He had just read about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's case against an Afghan it was trying to deport. The immigrant, identified in The Washington ...
Source: abajournal.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The deal embeds advanced OpenAI models directly into Snowflake's data platform, enabling secure, AI-powered analytics and agents across major clouds. Snowflake and OpenAI have struck a multi-year, $200 million partnership to bring OpenAI's advanced models, including GPT-5.2, directly into Snowflake's enterprise data platform. The collaboration is designed to let Snowflake's large customer base, more than 12,000 ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
On Tuesday, a spokesperson for the Department of Defense (DOD) posted a warning to the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America — revert to old, exclusionary rules, or risk losing its longstanding partnership with the U.S. military. Scouting America, the organization's name since February 2025, has made a number of inclusive changes in recent years . In 2018, the organization allowed girls to ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! A historic nuclear arms reduction treaty is set to expire Thursday, which will thrust the world into a nuclear situation it has not faced in more than five decades, one in which there are no longer any binding limits on the size of Russia's or America's nuclear arsenals and no inspection regime to verify what Moscow does next. Matt Korda, associate director of the Nuclear ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The study examines 30 preventable causes, including tobacco, alcohol, high body mass index, physical inactivity, air pollution, ultraviolet radiation – and for the first time – nine cancer-causing infections. ...
Source: news-medical.net
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
In February 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced his desire that the state consider amending its Constitution, initially, to abolish property taxes. Florida's property tax system funds local counties, cities, school districts, and numerous special taxing districts providing services such as water management, fire protection, and mosquito control. Florida's property tax framework is established in the ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war as Russian cluster munitions killed seven people at a market in Ukraine. The delegations from Moscow and Kyiv were joined in the United Arab Emirates by U.S. officials, Rustem Umerov, Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council chief, who was present at ...
Source: military.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Paris prosecutor: Illegal content probe includes pornographic images of minors. French law enforcement authorities today raided X's Paris office and summoned Elon Musk for questioning as part of an investigation into illegal content. The Paris public prosecutor's office said the yearlong probe was recently expanded because the Grok chatbot was disseminating Holocaust-denial claims and sexually explicit deepfakes . ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro spent Tuesday morning in damage control mode after she invoked the fury of Second Amendment advocates with comments she made threatening to "jail" anyone who brings a gun into Washington D.C. During an interview Monday with her former Fox News colleague Martha MacCallum about a recent decrease in crime in D.C., Pirro bragged ...
Source: mediaite.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
OpenAI and Nvidia, the two companies at the center of the AI boom, have yet to make progress on a $100 billion agreement from September. Since the deal was announced, Nvidia has invested in other AI labs, while OpenAI has forged agreements with rival chipmakers. For all their reported friction, Nvidia and OpenAI still need each other to fuel their respective growth. In this article Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
– Former President and former Secretary of State finalized an agreement with House Republicans Tuesday to testify in a House investigation into this month, bowing to the threat of a contempt of Congress vote against them. Hillary Clinton will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton will appear on Feb. 27. It will mark the first time that lawmakers have compelled a former ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said late Monday that his administration is pursuing $1 billion from Harvard to settle federal probes into the university over school policies, with the two sides yet to reach a final deal despite months of talks. The Trump administration has been threatening to withhold federal funds from Harvard and several other universities over issues including pro-Palestinian protests ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Sen. Mitch McConnell was hospitalized Monday night after experiencing what his spokesperson said were "flu-like symptoms" over the weekend. The 83-year-old Republican of Kentucky checked himself into a local hospital out of "an abundance of caution," his spokesperson, David Popp, told Axios in a statement on Tuesday. "His prognosis is positive and he is grateful for the excellent care he is ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos brands will see price cuts PepsiCo said it will cut prices on its core brands by up to nearly 15% as soon as this week to address consumer backlash over recent price hikes. The snacks that will see prices lowered include products under its Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos brands. It comes after the company received an influx of messages from upset consumers over the past ...
Source: foxbusiness.com