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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 4th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Facing the threat of being held in contempt of Congress, Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed Tuesday to testify before the House Oversight Committee about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Democrats now say Republicans have established a precedent when it comes to Congress' ability to subpoena and haul in past presidents, first ladies and family members under threat of criminal charges if they ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Artificial intelligence is no longer a "nice to have" in cybersecurity – it's embedded everywhere. From detecting suspicious activity to responding to incidents in real time, AI now sits at the heart of modern security operations. But as organizations hand over more responsibility to intelligent systems, a tough question emerges: who's really in control? This is where AI governance comes in. Not as a ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Two of Elon Musk's companies are merging to build data centers in space, according to a post on the SpaceX website . The rocket and satellite company has acquired xAI, Musk's artificial intelligence company, which also owns the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). In the post, Musk said the combined company is "the most ambitious, vertically integrated innovation engine on (and off) Earth, with AI, rockets, ...
Source: cnet.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- NASA early Tuesday announced it was pushing the launch date of its Artemis II mission to March, after engineers encountered a liquid hydrogen leak during a critical prelaunch test. "With the conclusion of the wet dress rehearsal today, we are moving off the February launch window and targeting March for the earliest possible launch of Artemis II," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said in a ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump sits in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Jimmy Kimmel says he had not expected Donald Trump to take a swipe at him when responding to questions in the White House . The president had been fielding questions in the Oval Office and hit out at Grammy Awards show host Trevor Noah , but also included a jab ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The U.S. and India have signed a trade deal, the countries' leaders announced, although details remain scant. The deal comes days after the European Union and India signed a free trade agreement in which they agreed to slash tariffs on most goods to zero, but over a number of years. The U.S. deal comes after global trading partners have been signing trade pacts, leaving America looking ostracized and isolated. ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes European investigations into Elon Musk's social media network X are escalating fast. Paris prosecutors' cybercrime unit, along with Europol and French national police, raided X's offices in the country on Tuesday. The city prosecutor's office also announced in a statement that it has issued summonses to Musk and former X CEO Linda Yaccarino for a hearing scheduled for April. The raid is part ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a bill to end a brief government shutdown after the US House of Representatives narrowly passed the $1.2 trillion funding package. While the bill keeps most of the federal government funded until the end of September, lawmakers sidestepped the question of funding for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which Democrats have vowed to block absent reforms to rein in ...
Source: commondreams.org
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
A small number of Palestinians from Gaza have started crossing into Egypt for medical treatment after Israel allowed a limited reopening of the Rafah border crossing. It had been largely closed since Israeli troops seized it in May 2024, cutting off a critical lifeline for those in Gaza. Around 20,000 Palestinians needing medical care hope to leave Gaza using the crossing, but only a handful have been allowed ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
(NEXSTAR) – The Pima County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday that it is "aware of reports" regarding "possible ransom note(s)" related to Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie. "We are taking all tips and leads very seriously," the social media post read . "Anything that comes in, goes directly to our detectives who are coordinating with the FBI." No additional details were provided. The post appeared to ...
Source: wfla.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump on Tuesday escalated his ongoing feud with progressive Rep. Ilhan Omar, appearing to suggest baselessly the Minnesota Democrat is aligned with ISIS leaders in her birth country of Somalia. about U.S. forces striking ISIS-Somalia leaders in Somalian caves. He , "Was Ilhan Omar there to protect her corrupt 'homeland?'" Omar, 43, is a Somalian-born Muslim and the first Somali American elected to ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Reading time 4 minutes OpenAI and Nvidia, the two darlings of AI hype and long-term partners, seem to be having a bit of a falling out. At the center of this rift is a $100 billion Nvidia investment in OpenAI announced in September 2025. As part of the deal, Nvidia would build 10 gigawatts of AI data centers for OpenAI and invest $100 billion in the company in 10 installments, as each gigawatt comes online. In ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Outcome of meeting uncertain as 'erratic, temperamental' presidents could be either 'confrontational' or amicable One month ago, a White House meeting between Donald Trump and his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, would have been unthinkable. The US raid on Caracas to capture the Venezuelan leader, Nicolás Maduro, brought already heated relations between them to a boil, with Trump warning the leftist ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Sleek car doors reduce vehicle drag but are prone to losing operability in the event of a crash, officials say China will soon ban concealed door handles on electric vehicles (EVs), becoming the first country to do so after several deadly incidents triggered global scrutiny of the controversial design first popularised by Tesla . According to regulations announced on Monday by the Ministry of Industry and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The family of Virginia Giuffre , one of Jeffrey Epstein 's most vocal accusers who died by suicide in 2025, says they are outraged over the Justice Department's handling of the latest release of the Epstein files. Sky and Amanda Roberts, Giuffre's brother and sister-in-law, say the department failed to protect survivors of Epstein's abuse when releasing the documents. "I mean these are intimate details in these ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
) as well as traditional browsers that are getting generative AI features whether you like it or not (like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge). Firefox is also part of that second category, as Mozilla has been adding AI features to its browser. However, Mozilla is doing something different with its AI features; it's placing a universal off switch in the Firefox settings that lets you block all AI features in the ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Police in the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into allegations that political veteran Peter Mandelson committed misconduct in public office in his dealings with the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Metropolitan Police made the announcement on Tuesday, hours after Mandelson, London's former ambassador to the United States, resigned from the UK's upper house of parliament amid renewed ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Marius Borg Høiby, son of the crown princess of Norway, pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape in his trial that began Tuesday in an Oslo courtroom. Høiby, 29, is facing 38 charges , including abuse in close relationships and filming women's genitals without their knowledge. He pleaded guilty to some charges, including sexually offensive behavior, violation of a restraining order ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings with an hourslong swim after the family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. Austin Appelbee swam 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) to shore to raise the alarm after he got into difficulties on Friday with his mother Joanne Appelbee, 47, brother Beau, 12, and sister Grace, 8, police said. Naturaliste Marine Rescue commander ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The agreement allows organizations to build AI agents on top of their enterprise data using the three major cloud providers. Snowflake announced a $200 million multi-year AI deal with OpenAI on Monday. The agreement provides Snowflake's 12,600 customers with access to OpenAI models across all three major cloud providers. Snowflake employees also gain access to OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise. The companies plan to ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article 'You bring a gun into the District, you mark my words, you're going to jail,' Jeanine Pirro told Fox news this week, adding that she didn't care 'if you're a law-abiding gun owner somewhere else.' is currently under fire from gun rights advocates and pro-Second Amendment MAGA ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Donald Trump is reflected in a television screen on Air Force One. REUTERS/Nathan Howard Trump has sued the Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion. In the suit, filed in Miami federal court on Thursday, Trump alleges that the IRS was responsible for the leak of some of Trump's tax documents to press in September 2020. The leak occurred by an IRS contractor. The leaked tax documents revealed that Trump paid only ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Chairman Josh D'Amaro set to replace Bob Iger as the new chief executive Longtime Disney CEO Bob Iger will retire from the company at the end of the year, with Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro taking over as chief executive officer on March 18, 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Iger, 74, will retire on Dec. 31, 2026, after having first joined the company in 1996. Dana Walden, co-chairman of Disney ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Kelly Clarkson has announced that her daytime talk show is coming to an end. The former American Idol winner turned TV host and homewares mogul shared a statement confirming that The Kelly Clarkson Show will end its run after seven seasons. In a statement posted on her Instagram on February 2, Clarkson explained that she is stepping away as the host of her Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show at the end of its ...
Source: southernliving.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump late Monday said he is now seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, as he lashed out at reports that his administration had dropped its demand for financial compensation from the Ivy League school. "We are now seeking One Billion Dollars in damages, and want nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University," Trump said on his Truth Social media ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Utah researchers analyzed samples of Utahns' hair going back a century to document a 100-fold decrease in lead concentrations University of Utah Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead from industrial sources, paint, water supply pipes and, most significantly, tailpipe emissions. A dangerous neurotoxin that accumulates in human ...
Source: eurekalert.org
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
PepsiCo is moving to lower prices on some of its best-known snack brands, citing mounting consumer affordability concerns as households head into the NFL's Super Bowl week. The food and beverage giant announced Tuesday (Feb. 3) that it is rolling out new suggested retail prices in the U.S. that reduce prices by "up to nearly 15%" on products including Lay's, Doritos, Cheetos and Tostitos. The updated pricing is ...
Source: pymnts.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Russian forces resumed large-scale attacks on Ukraine overnight, launching 450 drones and more than 60 missiles against energy and residential targets in cities across the country including Kyiv, Kharkiv, Sumy, Dnipro and Odesa, amid extreme winter conditions. In a post on X , Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of using a pause in strikes requested by U.S. ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The New START treaty , the last of the nuclear arms control treaties between the United States and Russia, which was signed in 2010, will expire on Thursday. Here is what the treaty entails, and what its lapse could mean for Washington and Moscow: What is New START? START stands for Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. It was a 10-year agreement signed in 2010 by then-US President Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev, a ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
"Smoking is associated with many cancers but is the most common cause of lung cancer. In general, more men smoke than women, although in several countries the incidence of smoking is decreasing because of social awareness. HPV is a sexually transmitted virus and the most common cause of cervical cancer. HPV vaccination "Men tend to have higher exposure to several major risks — notably tobacco smoking, ...
Source: medicalnewstoday.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the U.S., dealing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda another legal, though perhaps temporary, setback. U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it ...
Source: pbs.org
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Property taxes currently account for 90% of school funding and 70% of local revenue American taxpayers could see relief from property taxes in the future as at least five states are currently considering eliminating property taxes altogether, which could force states and localities to turn to other sources to fund key public services. An analysis by Realtor.com broke down the effort to eliminate ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The "Search Party" tool leverages a neighborhood network of outdoor cameras to scan for missing pets using computer vision. Amazon announced that its AI-powered "Search Party" Ring feature is now available to all U.S. Ring customers, including those without a Ring camera. The expansion makes the tool accessible through the Ring app for the first time to users who do not own camera hardware. Launched last fall, ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
– The charity founded by , is shutting down following the release of emails showing the depth of her friendship with the late sex offender Sarah's Trust, which focused on improving the lives of women and children, said it will close for the "foreseeable future,'' following the revelations in latest documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ferguson is the ex-wife of the former Prince due to his ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Iran's president says he has instructed the country's foreign minister to 'pursue fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian has given the go-ahead for talks with the US in Turkey this week, but warned against any further threats by ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
OpenAI's new desktop coding hub is less magic wand, more manic coworker. OpenAI has given software developers a new desktop toy, and judging by the early reactions, it might feel like someone finally handed coders the Swiss Army knife they've been dreaming about or the kind of gadget that makes them wonder if they're working with a robot coworker now. The company rolled out the Codex app for macOS, a focused ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Dr. Peter Attia, the celebrity doctor who helped popularize the longevity craze, has publicly apologized as he faces a growing backlash following the release of email exchanges he had with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Attia's name appears frequently in the latest batch of Epstein files, which the Justice Department released Friday. The two exchanged jokes, scheduled times to meet and discussed Epstein's ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
– Every Homeland Security officer on the ground in Minneapolis, including those from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday, in the latest fallout after the shooting deaths of at the hands of federal agents. Noem said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. "We will rapidly acquire and ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Winter is far from over, according to Punxsutawney Phil, who saw his shadow early Monday morning in western Pennsylvania. The famed groundhog emerged from his burrow at Gobbler's Knob shortly after 7:20 a.m., prompting his handlers to announce a prediction of six more weeks of winter. President of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, Tom Hunkel, read from Phil's scroll that ...
Source: cleveland.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Feb. 2 (UPI) -- The Bureau of Labor Statistics will postpone the release of its monthly jobs report this week because of the partial government shutdown, the department said. "The Employment Situation release for January 2026 will not be released as scheduled on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. The release will be rescheduled upon the resumption of government funding," Emily Liddel, associate commissioner of the BLS, said in ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Many of us use soft background noise to help us fall asleep and keep us there. Unfortunately, this strategy could actually backfire in a big way, new research finds. Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania studied people as they tried to sleep under a variety of noise conditions, including pink noise. Compared to no sound at all, people dozing off with pink noise experienced noticeable ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Ukraine hails 'real results' after Musk restricts Russian Starlink use Elon Musk's efforts to stop Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone attacks have "delivered real results", a Ukrainian official said. Praising the SpaceX founder as "a true champion of freedom and a true friend of the Ukrainian people", defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Musk had swiftly responded when he was told Russian drones with ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
The US president tried to kill offshore wind projects – now four are back under construction C onstruction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump's administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories for clean energy amid a wider war being waged on it by the Trump administration. The wind farms are considered ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Former IRS agent Brendan Banfield was convicted by a Fairfax County jury Monday of killing his wife and another man in a scheme prosecutors say he orchestrated with the family's au pair. Banfield, 40, was found guilty of aggravated murder and related charges in the deaths of his wife, 37-year-old Christine Banfield, and 39-year-old Joseph Ryan. The killings occurred in the morning of Feb. 24, 2023, in ...
Source: insidenova.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
– The seven victims of a marine disaster that devastated a storied Massachusetts fishing town included a fifth-generation fisherman, a young federal fisheries observer and a father-and-son crew duo. All died when their fishing boat, the Lily Jean, sank in waters off America's oldest seaport. The sinking underscored the risks long inherent in Gloucester's fishing industry, which spans more than 400 years and ...
Source: news4jax.com