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Lead: Last week in Fulton County, Georgia, F.B.I. agents executed a search of an elections center and removed multiple truckloads of 2020 ballots as part of an expanding probe into post‑election fraud claims. The seizure, which took place after President Trump’s 2020 defeat in the state, intensified scrutiny of national- and local‑level roles in the … Read more
Lead: French prosecutors carried out searches of X’s offices in France on Tuesday as part of a preliminary criminal probe into allegations that the platform and related services spread child sexual-abuse images and sexually explicit deepfakes. Investigators have summoned billionaire owner Elon Musk and former CEO Linda Yaccarino for voluntary interviews scheduled for April 20, … Read more
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro told Fox News on Monday that anyone who brings a firearm into Washington, D.C., will face jail time, a comment that prompted swift criticism from Republican lawmakers and gun-rights groups. By Tuesday she posted a clarification on X saying her remarks targeted people “unlawfully” carrying firearms, and Deputy Attorney General Todd … Read more
Lead On Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, the House cleared a procedural hurdle that sets up a final vote on a sprawling funding package that would fully reopen the federal government within hours. The move followed intense private pressure from President Donald Trump and House leaders to bring holdout Republicans into line. The package funds multiple … Read more
Federal disclosures of roughly three million pages tied to Jeffrey Epstein have not ended public and legal uproar after advocates said the Justice Department still withheld potentially millions of responsive records. The department met part of its obligation under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which required full disclosure by 19 December 2025, but the most … Read more
Lead: NASA paused the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center after a small liquid-hydrogen leak was detected in the SLS tail service mast umbilical during Feb. 2 tanking operations. The agency completed core-stage fueling but halted portions of the simulated countdown as teams troubleshot the leak; a public update and press conference … Read more
Lead: William Stevenson, 77, was arrested Monday and indicted on a first-degree murder charge in the death of his current wife, Linda Stevenson, authorities said. Police said officers first responded to a domestic dispute on Dec. 28 at a Wilmington-area residence where Linda Stevenson was later found unresponsive. A grand jury returned an indictment after … Read more
Feb. 3, 2026 — A U.S.-flagged tanker, the Stena Imperative, was approached and ordered to stop by small armed boats identified by a maritime security company as belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps while transiting the Strait of Hormuz near Oman. The encounter occurred about 16 nautical miles north of Oman’s coast; the tanker … Read more
At 82, Ted Milton remains an improbably persistent figure of British counterculture: a saxophonist, poet, former avant‑garde puppeteer and the longtime leader of post‑punk trio Blurt. We met in his Deptford studio above a rehearsal space, where record boxes, poetry pamphlets and a conspicuously orange suitcase sit among tools for his woodblock prints. He is … Read more
Lead An 18-year-old from Raleigh who, as a 15-year-old, killed his brother and four neighbors during an Oct. 13, 2022 attack is facing a sentencing hearing that began Tuesday. The defendant, Austin Thompson, pleaded guilty on Jan. 21 to five counts of first-degree murder and multiple related charges, according to court filings. Authorities say the … Read more
February 3, 2026 — Builders and private financiers are advancing a proposal to deliver roughly 1,000,000 entry-level houses through a program dubbed “Trump Homes,” aiming to ease U.S. affordability pressures while letting private capital deploy many billions of dollars. Major homebuilders including Lennar Corp. and Taylor Morrison Home Corp. have helped craft a structure under … Read more
Lead: A lawyer’s multi-year probe, presented in a 75-page written statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 3, 2026, asserts that Credit Suisse and banks later merged into it maintained previously unreported financial links to Nazi institutions and individuals. The filing credits accounts tied to the German foreign office, an SS officer who managed … Read more
Lead On 17 February 2026 Nintendo will add a Virtual Boy experience to Nintendo Switch Online, and a hands-on preview left this writer both surprised and impressed. The company is selling a full replica headset for £66.99 / $99.99 alongside a cardboard alternative, and the demo was run on a Switch 2 unit. In a … Read more
Organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics announced on Tuesday that six U.S. cities will host group-stage soccer matches as part of the Games. New York City, Columbus (Ohio), Nashville (Tennessee), St. Louis (Missouri), San Diego and San Jose (California) were selected for group play, while knockout and medal matches remain slated for the Rose … Read more
The Financial Times reports that Lord Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician and EU trade official, lobbied U.S. lawmakers and regulators to oppose proposed bank-reform measures on behalf of Jeffrey Epstein and Jes Staley. The FT says the lobbying focused on changes to U.S. banking rules that Mandelson argued would harm clients represented by his … Read more
