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Lead The final remaining strategic arms limitation between the United States and Russia is set to expire Thursday, removing formal caps on the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. Russian leaders have offered short-term adherence if Washington reciprocates, but the U.S. administration has not committed to an extension. Experts warn the lapse could trigger an unconstrained … Read more

After a multi-week search that concluded on Feb. 4, 2026, league sources say Aaron Glenn has won his top target: Frank Reich will be the New York Jets’ next offensive coordinator. The move follows the team’s parting with Tanner Engstrand last week and a series of interviews that included Greg Roman, Darrell Bevell, Lunda Wells … Read more

Lead: Leaks published ahead of the Pixel 10a launch show eight official-looking images posted by Evan Blass on X on February 4, 2026, depicting Googleʼs new budget handset in a deep Indigo blue. The images display hardware, water-resistance cues, the Pixel ecosystem and software features such as Gemini Live and Hold for Me. The striking … Read more

Lead: In February, the Super Bowl marks its 60th edition when Super Bowl LX is staged at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Before kickoff, Sports Illustrated convened a 23-member blue ribbon panel to rank the most unforgettable plays, performances and turning points from the game that began as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game in … Read more

A 13-year-old boy with special needs was found safe after he walked away from his home in Gastonia, North Carolina, during a major snowstorm on Saturday night, police said. Temperatures dropped below freezing while Gastonia received several inches of new snow on top of earlier accumulations, placing the child at serious risk. Multiple agencies responded … Read more

On Feb. 4, 2026, the Trump administration announced an immediate pullback of 700 federal law-enforcement officers from Minnesota, border czar Tom Homan said at a press briefing. After the reduction, about 2,000 federal agents will remain in the state, a roughly 25% decrease from the prior deployment, with most personnel concentrated in the Twin Cities … Read more

Vice President J.D. Vance on Wednesday outlined a U.S. push to form a trading bloc of allied governments and companies to secure supply of critical minerals and blunt China’s market leverage. Speaking at a State Department meeting of foreign ministers hosted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Vance framed the plan as a response to … Read more

On Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post told staff it is starting a broad round of layoffs that will reduce its newsroom by hundreds, trimming local, international and sports reporting. The cuts were announced in a company video call in which executive editor Matt Murray described the move as a strategic reset tied to significant … Read more

Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Feb. 4, 2026 that his preference is to remain a Milwaukee Buck, even as the franchise has intensified trade discussions after reports that the two-time MVP is “ready for a new home.” The Bucks sit 19-29 this season, a record that has widened the gap between Giannis’s championship ambitions and the … Read more

Lead On Feb. 4, 2026, the Trump administration announced plans to rebuild U.S. supply chains for critical minerals used in jet engines, electric vehicles and smartphones, proposing both bilateral purchase agreements and a $12 billion strategic reserve. The initiative — tied to a new program called Project Vault — would be financed in part by … Read more

Lead: Local hospitals and social media circulated video and images after Israeli strikes in northern Gaza on Wednesday, with some reports saying 20 people were killed. BBC Verify examined footage and geolocated at least one clip to Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis; hospital sources and on-site images indicate at least 17 fatalities, including six children. … Read more

Yum Brands on Wednesday reported mixed fourth-quarter results for the period ended Dec. 31, 2025, as Taco Bell delivered notably strong demand while Pizza Hut lagged. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.73, slightly below Street expectations of $1.77, while revenue of $2.51 billion topped forecasts of $2.45 billion. Net income rose to … Read more

In December, Lee Hutchinson used an LLM-assisted workflow to build a small Python log colorizer while investigating an intermittent caching bug on Space City Weather, his colleague Eric Berger’s WordPress site hosted on an AWS EC2 t3a.large instance and fronted by Cloudflare. The custom tool—a roughly 400-line single-file script created with Claude Code—helped reveal a … Read more

In Oslo on Wednesday, 29-year-old Marius Borg Høiby — the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit — gave a tearful, at times halting, statement as he faces trial on charges that include four counts of rape and more than 30 other alleged offences. The testimony followed a victim’s account that she believed she had been drugged … Read more

Lead As of February 4, 2026, control of the U.S. Senate is likely to be decided by a handful of contests where geography and political mood collide. Republicans hold 53 seats to Democrats’ 47 (including two independents who caucus with Democrats), meaning Democrats must net four seats to win the majority with the vice president … Read more