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Lead On February 2, 2026, sources say the Milwaukee Bucks continued active trade conversations surrounding Giannis Antetokounmpo and submitted counteroffers to multiple suitors, according to NBA insider Shams Charania during a SportsCenter appearance. Teams most frequently linked to serious interest include the Miami Heat, Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors and New York Knicks. The discussions … Read more
Lead On Feb. 2, 2026, The Walt Disney Company reported quarterly results showing stronger performance at streaming services and theme parks but weaker overall profitability. Streaming operating profit climbed sharply while the Experiences division posted a record $10 billion in quarterly revenue. Those gains were overwhelmed by high movie costs, a short-lived carriage blackout with … Read more
Lead Senior Justice Department officials are set to meet Monday in Washington to accelerate a review of investigations that Attorney General Pam Bondi says may reflect political “weaponization” of federal power. The effort, centered on a Weaponization Working Group created last February, will reexamine probes involving former special counsel Jack Smith, Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg … Read more
Lead: The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit, Marius Borg Høiby, was arrested Sunday evening just days before he is due to stand trial in Oslo on a wide-ranging indictment that includes rape and drug offences. Police said they arrested him on suspicion of assault, threats with a knife and violating a restraining order … Read more
At the 68th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, music’s biggest night delivered high-energy performances and milestone wins. Hosted by Trevor Noah, the ceremony honored a mix of established stars and emerging artists, with Bad Bunny taking Album of the Year for an all-Spanish-language record and Kendrick Lamar (with SZA) winning Record of the … Read more
Lead Botanically, hemp and marijuana are both Cannabis sativa, but U.S. law treats them very differently according to THC content. Federal rules have long set a plant-level threshold—0.3% delta-9 THC—to define hemp, while marijuana remains a controlled substance. A new federal rule scheduled to take effect in November 2026 will instead cap total THC in … Read more
Lead In November 2024, two weeks after voters returned President Donald Trump to office, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. convened Supreme Court employees in a ceremonial conference room and asked them to sign nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) aimed at shielding the court’s internal deliberations. The move followed a string of leaks — including publication of … Read more
Lead: NASA began the most critical phase of the Artemis 2 wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center on Feb. 2, preparing to load cryogenic propellants into the Space Launch System (SLS) ahead of a simulated T‑0. Non‑essential personnel were cleared from Launch Complex‑39B before fueling operations, which NASA scheduled to start around 11 a.m. … Read more
Lead: Nancy Guthrie, 84 and the mother of NBC “Today” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing after last being seen at her Tucson, Arizona, home late Saturday night. Pima County authorities said she was last seen at about 9:30 p.m. and was reported missing around noon the following day. Deputies who examined the home described … Read more
Lead On Feb 2, 2026, long-time users of the VR fitness app Supernatural woke to the realization that Meta had ended new content production after layoffs in its Reality Labs division, leaving the app operational but stalled. Fans — many women, people over 50 and users with limited mobility — say the decision effectively dooms … Read more
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and his artificial intelligence company xAI entered advanced discussions to combine operations, people familiar with the matter told reporters on February 2, 2026. The conversations, disclosed to some investors, were reported first at 11:29 AM UTC and were updated at 1:35 PM UTC the same day. Sources said the firms could announce … Read more
On Monday, the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened after being largely closed for 20 months, marking a fragile advance in the Israel–Hamas cease-fire. For the first time since the closure, limited groups of displaced Gazans were permitted to travel in both directions, and sick or wounded patients began moving toward foreign medical … Read more
Lead The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopened in late January 2026 after nearly a year of largely uninterrupted closure, restoring a limited lifeline for Palestinians seeking medical care or to return home. The crossing, near the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, had been seized by Israeli forces in May 2024 and … Read more
Lead An 84-year-old woman identified as Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, was reported missing in the Catalina Foothills area of Pima County, Arizona. Officials say she was last seen Saturday night at about 9:45 p.m., and a family member reported her missing around noon on Sunday. Pima County search-and-rescue teams, homicide … Read more
Health authorities across Asia have stepped up surveillance this month after at least two deaths from Nipah virus were reported in West Bengal, India. The virus — a henipavirus with a historically high case fatality range of roughly 40–75% in humans — spreads from animals to people and can pass between humans through close contact. … Read more
