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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 4th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Trump suggests GOP should nationalize elections, overriding states' power WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump said Monday that the GOP should nationalize elections, a suggestion that would mean overriding power that states are granted in the U.S. Constitution. Trump made the comments while appearing on a podcast with Dan Bongino, the former deputy director of the FBI, according to NBC News . The ...
Source: cleveland.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
AI models are becoming cheap and interchangeable; if you're still betting on tools instead of workflows, data and people, you're running behind. The global economy has already moved past the great AI experiment of 2023–2024. Until 2022, AI was just a buzzword and was limited to individual adoption. But by 2025, AI tools will have become an integrated part of our daily lives in some form. We are using AI to ...
Source: cio.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
SpaceX says it wants to deploy an astronomical number of data centres in orbit to supply power for artificial intelligence, but the proposal might not be entirely serious We are only a month into 2026, yet it's already clear what one of the major space stories of the year is going to be: mega-constellations, and the ongoing attempts to launch thousands of satellites into Earth's orbit. The latest development is ...
Source: newscientist.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
NASA spent most of Monday trying to overcome hydrogen leaks on the Artemis II rocket. The launch of NASA's Artemis II mission, the first flight of astronauts to the Moon in more than 53 years, will have to wait another month after a fueling test Monday uncovered hydrogen leaks in the connection between the rocket and its launch platform at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. "Engineers pushed through several ...
Source: arstechnica.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 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bullied and buffeted by President Donald Trump's tariffs for the past year, America's longstanding allies are desperately seeking ways to shield themselves from the president's impulsive wrath. U.S. trade partners are cutting deals among themselves —- sometimes discarding old differences to do so — in a push to diversify their economies away from a newly protectionist United ...
Source: military.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Paris, France — French authorities have asked Elon Musk to appear to answer questions as part of a probe into his social media platform X, the Paris prosecutor's office said Monday, as authorities searched X's office in the French capital. "Summons for voluntary interviews on April 20, 2026, in Paris have been sent to Mr. Elon Musk and Ms. Linda Yaccarino, in their capacity as de facto and de jure managers of ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
– Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to carry out President Donald Trump's "play call" for funding the government will be put to the test Tuesday as the House holds a procedural vote on a bill to end the Johnson will need near-unanimous support from his Republican conference to proceed. He can afford to lose only one Republican on party-line votes with perfect attendance, but some lawmakers are threatening to ...
Source: news4jax.com
Palestinians line up to cross Rafah after rocky first day of reopening of Gaza-Egypt border crossing
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
KHAN YUNIS – Palestinians lined up Tuesday on both sides of Gaza's border with Egypt, hoping to pass through after its long-awaited was marred by delays and uncertainty over who would be allowed through. On the Egyptian side were Palestinians who had undergone medical treatment in Egypt and had left Gaza earlier in the Israel-Hamas war, according to Egypt's state-run Al-Qahera News television. On the Gaza ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Investigators believe that the 84-year-old - who is mother to the NBC News presenter - was abducted during the night but do not think she was taken as part of a robbery, home invasion or ransom plot Investigators looking into the disappearance of US TV host Savannah Guthrie's mother have found signs of forced entry at her Arizona home. Savannah Guthrie is a main co-anchor on Today, the morning show on NBC News, the ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, while education leaders described anxiety and fear in Minnesota schools from the ongoing federal sweeps. Both are signs that tension remains in the Minneapolis area after the departure of high-profile commander Greg Bovino of U.S. Border Patrol and the arrival of Trump ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Two AI giants shake market confidence after investment fails to materialize. In September 2025, Nvidia and OpenAI announced a letter of intent for Nvidia to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI's AI infrastructure. At the time, the companies said they expected to finalize details "in the coming weeks." Five months later, no deal has closed, Nvidia's CEO now says the $100 billion figure was "never a commitment," and ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is set to host Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House on Tuesday in the first meeting between two leaders who have feuded on and off with each other over the past year. The meeting will also be Trump's first sit-down with a South American head of state since the U.S. captured then-President Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela one month ago. The bilateral ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
New regulations follow incidents where power failures allegedly trapped people in vehicles China has moved to ban one of the most iconic Tesla vehicle features in order to get a handle on vehicle safety. New safety regulations published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology state that cars sold in China will be required to have mechanical releases on their door handles, according to TechCrunch ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER NEW YORK (AP) — A deal was reached between lawyers for victims of Jeffrey Epstein and the Justice Department to protect the identities of nearly 100 women whose lives were allegedly harmed after the government began releasing millions of documents last week, a lawyer told a federal judge on Tuesday. Judge Richard M. Berman in ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Mozilla Firefox has always seemed like the "cool kid" browser option, for the power users who don't want to deal with Google or Microsoft. So perhaps filling it up with "AI" features — you know, the things people are kind of tired of seeing from Google and Apple — might not be winning people over. Mozilla seems to have read the room: Upcoming builds will let you disable "AI" completely. "We've heard ...
Source: pcworld.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Epstein files appear to show then business secretary passing market sensitive information to child sex offender UK politics live – latest updates The Metropolitan police have formally launched a criminal investigation into allegations that Peter Mandelson leaked Downing Street emails and market sensitive information to the child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Documents from the Epstein files released in recent ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Marius Borg Høiby, 29, pleads not guilty to most serious charges in trial that has embarrassed the royal family The son of Norway's crown princess has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape on the first day of his trial for multiple offences, a legal saga that has embarrassed the royal family and raised questions over domestic abuse in Norway . Appearing in front of a packed courtroom at Oslo district ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
The 13-year-old attempted to kayak back to shore to get help, but the vessel took on water, forcing him to swim 4km A teenager has saved his mother and two younger siblings by swimming for four hours in fading light and rough conditions after they were swept out to sea in south-west Western Australia . The family were holidaying in Quindalup, 200km south of Perth, when strong winds pushed their inflatable ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! Snowflake announced advancements that make data AI-ready by design, enabling enterprises to rely on data that is continuously available, usable, and governed as AI transitions from experimentation into real-world production systems. With new enhancements to Snowflake Postgres, the ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.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 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The daytime chat programs Sherri and The Show have been canceled. "This decision is driven by the evolving daytime television landscape and does not reflect on the strength of the show, its production -- which has found strong creative momentum this season -- or the incredibly talented Sherri Shepherd ," Debmar-Mercury co-presidents Ira Bernstein and Mort Marcus said in a joint statement to Variety ...
Source: upi.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 -
Reading time 3 minutes Researchers investigated historic and current lead exposure by studying an unexpected part of the body: hair. In a study published yesterday in the journal PNAS, researchers analyzed hair clippings from people in Utah (referred to as Utahns, if you can believe it) dating back to 1916. Lead levels before the creation of the United States' Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were ...
Source: gizmodo.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
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 -
Ideas The End of the Nuclear-Arms-Control Era The last significant treaty is about to expire, and Trump isn't putting anything in its place. Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic. Sources: Bettmann; Peter Turnley / Corbis / VCG / Getty. Save Something very dangerous is on track to happen this Thursday. In two days, New START , the last significant survivor of the age of nuclear-arms-control agreements ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
4 in 10 cancers may be preventable, 'crucial' data highlight need for tailored strategies Approximately four in 10 cancer cases worldwide may be preventable, according to a new report. An estimated 7.1 million of the 18.7 million global cancer diagnoses in 2022 — equating to 37.9% — could be attributed to modifiable risk factors, an analysis by International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and WHO ...
Source: healio.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 -
WASHINGTON — Every Homeland Security officer on the ground, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, will be immediately issued body-worn cameras, Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday. Noem made the announcement on X. She said the body-worn camera program is being expanded nationwide as funding becomes available. I just spoke with @RealTomHoman @ICEDirector @CBPCommissioner . Effective immediately ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press The spotlight is on Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania on Monday morning, when handlers of a groundhog named Punxsutawney Phil announce whether he saw his own shadow , thereby predicting six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Thousands attend the annual event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie, ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
January 2026 report to be rescheduled after BLS has already been faced with major delays from last year's shutdown The US's closely watched jobs report will once again be delayed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Monday, amid a government shutdown. The January 2026 jobs report, originally scheduled to be released on Friday, will be rescheduled when federal funding resumes. Data collection for the ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
SpaceX began deactivating unauthorized terminals on January 29 after officials detected drones with active Starlink connectivity. Elon Musk announced on Sunday that SpaceX measures to stop Russia's unauthorized use of Starlink satellite internet have worked. "Looks like the steps we took to stop the unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia have worked. Let us know if more needs to be done," Musk wrote on X. The ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Donald Trump arrives at Mar-a-Lago. REUTERS/Nathan Howard While President Donald Trump's administration on Monday again made its commitment to planet-wrecking fossil fuels clear, a Republican-appointed judge in Washington , DC dealt yet another blow to the Department of the Interior's attacks on offshore wind power. US District Judge Royce Lamberth, an appointee of former President Ronald Reagan , issued a ...
Source: rawstory.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
A Virginia man having an affair with the family's Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another man that prosecutors say was lured to the house as a fall guy. Brendan Banfield, a former IRS law enforcement officer, told police he came across Joseph Ryan attacking his wife, Christine Banfield, with a knife on the morning of Feb. 24, 2023. He shot Ryan and then Juliana Magalhães, ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
GLOUCESTER — The US Coast Guard on Monday identified the seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel when it sank last week off the Massachusetts coast and announced a formal investigation into what caused the tragedy. The boat's captain, five crew members, and a federal fisheries observer were lost at sea when the 72-foot fishing vessel out of Gloucester, named the Lily Jean , went down on ...
Source: bostonglobe.com