Software Error Blamed for Lunar Trailblazer Loss

A report by a NASA review panel says a error in pointing software caused the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft's solar panels to face away from the sun. Lockheed Martin hide caption toggle caption Lockheed Martin On February 26, 2025, a NASA probe called Lunar Trailblazer lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was

Columbia Student Released After Mamdani Raises Case With Trump

A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned

Township Doubts Over Army Plan to Tackle South African Gangs

Cape Town, South Africa – Two ominous letters are spray-painted on a wall at the entrance to Tafelsig, a township in Mitchells Plain on the outskirts of Cape Town: HL – the insignia of the Hard Livings gang, which has threatened communities there for five decades. It’s a February day soon after the president’s state

Northern Italy Feels Like Home for U.S. Olympians

American Lindsey Vonn speeds down the course during the women's World Cup super-G ski race in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy, in 2018. Gabriele Facciotti/AP hide caption toggle caption Gabriele Facciotti/AP In January, American athlete Jessie Diggins, the world's top-ranked female cross-country skier, sprinted up a steep slope in Italy's Val di Fiemme, poles pumping, for her

Immigrant Alleges ICE Beat Him, Causing Skull Fractures

Alberto Castañeda Mondragón poses for a portrait at an apartment on Feb. 4, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. Mark Vancleave/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Vancleave/AP MINNEAPOLIS — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still

Massive Potomac sewage leak: what happened and next steps

A massive pipe leak has surged 243 million gallons of wastewater into the Potomac river. Cliff Owen/AP hide caption toggle caption Cliff Owen/AP It could now take months to repair a broken sewer pipe that pumped millions of gallons of wastewater into the Potomac River about 8 miles from the White House. The damage is

Pentagon Ends Harvard Military Training Programs

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth leaves an oath of enlistment ceremony, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, held on the base of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Kevin Wolf/AP hide caption toggle caption Kevin Wolf/AP The Pentagon said Friday it is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with the Ivy

Washington Post CEO Steps Down After Major Layoffs

Sarah Kaplan, a Washington Post journalist, protests outside of the newspaper's headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. That same day, CEO Will Lewis was photographed at the NFL Honors in San Francisco. Allison Robbert/AP/FR172296 AP hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AP/FR172296 AP The Washington Post Publisher and Chief Executive Will Lewis announced Saturday evening he

One Week After Nancy Guthrie Vanished: What We Know

This image provided by the Pima County Sheriff's Department on Feb. 2, 2026, shows a missing person alert for Nancy Guthrie. AP/Pima County Sheriff's Department hide caption toggle caption AP/Pima County Sheriff's Department It been a week since Nancy Guthrie was last seen. She joined family for dinner before returning home at night, not to

Recovering After a Fall: Olympic Skaters’ Comebacks

Ellie Kam and partner Danny O'Shea of Team United States compete in the Pair Skating - Short Program at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Europe MILAN - After decades of
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