Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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French prosecutors raided X’s Paris offices and summoned Elon Musk for voluntary questioning in a probe into AI-generated sexualized deepfakes, Holocaust denial and alleged algorithm manipulation.
The Metropolitan Police launched a criminal investigation into Peter Mandelson for allegedly passing market‑sensitive government emails to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and he resigned from the House of Lords.
U.S. forces shot down an Iranian drone that approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea on Tuesday.
Russia launched a massive overnight missile-and-drone strike on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, targeting energy infrastructure and leaving hundreds of thousands without heat amid roughly −20°C temperatures.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify before a Republican-led House committee probing Jeffrey Epstein in depositions scheduled Feb. 26–27, averting a threatened contempt-of-Congress vote.
The shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis on 23 January prompted state lawmakers to pursue laws easing lawsuits against federal officers and renewed calls for oversight.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a $1.2 trillion funding bill, ending a partial government shutdown as Democrats threatened to withhold DHS funding over immigration enforcement.
Elon Musk merged SpaceX with his AI company xAI to create a private firm valued at $1.25 trillion, aiming to build data centers in orbit to power AI.
The Walt Disney Company named Josh D’Amaro, its parks and experiences chief, to succeed Bob Iger as CEO, effective March 18.
The World Health Organization said in Geneva today that roughly four in ten new global cancer cases were preventable, largely linked to tobacco, alcohol, obesity, air pollution and infections.
NASA delayed the Artemis II crewed moon launch to at least March after hydrogen leaks and other technical problems halted a wet dress rehearsal at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Automakers, homeowners and Saudi energy developers drove a global surge in battery storage across the U.S., Australia and Saudi Arabia, transforming grid operations and electricity markets.
A plunge in Arctic temperatures partially froze Niagara Falls, forming massive ice formations and drawing crowds to observation points on both the U.S. and Canadian sides.
Disney+ revived The Muppet Show with a 30-minute, old-style anniversary special that will debut Wednesday, featuring Miss Piggy and guest stars Sabrina Carpenter, Seth Rogen and Maya Rudolph.
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Bad Bunny's selection as Super Bowl halftime performer turned the event into a flashpoint in U.S. debates over language, migration and identity, dividing opinion nationwide.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she would compete in the Olympic downhill at Cortina d'Ampezzo despite tearing her left ACL in a crash in Crans-Montana last Friday.
The 2026 Winter Olympics were set to begin Friday around Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, conducted across a decentralized northern Italy region that posed major logistical challenges.
Spain deployed 250 UME personnel in Andalusia as Storm Leonardo forced evacuations and halted train services across Cádiz, Córdoba, Jaén, Málaga and Sevilla.
William Stevenson, Jill Biden’s ex-husband, was charged with first-degree murder in Delaware after his wife, Linda Stevenson, was found unresponsive on December 28 following a reported domestic dispute.
Melinda French Gates said her ex-husband Bill Gates must answer questions raised by newly released Jeffrey Epstein files, saying the case revived "very, very painful" memories of their marriage.
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit was pictured at Jeffrey Epstein’s Palm Beach pool house, prompting scrutiny over years of contact with the sex offender and doubts about her fitness as queen.
