A groom-to-be pilot, daughter of Indian immigrants and figure skating champions are among DC air collision victims - CNN

A plane crash left no survivors and only a trail of grieving families and the stories of their loved ones.

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori - The Associated Press

A mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being. Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the…

Donald Trump is waging a very public war on Jerome Powell—so why hasn't he picked up the phone? - Fortune

Fed chairman Jerome Powell says he's had no direct contact with President Trump, despite the politician criticizing his work.

6 Things to Know About SPHEREx, NASA’s Newest Space Telescope - NASA

Shaped like a megaphone, the upcoming mission will map the entire sky in infrared light to answer big questions about the universe.

Weigh-In Results | UFC Saudi Arabia - UFC

The Official Weights Of The Athletes Competing Feb. 1 At UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Imavov In Riyadh

Swiss pharma giant Novartis posts better-than-expected fourth-quarter sales - CNBC

Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis on Friday reported fourth-quarter results after repeatedly raising its full-year guidance.

Hamas Turns Hostage Releases Into a Humiliating Spectacle for Israel - The Wall Street Journal

Increasingly theatrical and threatening events have angered Israel and put a cease-fire deal at risk

5 years after Britain left the EU, the full impact of Brexit is still emerging - The Associated Press

Friday marks five years since Britain left the European Union at 11 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2020. People and businesses are still wrestling with the economic, social and cultural aftershocks of a decision that divided the country. For businesses, Brexit has meant ne…

2025 NFL Draft: Five prospects who stood out in East-West Shrine Bowl - NFL.com

Which 2025 NFL Draft prospects helped themselves in Thursday's East-West Shrine Bowl? Chad Reuter highlights five standouts from the all-star game.

Ear muscle we thought humans didn't use—except for wiggling our ears—activates during focused listening - Phys.org

If you can wiggle your ears, you can use muscles that helped our distant ancestors listen closely. These auricular muscles helped change the shape of the pinna, or the shell of the ear, funneling sound to the eardrums.

Most humans haven’t moved these muscles in 25 million years - Yahoo! Voices

But the auricular muscles might not be so useless after all.

FireAid LA benefit concert kicks off with Green Day, Billie Eilish, Billy Crystal in tow - CNN

An impressive lineup of musicians is coming together for a good cause on Thursday evening.

Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard’s claim of ignorance on cleric’s views - The Washington Post

Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States. Documents indicate that she knew about this in early 2017 …

Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages? - The Associated Press

Israel released 110 Palestinian prisoners on Thursday, in exchange for three Israeli hostages held in captivity in Gaza. Five Thai workers held captive were also freed on Thursday in a separate deal with Thailand. Some of the released prisoners were allowed t…

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds will seek to dismiss Justin Baldoni’s defamation lawsuit: report - New York Post

The legal drama doesn’t end here.

Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker denies allegations of misconduct by massage therapists - NBC News

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker on Thursday denied allegations by six women that he engaged in inappropriate behavior during massage therapy sessions.