Lakewood Church shooting: Woman with child in tow opens fire inside Joel Osteen's Texas megachurch (www.foxnews.com)
“We don’t understand why all these things happened, but we know God’s in control,” Osteen said....
Mongolia's former president mocks Putin with a map showing how big the Mongol empire used to be, and how small Russia was (www.businessinsider.com)
Putin has relied on historical borders to argue that Ukraine is part of Russia, justifying the war....
Black national anthem sends MAGA into meltdown (www.newsweek.com)
Israel’s war on Gaza: List of key events, day 129 (www.aljazeera.com)
This small New York village made guns for 200 years. What happens when Remington leaves? (apnews.com)
Remington began here two centuries ago and generations of workers have turned out rifles and shotguns at the massive firearms factory in the middle of this blue-collar village in the heart of New York’s Mohawk Valley....
A Dutch court just told its government to stop exporting F-35 parts to Israel as it may be complicit in genocide (www.thecanary.co)
Dutch court F-35 ban: a “clear risk of serious violations of humanitarian law” by Israel...
It’s spring in the Midwest. The only problem? It’s midwinter (www.cnn.com)
Winter has gone missing across the Midwest and Great Lakes, and time is running out to find it. Dozens of cities are on track for one of the warmest winters on record, making snow and ice rare commodities....
New Body Cam Footage Shows NYPD Started Confrontation With Migrants in Times Square (hellgatenyc.com)
Archived at web.archive.org/…/migrants-arrest-nypd-times-squa…
Israel frees two hostages, Gaza officials say airstrikes kill 67 (www.reuters.com)
DOHA/JERUSALEM, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah on Monday under the cover of airstrikes which local health officials said killed 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians.
Four months of war in Gaza take an economic toll on Israel (english.elpais.com)
How China Miscalculated Its Way to a Baby Bust (archive.ph)
China’s baby bust is happening faster than many expected, raising fears of a demographic collapse. And coping with the fallout may now be complicated by miscalculations made more than 40 years ago.
CBP dog sniffs out something unusual in passenger's luggage — mummified monkeys (apnews.com)
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection dog sniffed out something unusual in luggage from a traveler returning from Africa — mummified monkeys....
Texas man gets jail time for drugging wife's drinks to induce an abortion (www.cbsnews.com)
A Texas man who drugged his wife’s drinks in an attempt to induce an abortion was sentenced to 180 days in jail and 10 years on probation....
Father in gender-reveal that sparked fatal 2020 California wildfire has pleaded guilty (apnews.com)
A man whose family’s gender reveal photo shoot sparked a Southern California wildfire that killed a firefighter in 2020 has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, prosecutors said Friday....
Palestinians fear Israel's economic chokehold won't end — with or without a ceasefire (www.cbc.ca)
It’s not just violence from Israeli settlers and raids by Israel’s military that have pushed tensions with Palestinians in the occupied West Bank to a flash point....
Climatologist Michael Mann wins defamation case: what it means for scientists (www.nature.com)
Migrating species crucial to planet under threat, says UN (www.bbc.com)
More than 40 years ago many of the world’s nations signed an agreement to protect the world’s migrating species, known as the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)....
Republicans work to recruit female, minority candidates even as they criticize diversity programs (apnews.com)
Rep. Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, recently listed for reporters a slew of candidates that he described as fitting the “formula” for the GOP expanding their ranks in November....
US defense secretary Lloyd Austin transfers duties to deputy after being hospitalised (www.theguardian.com)
Biden’s top military adviser is receiving treatment for an ‘emergent bladder issue’, with deputy Kathleen Hicks taking over his duties...
American woman killed in apparent crossfire in a drug dispute at the Mexican beach resort of Tulum (apnews.com)
An American woman and a man from Belize have been killed in what appears to have been a dispute between drug dealers at a beach club in the Mexican resort city of Tulum, officials confirmed Sunday....
Patrick Mahomes rallies the Chiefs to second straight Super Bowl title, 25-22 over 49ers in overtime (apnews.com)
Musk ordered to testify again in SEC investigation of Twitter takeover (www.theguardian.com)
US regulator sued in October to compel Musk to testify as part of an investigation into his $44bn purchase of what is now known as X...
Katz Group launches court battle with Edmonton homeless organization over $5M donation (www.cbc.ca)
According to court documents obtained by CBC News, the Katz Group alleges that it shouldn’t have to make the donation because Boyle Street didn’t try hard enough to fundraise on its own....
Israeli strikes hit Rafah after Biden warns Netanyahu to have 'credible' plan to protect civilians (apnews.com)
Ahead of farmers' protest, massive gathering banned in Delhi's Seelampur (www.businesstoday.in)
The farmers’ protest has been a significant event, with thousands of farmers from over 100 villages in Noida and Greater Noida blocking highways on February 8, demanding higher compensation for lands acquired by the government. The protests have been marked by disruptions to traffic and heightened security measures, including...
