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Friends remember Brian Ellis, DC plane crash passenger, as 'one of the best'
A quartet of friends who bonded on the football team at the U.S. Naval Academy remained lifelong friends until the DC plane crash.
Associated Press
LA wildfires highlight nation's insurance crisis as homeowners try to recover lost homes
The nation’s growing home insurance crisis is in the spotlight as Californians begin the long road to rebuilding after the deadly Eaton and Palisades wildfires. For neighbors Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson, the difference in insurance coverage on their nearly identical homes in Altadena reveals how unequal that recovery will be. Wilson will receive a fraction of what he needs because he was covered by the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan — the state’s bare-bones insurance program known as the FAIR Plan.
Associated Press
What to know about home insurance coverage after a major natural disaster
It’s one thing to fix your home after something basic has gone wrong, but it’s a different beast to rebuild and recover after a major natural disaster has destroyed multiple properties on your street, in your neighborhood or across the region. Insurance is meant to cover what you lost, but that can mean two very different things. If you do nothing else, check your policy now to see if you have “replacement cost value” coverage.
TODAY
How Trisha Paytas turned an April Fools' Day prank into her Broadway debut
Trisha Paytas made her Broadway debut in "Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream." Here's what happened, and how the internet star pulled it off.
Associated Press
California's insurance crisis leaves neighbors facing unequal recovery after wildfires
Before a wildfire ravaged their street in northwest Altadena, Louise Hamlin and Chris Wilson lived next door to each other in nearly identical houses. As wildfires, hurricanes and other natural disasters become more frequent due to climate change, many property owners find themselves struggling to find or afford private insurance.
Associated Press
Decorated pilot Harry Stewart, Jr., one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100
Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group were the nation’s first Black military pilots.
AFP
US aid agency places global staff on leave as part of Trump's purge
The US government's giant humanitarian agency USAID on Tuesday announced it was placing its staff in the United States and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.The agency said in a statement on its website -- which reappeared Tuesday after going dark over the weekend -- that the staff leave will begin shortly before midnight on February 7.
CNN
South Korean airport officials confiscated almost 11 tons of kimchi last year
South Korea’s national food staple has run afoul of the carry-on liquid rule.
Associated Press
Baltimore mayor fights back against attacks on DEI initiatives with ‘Definitely Earned It’ campaign
President Donald Trump's attack on diversity, equity and inclusion programs have led military and government agencies — along with some private companies — to roll back observances of diversity and celebrations of Black History Month, which goes through February. Brandon Scott is pushing back against that trend. The mayor of Baltimore was the subject of racist attacks online last year after a major bridge collapsed near his city.
AFP
Myanmar junta bid to sell Suu Kyi mansion flops for third time
Myanmar's junta failed in its attempt to auction Aung San Suu Kyi's lakeside mansion on Wednesday, with no bids submitted for the former democracy leader's home -- the third time the sale has flopped."I announce the auction is not successful after calling for bids three times," the auctioneer said.
Associated Press
DeSantis goes to battle with Florida Republicans in trying to get closer to Trump
With an open presidential primary coming in 2028, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is launching an offensive to win back supporters of the Republican leader whom he dared to challenge in the last election. The problem for DeSantis is his own state's Republicans think they know Trump better. DeSantis last week ordered lawmakers into a special legislative session to pass a raft of border-related proposals he floated, including criminal charges for officers if they didn’t enforce immigration measures and restrictions on people who send money to families outside the U.S.
Reuters
Thailand to roll out next phase of handout scheme in Q2, plans more stimulus
Thailand's government will implement the third phase of its 450 billion baht ($13.4 billion) stimulus scheme in the second quarter of 2025, and will also discuss more measures later this month, a deputy finance minister said on Wednesday. The "digital wallet" handout scheme and other government measures will help spur the economy this year, Julapun Amornvivat told reporters. The digital wallet scheme provides 10,000 baht ($300) each to an estimated 45 million people to spend in their localities within six months.
Associated Press
Iran praises US for cutting foreign aid funding as it looks for a Trump message on nuclear talks
Iran's government seems to be welcoming some recent decisions by the United States — even though they happen to come from a man Iranian operatives have allegedly been plotting to assassinate. President Donald Trump's moves to freeze spending on foreign aid and overhaul, maybe even end, the U.S. Agency for International Development have been lauded in Iranian state media. The reports say the decisions will halt funding for opponents of the country's Shiite theocracy — pro-democracy activists and others supported through programs as part of U.S. government's efforts to help democracy worldwide.
Associated Press
Inside the operations that took captive 2 North Korean soldiers fighting Ukraine
When Ukrainian soldiers captured two North Korean prisoners of war last month, it provided the first undeniable proof of Pyongyang’s direct involvement in the war against Ukraine. It also shed some light on the mindset and training of the conscripted North Korean soldiers sent to fight Russia’s war a continent away from their home. Highly disciplined, ready to die but also very young and with little battlefield experience they elicited curiosity and even some pity from the Ukrainian soldiers who captured them during two separate missions on Jan. 9.
Associated Press
Mmm, that looks yummy! The colors we see make a difference in the food we eat
What foods and drinks look like — the colors we see before the first morsels or sips hit our tastebuds — have mattered to people for millennia. For well over a century, food manufacturers in the United States have used synthetic dyes in their products as part of their production and marketing efforts. Often, it's been in hopes of making a mass-produced food look as fresh and natural as possible, reminiscent of the raw ingredients used in its production.
CBS News
Diamond District raid allegedly linked to burglary of Bengals QB Joe Burrow's home, sources say
Two people were taken into federal custody Tuesday following an investigation linked to the burglary of the home of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, sources tell CBS News New York.
Associated Press
Trump talks Gaza takeover and other takeaways from his appearance with Netanyahu
President Donald Trump offered a jaw-dropping performance during his joint news conference Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, suggesting that Palestinian refugees from the Gaza Strip could be permanently resettled elsewhere and that the U.S. might stage a long-term takeover of the vacated region — even leading redevelopment efforts to make it a seaside paradise in waiting. Negotiations to sustain the tenuous ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas — and secure the liberation of the remaining living hostages in captivity there, including at least one American — are set to begin in earnest this week.
Associated Press
Islamic State members held for years in a Syria prison say they know nothing of the world
Men of various ages and nationalities sit silently in their cells, a small window in the metal doors their only opening to the world. All are alleged members of the Islamic State group, captured during the final days of the extremists' so-called caliphate declared in large parts of Iraq and Syria. The Gweiran Prison, now called Panorama has held about 4,500 IS-linked detainees for years.
CNN
This firm employs thousands in Canada, the US and Mexico. Here’s what its workers think of Trump’s tariffs
In the hours before Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a 30-day pause on US President Donald Trump’s threatened 25% tariff on Canadian goods, the co-founder of one of Canada’s largest auto parts manufacturers was bewildered.
CNN
Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ plan is the most outlandish idea in the history of US Middle East peacemaking
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu couldn’t keep the smirk off his face.

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