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During Valentine's Day weekend, northern parts of America, including Maine, may have a chance of seeing an aurora. But space weather scientists warn that the chances of this happening are slim.

The ruling from a federal court in Washington, D.C., is a reprieve for CFPB staff who had been bracing for mass layoffs as early as Friday.

The National Nuclear Security Administration is a semi-autonomous agency within the Department of Energy that oversees the U.S. stockpile of thousands of nuclear weapons. Officials were given hours to fire hundreds of employees.

As federal layoffs mount, sources say the Trump administration plans a 50% staffing cut at the federal housing agency. The moves come amid an affordable housing shortage and record high homelessness.

In one of the most controversial trades in basketball history, the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers, leading to protests and calls to fire the team's general manager.

Philadelphia celebrates the Eagles Super Bowl win with a huge turnout for a parade and rally in the city's downtown Friday. The Eagles beat the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl XIV.

He wrote that there was no explanation "why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid" is needed to review programs. But how funds will start flowing again is unclear.

Congressional Democrats are navigating being in the minority with very little leverage against the Trump administration's agenda.

An order to dismiss the corruption case against New York Mayor Eric Adams has sent the Justice Department into a crisis. Several top prosecutors resigned rather than obey orders to dismiss the case.

As the Trump administration publicly hammers out its plans on the Ukraine war, it's also pressing Ukraine for deals in exchange for more aid — including giving the U.S. mining rights for rare earths.

People who've had strokes or traumatic brain injuries often live with aphasia: difficulty using language, both written and spoken. But music mostly originates in the undamaged hemisphere of the brain.

President Trump has vowed to end federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Those who work in DEI consulting say that demand was already falling off and the field was shifting.