Iranian drone damages desalination plant in Bahrain

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel renewed its assault on southern Lebanon early Sunday as the war entered its ninth day and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” in the next phase of the conflict rippling across the region. The latest strikes in Lebanon killed 12 more people, pushing the death toll there above … Read more

Judge voids Kari Lake’s actions as acting CEO of U.S. media agency

A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she’s done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. The decision’s effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear. Voice of America, which has transmitted news coverage … Read more

Winning numbers drawn in Saturday’s Powerball

The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Powerball” game were: 17-18-30-50-68, Powerball: 24, Power Play: 3 (seventeen, eightteen, thirty, fifty, sixty-eight, Powerball: twenty-four, Power Play: three) Estimated jackpot: $37 million For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Source link

Decades after violence in Selma spurred the Voting Rights Act, organizers worry about its fate

SELMA, Ala. — Sixty-one years after state troopers attacked Civil Rights marchers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, thousands are gathering in the Alabama city this weekend, amid new concerns about the future of the Voting Rights Act. The March 7, 1965, violence that became known as Bloody Sunday shocked the nation and helped … Read more

Pentagon and FAA agree to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico

The Pentagon and the Federal Aviation Administration agreed to conduct anti-drone laser tests in New Mexico after the military’s deployment of the lasers led the FAA to suddenly close airspace in Texas twice in the last month. The newly announced testing was being carried out to “specifically address FAA safety concerns,” the military said Friday … Read more

Olympian Eileen Gu heads up Chinese New Year parade in her native San Francisco

San Francisco rang in the Year of the Fire Horse with its annual Chinese New Year parade Saturday evening, with thousands of revelers cheering on hometown hero and Olympic champion Eileen Gu as its grand marshal. The procession featured drums, dancing and floats celebrating the vibrancy of the Chinese American community in the oldest celebration … Read more

Book excerpt:

Simon & Schuster We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent David Pogue’s new book, “Apple: The First 50 Years” (to be published March 10 by Simon & Schuster), examines how, in its first half-century, the company founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs remade the … Read more

Federal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal

A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she’s done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. The decision’s effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear. Lake called the decision by U.S. District … Read more