
As arctic front nears, when will icy weather develop in South Texas? Here’s a timeline. - expressnews.com
Thursday and Friday will be relatively warm, but temperatures will plummet over the weekend, and some freezing rain is possible.

NASA is about to send people to the moon — in a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly - CNN
As the four-person crew of Artemis II prepares to launch on a historic mission around the moon as soon as February, some experts are worried about the spacecraft’s heat shield.

Indiana's Fernando Mendoza, likely No. 1 pick, enters NFL draft - ESPN
Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who won the Heisman Trophy and led the No. 1 Hoosiers to their first national championship this past season, is forgoing his final college season and entering the NFL draft, he announced on social media Friday.

Trump says Greenland framework includes mineral rights. What minerals does the island have? - BBC
Greenland's natural resources include large reserves of rare earth deposits.

What to know as D.C. area braces for heavy snow, ice and severe cold - The Washington Post
Around 5 to 10 inches of snow and sleet are expected amid a prolonged, dangerous cold spell.

Advisors to the ultra rich say AI isn't a gamechanger for landing new clients - CNBC
Referrals are still the name of the game when it comes to earning the trust of the ultra-rich.
The Battle Between Tom Brady’s Heirs for a Spot in the Super Bowl - The Wall Street Journal
Jarrett Stidham was once drafted as a potential successor to the New England quarterback. Instead, he’ll be lining up against Drake Maye and the Patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship.

Microsoft Gave FBI Keys To Unlock Encrypted Data, Exposing Major Privacy Flaw - Forbes
The tech giant said providing encryption keys was a standard response to a court order. But companies like Apple and Meta set up their systems so such a privacy violation isn’t possible.

149 Million Usernames and Passwords Exposed by Unsecured Database - WIRED
This “dream wish list for criminals” includes millions of Gmail, Facebook, banking logins, and more. The researcher who discovered it suspects they were collected using infostealing malware.

5 arrested in connection with shooting of Indiana judge and his wife - NBC News
Police have arrested five people as part of a multi-state investigation into the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife while they were at home on Sunday

The Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data - NPR
New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.

Trump looks left on cost of living concerns - Politico
The White House is trying to embrace populist economic ideas that Republicans aren’t crazy about.

Scientists just overturned a 100-year-old rule of chemistry, and the results are “impossible” - ScienceDaily
Chemists at UCLA are showing that some of organic chemistry’s most famous “rules” aren’t as unbreakable as once thought. By creating bizarre, cage-shaped molecules with warped double bonds—structures long considered impossible—the team is opening the door to …

iPhone 18 Pro: Leaker Reveals Alleged Size of Smaller Dynamic Island - MacRumors
For now, rumors have settled on the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max featuring a smaller Dynamic Island, and now a leaker has revealed its alleged...

Sundance: Chris Pine, Jenny Slate and Judd Apatow Kick Off Bittersweet Opening Night of Final Park City Edition - Yahoo News Canada
Judd Apatow, Chris Pine, Jenny Slate and Riz Ahmed had movies that premiered on opening night of Sundance Film Festival.
Maps show where winter storm threatens to bring heavy snow, ice, brutal cold this weekend - CBS News
Heavy snow, ice and brutal cold are expected to make this winter storm a potentially life-threatening weather event, stretching across two-thirds of the U.S.

These Atlanta area and north Georgia schools will be closed due to winter storm - 11alive.com
The disruptive winter storm could bring substantial freezing rain and damaging ice accumulations in parts of north Georgia and even some parts of metro Atlanta.
Pool Report from Tonight’s Houston Rockets at Philadelphia 76ers Game - official NBA
The Pool Report interview was conducted by Gina Mizell, Philadelphia Inquirer with Crew Chief John Goble following tonight’s Rockets at 76ers game. QUESTION: Why was the Tyrese Maxey attempt at the end of regulation not reviewed for goaltending? GOBLE: By…