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Pope Leo XIV met Andrea Riccardi, founder of the Sant'Egidio Community, at the Vatican on Feb. 5 to discuss the Church's role in promoting peace; the meeting took place on the eve of the community's 58th anniversary.

Mexico is joining the U.N.-sponsored iCOAST program to promote low-carbon, circular-economy tourism in several coastal states, and the project is currently under review by the Global Environment Facility Secretariat.

The White House launched TrumpRx, an online drugstore listing discounts for roughly 40 medications, while officials say many drugmakers signed on and some prices were sharply reduced. Reporting shows that insured Americans and users of other discount services may often find lower prices elsewhere.

Haven Humane said its kitten nursery cared for 358 kittens in 2025, a new record since the facility opened in 2018. The organization thanked staff, volunteers, foster families and the broader community in a social media post.

Dylan O'Brien credited writer-director James Sweeney with giving him "permission" to explore the gay twin Rocky in Twinless, and the film is now streaming on Hulu.

The annual Fountain Hills Activities & Volunteer EXPO returned in early February and gave local clubs and organizations a chance to showcase their missions and recruit volunteers.

Student-athletes from multiple Chattahoochee Valley schools signed with colleges and community colleges on Wednesday; the published list names dozens of students and their destinations.

The article reports RFK Jr. said a diet could 'cure' mental illness, and experts cited in the piece say diets such as ketogenic or Mediterranean may be helpful but are not standalone treatments and are used alongside evidence-based care.

NASA will stream live coverage of prelaunch, launch and docking for the SpaceX Crew-12 mission; liftoff is targeted no earlier than 6:01 a.m. EST on Feb. 11 and docking is targeted for about 10:30 a.m. EST on Feb. 12.

South Carolina health officials say the measles outbreak can cause irreversible neurological damage; the upstate cluster has 876 confirmed cases and at least 19 hospitalizations. Undetermined at this time.

Episode 410 of NASA Johnson Space Center’s podcast features the four members of Crew-12 describing their backgrounds, training and plans to join Expedition 74 and 75 on the International Space Station; interviews were recorded November 2025 through January 2026.

The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has secured $3.45 million to support the Southeast Dairy Business Innovation Initiative, which since 2019 has distributed more than $21 million to over 229 projects across the region.

Stanford researchers published the first global map of continental mantle earthquakes in Science, showing regional clusters such as the Himalayas and the Bering Strait.

Philip Intallura, HSBC's global head of quantum technologies, said quantum computing could be highly transformative and could threaten current cryptography; he estimated many organizations may need about 18 months to two years to build the capabilities to begin implementation.

President Trump unveiled TrumpRx, a government website listing cash-only discounts on 43 brand-name drugs; discounts apply only to out-of-pocket purchases and cannot be used with insurance.

Alabama coach Nate Oats said forward Bol Bowen practiced and is expected to play Saturday; guard LaBaron Philon has a thigh bruise and missed practice, and several other players remain sidelined with medical issues.

Researchers tested 82-year-old Juan López García and found his VO2 max rivals that of a healthy man in his 20s; the study reports other measures—high oxygen extraction, fat-burning capacity, and race records—that help explain his endurance.

Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley presented plans at the Greater Tehachapi Economic Development Council meeting and is fundraising for a $20 million residency program; leaders also highlighted recent equipment upgrades such as CT perfusion scanning.

University of Miami researchers report that pharmacological activation of the Piezo1 channel restored microvascular flow and neurovascular coupling in a mouse model of Alzheimer's, according to a December 2025 paper in the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. The team says further investigation is needed to determine whether the approach could apply to humans.

Cornelia Durand Fincher of Monroe passed peacefully on February 1, 2026, at age 79. She is survived by her husband Jerry Fincher, her brother Tommy Durand, four children and several grandchildren.

A New Mexico grand jury indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact of a child, and prosecutors said the case is expected to move forward to trial.

AT&T unveiled the amiGO Jr. Phone and amiGO Jr. Watch 2 and says the devices pair with a parent-facing app that includes location tracking, pre-approved contacts, safe zones and schedules to limit distractions.

NASA says the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, led by Commander Jessica Meir, could launch as soon as 6 a.m. ET on Feb. 11 from Pad 40 at Cape Canaveral.

Dr. Hayk Demoyan led a Speaker Series event at the Armenian American Museum in Glendale to discuss his book "Armenian Legacy in America: A 400-Year Heritage"; the program included a Q&A and an auction of his recent book "Tiflis: An Illustrated History of Armenian Heritage."

The Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony is taking place at Milan's San Siro stadium and includes performances by Mariah Carey and Andrea Bocelli.

A University of Sydney doctoral student reproduced cosmic dust in a lab by running nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene through a glow-discharge plasma; the few milligrams of nanoparticles were collected on silicon wafers and the results were published in The Astrophysical Journal.

Forecasters say light, 'nuisance' rain may begin Sunday evening in the Bay Area after a month without notable precipitation, and the National Weather Service predicts a shift toward a wetter pattern by mid-February.

TrumpRx launched as a landing page that links to pharmaceutical companies' direct-purchase platforms and offers coupons, listing negotiated discounts from companies including Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk.

Many Olympic athletes who are mothers lack standard child-care and family spaces at the Games, and some rely on nonprofit grants or pay out of pocket to cover travel and care costs.

Andrew Adetitun used WordPress.com's AI website builder and managed hosting to launch a site for The King's Monologue, and the site helped drive traffic to a successfully funded Kickstarter for his book.