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US downs suspected Chinese spy balloon off South Carolina coast |
| Four days after entering U.S. territory, a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down off the South Carolina coast Saturday afternoon, Pentagon officials announced. The balloon, which carried a large payload of spy gear according to U.S. officials, had soared over several strategic sites, including nuclear missile silos, and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An F-22 warplane struck the balloon with a missile about 6 nautical miles off the coast in U.S. territorial waters, according to Pentagon officials. Recovery efforts immediately began. Chinese officials, who claim the balloon was collecting weather data and had been blown off course, said that the country has the right to "take further actions" against the U.S. for taking down the balloon. |
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 | | In this photo provided by Chad Fish, the remnants of a large balloon drift above the Atlantic Ocean, just off the coast of South Carolina, with a fighter jet and its contrail seen below it, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The downing of the suspected Chinese spy balloon by a missile from an F-22 fighter jet created a spectacle over one of the state's tourism hubs and drew crowds reacting with a mixture of bewildered gazing, distress and cheering. | | Chad Fish/AP | |
Grammys return, with Beyoncé on the cusp of awards history |
| After two years of COVID-related disruptions, the Grammy Awards will take place Sunday in Los Angeles to highlight music's biggest wins. Trevor Noah will once again host the awards show, airing live on CBS and Paramount+ (8 p.m. ET/5 PT). Set to take the stage are big-hitting performers like Bad Bunny, Lizzo, Sam Smith and Harry Styles. Beyoncé leads the pack with nine nominations this year and could make history by becoming the most awarded artist in Grammys history. But she'll be a tight race against Adele, Harry Styles and others for some of the top prizes. |
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 | | Beyoncé performs on stage at Dubai's new luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal on January 21, 2023 in the United Arab Emirates. Beyoncé has nine nominations at Sunday's Grammy Awards, and is likely to become the most awarded artist in Grammy history. | | Kevin Mazur, Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal | |
New Hampshire may have seen coldest recorded wind chill in US history |
| Bitter cold temperatures hit record-breaking lows in the Northeast over the weekend. The wind chill — what the temperature feels like — on the summit of Mount Washington, New Hampshire, dropped to minus 108 F on Friday. That's likely the lowest wind chill ever recorded in the United States since meteorologists began calculating them, said climate scientist Brian Brettschneider. The temperature on Mount Washington dropped as low as minus 46 degrees F on Friday night, with 97 mph winds, the National Weather Service said. The Arctic blast has been blamed for at least one death, when high winds brought down a tree branch that crushed a vehicle in Massachusetts and killed an infant riding inside. The region saw a dramatic warmup Sunday, however, with highs in the 30s and 40s. |
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 | | The summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington is seen on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. The peak experienced a wind chill temperature of minus 108 F on Friday, possibly the lowest ever recorded in the United States. | | Robert F. Bukaty, AP | |
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Ex-Pakistan President Musharraf, key supporter of US after 9/11, dies |
| Pervez Musharraf, the former president of Pakistan who provided crucial support to the U.S.-led "war on terror" following the 9/11 attacks, has died at 79, the Pakistan military announced Sunday. No cause of death was revealed, but Musharraf had been battling a rare disease and was being treated at a hospital in Dubai, Pakistani media reported. Musharraf seized power in 1999 from then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif in a bloodless coup, and served as president of the country until 2008. He was a close ally of the U.S. and President George W. Bush after the 9/11 attacks, but his partnership with Washington during its military intervention in neighboring Afghanistan drew mixed reviews at home. |
 | | Pakistan's former president and military ruler Pervez Musharraf addresses his party supporters in Islamabad, Pakistan, in April 2013. Musharraf died Sunday in Dubai at age 79, the Pakistan military said. | | B.K. Bangash, AP | |
Democrats shake up 2024 primary calendar |
| Democrats on Saturday approved a plan to reorder their 2024 presidential primary calendar in an effort to amplify diverse voices earlier in the presidential selection process. Overruling objections from two states that have traditionally held the first contests, Iowa and New Hampshire, the national party greenlit a schedule that moves South Carolina to the front of the line. The revamped calendar elevates Nevada to the second position alongside New Hampshire and welcomes Georgia and Michigan to the early primary window for the first time. |
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 | | Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden hold hands at the Democratic National Committee 2023 Winter meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 3, 2023. The DNC approved a new lineup for the party's presidential primaries at the meeting. | | TIMOTHY A. CLARY, AFP via Getty Images | |
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