👋🏼 Hello! Phaedra Trethan here. I'm seeking good vibes for my Phillies, facing elimination tonight against the Dodgers in L.A. 🤞🏼 |
Charges in California wildfires |
Southern California's January wildfires left 31 people dead and destroyed thousands of homes, businesses and other structures. |
Now authorities say they know how one of them, the Palisades fire, started: They've charged 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht, whom they say intentionally started the fire Jan. 1. Here's what federal authorities say happened. | A firefighter battles the Palisades Fire as it burns during a windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, California, U.S. January 7, 2025. REUTERS/Ringo Chiu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Ringo Chiu, REUTERS |
⚖️ Former FBI director James Comey was in federal court in Virginia this morning to face charges his lawyers say are politically motivated and pushed by President Trump over Comey's congressional testimony relating to 2016 election interference. | Activists protest outside the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia's Bryan Courthouse during the arraignment of former FBI Director James Comey on Oct. 8, 2025 in Alexandria, Va. Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images |
College coaches are cashing in |
🏈 💰 When he was playing as Prime Time, Deion Sanders was among the highest-paid and highest-profile faces in the NFL. Now that he's coaching at Colorado, "Coach Prime" is still commanding attention — and an eye-popping salary and perks, including a university-paid bodyguard. But where is that money coming from? | Head coach Deion Sanders of the Colorado Buffaloes Illustration: Spencer Holladay, USA TODAY; Getty Images |
💫 If you don't know what 3I/ATLAS is, you're not alone. It seems like nobody on Earth does. But that may change: A spacecraft orbiting around Mars and Jupiter is working its way into position to see what it is as it hurtles toward the sun. |
What is it? 🤔 Welllll... Scientists aren't quite sure, but the object was confirmed in July to have originated outside our solar system. It's flying at about 137,000 mph, and expected to pick up speed as it moves closer to the sun. | NASA's James Webb Space Telescope observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS Aug. 6, with its Near-Infrared Spectrograph instrument. NASA/James Webb Space Telescope |
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