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Inside the toxic legacy of America’s multibillion-dollar carpet empire 02/05/2026 09:49am • DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Bob Shaw glared at the executives from the chemical giant 3M across the table from him. He held up a carpet sample and pointed at the logo for Scotchgard on the back. “That’s not a logo,” fumed Shaw, CEO of the world’s largest carpet company, one attendee later recalled. Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders' 02/05/2026 09:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders” — escalating a dispute that President Donald Trump has publicly pushed. In Americans are struggling to save emergency funds, according to new report 02/05/2026 05:02am • Does it feel like an emergency expense, like a hospital visit or pricey car repair, will leave you in financial doldrums? You're not alone. A new Bankrate survey shows around half of Americans have less emergency savings than they have in credit card debt. The survey showed around 44% of respo Today in History: February 5, Senate acquits Donald Trump in first impeachment 02/05/2026 04:10am • Today is Thursday, Feb. 5, the 36th day of 2026. There are 329 days left in the year. Today in history: On Feb. 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit President Donald Trump in his first impeachment trial. Most senators expressed unease with Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine that prompted the im An angel resembling Italy's Meloni is painted over after an outcry from church and state 02/04/2026 07:54pm • ROME (AP) — Call it divine intervention, or maybe just a hasty fix-it job to put an end to days of speculation and scandal. But the end result is that the Angel Meloni is no more. A painting of a cherub with a face bearing a remarkable resemblance to Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni had attracted la Greek doctors work to identify parents of injured migrant children after deadly boat collision 02/04/2026 07:26pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Emotional medical staff on the Greek island of Chios on Wednesday have spoken of frantic efforts to identify the parents of injured children after an overnight collision between a coast guard patrol boat and a speedboat carrying migrants killed at least 15 people and injured Heart Attack Symptoms in Women: Subtle Signs You Can't Ignore 02/04/2026 07:00pm • Heart attack symptoms in women can differ from the classic warning signs portrayed in men. Women may notice symptoms such as shortness of breath, nausea or overwhelming fatigue, sometimes without even experiencing chest pain at all. Because these symptoms can be subtle or unexpected, they're easier 7 Ways to Invest With a Weakening U.S. Dollar 02/04/2026 07:00pm • After a very poor performance for the U.S. dollar in 2025, unpredictable policy decisions, geopolitical tensions and rising government debt levels have dragged the dollar to multi-year lows in 2026. In fact, the U.S. Dollar Index is already down another 0.6% year to date, as of Feb. 5. The dollar te 7 Best Drone Stocks to Buy for 2026 02/04/2026 07:00pm • The global drone industry is expected to accelerate in early 2026, as a mix of legacy companies and rising newcomers drive growth in key markets such as military and defense, security and surveillance, precision agriculture, industrial inspections and retail delivery. Those segments have propelled t 7 High-Return, Low-Risk Investments for Retirement 02/04/2026 07:00pm • Retirees often downshift to lower-risk investments, but vehicles like savings accounts, bonds and certificates of deposit (CDs) can play a role even for younger investors, or those approaching retirement. In a May 2025 report, "Vanguard's Life-Cycle Investing Model: A general portfolio framework for Renters use 'rent now, pay later' services to manage monthly payments, but fees raise concerns 02/04/2026 06:36pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Rent can eat up an entire paycheck at the start of the month, so a growing number of renters are turning to a financial product that promises relief by letting them split the bill — for a price. So-called “rent now, pay later” services have emerged over the past few years as Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts 02/04/2026 06:06pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he's taking on long odds. The world's richest man said he wants to put as many as a million satellites into orbit to form vast, solar-powered data centers in space — a move Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats 02/04/2026 05:50pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration. No justices dissented from the brief order d Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year 02/04/2026 03:12pm • Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020, long-term exposure to tiny particulates from wildfire sm New Orleans police say recruit detained by ICE had been verified through agency's system 02/04/2026 01:08pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department is denying wrongdoing after one of its recruits was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which accused the city of violating federal immigration laws. Federal agents last month arrested New Orleans police recruit Larry Temah, a