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Eyes to the Skies for February: Rocket launch, winter constellations, eclipse and more 02/01/2026 07:30am • Welcome to WTOP���s space feature "Eyes to the Skies." Each month it features the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space-related events that might interest you taking place in the D.C. region are included too. Let���s get to the very busy sky for Feb Bone���chilling winds rip through DC area Sunday 02/01/2026 06:52am • Count on strong winds across the D.C. area Sunday as a nor���easter moves along the East Coast. 7News First Alert Meteorologist Jordan Evans said northerly wind gusts could top 40 mph, creating dangerously low wind chills. There's a cold weather advisory for the D.C. area until 8 a.m. Monday m Australian Open Results 02/01/2026 06:50am • Sunday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD111,500,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Sunday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Championship Carlos Alcaraz (1), Spain, def. Novak Djokovic (4), Serbia, 2-6, 6-2, Carlos Alcaraz completes career Grand Slam with victory over Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open 02/01/2026 06:49am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Carlos Alcaraz completes career Grand Slam with victory over Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open. Besieged by gang violence, Palestinian citizens in Israel demand more security 02/01/2026 06:09am • KAFR YASIF, Israel (AP) ��� Nabil Safiya had taken a break from studying for a biology exam to meet a cousin at a pizza parlor when a gunman on a motorcycle rode past and fired, killing the 15-year-old as he sat in a black Renault. The shooting ��� which police later said was a case of mistaken iden Former Prince Andrew can't escape Epstein's shadow as new documents reveal details about friendship 02/01/2026 05:29am • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain���s royal family is facing a fresh round of embarrassment after the latest release of documents from the U.S. investigation into Jeffrey Epstein revealed unsavory details about the relationship between the convicted sex offender and a correspondent who appears to be the man f Major global news moments of January, in AP photos 02/01/2026 05:19am • From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery features compelling images from around the world published by The Associated Press in January. Freeskier Eileen Gu takes another wild ride to the Olympics, invites the world to tag along 02/01/2026 05:10am • Whether she is walking a fashion runway, amping herself up at the top of a mountain or digging into one of those physics lessons she takes ���for fun,��� Olympic champion Eileen Gu can probably boil down her main goals to these: Do her best. And bring as many people along for the ride as possible. T Idaho State visits Kensie and Portland State 02/01/2026 04:43am • Idaho State Bengals (10-12, 3-6 Big Sky) at Portland State Vikings (14-6, 8-1 Big Sky) Portland, Oregon; Monday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Portland State plays Idaho State after Keyon Kensie scored 24 points in Portland State's 63-54 victory over the Montana State Bobcats. The Vikings are 8-2 in home Incarnate Word visits Texas A&M-CC after Pyke's 33-point outing 02/01/2026 04:43am • Incarnate Word Cardinals (9-13, 4-9 Southland) at Texas A&M-CC Islanders (12-10, 8-5 Southland) Corpus Christi, Texas; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Incarnate Word takes on Texas A&M-CC after Jordan Pyke scored 33 points in Incarnate Word's 106-93 loss to the UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros. Boston University visits Holy Cross after Gladden's 34-point performance 02/01/2026 04:43am • Boston University Terriers (8-15, 3-7 Patriot League) at Holy Cross Crusaders (8-15, 3-7 Patriot League) Worcester, Massachusetts; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Boston University visits Holy Cross after Chance Gladden scored 34 points in Boston University's 103-97 overtime loss to the Bucknell Bis Lee and Lamar host SE Louisiana 02/01/2026 04:43am • SE Louisiana Lions (6-16, 3-10 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (11-11, 6-7 Southland) Beaumont, Texas; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lamar faces SE Louisiana after Rob Lee Jr. scored 25 points in Lamar's 64-63 loss to the McNeese Cowboys. The Cardinals are 6-5 in home games. Lamar is 4-5 against opp Lancaster leads Alcorn State against Grambling after 22-point game 02/01/2026 04:43am • Grambling Tigers (9-10, 3-3 SWAC) at Alcorn State Braves (4-16, 3-5 SWAC) Lorman, Mississippi; Monday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Alcorn State hosts Grambling after Shane Lancaster scored 22 points in Alcorn State's 78-73 win over the Southern Jaguars. The Braves have gone 2-1 at home. Alcorn State ran Charleston Southern faces Gardner-Webb after Sumler's 26-point showing 02/01/2026 04:43am • Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (3-20, 1-7 Big South) at Charleston Southern Buccaneers (11-12, 2-6 Big South) North Charleston, South Carolina; Monday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Charleston Southern hosts Gardner-Webb after A'lahn Sumler scored 26 points in Charleston Southern's 84-75 loss to the Radfor Alabama State and Florida A&M meet for conference showdown 02/01/2026 04:43am • Florida A&M Rattlers (8-11, 5-3 SWAC) at Alabama State Hornets (6-15, 3-5 SWAC) Montgomery, Alabama; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Micah Simpsom and Alabama State host Tyler Shirley and Florida A&M in SWAC play. The Hornets have gone 2-2 at home. Alabama State is the SWAC leader with 10.8