Speaker Johnson invited the Artemis II crew to attend the State of the Union to highlight Louisiana's role in the program, where a rocket stage was built at NASA's Michoud Assembly Facility; Artemis II is scheduled as a 10-day lunar flyby this year.
Alex Vesia made a spring training return to game action with a one-inning outing and received an ovation and strong support from fans and teammates after missing last season's World Series following the death of his newborn daughter.
Six planets will appear together in the western evening sky this weekend; Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are expected to be visible to the naked eye while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope.
Twenty-five unplayable violins were transformed into painted artworks by community artists and are being auctioned to raise funds for Idaho State Civic Symphony education outreach.
Lynn Swain, founder and CEO of the Symbiota Leadership Institute and a specialist in the Neuroscience of Leadership, served as a 2025 Faith and Media Initiative fellow linking trust, neuroplasticity and faith. She plans to finish a book and bring fellowship insights into her speaking and consulting work.
HBO has announced season 2 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and the article reports it will adapt George R. R. Martin's novella The Sworn Sword.
The Manasota Branch of ASALH raised about $100,000 at its inaugural Black History Month Scholarship Luncheon for the 2026 Manasota Scholarship Program, and several local foundations and groups reported grants and fundraising totaling hundreds of thousands for area nonprofits.
Marla Gibbs, 94, writes in her memoir that she suffered a brain aneurysm and stroke in 2006, underwent a long recovery with rehab and emotional challenges, and later returned to acting.
A University of Surrey-led review published in Building and Environment evaluates indoor greening systems and reports that larger installations can make spaces feel up to 2°C cooler and that some engineered plant systems can reduce PM2.5 and VOCs.
Kelly Osbourne posted photos from a London Fashion Week event and called some online comments about her weight "disgusting" after receiving critical messages following her father's death.
