CDC Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Transmission Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

Samantha Power: Killing U.S.A.I.D. Is a Win for Autocrats Everywhere The attacks on the agency are cruel and counterproductive.

In Fight Over San Francisco Building, Bitcoin Pioneer Is Rejected by Democratic Elite A Bitcoin pioneer’s apartment purchase was rejected by the building’s residents after he was in escrow. The sellers — including a powerful Democrat — say they don’t care about his politics.

Trump’s Gaza Takeover Plan May Sound Death Knell for the Two-State Solution Already unlikely, the prospects for creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel could vanish altogether if the United States takes over Gaza and displaces the population, as President Trump proposes.

Trump Pauses Online Tirade to Preach Unity At the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, Mr. Trump took a moment to speak of bipartisan comity. Just hours earlier, he torched the federal bureaucracy, the global order, the media and Democrats.

Human Torso Found in Suitcase in the East River Near Manhattan A New York City ferry captain saw the luggage and called the Police Department’s Harbor Unit. The authorities have not identified the remains.

Federal Judge Deals Another Blow to Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order The injunction issued Thursday by a judge in Seattle came a day after another injunction stemming from a lawsuit in Maryland.

A Judge Tried to Get Out of Jury Duty. What He Said Cost Him His Job. Richard Snyder, a town justice in upstate New York, said he could not serve as an impartial grand juror because he believed anyone appearing before him was guilty.

How Kendrick Lamar’s Performances Led Him to the Super Bowl Halftime Show Ahead of his Super Bowl halftime show, a look at how the rapper has turned introspective rhymes into his own visual language.

House Committee to Examine Secret Navy Effort on Pilot Brain Injuries The Navy quietly started screening elite fighter pilots for signs of brain injuries caused by flying, a risk it officially denies exists.

What’s Next for MrBeast? Class Consciousness. On YouTube, he’s long prompted people to do extreme tasks for money. But on his new reality show and in social media posts, MrBeast is showing a new motivation.

Virginia McCaskey, 102, Owner and Stalwart of the Chicago Bears, Dies The daughter of the Bears founder and football pioneer George Halas, she witnessed much of N.F.L. history from a young age, then took the team’s reins in 1983.

Several Accused of Impersonating Agents Amid Trump Push on Deportations At least three people in three states have recently been charged with pretending to be immigration agents, the authorities said.

Southern California Edison Found Irregularities on Equipment Where Eaton Fire Broke Out Southern California Edison said video evidence had led it to look more broadly at whether its equipment might have been the cause of the deadly blaze.

Army Helicopter’s Tracking Technology Turned Off at Time of Crash Senator Ted Cruz, the chairman of the committee with oversight of transportation, said there was no compelling reason for the technology not to have been in use when the helicopter collided with a commercial jet over the Potomac River.

Dozens of Clinical Trials Have Been Frozen in Response to Trump’s USAID Order The stop-work order on U.S.A.I.D.-funded research has left thousands of people with experimental drugs and devices in their bodies, with no access to monitoring or care.

NCAA Bars Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports After Trump Order The decision, effective immediately, came a day after President Trump signed an order barring transgender girls and women from playing in women’s sports at federally funded educational institutions.

Lawmakers in Minnesota Strike Deal, Ending Democrats’ Boycott Democrats agreed to let a Republican take the speakership of the Minnesota House after a weekslong fight over control of the chamber.

Tariffs and Tightening Controls Threaten a Way of Life on the Border President Trump’s immigration policies have injected new uncertainty for U.S. border communities that are already suffering after waves of clampdowns.

Trump Administration Sues Illinois, Chicago Over Sanctuary Laws The suit asserts that sanctuary laws in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois have obstructed federal efforts to enforce immigration policy.