The U.S. Navy is deploying the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln already stationed in the region, according to multiple sources. This move, confirmed by three U.S. officials, comes as tensions between the U.S. and Iran continue to simmer. The Ford carrier strike group is expected to depart the Caribbean in the coming days.
The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, has been in the Caribbean since November, part of a broader military buildup near Venezuela, according to CBS News. American forces in that region have conducted numerous strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats and captured former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The deployment of the Ford and its accompanying destroyers will result in two aircraft carriers in the Middle East.
This decision follows President Donald Trump's statement in an interview with Axios, where he considered sending a second carrier to the Middle East if talks with Iran about its nuclear program were unsuccessful, as reported by ABC News. The region is overseen by the U.S. military's Central Command.
In other news, the search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, is intensifying after she was reportedly kidnapped from her Tucson, Arizona, home on February 1, according to ABC News. The FBI released photos and videos of an armed person in a mask near her home, appearing to tamper with a security camera. FBI Director Kash Patel released a surveillance photo on February 10, 2026, showing a potential subject in the investigation.
Additionally, Mexico is facing a potential loss of its measles elimination status due to a surge in cases, ABC News reported. Since the beginning of last year, over 9,100 measles cases have been confirmed, with at least 28 deaths, according to Mexico's Secretariat of Health. The majority of cases have occurred in children between ages 1 and 9.
Finally, Puerto Rico's Republican governor signed a bill recognizing unborn babies as human beings, Fox News reported. Gov. Jenniffer González stated the measure "aims to maintain consistency between civil and criminal provisions by recognizing the unborn child as a human being." The amendment alters an article within Puerto Rico's Penal Code that defines murder.
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