21 Feb 2026, 3:39 pm
A teenager has been stabbed to death outside a mosque, with two others rushed to hospital in the West Midlands on Friday.Police were called to a mosque on Smethwick Road in Sandwell, Birmingham, just before 9pm on Friday following reports of an altercation.Zeeshan Afzal, 18, was found stabbed-to-death in the car park of Jamia Masjid mosque - busy for evening prayer during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.A heavy presence of several ambulances, a paramedic officer an…
21 Feb 2026, 3:37 pm
PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission said they are planning to implement vehicle restrictions in anticipation of a winter storm that could bring up to a foot of snow to parts of the state.
21 Feb 2026, 3:27 pm
Leaders from Brazil and India agreed on Saturday to increase bilateral trade between the two countries, including a deal for rare earth elements, which are essential for production of certain electronics.
21 Feb 2026, 3:22 pm
"Everyone has to take a look at themselves" - what went wrong for England in their record Six Nations home defeat by Ireland?
21 Feb 2026, 3:20 pm
Finn Russell credits his try against Wales to Scotland's emphasis as a team of "being calm and composed inside the 22," as Gregor Townsend's side moved top of the Six Nations table with a 26-23 win at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
21 Feb 2026, 3:16 pm
Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada says his side are not yet ready to challenge for overall Six Nations victory.
21 Feb 2026, 3:12 pm
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21 Feb 2026, 3:11 pm
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21 Feb 2026, 3:09 pm
Billionaire Elon Musk’s social platform X has appealed a $140 million fine from the European Commission in a landmark case that could shape how online platforms are regulated across Europe. The company’s Global Government Affairs team said in a Friday post that it had filed an appeal with the General Court of the European Union……
21 Feb 2026, 3:07 pm
A 99-year-old paratrooper who was among the first group of Allied troops deployed on D-Day has died.Roy Burr jumped into Normandy just after midnight on June 6, 1944, as part of the 22nd Independent Parachute Company.The company was tasked with marking drop zones on the French coast ahead of the incoming parachute battalions.Mr Burr’s death was announced by Bristol Normandy Veterans, which said: “It is with great sadness that I have been informed that our vetera…
21 Feb 2026, 3:06 pm
After most of his tariffs were outlawed on Friday, Trump announced new global tariffs of 10% - which he says he has now increased to 15%.
21 Feb 2026, 3:03 pm
Conan O'Brien has broken his silence regarding the shocking fatal stabbings of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele at their California home.
21 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
The student protesters honoured thousands of those killed when nationwide mass protests were put down last month.
21 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
Globally, nearly 7,000 coal mines, more than 2,400 coal-fired power plants and hundreds of coal rail networks, trucks and port terminals all make up the world's coal industry. When coal is phased out and green energy phased in, these coal assets can either be abandoned or turned into something that is useful for communities.
21 Feb 2026, 2:56 pm
On Saturday, Macron called for calm ahead of a demonstration in tribute to Quentin Deranque, whose murder has sent shockwaves through the country.
21 Feb 2026, 2:52 pm
The political drama directed by Ilker Çatak won the top prize at the Berlin International Film Festival 2026. The German-Turkish filmmaker accepted the Golden Bear from jury president Wim Wenders. Other major winners included Salvation, Queen at Sea, and Rose.
21 Feb 2026, 2:51 pm
Scotland score three second-half tries to inflict a heartbreaking Six Nations defeat on Wales in a thrilling game in Cardiff.
21 Feb 2026, 2:48 pm
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21 Feb 2026, 2:37 pm
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21 Feb 2026, 2:36 pm
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday fired the top prosecutor leading the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia office hours after he took on the role to replace former Trump lawyer Lindsey Halligan. U.S. District Judge M. Hannah Lauck administered the oath of office after longtime litigator James Hundley was unanimously appointed……
21 Feb 2026, 2:35 pm
President Donald Trump said he will raise global tariffs from 10% to 15% after the Supreme Court on Friday ruled his emergency tariffs are illegal.
21 Feb 2026, 2:35 pm
Berlin-based T2 Linux developer René Rebe (long-time Slashdot reader ReneR) is announcing that their Xorg display server has now restored its XAA acceleration architecture, "bringing fixed-function hardware 2D acceleration back to many older graphics cards that upstream left in software-rendered mode." Older fixed-function GPUs now regain smooth window movement, low CPU usage, and proper 24-bit bpp framebuffer support (also restored in T2). Tested hardware includ…
21 Feb 2026, 2:31 pm
Chelsea have more red cards than any side in the Premier League this season, and boss Liam Rosenior says they have "set fire" to points.
21 Feb 2026, 2:29 pm
BBC Radio 5 Live's podcast Rugby Union Weekly discuss England's inability to be able to respond to early setbacks, following a damaging 42-21 defeat to Ireland at Twickenham in the Six Nations.
21 Feb 2026, 2:24 pm
After a busy day between the two semifinals yesterday, we’re right back at it this afternoon for the first of our two medal games. This one will all but certainly be a bit bittersweet, as the teams from Finland and Slovakia will have to shake off the disappointment from their losses yesterday, and really bear down in their efforts to go for the bronze medal, to avoid being the last team going home completely empty-handed. It’s the meaningful game to end all mea…
21 Feb 2026, 2:24 pm
France take on Italy in the under-20s Six Nations.
21 Feb 2026, 2:21 pm
NEW JERSEY - New Jersey officials have issued a statewide state of emergency as a powerful winter storm approaches, with heavy snow, strong winds and hazardous travel conditions expected.New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill has declared a state of emergency for all 21 counties in New Jersey in anticipation of a significant winter storm expected to impact the region, according to state officials.The declaration allows state agencies and emergency responders to activate…
21 Feb 2026, 2:21 pm
There were a number of impressive performances despite falling on the wrong side of the result…
21 Feb 2026, 2:18 pm
Record-breaking Ireland beat England at Twickenham, & Scotland come back to beat Wales.
21 Feb 2026, 2:13 pm
Four Colombian nationals were arrested, including three at an airport with one-way tickets out of the country, after prosecutors say they posed as immigration judges and federal agents to target migrants.Three of the Colombian nationals arrested were identified as siblings Daniela Alejandra Sanchez Ramirez, 25, Jhoan Sebastian Sanchez Ramirez, 29, and Alexandra Patricia Sanchez Ramirez, 38. Federal prosecutors said all three were arrested at Newark Airport in New Je…
21 Feb 2026, 2:10 pm
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) called the Supreme Court ruling against a majority of President Trump’s tariffs a “crushing defeat for the wannabe King.” “The Supreme Court decision striking down the harmful Trump Tariffs is a big victory for the American people,” Jeffries posted on the social platform X on Friday morning. “And another……
21 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
Leicester beat Harlequins to secure a home Prem Rugby Cup semi-final, while Exeter will join them in the last four.
21 Feb 2026, 2:06 pm
As we head into the medal matchups in the final games of the Olympics, we’re taking some time to revisit some of the top performances by Flyers players in tournaments past. The research found great success linked Finland and Philadelphia at Olympic games, which bodes well for our defenseman, Rasmus Ristolainen, as he prepares to battle for bronze against Slovakia. But let’s get into the meat of this. Kimmo Timonen’s 2010 bronze medal: Finland versus Slovak…
21 Feb 2026, 2:03 pm
Background: Myst Hookah + Ultra Lounge in San Antonio, Texas (Google Maps). Inset (from left to right): Joseph Amador and Lauren Machado-Juarez (San Antonio Police Department). A night at a Texas hookah lounge turned deadly when a man and a woman opened fire on patrons sitting at the establishment's patio, killing two people, authorities say. Joseph Amador, 34, and Lauren Machado-Juarez, 35, have both been charged with capital murder, the San Antonio Police Departme…
21 Feb 2026, 2:01 pm
After billionaire retail mogul Les Wexner denied knowledge of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes in a recent deposition before the House, one Epstein survivor called his testimony “abhorrent.” Maria Farmer referenced her 1996 court filing in a statement Saturday, when she accused the disgraced financier of abusing her at Wexner’s Ohio residence and said……
21 Feb 2026, 2:01 pm
Scotland battle back to inflict a heartbreaking Six Nations defeat on Wales in a thrilling game in Cardiff.
21 Feb 2026, 2:01 pm
Scotland battle back to inflict a heartbreaking Six Nations defeat on Wales in a thrilling game in Cardiff.
21 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
As a businessman, Trump has frequently emblazoned buildings and consumer products – shoelaces, an airline, an edition of the Bible, among many others – with his own name.
21 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
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21 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
(MedPage Today) -- TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of Texas Tech Health El Paso, look at the top medical...
21 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
The extreme left and right are forming a new coalition, the Burn-It-Down Coalition, which is pushing America towards antisemitism, hostility to free speech, and endless politicized retribution and persecution.
21 Feb 2026, 1:59 pm
Washington Post: “Trump administration officials have struggled to figure out how to increase U.S. military spending by a whopping $500 billion in their forthcoming budget, slowing the overall White House spending plan, four people familiar with the matter said.” “President Donald Trump last month agreed to a roughly 50 percent funding boost sought by Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, in the White House’s annual budget proposal.” “Since Trump agreed t…
21 Feb 2026, 1:58 pm
England delivered a severely underwhelming performance against Ireland (Getty Images)Steve Borthwick's side were their own worst enemies in a terrible displaySteve Borthwick's side were their own worst enemies in a terrible display…
21 Feb 2026, 1:56 pm
Wales fell just short against Scotland in Cardiff as they went down 23-26 in a pulsating match…
21 Feb 2026, 1:45 pm
I received an email with a tip included. I receive multiple said emails daily about the same person all written the same way albeit supposedly from different people. Today though they added a little extra bit to the subject line.Blind Item-post this f*cking blindI put the * in it. So, who do you think the tip is about that results in such heated passion. A foreign born superhero and his mostly off again partner. Every single day. Multiple times per day. …
21 Feb 2026, 1:38 pm
Police have been accused of turning a blind eye to the spread of Sharia courts in Britain, as newly released Government figures show less than three per cent of so-called “honour crimes” were successfully prosecuted last year.The data shows authorities are consistently failing to prosecute and prevent honour-based abuse, which can include offences such as female genital mutilation (FGM), homicide (honour killings) and forced marriage.Campaigners are warning that…
21 Feb 2026, 1:35 pm
As Wales celebrate scoring a penalty Scotland take advantage and score straight from the kick off as Darcy Graham takes advantage of a fortunate bounce.
21 Feb 2026, 1:35 pm
As Wales celebrate scoring a penalty Scotland take advantage and score straight from the kick off as Darcy Graham takes advantage of a fortunate bounce.
21 Feb 2026, 1:34 pm
Slashdot reader BrianFagioli writes: The Salvation Army has launched what it calls the world's first digital thrift store inside Roblox, an experience named Thrift Score that lets players browse virtual racks and buy digital fashion for their avatars. While I understand the strategy of meeting Gen Z and Gen Alpha where they already spend time and money, I feel uneasy about turning something that, in the real world, often serves low income families in genuine need…
21 Feb 2026, 1:33 pm
When 35-year-old black mother of four Ajike ‘AJ’ Owens was shot dead by her neighbour Susan Lorincz in Florida in 2023 there was outcry when the killer was not initially arrested and was allowed to return to her home – the scene of the crime. She argued that she had opened fire in self defence, raising yet more questions about the deeply contested Stand Your Ground Law. The events are covered in a harrowing Oscar and BAFTA-nominated documentary called The Perf…
21 Feb 2026, 1:33 pm
Police are continuing to search the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on the Windsor Estate following his arrest and release on Thursday. And with the government considering removing him from the line of succession, attention has turned to how that might happen. He is eighth in line to the throne but removing him requires the agreement of 14 states where King Charles is head of state.
21 Feb 2026, 1:33 pm
We spoke to the economist Neil Shearing from the independent research consultancy Capital Economics and asked for his reaction to the President’s announcement on global tariffs.
21 Feb 2026, 1:32 pm
The native species was driven to extinction by sailors in the 1800s. Now, 158 juvenile giant tortoises have been reintroduced to the island.
21 Feb 2026, 1:32 pm
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Atlantic City is preparing for a severe and potentially dangerous winter storm expected to bring heavy snow, strong winds and coastal flooding beginning Sunday.LATEST PHILADELPHIA-AREA FORECAST | Blizzard Warning in Coastal NJ: How much is it going to snow in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Delaware?According to the National Weather Service, Atlantic City could receive up to 24 inches of snow, with wind gusts reaching 52 mph.Officials say those condi…
21 Feb 2026, 1:32 pm
President Trump is digging in. A day after the Supreme Court’s ruling prompted him to make his global tariffs 10% for everyone, he decided to raise them again with immediate effect. What it means for the UK and its trade deal with the US is far from clear. It leaves businesses here and around the world facing even more uncertainty.
21 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm
Posted by Christopher Morrow via NANOG on Feb 21`550 Get a real e-mail address (ie one you pay for). We do not accept GMAIL or Yahoo email - too much spam.` - kinda hard to help with this sort of answer from your email service... I'd also point out that you can't actually tell if a gmail user pays for their account or not... but anyway, good luck !
21 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm
Social media addiction has been compared to casinos, opioids and cigarettes.
21 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm
This Mayor actress is being a pain on set again and everyone is at their breaking point. …
21 Feb 2026, 1:30 pm
Is Hollywood “cooked”? Do video generating AI models mean its “over” for filmmakers? The jury’s out on that. But according to one Hollywood insider, the whole industry is “lying” about how much AI they’re using. “The thing with AI right now in Hollywood: Everyone’s lying just a little bit,” Janice Min, a former editor of Hollywood Reporter and CEO of cinema industry media group Ankler Media, told Business Insider in a new interview. “Stu…
21 Feb 2026, 1:25 pm
The cartoons will be added to Tubi on March 1.
21 Feb 2026, 1:16 pm
A former Tory MP has suggested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor should be exiled following his arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office.The ex-royal's proximity to the Family has been questioned - with No10 considering legislation to remove the former Duke of York from the line of succession.Speaking on GB News, Mark Field said: "I think the practicality of the idea that he can stay living in Sandringham, I think that's a non-starter."Listen, I'm being serious,…
21 Feb 2026, 1:15 pm
Speaking of the aforementioned book, the ghostwriter hates this permanent A list singer/sometime actress so take the Oscar story with a grain of salt. …
21 Feb 2026, 1:15 pm
The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that it's too early to determine the constitutionality of a Louisiana law that requires public schools display the Ten Commandments in their classroom. Friday's 12-6 decision vacates a federal district court's preliminary injunction from November 2024, which initially stopped the law from taking effect. Louisiana officials set certain "minimum requirements" in H.B. 71, the circuit court wrote that the "the natu…
21 Feb 2026, 1:14 pm
A young woman was killed while a man was injured in a crash involving a car and truck on I-95 in Wilmington, Delaware, Friday night. The 19-year-old woman from Newark, Delaware, was driving a Chrysler 200 northbound on I-95 south of Harvey Road in Wilmington around 8:55 p.m. At the same time, a 34-year-old man from New York was driving a Volvo tractor-trailer that was carrying three cars southbound on I-95 in the same area. Delaware State Police said the 19-ye…
21 Feb 2026, 1:14 pm
Judy Greer was happy to join S2 of "Last Thing He Told Me," in part because she got to work again with her "13 Going on 30" co-star Jennifer Garner.
21 Feb 2026, 1:06 pm
The plot thickens. It turns out that the premise with which we were sold the Chagos Island deals may actually be false. The so-called threats that the UK would face if we didn't hand them over - crumbling when challenged. Why are we really doing this? What is wrong with Sir Keir Starmer and his Government? Why are they intent on giving away the Chagos Islands to the Mauritius? It actually winds me up when I hear people using the phrase giving them back to the Mauri…
21 Feb 2026, 1:05 pm
As the 2026 Winter Olympic Games wind down, athletes are packing up their bags with exclusive gear that fans obsessed over in viral TikTok haul videos. Sponsors like Nike, Ralph Lauren and Skims have showered the top athletes in the country with clothing, sneakers, accessories and more. But some Olympians are choosing to sell some of their swag — igniting bidding wars on eBay and stirring debate over whether cashing in on Olympic-issued gear crosses an ethical l…
21 Feb 2026, 1:02 pm
President Donald Trump approved an emergency declaration for Washington, D.C., that will mobilize FEMA to assist in the clean-up of millions of gallons of sewage in the Potomac River.
21 Feb 2026, 1:02 pm
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says his players "showed respect for each other and the jersey" as he hailed Saturday's 42-21 win over England as a "special day".
21 Feb 2026, 1:01 pm
Inis Nua Theatre Company will present the American premiere of David Ireland’s romantic comedy “Can’t Forget About You” from March 18 through April 5 at the Drake Theatre in Center City.
21 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
Although digital computers are – much like their human computer counterparts – about performing calculations, another crucial element is that of memory. After all, you need to fetch values from somewhere and store them afterwards. Sometimes values need to be stored for long periods of time, making memory one of the most important elements, yet also one of the most difficult ones. Back in the 1950s the storage options were especially limited, with a 1959 Bell Lab…
21 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
Lucy Wilde's brother says she was "strength wrapped in softness" and served with "courage and pride".
21 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
The left often treats “accountability” like a code word for austerity or conservatism.
21 Feb 2026, 1:00 pm
One hopes that the EGOT winner's new book will actually have interesting stories. Perhaps something about her coke fueled sex romps with the permanent A list director who liked to put mom in his movies. …
21 Feb 2026, 12:59 pm
Sarah Pochin has scolded Labour for "driving Chagossians off their homeland" on the day her leader accused the Government of blocking his bid to send aid to Chagos Islanders. The Reform UK leader jetted off to the Maldives with supplies in tow to assist a band of four Chagossians who are attempting to establish a permanent base on a deserted island in the archipelago.Mr Farage had worked to send a boat carrying vital food and medicines to the island where the men a…
21 Feb 2026, 12:58 pm
“President Trump announced that he would raise his new, global tariff to 15 percent, a day after he took steps to replicate some of the punishing duties that had been struck down by the Supreme Court,” the New York Times reports. “For some countries, Mr. Trump’s new 15 percent tariff may actually be higher than the rates that previously applied to their exports to the United States. Those tariffs were invalidated on Friday, after a majority of the court’s…
21 Feb 2026, 12:58 pm
The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
21 Feb 2026, 12:58 pm
The mission to the far side of the Moon and back will likely be postponed after problems with were spotted with its rocket, a Nasa official said.
21 Feb 2026, 12:55 pm
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee claimed in an interview published Friday that it would be “fine” if Israel took over all of the Middle East, suggesting the Bible gives the Jewish state that right. Huckabee told conservative media personality Tucker Carlson that the land “from the river of Egypt until the great river, the……
21 Feb 2026, 12:49 pm
Arthur T Knackerbracket writes:https://gizmodo.com/theres-a-new-term-for-workers-freaking-out-over-being-replaced-by-ai-2000723019There isn't a ton of evidence to suggest that the introduction of AI has led to significant job losses, yet. But it has led to a significant amount of talk about job losses, and that appears to be taking a real toll on people. According to research published in the journal Cureus and spotted by Futurism, workers are increasingly suffering…
21 Feb 2026, 12:45 pm
February 3, 2026Despite being on Raya, the 80's streaming actor has been slipping into the DMs of low level influencers for the last year, and his new interest is a Squid Games actress. He’s pulled the classic millennial follow/unfollow/refollow three times in an attempt to get her attention (she still hasn't followed him back) and is one of the first in her likes every time she posts. Joe Keery/Jung Ho-yeon…
21 Feb 2026, 12:45 pm
By Robert Niles: In theme parks and entertainment, "walk time" is the name for the final paid minutes of your shift, when you gather your stuff and start heading home. At Theme Park Insider, "Walk Time" is our weekend look back at the past seven days in theme park news. Six Flags continues to pile up losses, as its new management team tries to change the company's direction. Six Flags reported its fourth quarter and 2025 full year financial results this week: Losses…
21 Feb 2026, 12:45 pm
It’s bad enough that ChatGPT is prone to making stuff up completely on its own. But it turns out that you can easily trick the AI into peddling ridiculous lies — that you invented — to other users, a tech journalist discovered. “I made ChatGPT, Google’s AI search tools and Gemini tell users I’m really, really good at eating hot dogs,” Thomas Germain for the BBC proudly shared. The hack can be as simple as writing a blog post, that, with the right…
21 Feb 2026, 12:37 pm
President Trump late Friday blasted “disloyal” Republicans and Supreme Court justices after the high court struck down much of his tariff policy and as he ramps up efforts to sell his economic agenda ahead of the 2026 midterms. “Republicans are so disloyal to themselves!” he wrote on Truth Social. “Unite, stick together, and WIN!” Trump’s……
21 Feb 2026, 12:36 pm
President Donald Trump listens as Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci). For the second time in two days, a New Jersey federal judge harshly criticized the Trump administration in a case where an Indian immigrant was apparently transferred to another state. The 5-page order m…
21 Feb 2026, 12:34 pm
CNN reports on a 13,000-year-old glacier in a Romanian cave, where scientists say a bacterial strain they thawed and analyzed "is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics used to treat diseases such as urinary tract infections and tuberculosis." But there's no evidence the bacteria is harmful to humans, CNN notes, and "The scientists said the insights they have gained from the work may help in the fight against modern superbugs that can't be treated by commonly used ant…
21 Feb 2026, 12:30 pm
Allianz Stadium.England head coach Steve Borthwick feels his side left themselves a "mountain to climb" after an error-strewn first half in the 42-21 defeat by Ireland at Allianz Stadium.
21 Feb 2026, 12:30 pm
February 3, 2026The latest 30 under 30 to hit that curse should just be yelling out the celebrity CEO's name who does that much more fraud every single day and has for years than she did in her entirety.Gökçe Güven/Elon Musk…
21 Feb 2026, 12:26 pm
Nigel Farage has accused the British Government of blocking his bid to send aid to Chagos Islanders.The Reform UK leader flew to the Maldives with supplies to help four Chagossians who are attempting to establish a permanent base on a deserted island in the archipelago.Mr Farage had worked to send a boat carrying vital food and medicines to the island where the men are trying to establish a colony, about 300 miles south of the Maldives.The boat will not have the Ref…
21 Feb 2026, 12:25 pm
It is the second time this month that the Trump administration has abruptly fired a prosecutor who was appointed by judges.
21 Feb 2026, 12:23 pm
Germany is rearming — and not only on Earth. Last year, Defence Minister Boris Pistorius earmarked around €35 billion for space capabilities. Inspector Thomas Daum explains why space has become a new battlefield.
21 Feb 2026, 12:21 pm
The AppArmour security module for the Linux kernel, which most notably is backed by Canonical for Ubuntu, has some small improvements and fixes for Linux 7.0...
21 Feb 2026, 12:17 pm
NASA may delay its mission to send astronauts to the moon for the first time in more than half a century after discovering a fault with its rocket.