Michigan
A five-year-old was killed and his mother injured after an explosion on Friday in Troy.
The explosion happened at The Oxford Center after its hyperbaric chamber exploded according to The Detroit Free Press. The boy was found inside of the chamber, while his mother was found just outside.
The boy was identified as Thomas Cooper. The family set up a GoFundMe to raise funds for funeral expenses. As of Monday, Feb. 3, the cause of the explosion is still under investigation.
National
This weekend, the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks agreed on a groundbreaking trade.
The Lakers sent Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a first-round pick to Dallas for superstar Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris.
General Manager Nico Harrison said that Dallas was nervous about Luka’s conditioning issues and said the team didn’t want to commit to a supermax extension this offseason. Doncic was set to earn 345 million dollars in a deal with Dallas, but his trade voids his eligibility
Global
Planetary defense systems in the United Nations are closely monitoring an asteroid that has about a 1% chance of hitting the Earth.
The estimated date when the impact may occur is December 22, 2032.
According to BBC News, when asteroids are detected with a small percent rate of hitting the Earth,the percentage decreases more over time. The European Space Agency is currently unsure if the asteroid will be viewable in 2032 for them to determine its path.