NASA has begun rolling out the Artemis II Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, marking a key milestone ahead of its upcoming crewed Moon mission. (PICS/ AFP) (INFO: NASA)

Large swathes of the United States continue to reel under an intense cold wave, with freezing conditions expected to hold firm well into the coming week, according to weather reports. (Pics/AFP)