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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 19th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
A free press depends on people who believe in it. As more outlets cave to the administration's demands to quiet opposing voices, our members enable reporting that holds firm to its values and serves the public interest. Already a member? "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert on Tuesday slammed CBS and its attorneys for releasing what he called a "crap" statement about his show. Then, he treated the statement like actual ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rescue crews on skis and snowcats battled blizzard conditions in an effort to reach six backcountry skiers still alive but trapped Tuesday after an avalanche high in the rugged Northern California mountains that left 10 other skiers missing as the danger of more slides remained high. The search and rescue crews were dispatched to Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area, northwest of Lake Tahoe, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
Feb. 18 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has killed 11 people in recent strikes on three boats allegedly transporting drugs in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean Sea. The boats were attacked late Monday, U.S. Southern Command said in a statement , which alleged that the three boats were operated by designated terrorist organizations. No proof was provided. A 39-second video published online by Southern Command ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
Australia bans citizen trying to return from IS camp in Syria Australia has barred a citizen linked to the Islamic State (IS) group from the country for up to two years. The person is among the group of 34 Australian women and children who tried to head home after being released from a Syrian camp earlier this week, only to be turned back by Syrian authorities for "technical reasons". The ban was issued "on advice ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
The European Union is going after Shein for hooking customers with what it calls "addictive design." In a press release on Tuesday, the European Commission announced that it had launched a probe into Shein under its Digital Services Act. The Commission said it would investigate Shein for "addictive design, the lack of transparency of recommender systems, as well as the sale of illegal products, including child ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
We might have assumed that gravity always remains steady and unchanging. But that might not be true after all. The strength of gravity actually changes from place to place across Earth. Scientists have found that one of the weakest spots is beneath Antarctica. In a new study published in Scientific Reports , researchers state that the "gravity hole" formed due to the rock's extremely slow movements deep inside the ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article As of Tuesday evening, there had been more than a quarter million reports of YouTube issues, according to the crowd-sourced site Downdetector has announced that all of its platforms are "are back to normal" after more than a quarter million users reported issues accessing the ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
The Hollywood star is accused of hitting one man with closed fists and punching another in the nose in the city's French Quarter Reading Time: 2 minutes US actor Shia LaBeouf's Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans allegedly took a violent turn on Tuesday morning, landing him in hospital and facing charges of battery. The New Orleans Police Department confirmed that officers arrested the Megalopolis and Honey Boy ...
Source: scmp.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
Scientists tested the antibiotic resistance of an ancient bacterium found within 5,000-year-old ice layers . According to the study published in Frontiers in Microbiology , the bacterium called Psychrobacter SC65A.3 was extracted from Scărișoara Ice Cave in Romania from about 82 feet below. After testing the strain against 28 antibiotics, the researchers found that it was resistant to 10 of them, across 8 ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
A free press depends on people who believe in it. As more outlets cave to the administration's demands to quiet opposing voices, our members enable reporting that holds firm to its values and serves the public interest. Already a member? NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president's name on airports but says it doesn't plan on charging a fee — at least for a ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 18th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US state trial begins for Georgia father of teenage school shooter The trial for the father of the teenager accused of the 2024 shooting at Apalachee High School began Monday, as prosecutors argue the father is culpable for giving his son the gun despite having notice of his son's previous threats. The father, Colin Gray, faces 29 counts, including two counts of second-degree murder, ...
Source: jurist.org
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Feb. 17 (UPI) -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson , a Baptist minister and civil rights leader who twice sought to be the Democratic Party's nominee for U.S. president, died Tuesday, his family announced. He was 84. The Rainbow PUSH Coalition shared the announcement of Jackson's death, saying he was surrounded by family as he "died peacefully" on Tuesday morning, but did not state a cause of death. "Our father was a servant ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that it will resume acquisition talks with Paramount Skydance after Netflix, which last year agreed to buy the entertainment company, gave Warner seven days to explore a new offer. Warner Bros. Discovery said in a news release that it would engage with Paramount Skydance (the parent company of CBS News) to discuss the company's $30 per share bid and clarify terms of the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. Duvall died "peacefully" at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according to an announcement from his publicist and from a statement posted ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
A man carrying a shotgun ran toward the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday before being stopped by police. He had a "tactical" vest and gloves, as well as a Kevlar helmet and a gas mask in the vehicle he exited from, U.S. Capitol Police Chief Michael Sullivan said. Officers ordered the man to drop the weapon and he complied, Sullivan said. The U.S. Capitol building is seen on Feb. 17, 2026 in Washington, DC. A man carrying a ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
GENEVA — Delegations from Moscow and Kyiv met in Geneva on Tuesday for another round of U.S.-brokered peace talks , a week before the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of its neighbor. However, expectations for any breakthroughs in the scheduled two days of talks in Switzerland were low, with neither side apparently ready to budge from its positions on key territorial issues and future ...
Source: military.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Thomas Pritzker admits 'terrible judgment' in maintaining contact with convicted sex trafficker and Ghislaine Maxwell Hyatt Hotels Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker announced Monday that he is stepping down effective immediately after documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The executive, 75, told the company's board ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said the agency has filed an amicus brief in federal court to assert its authority over prediction market enforcement and regulation. The move comes just three weeks after Selig said he was prepared to draft new, clear rules to govern event contracts. Platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are currently facing legal cases in multiple states over allegations ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Bayer said on Tuesday that its Monsanto chemical subsidiary has proposed a $7.25 billion settlement to resolve lawsuits by customers alleging that its Roundup weedkiller product caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma. If the settlement wins court approval, Monsanto would make annual payments for up to 21 years. People diagnosed with non-Hodgkins lymphoma who were exposed to Roundup before the proposed legal remedy was ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
'We have nothing to hide,' former secretary of state says ahead of her and Bill Clinton's depositions next week – key US politics stories from Tuesday 17 February Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a "cover-up" over the Epstein files, while claiming that she and her husband are being forced to testify before Congress to deflect scrutiny from Donald Trump. In an interview with the BBC , ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's relationship with U.S. Coast Guard officials has become strained throughout her first year leading the department, according to two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official and a former Coast Guard official. The tensions between Noem and the only branch of the U.S. military overseen by DHS stem from some early decisions she made that rankled Coast Guard ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
PAWTUCKET, R.I. (AP) — A person who opened fire during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island on Monday killed their ex-wife and one son, Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said Tuesday. Goncalves said the victims were the shooter's ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan Dorgan. The shooter injured three others during the shooting Monday afternoon in Pawtucket, among them the shooter's ...
Source: pbs.org
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump issued a statement Tuesday on the death of civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson that included insults directed at former President Barack Obama and Democrats in general. The statement, posted on Trump's Truth Social account , started with the president saying he knew Jackson well. Trump described Jackson as "a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and 'street smarts.'" Related story: A ...
Source: mlive.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
As the talks began, local media announced that Iran had fired live missiles towards the Strait of Hormuz Reading Time: 3 minutes Iran fired live missiles towards the Strait of Hormuz while its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned that the US warship deployed in the Gulf could be sunk, as nuclear talks between the two countries started. "We constantly hear that they [the US] have sent a warship towards ...
Source: scmp.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
NEW YORK — A group of nonprofits filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City this month violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags. The lawsuit, led by a foundation honoring Gilbert Baker, the artist who created the rainbow Pride ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
While no immediate danger exists, the companies have been notified and are working on fixes to protect millions of users' password vaults. Bitwarden, LastPass, and Dashlane are less secure than you might expect, at least if you go by the findings of security researchers at ETH Zurich and the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano. They've allegedly discovered serious security vulnerabilities in ...
Source: pcworld.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
's activities in the UK. Essex Police became the fourth force in recent days to confirm that it was examining allegations laid bare in the release of the Epstein files. Detectives are 'assessing information' that has emerged from the bombshell trove which suggests the paedophile financier trafficked sex victims to the UK on private flights via Stansted airport. The latest line of inquiry will heap further pressure ...
Source: dailymail.co.uk
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
World of Warcraft , Blizzard has teamed up with Zillow to help showcase a curated collection of houses on the brand-new Zillow for Warcraft World of Warcraft Midnight pre-purchase bonuses and pre-release patches have finally added player housing to the Blizzard MMO and offered members of the Horde and Alliance somewhere to rest their heads when they aren't adventuring. Warlords of Draenor Midnight . Anyone who is ...
Source: vice.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
X is facing mounting criticism from foreign watchdogs over its generative AI chatbot, Grok. The Irish Data Protection Commission said Tuesday that it had opened an inquiry into Elon Musk's X, formerly known as Twitter. The commission said in a press release that the inquiry was linked to the creation and publication of non-consensual, sexualized images of European Union residents on X using Grok's generative AI ...
Source: businessinsider.com