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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 22nd 2026
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
President Trump on Saturday said he plans to raise global tariffs from 10% to 15%. "...I, as President of the United States of America, will be, effective immediately, raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff on Countries, many of which have been "ripping" the U.S. off for decades, without retribution (until I came along!), to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level," the president posted on Truth Social . The ...
Source: npr.org
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
The Artemis II mission, set to be humanity's first lunar flight in decades, is facing a helium flow issue just a day after a successful test Reading Time: 2 minutes Nasa's new moon rocket suffered another setback on Saturday, almost certain to bump astronauts' first lunar trip in decades into spring. The space agency revealed the latest problem just one day after targeting March 6 for the Artemis II mission, ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
The British government is weighing new legislation that could remove the former prince, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, from the line of royal succession, according to reports. Officials in the United Kingdom, speaking on condition of anonymity to the BBC on Friday, said the decision could follow after the police finish their investigation into the ex-prince's ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . "The ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
A Texas Democratic lawmaker is invoking a newly created state legislative rule to force a public hearing into the March 2025 fatal shooting of a 23-year-old U.S. citizen by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, CBS News has learned, a case raising further transparency and oversight questions about the officials enforcing President Trump's deportation crackdown. The proposed hearing would examine the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Halligan resigned from the position last month after judges in the district continued to express skepticism regarding the legitimacy of her appointment A federal prosecutor , recently selected by judges for a key Virginia office that pursued cases against figures critical of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
The US and Canada are prepared for a stormy men's ice hockey final on Sunday as the long-time rivals face off for Winter Olympic gold . This year's Olympics mark the first time NHL players have competed at the Winter Games since 2014, meaning many of the best players in the world will face each other on Sunday. While Canada are the betting favourites – and have won the most ice hockey golds in Olympic history ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A rapidly intensifying storm triggered blizzard warnings Saturday for New York City, New Jersey and Boston as communities along the East Coast prepared for the Sunday arrival of heavy snow and damaging winds. The National Weather Service increased its assessment of the potential severity of a storm that was projected to be much milder only days earlier. The weather service said 1 to 2 feet ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight members of the militant Hezbollah group , including several local officials, two officials with the group said Saturday. The Lebanese Health Ministry put the death toll at 10, but did not distinguish between militants and civilians. The Hezbollah officials told The Associated Press that the eight militants were killed in strikes near the village of Rayak in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — At least 1,557 people held in Venezuela for political reasons have submitted their applications under an amnesty bill that was signed into law this week and are expected to be released from prison, authorities said Saturday. Thursday's measure is expected to benefit opposition members, activists, human rights defenders, journalists and many others detained for months or even years. ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
National Security What Would War With Iran Look Like? How the U.S. conducts any attack will depend on what goal Trump is trying to achieve. Illustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The Atlantic* February 21, 2026, 12:22 PM ET Save D uring President Trump's first term , Pentagon officials took a highly unusual step to diminish the likelihood of war: They shared their plans for a large-scale conflict with Iran with top ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Bill Mazeroski, who hit the first ever walk-off home run to end a World Series and lead the Pirates over the Yankees in 1960, died Friday. He was 89. Mazeroski was an eight-time Gold Glover whose slick fielding at second base earned him a spot in the Hall of Fame from the Veterans Committee. But his highlight that will live on forever is the ninth-inning leadoff home run to break a 9-9 tie in Game 7, turning the ...
Source: nypost.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Court lifted injunction on law requiring display of religious text in every public school classroom A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for a controversial Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in every public school classroom, allowing the state to enforce a law that was previously found to be unconstitutional. The US fifth circuit court of appeals voted 12-6 to lift a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
drones struck an industrial site deep on Saturday, which a Russian news channel said was a key state-owned missile factory. The attack took place in Russia's Udmurt Republic, leaving 11 hurt, three of whom were hospitalized, according to a Telegram post by Sergei Bagin, the local health minister. "One of the republic's facilities was attacked by drones" launched by Ukraine, regional head Alexander Brechalov said in ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article US economy grows at 1.4% rate in fourth quarter, a dramatic slowdown A downturn in government and consumer spending contributed to the slowdown in fourth-quarter growth America's gross domestic product — the nation's output of goods and services — increased at an 1.4% ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs The Trump administration announced on Friday it would roll back air regulations for power plants limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics at an event in Kentucky, a move it says will boost baseload energy but that public health groups say will harm public health for the most vulnerable groups in the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Reported issues at Amazon Web Services raise questions about firm's use of artificial intelligence as it cuts staff Amazon's huge cloud computing arm reportedly experienced at least two outages caused by its own artificial intelligence tools, raising questions about the company's embrace of AI as it lays off human employees. A 13-hour interruption to Amazon Web Services' (AWS) operations in December was caused by ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Behind the scenes, real journalism faces real resistance. We keep reporting anyway. Member support protects our independence and keeps tough stories in the light. Join today to help defend a free press. Already a member? In what turned out to be one of his last on-camera interviews before his death, Eric Dane spoke candidly about the "fortuitous" evolution of his relationship with his wife, Rebecca Gayheart , while ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 20th, 2026 -
Move brings total number of people killed in US strikes on suspected boats since September to at least 148 The US military launched a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the eastern Pacific on Friday, killing three men in its second strike this week. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Eastern Pacific and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," ...
Source: theguardian.com