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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 15th 2026
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article A White House official claimed a staffer 'erroneously made the post' on Trump's Truth Social account Former President Barack Obama has responded to a video shared on President Donald Trump's Truth Social account depicting him and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. Last ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights The co-founder of Palestine Action has said the ban on the group "massively backfired" and called for its proscription to be suspended after the high court found it to be unlawful . Three senior judges ruled on Friday that the ban was disproportionate and constituted very serious ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
By In the United States, gas-powered vehicles still reign supreme, and recent legislation ensures that will be the case for a lot longer than we anticipated. With federal tax credits for EVs expiring and automakers pivoting back to hybrids, gas prices remain a critical weekly consideration for millions of commuters. As some regions see prices tick up due to seasonal shifts, many areas are seeing prices drop ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Many people bought the devices thinking they would do little more than protect their delivery packages W hat happens to the data that smart home cameras collect? Can law enforcement access this information – even when users aren't aware officers may be viewing their footage? Two recent events have put these concerns in the spotlight. A Super Bowl ad by the doorbell-camera company Ring and the FBI's pursuit of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
There is no innocent explanation for the presence of the toxin detected after Navalny's death, European allies say, noting the frogs are not found in Russia. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny died in prison after being poisoned with a deadly toxin found in Ecuadorian dart frogs, the U.K. and other allies claimed Saturday. There is no possible explanation other than a deliberate poisoning, European officials ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
– Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran's nuclear program next week, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said Saturday. Oman, which welcomed the first round of on Feb. 6, will host the talks in Geneva, the Swiss ministry said, without specifying which days. After the first discussions, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran that failure to reach an agreement with his ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Four new astronauts arrived at the International Space Station on Saturday, bringing the lab back up to full capacity after several of their colleagues were forced to leave early last month due to a medical issue. The U.S., French and Russian astronauts and cosmonaut launched from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX rocket on Friday for the approximately 34-hour journey. "That was quite the ride," NASA Commander Jessica ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are under criminal investigation after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss felony assault charges against Venezuelan nationals from a January shooting in Minneapolis . ICE Director Todd Lyons said Friday that newly reviewed video evidence suggests the officers may have made "untruthful statements" under oath about the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
This was not supposed to be a competition, but a coronation. Ilia Malinin had won 14 consecutive figure skating events over the last three years. He is the two-time world champion. He'd carried his American teammates to the gold medal last weekend. The only man at Olympus who could beat the Quad God was the Quad God himself. Astonishingly, he did . In the sport's biggest upset in the history of the Winter Games, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Hollywood mogul Casey Wasserman on Friday informed staff members at his talent agency that he is putting the company up for sale, a move that comes as he faces growing scrutiny over his ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. In a memo to staff obtained by NBC News, Wasserman wrote that he believed he had "become a distraction" at his eponymous firm, which represents high-profile musicians and athletes. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
The often sedate world of curling has gotten heated at the Winter Olympics as cheating allegations and audible swear words overshadowed a feisty match between two of the best men's teams. Canada's Marc Kennedy got offended when he was accused by Swedish rival Oskar Eriksson of "double-touching" – essentially, touching the rock again after initially releasing it down the sheet of ice – during Canada's ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
The US military conducted a deadly strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. The operation is part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against drug cartels, which has resulted in 133 deaths through 38 attacks since September in Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters. US Southern Command shared details of the latest strike on social media, including video ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
At least a half-dozen top officials in the current Trump administration have connections to Jeffrey Epstein , according to an NBC News review of some of the over 3 million documents the Justice Department has released. The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications. President Donald Trump, who had a lengthy relationship with Epstein, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
There's Now a Café Where You Go on Dates With AI By As AI continues to reshape how people work and socialize, a more intimate frontier has emerged: romance. Millions of people now talk, flirt, confide, and form emotional bonds with AI companions-relationships that exist entirely on screens. But what has been missing, until now, is the presence of an IRL date itself. On Valentine's Day weekend, that boundary ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
– Banging drums and chanting for regime change, supporters of 's exiled Crown Prince rallied on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders , Germany, on Saturday, aiming to crank up international pressure on Tehran. "Change, change, regime change," the crowd in Munich chanted, waving green-white-and-red flags with lion and sun emblems, which Iran used before that toppled the Pahlavi dynasty. Some ...
Source: news4jax.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Cases among younger people are rising – such as with actor James Van Der Beek, who died on 11 February at age 48 Actor James Van Der Beek died on 11 February, aged 48; he had been diagnosed in 2023 with colorectal cancer. According to the World Health Organization, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. While rates are declining ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ICE's new "processing centers," like the one it is eyeing in a massive warehouse in east Orlando, would each hold up to 1,500 immigrant detainees for as long as a week before they are transferred to other facilities or deported, according to an outline of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's plan released by New Hampshire's governor. Homeland Security intends to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
After simmering at a low boil for much of the past few months, the Trump administration's running fight with Harvard University heated up again Friday when federal officials sued the school, alleging it had failed to comply with a review of its admissions process . This particular issue revolves around whether the university is complying with the Supreme Court's ruling in 2023 that banned the use of race-based ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Proofpoint is adding agentic workspace protection to its cybersecurity platform by acquiring Acuvity . Acuvity delivers AI enterprise security and governance, while Proofpoint offers cybersecurity and compliance, the companies said in a Friday (Feb. 13) press release . With the acquisition, Proofpoint will enhance its platform's ability to provide AI-native visibility, governance and run-time protection for AI and ...
Source: pymnts.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem had led the company - owner of P&O and 80 ports worldwide - for more than 40 years but was facing questions over his alleged ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The Emirati businessman credited with turning DP World into a global logistics powerhouse has left the company amid questions over his links to the disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem was the chairman and ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Former White House counsel to Barack Obama steps down saying she 'regrets ever knowing' billionaire pedophile, whom she once dubbed 'Uncle Jeffrey' and said she adored A top lawyer at Goldman Sachs and a former White House counsel to Barack Obama announced her resignation ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges connected to his coverage of protests over federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. During the brief, highly procedural hearing, Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko reminded Lemon of his constitutional rights and asked if he understood the charges against him. Lemon answered in the affirmative before the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns minced no words Friday, ordering the Trump administration to bring back a mistakenly deported Babson College student, saying, "Now it is time for the government to make amends." Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was detained at Logan Airport in November, on her way to visit her family in Texas for the Thanksgiving holiday. Before she could board the plane, ICE handcuffed her and detained ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article In some cases, the government has spent seven-figure sums to deport a single person, the report claims Over the past year, the Trump administration has spent upwards of $40 million to relocate migrants to far-flung countries where they have no connection, according to a new ...
Source: independent.co.uk