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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 8th 2026
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
By On Feb. 5, Hims & Hers announced it would be adding a new item to its repertoire. In addition to offering injectable GLP-1 semaglutide drugs for weight loss, the company stated it would also offer a pill version of the same drug. Per a press release , the new offering, a compounded pill with the same active ingredient as Wegovy, would be available at an introductory price of $49 for the first month. Just two ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's top diplomat insisted Sunday that Tehran's strength came from its ability to "say no to the great powers," striking a maximalist position just after negotiations with the United States over its nuclear program and in the wake of nationwide protests. Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, speaking to diplomats at a summit in Tehran, signaled that Iran would stick to its ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
By Sam Darnold put up a career-best season in 2024 for the Minnesota Vikings, throwing for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdown passes to go along with an impressive quarterback rating of 102.5 . It was Darnold's first season with the Vikings and, somewhat surprisingly, his last. With the 28-year-old Darnold once again thriving this season all the way to Super Bowl 60 for the Seattle Seahawks, things aren't exactly looking ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer Donald Trump said on Friday he made the call to post a now-deleted video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes but deflected blame for the move, causing new speculation in his orbit about whether the blame lay with the president or his aide Natalie Harp. The brief clip, shared late ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Media 4 min read The Washington Post's publisher and CEO Will Lewis has abruptly stepped down, just days after the newspaper laid off one-third of its staff, including at least 300 journalists in the newsroom. Post journalists, who believed Lewis had failed to turn around the publication's fortunes, openly celebrated the news. "After two years of transformation at The Washington Post, now is the right time for me ...
Source: edition.cnn.com
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project. The decision came months after the administration announced it was halting $16 billion in support for the project, citing the then-government shutdown and what a top federal ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
In a social media post declaring, " Harvard is woke; the War Department is not ," Pete Hegseth announced Friday evening that the federal agency would sever academic ties with Harvard University. "File this under: LONG OVERDUE," the post on X said. "The Department of War is formally ending ALL Professional Military Education, fellowships, and certificate programs with Harvard University." Beginning next fall, the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The lead singer and songwriter of 3 Doors Down, Brad Arnold, has died after a battle with cancer, the rock band announced on X. He was 47. "He will be deeply missed and forever remembered," the band said in a statement on Saturday. The band is best known for 2000s rock hits like Kryptonite, Here Without You, When I'm Gone, and Loser. In May 2025, Arnold announced that he was ill, and had received a diagnosis of ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responded to criticism from Sen. Mark Warner and others that she allegedly "hid" a complaint from a whistleblower. "Senator Mark Warner and his friends in the Propaganda Media have repeatedly lied to the American people that I or the ODNI 'hid' a whistleblower complaint in a safe for eight months," Gabbard said in a post on X. "This is a blatant lie." A U.S. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Pakistaini authorities say they have arrested multiple people in connection with Friday's mosque bombing, the deadliest attack in Islamabad in nearly two decades. ISLAMABAD — An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others, as mourners gathered ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The White House's TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at "the lowest price anywhere in the world." "This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it's not even close," President Trump said at a news conference announcing the launch of the platform. Drug policy experts say the jury is still out on ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Today show host tells potential kidnappers of mother Nancy that family is prepared to pay for safe return Savannah Guthrie told the potential kidnappers of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, on Saturday that the family is prepared to pay for her safe return, as the frantic search for the 84-year-old entered a seventh day. "We received your message, and we understand. We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can ...
Source: theguardian.com