The Petersburg Post
Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 24th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 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? President Donald Trump 's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs were barely cold after the Supreme Court struck them down as illegal on Friday before he announced their replacement. At a press ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Like many drug lords, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes kept a low profile until he was killed by the Mexican army Sunday in the western state of Jalisco. Despite building one of Mexico's most powerful criminal organizations over two decades, the only known photographs of the known as "El Mencho" come from his earlier arrests on robbery and drug charges in California in the 1980s and early 1990s. ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - The record-breaking storm gripping the northeastern U.S. is continuing to cause delays at Suncoast airports. At Sarasota Bradenton International Airport as of 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, 14 flights to and from locations being hit by the storm have been canceled and two have been delayed, including flights to Boston and New York. On Monday at least 35 flight were grounded at SRQ, according to the ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
is expected to tilt heavily on domestic issues, but it's also a chance for the Republican to make the case for his foreign policy efforts to Americans who are increasingly demonstrating among his biggest wins. , Trump's assignment Tuesday evening also is to cut through thickening skepticism that he's staying true to his "America First" philosophy after a year in which his focus was often far from home. It's a ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 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? Jack Hughes, who scored the game-winning goal against Canada in the Winter Olympics hockey final, tried to chill outrage against the team and President Donald Trump about the champion U.S. women's ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Contact centres are experiencing mixed results with AI deployments right now. Whilst some are undoubtedly seeing measurable improvements in efficiency, customer satisfaction, and operational resilience – others are struggling to see any ROI at all. To explore the reasons behind this unsettling trend, we asked our panel of technology experts exactly where leading contact centres are applying AI in their ...
Source: callcentrehelper.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Three Chinese artificial intelligence companies used Claude to improperly obtain capabilities to improve their own models, the chatbot's creator Anthropic said in a blog post Monday while also making a case for export controls on chips. The announcement follows a memo by OpenAI earlier this month, when the startup warned U.S. lawmakers that Chinese AI firm DeepSeek is targeting the ChatGPT maker and the nation's ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The UK government Tuesday faced calls to release documents on ex-prince Andrew's past role as a trade envoy, just hours after a veteran politician was quizzed by police in the widening Jeffrey Epstein scandal. US authorities last month published millions of files related to late sex offender Epstein, containing revelations which have rocked British political and royal circles. It has ramped up pressure on the ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Film-maker Jonte Richardson cites 'harm inflicted on both the black and disabled communities', while New Black Film Collective and MP Dawn Butler criticise BBC's failure to edit A black British film-maker has said he will step down as a Bafta judge over the organisation's handling of the incident during Sunday's ceremony during which a Tourette syndrome campaigner shouted a racial slur while two black actors were ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits The Trump administration 's repeal of a foundational climate determination could clear a path for new litigation and policies targeting big oil, legal experts say. Earlier this month, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) finalized a rule revoking the "endangerment finding", a 2009 determination that ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Central and eastern Europe correspondent Shaun Walker joins Jakub Krupa to answer readers' questions about four years of war, and where it's heading From The Russian foreign ministry has just issued a lengthy statement just now warning of risks of a direct clash between nuclear power and its potential consequences. It said the suggestions, first carried by the Russian intelligence earlier today, suggest are ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
— President Trump will deliver the 2026 State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday, laying out his agenda for the year ahead and touting his accomplishments since returning to office. he does not have the authority to impose sweeping tariffs under an emergency powers law, dealing a significant blow to his trade agenda. The president has vowed to go around the court's decision and ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Tuesday that Panama authorities had threatened its employees with criminal prosecution if they defied orders to leave two strategic canal ports at the center of a legal battle that has embroiled Beijing and Washington. CK Hutchison said Panama's decision to cancel key port contracts and grant temporary licenses to the Danish shipping company Maersk and the Geneva-based ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
From small art schools to large public universities, the new DOJ release of emails reveals just how deep the financier's influence in academia went. Students are demanding accountability. Many of Jeffrey Epstein's ties to prominent universities and academics , which he maintained through monetary donations and luxury gifts, have been known since his 2019 arrest and suicide in a Manhattan jail cell. After the US ...
Source: wired.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge permanently barred the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) from unveiling special counsel Jack Smith's final report into President Donald Trump 's alleged handling of classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate after leaving his first term. Trump -appointed U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon authorized the president's request to conceal the report on the investigation, which also ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Anthony Albanese has told British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer that the Australian government "would agree to any proposal to remove" Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of royal succession. The former prince remains eighth in line to the throne. Mr Albanese is the first leader of a Commonwealth country to confirm support for legislation to strip Mr Mountbatten-Windsor of his succession rights. Prime ...
Source: abc.net.au
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
It is the third such attack in a week, and is part of increased US forces in the Caribbean The US military launched a strike on an alleged drug smuggling boat in the Caribbean , which killed three men – its third such attack over the course of a week. "Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," US ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 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? Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) asked a staffer to send him a "sexy pic" in 2024, according to text messages obtained by HuffPost and other news outlets, undercutting the congressman's ongoing ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Greenland and Denmark's leaders say they wouldn't want a U.S. hospital ship even if it was heading to the island The Pentagon reportedly has not received any orders to send a hospital ship to Greenland , despite President Donald Trump claiming at the weekend that a vessel was "on ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
BRUSSELS — The European Union had hoped to make a big show of support for Ukraine this week, on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion and at a moment when there has been little sign of progress in US-mediated efforts to end the war. But those plans have been upended after Hungary said that it would block the latest package of sanctions against Russia and that it would also stall progress on ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
DHS agents operate as people take part in a protest against U.S. Immigration (ICE) and U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies o ide the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC) in Los Angeles, California, U.S., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Jill Connelly U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was rocked Monday as a former agency lawyer blasted the Trump administration for gutting critical training programs ...
Source: rawstory.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins , the Utah mother accused of killing her husband before publishing a children's book about grief in the wake of his death. Richins, 35, is charged with multiple felonies for allegedly poisoning her late husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022. She has been accused of spiking his drink with a deadly dose of fentanyl at their home near Park City, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Missing Google's weather app? I found three reliable weather apps for Android, but there's an even better option. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways If you've used the Google weather app (technically a widget on your home screen) to check the forecast recently, you might have noticed a change. Instead of a visually pleasing rundown of the temperature, humidity, wind, and ...
Source: zdnet.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
OpenAI is collaborating with four consulting firms to help it deploy its Frontier enterprise platform. The artificial intelligence (AI) startup on Monday (Feb. 23) announced partnerships with Boston Consulting Group (BGC), McKinsey & Company , Accenture and Capgemini . These "Frontier Alliances" will help customers "define strategy, integrate systems, redesign workflows, and scale deployment globally," working in ...
Source: pymnts.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Lily Collins is ready for her reservation at Tiffany's. The actor will play Audrey Hepburn in a new movie about the making of the 1961 classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's." The film is based on the Sam Wasson book "Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M.: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman," according to Variety . Collins will serve as a producer of film, and Alena Smith, the creator of the Apple TV ...
Source: latimes.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Reading time 8 minutes We're still scarred from everything that happened in last week's " In the Name of the Mother ," but after the horror of battle comes "The Morrow." Dunk survived against the odds—and while the Targaryens and the realm suffered a huge loss, the Trial of Seven proved what we already knew: the hedge knight was always the most honorable guy on the field. But after all that excitement, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
3 min read THE RUNDOWN : 's twin children, Maximilian "Max" David Muñiz and Emme Maribel Muñiz , are celebrating a major life milestone: turning 18 and officially stepping into adulthood. The teens' birthday was yesterday, and their mother shared a touching Instagram to mark the occasion. The pop star reflected on her earliest memories of Max and Emme's lives alongside a montage of clips showing the ...
Source: elle.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The 32-year-old, the third of Rob Reiner's four children, has been held without bail since his arrest hours after the 78-year-old director and his wife were found dead at their home in the Brentwood area of LA on 14 December. Rob Reiner's son Nick has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of the actor-director and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Reiner's lawyer, deputy public ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The celebrity doctor Peter Attia is stepping down as a contributor to CBS News amid growing scrutiny on his email exchanges with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Attia, best known for his social media content about longevity science, told CBS he would resign from the position effective immediately, and the news division's booking department informed CBS News staff Monday, according to a source ...
Source: nbcnews.com