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Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 24th 2026
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump's decision to reimplement tariffs after the Supreme Court struck some down only served to aggravate global trade tensions. As uncertainties rise, foreign governments and big businesses are likely to adopt more cautious stances on investments as well as imports and exports, particularly on deals that involve the U.S. — an outcome that's likely to hurt the U.S. economy. Amid Trump's ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would deploy a hospital ship to Greenland, alleging that many people there are sick and not receiving care, even though both of the U.S. Navy's hospital ships are currently docked at a shipyard in Alabama. Trump's announcement prompted a defense on Sunday of Denmark and Greenland's health care system from their leaders, and it was the latest point of friction with the American ...
Source: military.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Washington — A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing the portion of former special counsel Jack Smith's report that details his investigation into President Trump's alleged mishandling of sensitive government documents and alleged obstruction of the federal probe. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon granted requests from Mr. Trump and two of his former co-defendants ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Despite all of the scandals surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor —particularly his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which culminated in his shocking arrest on February 19—the former Prince Andrew is still No. 8 in the British line of succession , behind only Prince William and his three kids and Prince Harry and his two children. Last week, the former Duke of York became the ...
Source: instyle.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear an attempt by energy companies to throw out a lawsuit filed in Colorado seeking to hold them accountable for the costs of climate change. The court's ultimate ruling in the case will have national implications, likely determining whether similar lawsuits filed by cities and municipalities across the country seeking billions of dollars in damages can move ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The U.S. struck another alleged drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean, killing three people, the military announced Monday afternoon. More than 40 such strikes have been carried out in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since September, killing at least 137 people, according to statements from the Defense Department tracked by NBC News. The targeted boat on Monday was "transiting along known narco-trafficking ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A new package of European Union sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine , the 20th such set of measures, was stalled Monday after being blocked by Hungary, which is demanding Ukraine reopen a pipeline supplying it with Russian oil. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said there was "not going to be progress" on the new round of sanctions at Monday's meeting of EU foreign ministers in ...
Source: upi.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 Agents got far less instruction in key areas including use of force and constitutional rights, the whistleblower claims, as the administration races to train thousands of new agents New Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are being given a "deficient, defective and broken" ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who authored a children's book about grief after her husband's death, is on trial for murder Monday for allegedly poisoning her husband. The 35-year-old faces life in prison with five felony counts against her. She is charged with aggravated murder, attempted aggravated murder, two counts of insurance fraud and forgery. Kouri Richins' husband Eric Richins died ...
Source: upi.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 Republican reps have begun calling on Tony Gonzales to drop out of the upcoming election in Texas Republican Congresswomen Lauren Boebert and Nancy Mace are demanding that their colleague, Rep. Tony Gonzales, resign amid recent reports that allege the congressman sent provocative ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
US Ambassador to Israel: "It Would Be Fine" If Israel Took Over Most of the Middle East Over a dozen countries in the region said his statements "directly contradict" Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. On Sunday, more than a dozen Arab and Islamic governments condemned statements made by US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee after he said in ...
Source: motherjones.com