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Top News Stories for Monday, February 23rd 2026
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
The European Commission called Sunday for Washington to abide by the terms of the trade deal struck last year with the EU, as President Donald Trump announced new global tariff hikes a day after an adverse Supreme Court ruling. "A deal is a deal," said a commission statement. "As the United States' largest trading partner, the EU expects the US to honour its commitments set out in the Joint Statement ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
An armed man was shot and killed perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump's resort in Palm Beach, Florida. Although Trump often spends weekends at his resort, he was at the White House during this incident. The incident took place at 1:30 a.m. Sunday. First lady Melania Trump was also with the president at the White House on Saturday night. The name of the person who was shot has not been released. Palm ...
Source: news4jax.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Canada 0-1 USA, 2:57 left, 1st period: It'll be a USA power play. That's a weaaaaak call. Canada 0-1 USA, 4:00 left, 1st period: Acute-angled shot, and Binnington has to smother it. For the most part, the USA have opted for quality over quantity on their shots, but that's a good change of pace to make the Canadian goalie think. Canada 0-1 USA, 4:49 left, 1st period: Canada lay the puck back to Sanheim, and he rips ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Denmark's military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment. The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated on Saturday, some 7 nautical miles, or about 8 miles, off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Grounded until at least April, NASA's giant moon rocket is headed back to the hangar this week for more repairs before astronauts climb aboard . The space agency said Sunday it's targeting Tuesday for the slow, four-mile trek across Kennedy Space Center , weather permitting. "The quick work to begin preparations for rolling the rocket and spacecraft back to the VAB (Vehicle Assembly Building) ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Major airlines waive fees as nor'easter threatens to dump 18-24 inches of snow on Boston, New York City and Philadelphia Thousands of flights have been canceled in the U.S. as communities in the Northeast rush to prepare for an intense blizzard that forecasters say will arrive on Sunday. More than 14,000 U.S. flights had been disrupted by the storm as of 5:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. About 8,858 flights were canceled, ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 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? TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee , who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will suspend TSA PreCheck and Global Entry beginning Sunday as a partial government shutdown continues. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Saturday blamed Democrats for shutting down the government, saying they were causing "serious real world consequences." "This is the third time that Democrat politicians have shut down ...
Source: foxnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Mexican authorities have killed one of the world's most wanted drug traffickers, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho," founder and leader of the notorious Jalisco New Generation cartel, which controls drug smuggling, extortion, fuel theft and other rackets throughout Mexico. Oseguera, believed to be 59, suffered fatal wounds during a Sunday morning military assault in the town of Tapalpa in ...
Source: latimes.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Pakistan has carried out multiple overnight air strikes on Afghanistan, which the Taliban has said killed at least 18 people, including women and children. Islamabad said the attacks targeted seven alleged militant camps and hideouts near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and that they had been launched after recent suicide bombings in Pakistan. Afghanistan condemned the attacks, saying they targeted multiple ...
Source: bbc.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Saturday that he would cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine within two days unless Kyiv resumes Russian oil transfers to Slovakia over Ukraine's territory. Hungary's Viktor Orban made a similar threat days earlier. Kyiv says a Russian drone strike hit pipeline equipment in Western Ukraine on Jan. 27. The issue has become one of the angriest disputes yet ...
Source: cnbc.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Rondale Moore , the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. Police said Moore died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in his hometown ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Bill Mazeroski, the Hall of Fame second baseman who won eight Gold Glove awards for his steady work in the field and the hearts of countless Pittsburgh Pirates fans for his historic walk-off home run in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, has died at the age of 89. Pirates owner Bob Nutting said "Maz was one of a kind, a true Pirates legend ... His name will always be tied to the biggest home run in baseball history ...
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
Saturday, Feb 21st, 2026 -
Demands for accountability are mounting after internal records revealed this week that an officer with Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) fatally shot Ruben Ray Martinez, a 23-year-old US citizen, almost a year ago in South Padre Island, Texas. "While Martinez's death was reported in local media at the time, the reports did not identify HSI involvement or disclose that a ...
Source: truthout.org