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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 -
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran, his office said Saturday, while Iran's foreign minister threatened U.S. military bases in the region a day after the discussions. "The prime minister believes that all negotiations must include limiting the ballistic missiles, and ending support for the ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
The Jeffrey Epstein files have rocked Europe's elite, revealing ties to a prince, an ambassador, and top politicians LONDON -- A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States. The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe's political, ...
Source: abcnews.go.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Will Lewis, the embattled CEO and publisher of the Washington Post, has resigned just three days after the storied newspaper laid off about one-third of its staff. In a note sent to employees Saturday and shared by them on social media, Lewis wrote that "after two years of transformation, now is the right time for me to step aside." "During my tenure, difficult decisions had to be taken in order to ensure the ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
Pentagon ends academic ties with Harvard over its 'woke ideology' The US Department of Defense is severing its academic connections to Harvard University, with Secretary Pete Hegseth accusing the oldest US university of being a centre of "hate-America activism". In a video posted on X, Hegseth announced the Pentagon would end graduate-level military training, fellowships and certificate programmes with the Ivy ...
Source: bbc.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
When power is used to provoke and dehumanize, independent journalism matters. Your membership allows us to name harmful rhetoric, provide context, and report with integrity—standing up for truth and accountability. Already a member? Brad Arnold, founding member and lead singer of 3 Doors Down, has died. He was 47. "With heavy hearts, we share the news that Brad Arnold, founder, lead singer, and songwriter of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Whistleblower says that Tulsi Gabbard blocked agency from sharing report and delivered it to White House chief of staff Last spring, the National Security Agency (NSA) detected evidence of an unusual phone call between an individual associated with foreign intelligence and a person close to Donald Trump , according to a whistleblower's attorney briefed on the existence of the call. The highly sensitive communique, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces raided multiple locations and arrested four suspects, including the alleged mastermind, behind a suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of the capital that killed 31 people, the interior minister said Saturday. The announcement by Mohsin Naqvi came a day after a regional affiliate of the Islamic State group, identifying itself as Islamic State in ...
Source: apnews.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 -
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It's been a week since "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother disappeared from her home in Arizona in what authorities say was a kidnapping. Investigators have been examining ransom notes and looking for evidence but have not named a suspect. On Friday, officers returned to 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie's home near Tucson and to the surrounding neighborhood to ...
Source: pbs.org