The Petersburg Post
Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 10th 2026
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The "Dark Side" defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald's ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise's second Super Bowl. "We never waver, man. We believe in each other. We love each other, and now ...
Source: pbs.org
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
This is the online version of From the Politics Desk , a daily newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team's latest reporting and analysis from the White House, Capitol Hill and the campaign trail. In today's edition, Sahil Kapur sets up the government funding battle that will play out on Capitol Hill this week. Plus, Adam Edelman and Jane C. Timm dive into the races to be the top election official in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Anthropic spent the Super Bowl on Sunday night slamming OpenAI for planning to introduce ads to ChatGPT through a series of tongue-in-cheek ads. Then, only hours later, ChatGPT officially unveiled ads. Starting on Monday, logged-in adult users on the Free and Go subscription tiers will begin seeing test ads in ChatGPT, while other paid subscriptions will be spared, at least for now. "Ads do ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Ghislaine Maxwell, the associate and former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, has refused to answer questions before a United States House of Representatives committee, but indicated that she may testify in exchange for clemency. Maxwell, who was found guilty in 2021 for her role in helping Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls, invoked her Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, lawmakers from ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Family of media tycoon say he will 'die a martyr behind bars' amid widespread criticism from press freedom groups Jimmy Lai, the media mogul and prominent pro-democracy activist, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences, a punishment his daughter said could mean "he will die a martyr behind bars". Claire Lai said the sentence was "heartbreakingly cruel" given her ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Official drafted in to restore order to federal operations in Minneapolis argued last June that Americans would only back missions that prioritized the apprehension of criminals President Donald Trump 's border czar Tom Homan warned last summer that an aggressive crackdown on ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was scrambling to shore up his premiership on Monday, as another top aide quit and he prepared to face lawmakers furious that his government has become embroiled in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The Labour leader, in office for 19 months, is facing calls from opposition politicians to resign over the appointment of Peter Mandelson as US ambassador, despite knowing he had ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Two lawsuits accusing the world's largest social media companies of harming children begin this week, marking the first legal efforts to hold companies like Meta responsible for the effects their products have on young users. Opening arguments began today in a case brought by New Mexico's attorney general's office, which alleges that Meta failed to protect children from sexually explicit material. A separate case ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes Your morning cup of java could be doing more than just providing a jolt to your day. A study out today suggests that caffeinated coffee and tea can also promote a healthier brain. Researchers in Boston, Massachusetts, examined the health records of nurses and other medical professionals. People who reported drinking the most coffee and tea were noticeably less likely to develop dementia later ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Key Takeaways: Elon Musk announced that SpaceX will prioritize building a city on the Moon before building on Mars. The reason is speed: a trip to the Moon will take 2 days, while a trip to Mars will take 6 months. SpaceX plans to land an unscrewed ship on the Moon before March 2027, this will adjust with goals of the government. Elon Musk changed his timeline. For years, he promised that humans can live on Mars. ...
Source: techiexpert.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Thames Valley Police is assessing claims Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor shared confidential documents with Jeffrey Epstein. Buckingham Palace says it will support police if contacted over allegations about Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The palace also said King Charles had "profound concern" over claims about his brother, in a statement released following revelations in the Epstein files. Thames Valley Police has said it ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Juan Pablo Guanipa was 'violently' taken from a residential neighbourhood in Caracas, according to opposition leader María Corina Machado Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said on Monday one of her closest allies was kidnapped hours after being released from prison. The government had released several prominent opposition members from prison on Sunday after lengthy politically ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
A United Nations agency said on Monday that 53 migrants are dead or missing after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya . According to the UN's International Organization for Migration (IOM), the boat carrying the migrants capsized in "perishingly cold waters of the central Mediterranean Sea, north of the coastal town of Zuwara" on Friday. At least two women, originally from Nigeria , survived the shipwreck ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
U.S. Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim called for unity and expressed support for fellow Team USA athlete Hunter Hess after President Donald Trump called the freestyle skier "a real loser." "Obviously, my parents being immigrants, this one definitely has hit pretty close to home," the two-time gold medalist said at a news conference Monday when asked about Trump's description of Hess, who earlier said he had mixed ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
How you interact with Discord is changing, unless you're willing to give them some information. Discord is rolling out new Teen-by-default settings for all users globally beginning in March, the company announced in a . Discord states that these changes are being made to help "reinforce its long-standing commitment to creating a safer and more inclusive experience for users over the age of 13." ...
Source: bgr.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Reading time 3 minutes The ongoing feud between Novo Nordisk, makers of Ozempic and Wegovy, and Hims & Hers Health Inc. has reached a breaking point. On Monday, the pharmaceutical company announced it was filing a lawsuit against Hims over its continued distribution of compounded GLP-1 products that mimic its blockbuster weight loss drugs. The legal action is the latest in a fast-developing saga that saw Hims pull ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
– The Bhumjaithai Party of Prime Minister is on track to win the most seats in Thailand's general election, according to unofficial results released by the state Election Commission after about 94% of polling stations had reported Monday. It's the first decisive victory of a conservative party in Thailand in years. Sunday's election came against a backdrop of slow economic growth and heightened nationalist ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
European Commission Intends to Force Meta to Open Chat App to Third Party AI The European Commission said Meta appears to have broken antitrust law by blocking third-party AI assistants from interfacing with their users through WhatsApp. The commission said Monday that Meta's actions "risks blocking competitors from entering or expanding in the rapidly growing market for AI assistants." It intends to force the ...
Source: govinfosecurity.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
By People who spent about two hours a week pinpointing flashing objects on a computer screen dramatically lowered their risk of dementia — including Alzheimer's — 20 years later. The findings, published Monday, are from a study that enrolled 2,800 healthy adults ages 65 and older across six states, including Massachusetts, beginning in the late 1990s. "The idea that a behavioral, experimental ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
New Zealand shooter tells court mental health forced him to plead guilty - as he calls prison conditions "torturous and inhumane". A white supremacist who killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in New Zealand in 2019 said on Monday that he was irrational when he pleaded guilty, as he sought to overturn his conviction. Brenton Tarrant, 35, appeared in court in Wellington via a video link, and gave evidence as ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Savannah Guthrie 's family is "at an hour of desperation" in the search for her missing mother, the "Today" show host said in a video released Monday ahead of a looming ransom deadline apparently set by Nancy Guthrie 's abductors. Savannah Guthrie didn't mention the deadline in the video, saying her family still believes their 84-year-old mom is out there and hearing ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 9th, 2026 -
Congressman Thomas Massie says commerce secretary 'has a lot to answer for' over ties to late convicted sex offender US House member Thomas Massie has called for the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick – a fellow Republican – to resign over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Massie, who co-authored a law mandating the release of the so-called Epstein files, appeared Sunday on CNN's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn, racing on a badly injured left knee, crashed early in the Olympic downhill on Sunday and was taken off the course by a helicopter after the 41-year-old American received medical attention on the snow for long, anguished minutes. Vonn lost control over the opening traverse after cutting the line too tight and was spun around in the air. She was heard screaming out ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
MILAN — Breezy Johnson became the second American woman ever to win the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing Sunday, hours after the first person to accomplish the feat, Lindsey Vonn, crashed violently on the famed Tofane course. Johnson finished in 1:36.1 to earn the first Olympic medal of her career. A native of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Johnson was skiing in her second Olympics. The win was not an upset ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
It wasn't vintage "Quad God." But even a B-level performance from Ilia Malinin is better than anyone else in the world. The Olympic figure skating team event came down to the American Malinin and Shun Sato from Japan — whoever got the higher score in their free skate would win their country the gold medal. And Malinin acted like a closer to seal the deal. Malinin, though he slipped once, ...
Source: nypost.com