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Top News Stories for Saturday, February 7th 2026
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Illinois Democrats are condemning President Donald Trump for sharing a racist video that includes a depiction of former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as primates in a jungle. And Democrats aren't the only group calling out the president for a social media post that has since been deleted and blamed on a staffer. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, who also serves as the head of the National Republican Senatorial ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House border czar Tom Homan's announcement that enforcement in Minnesota was being unified under U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement followed months of internal grumbling and infighting among agencies about how to carry out President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign. Since it was created in 2003, ICE has conducted street arrests through "targeted enforcement." Homan uses ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
US President Donald Trump on Thursday launched a website, branded with his name, in a purported effort to help patients buy prescription drugs at lower prices. But experts, watchdog groups, and Democratic lawmakers said TrumpRx will likely do little for consumers—or for the broader goal of bringing down exorbitant medicine costs—while further enriching Big Pharma and potentially lining the pockets of ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Muscat, Oman — Iran and the United States held indirect talks in Oman on Friday, negotiations that appeared to return to the starting point on how to approach discussions over Tehran's nuclear program. But for the first time, America brought its top military commander in the Middle East to the table. The presence of U.S. Navy Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of the American military's Central Command, in his ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
In October 2020, President Trump unveiled a plan to grant himself the power to fire vast numbers of civil servants for any reason should they get in the way of his agenda. Five and a half years later, that plan has come to fruition, despite vast public opposition. Starting March 9, an unspecified number of federal employees could lose their current job protections and be converted into at-will employees at Trump's ...
Source: npr.org
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The United States on Friday urged three-way talks with Russia and China to set new limits on nuclear weapons, after the last treaty between top nuclear powers Washington and Moscow expired. China has already rejected joining disarmament negotiations "at this stage", while Russia suggested other nuclear-armed states like Britain and France should be included. "Arms control can no longer be a bilateral issue between ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human — a bedrock of creativity that's led to new kinds of art, music and more. Now, for the first time, an experiment hints that an ape in captivity can have an imagination. "What's really exciting ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Feb. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. military has conducted another strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two people. The U.S. Southern Command announced the strike on X Thursday night . "On Feb. 5, at the direction of #SOUTHCOM Commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Legacy systems often suffer from messy data and workflows that aren't ready for AI's speed and scale. As enterprises race to adopt AI, many are discovering that experimentation alone isn't enough to deliver real business value. Legacy systems, fragmented data, and outdated architectures continue to limit how far AI initiatives can scale , often stalling promising ideas at the pilot stage. To discover more, Digital ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
– The sheriff investigating the apparent abduction of "Today" show host mother said Friday he was frustrated that a camera at 's home wasn't able to capture images of anyone the day she went missing. Investigators have found that the home's doorbell camera was disconnected early Sunday and that software data recorded movement at the home minutes later. But Nancy Guthrie did not have an active subscription, so ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
At a time when many newsrooms are shrinking, your support is more important than ever. Membership ensures we can keep covering the issues that shape our lives and communities. Already a member? SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico grand jury has indicted Timothy Busfield on four counts of criminal sexual contact with a child. Bernalillo County District Attorney Sam Bregman announced the indictment Friday in a ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 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? A federal jury has ordered Uber to pay $8.5 million to a woman who says one of its drivers raped her during a 2023 trip. Uber has faced criticism for its safety record, much of it ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Layoff and hiring rates have been low for months. That may be starting to change, and not in a good way. Job cuts announced last month hit their highest January total since 2009 , according to a report released Thursday by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas. This is in line with a growing trend of jobs being trimmed across the country. Challenger's report, which is based on company announcements ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The judge in Luigi Mangione's state trial set a June 8 trial date for New York's case against him for the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , leading Mangione to have an outburst Friday as court concluded. The judge started the proceedings by saying it appears the federal government had reneged on their agreement to let the state trial go first by setting a date of Sept. 8 to begin jury selection in ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
London — So far, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hasn't been linked to any suggested wrongdoing revealed by the Epstein files . But his decision to give another politician, whose ties to Jeffrey Epstein have been laid bare by the documents, the vital job of ambassador in Washington D.C. has drawn a ferocious backlash. As the most tumultuous week in his premiership ends, Starmer is facing calls from ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Minutes after Drake Maye's sideline run sent the Patriots to the Super Bowl, ticket prices for the NFL championship were already in the stratosphere , and New England's most faithful fans refreshed their emails looking to a Super Bowl ticket lottery as their Hail Mary chance at a more affordable seat. While Super Bowl tickets are not sold directly to the public , qualifying teams receive a sizeable portion of ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The directive targets firewalls, routers, and VPNs that are no longer receiving vendor patches, as nation-state actors shift their tactics from endpoints to infrastructure. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has given federal agencies 18 months to remove all end-of-support edge devices from their networks, escalating its response to what security researchers describe as a fundamental shift in ...
Source: csoonline.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Supporters of 2026 California Billionaire Tax call it an emergency fix to prevent a healthcare 'collapse' A proposed tax targeting California's wealthiest residents is drawing strong support from likely voters, but critics warn it would discourage investment and trigger an exodus of high-income earners and businesses from the state. I think it's a really economically disastrous idea," Adam Michel, director of tax ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Preliminary EU ruling says app shifts brains of users into 'autopilot mode', with concerns for children and vulnerable adults TikTok could be forced into changes to make the app less addictive to users after the EU indicated the platform had breached the bloc's digital safety rules . The EU's executive arm said in a preliminary ruling that the popular app had infringed the Digital Services Act (DSA) due to its ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Analysts expect Valve might be hit particularly hard by soaring RAM, storage prices. After writing two November stories analyzing price expectations for Valve's upcoming Steam Machine, I really didn't think we'd be offering more informed speculation before the official price was revealed. Then Valve wrote a blog post this week noting that the "growing price of… critical components" like RAM and storage meant ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The AI agents' social network exposes concrete threats, including the extent to which technical users are willing to overlook security best practices — and the infinite swarm of disinformation to come. Is an autonomous network of AI agents about to break free from humanity and take over the world? You might think so when you follow the uproar surrounding Moltbook , the latest big buzzword from the tech ...
Source: cio.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Statin Side Effect Risks May Be Much Lower Than You Think New research suggests that it's rare to experience most of the listed side effects for this common type of cholesterol-lowering medication. Taken by millions of people across the United States, statin medications can reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by lowering cholesterol levels. But an untold number of people who could also benefit from these ...
Source: everydayhealth.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The Hims website arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would take action against telehealth provider Hims & Hers for its $49 weight-loss pill, including restricting access to the drug's ingredients and referring the company to the Department of Justice for potential violations of federal law. Federal action to ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Zubayar al-Bakoush is suspected in Libya attack resulting in deaths of US ambassador and three other Americans The US attorney general, Pam Bondi, announced on Friday the arrest of a "key participant" in the 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed four US government officials, including the US ambassador to Libya , J Christopher Stevens. Bondi said the suspect, Zubayar al-Bakoush, was taken into US custody at ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
For decades, cancer has been framed as something that "just happens." A roll of the genetic dice. A matter of bad luck. And while biology will always play a role, a sweeping new global analysis suggests that this story is incomplete—and, in some ways, unnecessarily disempowering. Ahead of World Cancer Day 2026, researchers from the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer ...
Source: mindbodygreen.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Apple is scaling back and rethinking its ambitious plans to introduce an AI-powered health coach, according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Gurman citing anonymous sources privy to the company's plans. The project, known inside Apple as Mulberry , was first reported last year, with the company expected to roll together health-related AI features as a coach or assistant. But now, Bloomberg reports, that project ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
A top Russian military intelligence general was shot in a Moscow apartment building Friday and hospitalized, the Kremlin said, depicting it as an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine. There was no comment from Kyiv, which has claimed responsibility for the killings of several high-ranking military officials since Moscow launched its full-scale offensive in February 2022. Russian investigators said Vladimir ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Highlights Lawmakers have introduced several bills during Florida's 2026 Legislative Session that would regulate how hyperscale data centers are to be developed and operated in the state. This Holland & Knight alert analyzes Florida Senate Bill (SB) 484, SB 1118, House Bill (HB) 1007 and HB 1517, collectively referred to as "proposed bills," and their potential impact on data center regulation in Florida if ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The new Page Match tool allows readers to scan a physical page to find their exact place in the audio. Spotify announced updates to its audiobook business on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The changes include enabling U.S. and U.K. users to buy physical copies of audiobooks directly through the app. The company also introduced two new features: Page Match and an expansion of Audiobook Recaps. Users will access ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
In this article Nastco | Getty Bitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn't one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis. "There's nothing going on in the marketplace that should have necessitated this type of a crash," Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of alternative investment firm ...
Source: cnbc.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Revolutionary AI Security Solution Delivers Continuous Discovery, Inline Protection, and Zero Trust Enforcement for AI Agents announced the launch of Agent Protector, a groundbreaking security solution purpose-built for the agentic AI era. As organizations rapidly adopt AI agents across cloud platforms, development environments, and enterprise workflows, Agent Protector addresses the critical security gap by ...
Source: aithority.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
Substack has informed some of its users of a data breach in which email addresses and phone numbers were stolen. The attack occurred in October 2025, but the breach was first discovered on February 3rd, 2026, reports BleepingComputer . According to Substack CEO Chris Best, an unauthorized party gained access to limited user data. No passwords, payment details, or other financial data were affected. Some internal ...
Source: pcworld.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
The Trump administration says it has begun to scale back some of its immigration enforcement efforts in the Minneapolis region. But the massive strain the crackdown has placed on the area's courts and law enforcement is likely to linger for months to come. Government lawyers are buckling under a crush of hundreds of cases, including scores of challenges filed by migrants who say they are being illegally detained. ...
Source: abajournal.com
Friday, Feb 6th, 2026 -
What's that magical channel that will save your business? "This is the most common question I get," writes Ivan Sparrow, a mobile marketer and app developer, in a . "And the one I constantly see on X." Unfortunately, there's no easy answer. Every brand and business has its own go‑to‑market style, and that determines which ad platforms work best. Apple Ads, for instance, are expensive. But a small ...
Source: adexchanger.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Amazon.com Inc. delivered record quarterly revenue on the back of strong cloud growth during the fourth quarter, but its stock fell in late trading after it missed expectations on profit and raised its fiscal 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $200 billion. The online retail and cloud computing giant reported earnings before certain costs such as stock compensation of $1.95 per share, trailing Wall Street's ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors. The agency announced Thursday that food labels may claim to have "no artificial colors" when they are free of petroleum-based dyes, even when they contain dyes derived from natural sources such as ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's ties with the United States are "rock solid," the island's president said Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke on the phone about topics that included the self-ruled island's future. "The Taiwan-U.S. relationship is rock solid, and all cooperation projects will continue uninterrupted," Taiwan President Lai Ching-te told reporters ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By JONEL ALECCIA A newborn baby died from a listeria infection likely linked to the child's mother drinking raw milk during pregnancy, health officials said. New Mexico officials this week warned people to avoid consuming unpasteurized dairy products following the death. Interest in and sales of raw milk have been rising in recent years, fueled by social media and growing ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Thursday, Feb 5th, 2026 -
Savannah Guthrie shared a video message on Instagram on Wednesday pleading for her mother's safe return. Guthrie's mother, Nancy Guthrie, has been missing since Sunday. She was last seen at her home outside Tucson, Arizona. Officials told NBC Nightly News on Monday that they believe she was "taken out of her home against her will." Guthrie appeared in the video alongside her siblings, Annie and Camron, and read ...
Source: businessinsider.com