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Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 24th 2026
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
On February 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court struck down one of President Trump's signature second-term initiatives — the April 2, 2025, Liberation Day Tariffs — in six words: "Those words cannot bear such weight." In a 6-3 decision, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and its consolidated case, Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. , the Court held that the International Emergency ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The cartel leader was cornered after security forces followed one of his lovers to his hideout in the state of Jalisco, Mexico's defence minister has revealed. A visit from a "romantic partner" led to the capture and death of one of Mexico's most notorious drug lords, "El Mencho", Mexico's defence minister has said. General Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said information from a confidante of one of the crime boss's lovers ...
Source: news.sky.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 Denmark said it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a US submarine in Greenlandic waters Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen has rejected an offer from Donald Trump to send a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory, which ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of people in New York City and a large swath of the northeastern U.S. were stuck at home under road travel bans and blizzard warnings Monday as a fierce winter storm barreled into the densely populated region with heavy snowfall and high winds. Cellphones across New York City received wailing push alerts Sunday night announcing a ban on non-emergency travel on all streets through noon ...
Source: bostonglobe.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 The Trump-appointed judge said the release of the report would present a 'manifest injustice' to Trump A federal judge has permanently barred the release of a report by special counsel Jack Smith on his investigation into President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents. ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. women's hockey gold medal-winning team has politely declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday. "We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal–winning U.S. Women's Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement," the U.S. women's team said in a statement ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 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? Former U.K. ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, is seen in central London on Saturday. LONDON (AP) — British police on Monday arrested Peter Mandelson, a former U.K. ambassador ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Corporation says it is sorry that words spoken involuntarily during ceremony by John Davidson, who has Tourette syndrome, were not edited out BBC producers overseeing coverage of the Bafta film awards say they did not hear a racial slur it mistakenly broadcast on BBC One, as the corporation apologised for the error that remained uncorrected for several hours. The broadcast containing the N-word remained on BBC ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
Judgment in city of Boulder's lawsuit against Suncor Energy USA and ExxonMobil could affect wave of climate litigation The US supreme court has decided to hear arguments in a climate accountability lawsuit, marking the first time the high court has weighed in on such a case. The decision could potentially hinder the wave of climate litigation the US has seen in recent years. "It's not a good sign," said Pat ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Feb. 23 (UPI) -- The U.S. military on Monday said it had killed three alleged narco-terrorists in a strike on a vessel in the Caribbean believed to have been shipping drugs out of the region. The strike is the latest in a series of attacks on vessels in the Caribbean, many leaving from Venezuela, that have been alleged to be trafficking drugs to the United States or other parts of the world. "Intelligence confirmed ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Responsible AI: From Emerging Technology to Executive Governance Imperative Additional resources AI-Powered Cyberdefense: Strategic Playbooks Unveiled Playbooks can unify people, processes, and emerging technologies into a cohesive cybersecurity strategy. Avoiding AI Pitfalls in 2026: Lessons Learned from Top 2025 Incidents Explore the patterns that emerged in major AI incidents from 2025 and what needs to change ...
Source: isaca.org
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
– Germany, France and other European countries vowed their unwavering support for Ukraine on Monday as their diplomats scrambled to finalize new sanctions on Russia and a massive new loan for Kyiv ahead of the fourth anniversary of a war that has left an estimated They also struggled once again to persuade Hungary to support the latest EU efforts to help Ukraine and to make Russia pay an economic price for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
– A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the for new recruits is "deficient, defective and broken." of using excessive force when arresting immigrants, attacking bystanders who record their conduct and of people's rights. The Department of Homeland Security the number of deportation officers, raising concerns that ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Anthropic PBC is claiming that three Chinese artificial intelligence companies are illegally harvesting massive amounts of data from its chatbot Claude in an effort to accelerate the development of their own platforms. In a blog post today, Anthropic called out DeepSeek Ltd. , Moonshot and MiniMax , three of China's most prominent AI firms, accusing them of creating thousands of fraudulent Claude accounts to ...
Source: siliconangle.com
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 -
DALLAS: The Transportation Security Administration said Sunday that its PreCheck program would remain operational despite an earlier announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that the airport security service was being suspended during the partial government shutdown. " As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case-by-case basis and adjust operations accordingly," the agency said. ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Missing Google's weather app? I found three reliable weather apps for Android, but there's an even better option. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways If you've used the Google weather app (technically a widget on your home screen) to check the forecast recently, you might have noticed a change. Instead of a visually pleasing rundown of the temperature, humidity, wind, and ...
Source: zdnet.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The 2026 Games will be remembered for a golden hockey sweep, Alysa Liu's triumph and historic medal hauls. MILAN — These Winter Olympics were the most spread-out in history, with four venues hosting speedskating, hockey and figure skating in the city's outskirts while the rest of the Games' 12 sports were scattered across difficult-to-reach mountain towns hours away. But those who made the effort to get to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales pressured an aide to send him a "sexy pic" and asked her favorite sexual position despite her protests that he was taking things "too far," new messages reveal. Texts released Monday provide new insight into the affair between Gonzales, 45, a married father of six, and his one-time regional district director, Regina Ann Santos-Aviles, 35, a married mother of an eight-year-old boy. A ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! A simple blood test could predict not only a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's disease , but also the year symptoms will begin. Researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis set out to determine if levels of a specific protein in the blood could be used as a "biological clock" to predict when signs of the disease will emerge. The specific ...
Source: foxnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Reiner, the 32-year-old son of Hollywood luminary Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, pleaded not guilty Monday to two counts of first-degree murder more than two months after their deaths, denying for the first time that he fatally stabbed his parents. Reiner's attorney, Deputy Public Defender Kimberly Greene, entered the plea on his behalf as he stood behind glass in an enclosed ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
2 min read Jennifer Lopez just marked a major milestone for her twin kids, Max and Emme . In honor of their 18th birthday, the superstar shared a touching montage full of videos and photos that captured their evolution from babies to adolescence. The montage included a sweet look into their childhood, including behind-the-scenes footage of them dancing at home with J. Lo, running around backstage during J.Lo's tour ...
Source: harpersbazaar.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Reading time 8 minutes We're still scarred from everything that happened in last week's " In the Name of the Mother ," but after the horror of battle comes "The Morrow." Dunk survived against the odds—and while the Targaryens and the realm suffered a huge loss, the Trial of Seven proved what we already knew: the hedge knight was always the most honorable guy on the field. But after all that excitement, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
2 min read Audrey Hepburn's classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's , is getting an update in 2026—and a brand new starlet will bring the story to life. Variety reported that the yet-to-be-titled film will not be an exact retelling of the 1961 film, but will rather go behind-the-scenes and delve into the making of the iconic movie, which has inspired generations of actors and filmmakers in the years since its ...
Source: elle.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 -
An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee , said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context. Huckabee spoke in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Paul Thomas Anderson's political thriller dominates UK awards, while newcomer Robert Aramayo stuns Hollywood heavyweights for best actor Reading Time: 3 minutes Politically charged thriller One Battle After Another took six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards (Baftas) on Sunday, building momentum ahead of the Oscars next month. Blues-steeped vampire epic Sinners and gothic horror ...
Source: scmp.com