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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 26th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis (AP) — Secretary of State has flown into the Caribbean country of St. Kitts and Nevis for talks Wednesday with regional leaders who, like others around the world, are unsettled and uncertain about Trump administration policies. , Rubio is attending a summit of the Caribbean Community, or CARICOM. Tuesday night, Trump called Maduro's capture "an absolutely colossal victory for ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons FedEx sues Trump for tariff refund FedEx filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday to recover a full refund of tariffs FedEx payed to comply with the president's several executive orders imposing high tariffs on imports in 2025. FedEx filed their suit in the US Court for International Trade. The company seeks "a full refund from Defendants of all IEEPA duties Plaintiffs ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump made the stunning announcement about Connor Hellebuyck after marching the Olympic gold medal-winning team into the Capitol during his State of the Union address used his State of the Union address on Tuesday to announce that he will present Connor Hellebuyck , goaltender for ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Commentary Schäferle / Pixabay AI Sovereignty in South Africa: Infrastructure Without Law Is a Foundation Without Walls Edited by: JURIST Staff The author argues that while South Africa has made significant strides toward AI sovereignty, these achievements will remain incomplete without a dedicated legal framework that addresses the full AI lifecycle and reflects the country's unique social and cultural ...
Source: jurist.org
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers training at a local gun range largely went unnoticed by residents of one Southern California city for more than a decade, until The arrangement in Escondido, a city of about 150,000 people north of San Diego surrounded by farms and horse ranches, has sparked weeks of demonstrations. Residents are demanding that the city stop allowing ICE ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Tony Gonzales allegedly asked his staffer what her 'favorite position' and asked her to send him a 'sexy pic' Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales has hit back at calls for him to resign, as more details continue to emerge about an alleged affair with a staffer who later died by ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a multimillion-pound fine to Reddit for GDPR non-compliance, but experts have warned that its rules pose a risk to user security and privacy. The UK's data protection regulator said on February 24 that its £14.47m ($19.6m) fine was levied for two main reasons. First, Reddit failed to put "robust" age verification measures in place, which meant it did ...
Source: infosecurity-magazine.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Reading time 4 minutes Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced this week that the city will be imposing a moratorium on the development of new data centers. If approved in an upcoming city council ordinance vote, the moratorium is expected to last "several months," the city shared in a press release, as officials review and create new policy around data centers. The review process will target "responsible land, ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Ornate packaging paired with enticing advertisements that claim expensive shampoos are elixirs to all hair woes can leave one wondering: Are the higher prices really worth it? Should I abandon my $8 drugstore mainstay for a $42 premium brand? Experts say affordable shampoos and conditioners found in grocery stores and pharmacies can do the job as well as the pricey versions with tempting messaging and testimonials ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
In 2008, after years of allegations from teenage girls who said they had been abused inside the property, Jeffrey Epstein secured what was later described as one of the most extraordinary plea deals in modern US legal history. He pleaded guilty to procuring a minor for prostitution and served fewer than 13 months of an 18-month prison sentence, much of it on work release, avoiding federal sex-trafficking charges ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
NEW YORK – Light snow moved through parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people heading to work and school were trying to navigate their way out of that dropped piles of powder on streets and sidewalks from Maryland to Maine. One to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of snow was expected — a far cry from — but any snow that melted likely froze overnight, resulting in patchy black ice to make for ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities are barred from conducting an "unsupervised, wholesale search" of electronic devices that they seized from a Washington Post reporter's Virginia home while investigating allegations that a Pentagon contractor illegally leaked classified information to the journalist, a magistrate judge ruled Tuesday . U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter said he will independently review ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Discord announced Tuesday it is delaying its global age verification rollout from March to the second half of 2026. The decision follows heavy user backlash earlier this month regarding the company's initial plan to place all users into a "teen-appropriate experience" by default until they verified their age as adults. Discord CTO Stanislav Vishnevskiy acknowledged the company failed to clearly communicate its ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Visa is winning the AI race in the payments industry, according to a brand new ranking — but no company is revealing quite how much the technology is paying off. "With relatively nascent industry players like Stripe and Block performing well — and showing their AI potential reflected in their valuations — the Index leaders cannot afford to drop off the pace," Alexandra Mousavizadeh, co-founder and ...
Source: insider.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
BEIJING (AP) — There are many things that China and Germany do not see eye-to-eye on — notably Russia's war in Ukraine — but the leaders of the world's second and third largest economies nonetheless pledged Wednesday to work to deepen ties in an era of global turbulence. Both countries have been buffeted by the policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who lauded his import tariffs in a State of ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Anthropic accused three Chinese AI firms of engaging in concerted "distillation attack" campaigns. U.S. companies like Anthropic and OpenAI are concerned with ceding a competitive advantage to such firms, who can reproduce the performance of American AI models at a significantly lower cost. Some online users, however, were quick to point out the similarities between Anthropic's claims and its own use of ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The Department of Justice has withheld from public disclosure in the Epstein files memos and notes about FBI interviews, including those of a woman who has alleged that President Donald Trump sexually abused her when she was a minor, MS NOW reported. The woman, who was interviewed in July 2019 by the FBI about allegations against convicted sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein, has alleged that "Trump forced her to ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared Tuesday that Russia has not "broken Ukrainians" nor triumphed in its war, four years after an invasion that has severely tested the resolve of Kyiv and its allies and fueled European fears about the scale of Moscow's ambitions. In a show of support, more than a dozen senior European officials headed to the Ukrainian capital to mark the grim anniversary of the ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Robert Carradine, Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds star, dies aged 71 Robert Carradine, the US actor best known for roles in Revenge of the Nerds and Lizzie McGuire, has died aged 71. In a statement, his family said the actor took his own life after living with bipolar disorder for nearly two decades. The Carradine family said they wanted to announce his cause of death to raise awareness of "the stigma that ...
Source: bbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
WBD's board said Paramount's offer "could reasonably be expected" to "lead to" a superior proposal to Netflix's. However, WBD added that its board had "not made a determination" yet as to whether Paramount's latest bid is actually better. , and doesn't want its cable channels. While Netflix could stand pat, doing so could put its dream of buying HBO at risk. WBD hadn't been impressed with Paramount's prior offers, ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Meta said its multiyear deal with AMD involves deploying up to 6 gigawatts of the company's graphics processing units for AI data centers. Last week, Meta committed to using millions of Nvidia's processors to power its AI expansion. AMD has issued Meta a performance-based warrant to acquire 160 million of its shares, about 10% of the company. In this article Lisa Su, chair and chief executive officer of Advanced ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Some US presidents have more of the gift of the gab than others. The American Presidency Project has tracked the length of every president's State of the Union address since 1964, with the timer beginning when the president opens with "Mr. Speaker" or "Madam Speaker." In the State of the Union , which is mandated by the Constitution, presidents typically highlight their administration's accomplishments and lay out ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — British comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to new counts of rape and sexual assault. Brand, who was already facing similar charges involving four women, denied the new charges in Southwark Crown Court. The alleged offenses took place in 2009, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Brand, 50, was charged in April with two counts of rape, two counts of sexual assault and one count ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Consumer confidence rose among Republican and Independent voters in February, while Democrats were less confident Consumer confidence ticked higher in February as American households' expectations for the labor market improved. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose 2.2 points to 91.2 in February from an upwardly revised 89 in January. The January data was initially reported as 84.5, the lowest level ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
– Former U.K. ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, an influential British political figure, is under investigation for alleged misconduct in public office linked to his relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson's ties to Epstein have threatened the leadership of Prime Minister , who appointed the veteran statesman to the diplomatic post despite warnings about his ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The Department of Justice is suing UCLA over claims of vile antisemitic acts at the school — including death threats, swastikas scrawled on university buildings and a statue depicting a pig holding a Jewish star and a bag of money. The lawsuit outlined what it described as a pattern of the university failing to address antisemitism and protect Jewish and Israeli employees. During the 2023–2024 academic ...
Source: nypost.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The creators of Dark Sky, the cult-favorite weather app acquired by Apple in 2020 , pulled off something rare: they made forecasting feel personal. Dark Sky was beloved for its hyperlocal rain predictions, precise alerts and emphasis on data visualization. Now, three of its creators— Adam Grossman , Josh Reyes and Dan Abrutyn —are taking another swing at weather forecasting with Acme Weather, a new app ...
Source: observer.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Ozempic and Wegovy prices will drop by 35% and 50%, respectively, in 2027 as company faces growing competition from cheaper alternatives Novo Nordisk on Tuesday announced plans to cut the list price of its popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy by as much as 50% in the U.S. next year. The Danish drugmaker indicated the price cuts will be effective on Jan. 1, 2027, and the timing will ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has threatened Anthropic that it could invoke powers that would allow the government to force the artificial intelligence firm to share its novel technology in the name of national security if it does not agree by Friday to terms favorable to the military, people familiar with the ongoing discussions said. But Anthropic is prepared to walk away from negotiations — and its $200 ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Without federal climate regulation, fossil fuel industry may be more vulnerable to local lawsuits The Trump administration 's repeal of a foundational climate determination could clear a path for new litigation and policies targeting big oil, legal experts say. Earlier this month, Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) finalized a rule revoking the "endangerment finding", a 2009 determination that ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Feb. 24 (UPI) -- Panama authorities have taken control of two ports operated by a subsidiary of a Hong Kong company, assets that came under scrutiny after President Donald Trump claimed China exerted too much influence over their operation. Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings condemned the Monday takeover in a statement on Tuesday that said the actions of Panama were "unlawful" and raised risks to ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day – and the best features from TheWeek.com U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon Monday moved to permanently block the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's final report on President Donald Trump's hoarding of classified documents after he left the White House in 2021. Cannon said releasing Smith's report would amount to a "manifest injustice" ...
Source: theweek.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
France has banned United States Ambassador Charles Kushner from meeting French government ministers, after he failed to attend a meeting at the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs in Paris to explain comments made by the Trump administration following the recent killing of a French far-right activist. The French Foreign Ministry announced the decision on Monday, as diplomatic relations between Paris and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out a strike on a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, killing three men. The boat was "transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations," the U.S. Southern Command said in a statement on X. "Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed." ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Controversial doctor steps down as contributor after Epstein files reveal communication between the two men Controversial longevity expert Dr Peter Attia has resigned from his post as a CBS News contributor after correspondence between Attia and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was made public. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of Attia's departure. Less than a month ago, Attia was announced as ...
Source: theguardian.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