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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 15th 2026
Government shutdown hits DHS after Democrats blow up bipartisan funding deal over immigration uproar
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The third government shutdown in under half a year has officially begun just after midnight on Saturday after Democrats and Republicans spent recent weeks battling over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Just one area of government has been left without federal funding as of midnight — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has completed ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
When the Trump administration erased one of the nation's bedrock scientific principles on climate change this week, it set up a legal battle that's all but certain to hinge on the Supreme Court. And not for the first time. The scientific principle that was killed Thursday, the endangerment finding, which found that greenhouse gases endanger public health by heating up the world, itself resulted from a Supreme Court ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Federal Reserve showed a surprise. rose less than expected last month, it may have addressed concerns of some Fed policymakers that inflation may be too high to cut interest rates more than once this year, especially after the hot CPI had come in hot, we would have cautioned against taking it too literally – but the fact that the January report was so tepid relative to a typical January is somewhat of a ...
Source: bradenton.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ICE's new "processing centers," like the one it is eyeing in a massive warehouse in east Orlando, would each hold up to 1,500 immigrant detainees for as long as a week before they are transferred to other facilities or deported, according to an outline of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's plan released by New Hampshire's governor. Homeland Security intends to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
On July 6, 2019, federal agents arrested Jeffrey Epstein aboard his private jet, which had just landed in New Jersey from a trip to Paris. At the same time, another set of FBI agents raided his mansion in Manhattan. They took photos of everything, from a taxidermied tiger in the library, to framed pictures of Epstein with Donald Trump, Pope John Paul II, and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman scattered across ...
Source: insider.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
MILAN (AP) — Ilia Malinin need only to have looked into the stands on Friday night, where Nathan Chen watched as the American figure skating sensation known as the "Quad god" fell apart in his Olympic free skate, for inspiration about what might come next. The overwhelming favorite to win gold, Malinin fell twice amid a calamitous program that he seemingly had perfected over the past year, sending him ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Valentine's Day is an awkward time to start dating someone new, especially when that someone is a series of AI characters sitting across from you at a restaurant, each of whom seems to be in love with you at first sight. Earlier this week, I spent an evening on a first date at a wine bar in Midtown Manhattan that EVA AI, a startup that makes AI companions, took over for two days. Sitting at cozy tables, mostly set ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Ring, the Amazon-owned company that makes video doorbells and other home security devices, aired its first Super Bowl ad this year. As Reason reported , the commercial's intent was to advertise a new feature, but it caused a backlash given the company's track record of privacy violations. Within days, Ring announced it would terminate its partnership with Flock Safety, which makes products like automated license ...
Source: reason.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama , announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The decision to ban the group was unlawful, and a disproportionate interference with the Human Rights Act - specifically the freedom of expression and freedom of assembly, a judge rules. The government said it intends to take the case to the Court of Appeal. Palestine Action's co-founder has won a legal challenge over the group's ban as a terrorist organisation on two grounds. However, it will remain ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Navigating Global AI Governance: Privacy Implications in EU and China Frameworks Additional resources 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 in 2026 so organizations can bolster the trustworthiness of their AI implementations. COBIT: A Practical Guide for AI Governance To keep up with the speed ...
Source: isaca.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Felony cases tied to Trump's mass deportation efforts are falling apart in court The Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into whether federal immigration agents lied under oath after prosecutors dropped charges against two Venezuelan men accused of assaulting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
SpaceX Crew-12 mission lifts off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida SpaceX and NASA launched a new crew Friday to the International Space Station nearly one month after prior crew members were evacuated following a medical emergency in orbit. NASA said the SpaceX Crew-12 mission lifted off at 5:15 a.m. from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. "The spacecraft will ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The Trump administration is suing Harvard University for alleged failures to comply with a US Department of Justice civil rights investigation. The lawsuit accuses Harvard of not disclosing data needed to determine whether it had illegally considered race in its admissions process. "Providing requested data is a basic expectation of any credible compliance process," the justice department's civil rights head, ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Journalist and former CNN anchor Don Lemon pleaded not guilty on Friday to charges connected to his coverage of protests over federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. During the brief, highly procedural hearing, Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko reminded Lemon of his constitutional rights and asked if he understood the charges against him. Lemon answered in the affirmative before the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A red dwarf star has planets in a lineup that has never been seen before. Deep in the older, denser reaches of the Milky Way, there is a red dwarf star that shouldn't exist — or at least, its family of planets shouldn't look the way it does. The star is LHS 1903, and it hosts a planetary system that is effectively built backwards, defying the standard architectural rules that governed our own solar system's ...
Source: zmescience.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The head of one of the world's largest port operators has been removed from his position, following revelations from the Jeffrey Epstein files about the extent of his ties to the convicted sex offender. On Friday, Dubai's government media office announced in a statement that it had appointed a new chairman of the board of directors and a new CEO of the company, DP World, replacing Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, one of ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
BNP claims victory in landmark Bangladesh election The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country's first election since a student-led uprising that ousted longtime leader Sheikh Hasina in 2024. Unofficial results confirmed by election officials to Al Jazeera on Friday showed the BNP winning 209 seats, easily crossing the 151-seat threshold needed for a majority in parliament. Its leader, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
The company identified over 100,000 prompts it suspects were intended to extract proprietary reasoning capabilities. Google detected and blocked a campaign involving more than 100,000 prompts that it claimed were designed to copy the proprietary reasoning capabilities of its Gemini AI model, according to a quarterly threat report released by Google Threat Intelligence Group. The prompts looked like a coordinated ...
Source: csoonline.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge in Washington, D.C. agreed to prevent the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for his participation in a video where he urged troops to disobey unlawful demands. The judge granted the senator's request for a preliminary injunction against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a suit filed by Kelly accusing Hegseth of trying to penalize him for his political ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Trump says Iran regime change is 'best thing that could happen' US President Donald Trump says regime change in Iran is "the best thing that could happen", signifying one of his clearest endorsements for replacing the clerical establishment. "For 47 years, they've been talking and talking and talking. In the meantime, we've lost a lot of lives," he said on Friday. Trump declined to specify who he wants to lead ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
TOKYO — Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its captain for allegedly fleeing inspection in its exclusive economic zone, an incident that could further inflame tensions between Asia's top two economies. The captain, a 47-year-old Chinese national, is accused of ignoring orders to stop for an on-board inspection on Thursday in waters off southwest Nagasaki prefecture, Japan's ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton on Friday called for "immediate property tax relief" for Ohioans, saying recent efforts by the Republican-led legislature to ease homeowners' tax burden aren't enough. Acton, speaking at a Columbus union hall to accept the endorsement of the Ohio AFL-CIO, said she will put out details about her tax plan – and how to pay for it – later in ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns minced no words Friday, ordering the Trump administration to bring back a mistakenly deported Babson College student, saying, "Now it is time for the government to make amends." Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was detained at Logan Airport in November, on her way to visit her family in Texas for the Thanksgiving holiday. Before she could board the plane, ICE handcuffed her and detained ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
This article originally appeared on The Conversation . An increasing number of people are dying of colorectal cancer at a young age , including those as young as 20. Actor James Van Der Beek , who was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2023, died at age 48 on Feb. 11, 2026, bringing the disease back into the limelight. The Conversation U.S. asked gastrointestinal oncologist Christopher Lieu and cancer researcher ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Dr. Katherine Kuchenbecker, a roboticist from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) , was walking down a hallway tapping the railings, walls, and columns with a "wand" her student, Dr. Andrew Schulz, had given her. While she tapped the wand on different surfaces, she realized she could feel the different vibrations of surfaces, without having to look at them. The vibrations felt soft and gentle ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Latest blow to mass deportation efforts in the state follows wave of rebukes from federal courts against ICE A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump lambasted the administration for surging federal officers into Minnesota without accounting for basic due process protections for ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said regime change would be the best outcome for Iran, ratcheting up pressure on the Islamic Republic in negotiations over its nuclear program as he builds up the U.S. military presence in the region. "It seems like that would be the best thing that could happen," Trump told reporters Friday following an event at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Yet the president sidestepped a ...
Source: bradenton.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A Slovak fugitive who had been on the run for 16 years was finally arrested when he turned up in Milan to support his national ice hockey team at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics , police said Friday. The 44-year-old man, who was not named, was wanted by Italian authorities for a series of thefts committed in 2010. The carabinieri managed to track down and arrest the man on Wednesday after he checked into a ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Feb. 13 (UPI) -- Two people are dead and a third is wounded following a shooting on the campus of South Carolina State University, officials said. The shooting occurred Thursday night in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex on the university's campus in Orangeburg, located about 75 miles northwest of Charleston. The university issued a campus lockdown at about 9:15 p.m., according to ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Existing home sales in January fell to lowest level since August 2024 as tight inventory continued to push home prices higher and winter weather weighed on sales activity. Total existing home sales fell 8.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million in January, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) . Total sales were 4.4% lower than a year ago. Despite mortgage rates trending ...
Source: nahb.org
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Both Democrats and Republicans have called out the Department of Justice for tracking their searches in the Jeffrey Epstein files database. A day after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi clashed with members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, members of the U.S. House said the department has been tracking their searches in its files related to the investigation into Epstein and his co-conspirators. ...
Source: upi.com