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Top News Stories for Monday, February 23rd 2026
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
European officials reacted with disbelief and concern to President Donald Trump's latest tariff policy. "Pure tariff chaos from the U.S. administration," the European Parliament's trade committee chairman, Bernd Lange, slammed the White House on Sunday. ECB President Christine Lagarde warned business relations could take a hit from the latest uncertainty. In this article U.S. President Donald Trump meets with ...
Source: cnbc.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Violence swept across Mexico Sunday after the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), who had a $15 million U.S. bounty on his head, was killed in a military shootout . A U.S. defense official told CBS News the U.S. military played a role in the operation to take out Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes — also known as "El Mencho" — via the Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter ...
Source: cbsnews.com
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 -
MILAN (AP) — With 116 medal events over 16 days spread across northern Italy, the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics delivered many unforgettable moments. Here are 10 of the biggest, from heartbreak to triumph. U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn's Olympic story was supposed to be one of redemption. She came out of retirement at age 41, battled a torn ACL in her left knee days before competition, and was ready to conquer the ...
Source: bostonglobe.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 -
– 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 -
The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft will begin their four mile return to the Vehicle Assembly Building on February 24. NASA's Artemis II mission, the first crewed flight to the moon's vicinity since the Apollo program, faces a new delay due to a technical issue with the rocket's upper stage. The space agency announced that a targeted launch for March 6 is no longer possible, forcing a rollback of ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Denmark's military said its arctic command forces evacuated a crew member of a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for urgent medical treatment. The Danish Joint Arctic Command, on its Facebook page, said the crew member was evacuated on Saturday, some 7 nautical miles, or about 8 miles, off Nuuk — the capital of the vast, ice-covered territory — and transferred to a hospital in the city. The crew ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Washington — A man armed with a shotgun was shot and killed early Sunday morning after making an "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said. The Secret Service said in a statement that the incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. Speaking at a news conference later Sunday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
Mike Huckabee said "it would be fine" if Israel took control of land that would include a huge swathe of the Middle East. Multiple Arab nations have condemned the US ambassador to Israel after he said "it would be fine" if Tel Aviv took control of almost all of the Middle East. In an interview published on Friday, former Fox News host Tucker Carlson pressed Mike Huckabee on his interpretation of Bible verses, where ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
KABUL, Afghanistan — Pakistan's military killed at least 70 militants in strikes along the border with Afghanistan early Sunday, targeting what it described as hideouts of Pakistani militants it blamed for recent attacks inside the country, the deputy interior minister said. Talal Chaudhry, Pakistan's deputy interior minister, told Geo News that at least 70 militants were killed in the strikes. He offered no ...
Source: npr.org
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
LONDON (AP) — Politically charged thriller "One Battle After Another" and blues-steeped epic "Sinners" lead the race for Sunday's British Academy Film Awards as the two movies jostle for awards-season supremacy. Oddsmakers suggest Shakespearean family tragedy "Hamnet" could beat them to best picture if British film industry voters respond to the emotionally rich story, earthy English setting and intense ...
Source: apnews.com
Sunday, Feb 22nd, 2026 -
NEW ALBANY, Ind. — Rondale Moore , the NFL receiver who had season-ending training camp knee injuries in each of the last two years after a standout college career at Purdue and a promising start with the Arizona Cardinals, was found dead Saturday, authorities said. He was 25. Police said Moore died of a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound. Moore was found dead in the garage of a property in his hometown ...
Source: nbcnews.com