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Top News Stories for Sunday, February 8th 2026
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
By On Feb. 5, Hims & Hers announced it would be adding a new item to its repertoire. In addition to offering injectable GLP-1 semaglutide drugs for weight loss, the company stated it would also offer a pill version of the same drug. Per a press release , the new offering, a compounded pill with the same active ingredient as Wegovy, would be available at an introductory price of $49 for the first month. Just two ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Wednesday about American talks with Iran, his office said Saturday, while Iran's foreign minister threatened U.S. military bases in the region a day after the discussions. "The prime minister believes that all negotiations must include limiting the ballistic missiles, and ending support for the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Feb 8th, 2026 -
By Sam Darnold put up a career-best season in 2024 for the Minnesota Vikings, throwing for 4,319 yards and 35 touchdown passes to go along with an impressive quarterback rating of 102.5 . It was Darnold's first season with the Vikings and, somewhat surprisingly, his last. With the 28-year-old Darnold once again thriving this season all the way to Super Bowl 60 for the Seattle Seahawks, things aren't exactly looking ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump said 'of course' he condemns the racist parts of the video, but would not apologize for sharing it President Donald Trump has refused to apologize for a video shared on his Truth Social account— which was later deleted — that included a racist image depicting ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Will Lewis' two-year tenure as publisher of the Washington Post is over. His time leading the nearly 150-year-old newspaper, which was bought by billionaire Jeff Bezos in 2013, was marked by buyouts and shrinking coverage. Most recently, on Wednesday, the Post laid off hundreds of journalists, many of them covering foreign affairs. "Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore funding to a new rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey on Friday, ruling just as construction was set to shut down on the massive infrastructure project. The decision came months after the administration announced it was halting $16 billion in support for the project, citing the then-government shutdown and what a top federal ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The Department of Defense will also review partnerships with other universities. Feb. 7 (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon would end its academic partnership with Harvard University over what he called a "woke" institution that is not welcoming to the U.S. military. In a posted on Friday to X, Hegseth said the Department of Defense would end its partnership and work with the ...
Source: upi.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brad Arnold, the lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band 3 Doors Down, died Saturday, months after he announced that he had been diagnosed with Stage 4 kidney cancer. He was 47. The band said in a statement that Arnold "passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer." 3 Doors Down formed in Mississippi in 1995 and four years ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard responded to criticism from Sen. Mark Warner and others that she allegedly "hid" a complaint from a whistleblower. "Senator Mark Warner and his friends in the Propaganda Media have repeatedly lied to the American people that I or the ODNI 'hid' a whistleblower complaint in a safe for eight months," Gabbard said in a post on X. "This is a blatant lie." A U.S. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
Pakistaini authorities say they have arrested multiple people in connection with Friday's mosque bombing, the deadliest attack in Islamabad in nearly two decades. ISLAMABAD — An affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility overnight for a deadly suicide bombing inside a Shiite mosque on the outskirts of Pakistan's capital that killed 31 people and wounded 169 others, as mourners gathered ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
The White House's TrumpRx website went live Thursday with a promise to instantly deliver prescription drugs at "the lowest price anywhere in the world." "This launch represents the largest reduction in prescription drug prices in history by many, many times, and it's not even close," President Trump said at a news conference announcing the launch of the platform. Drug policy experts say the jury is still out on ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Feb 7th, 2026 -
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — It's been a week since "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother disappeared from her home in Arizona in what authorities say was a kidnapping. Investigators have been examining ransom notes and looking for evidence but have not named a suspect. On Friday, officers returned to 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie's home near Tucson and to the surrounding neighborhood to ...
Source: pbs.org