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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? President Donald Trump suggested he could impose new "obnoxious" tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that his sweeping emergency tariffs are illegal. The ruling issued Friday overturned the ...
Source: huffpost.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 -
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon blocked the public release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report on his investigation into whether President Donald Trump mishandled classified documents after his first term in the White House. In an order filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Cannon wrote that the report should not be released outside of the Justice Department "due to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would back plans to remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession to the British throne, according to a letter shared by U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office. Last week, a U.K. official said the British government was considering introducing legislation to ensure Mountbatten-Windsor, currently eighth-in-line to the throne, could never be king ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Washington — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up an effort by energy companies to end a lawsuit filed in state court that seeks billions of dollars in damages for the impacts their fossil-fuel products have had on the global climate. The decision from the Supreme Court could impact the ability of state and local governments to hold oil and gas companies accountable in state courts for the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said it killed three people Monday in a strike on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Trump administration's monthslong campaign against alleged traffickers. Monday's attack brought the death toll to at least 151 people since the Trump administration began targeting those it calls "narcoterrorists" in small vessels in early September. As ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
BRUSSELS — The European Union had hoped to make a big show of support for Ukraine this week, on the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion and at a moment when there has been little sign of progress in US-mediated efforts to end the war. But those plans have been upended after Hungary said that it would block the latest package of sanctions against Russia and that it would also stall progress on ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor responsible for educating new ICE officers on proper use of force told Congress Monday the agency's efforts to rapidly scale up its ranks will place recruits on the streets without the training they need to lawfully carry out immigration enforcement. "New cadets are graduating from the Academy, despite widespread concerns among training staff that ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, sent sexual text messages to a former aide with whom he allegedly had an affair before her death by suicide last year, messages obtained by NBC News show. In a series of late-night messages from May 9, 2024, Gonzales asked his then-staffer to "send me a sexy pic." He went on to ask her "favorite position" and then mentioned multiple sexual acts. The aide, Regina Santos-Aviles, ...
Source: nbcnews.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