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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 18th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
CBS Didn't Want Colbert to Talk to This Democratic Candidate. He Did It Anyway. "This is the party that ran against cancel culture," Texas state Rep. James Talarico said about the Trump administration. Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Executives at CBS News made it clear to Late Show host Stephen Colbert: he wasn't to interview Texas state Rep. James Talarico last night, nor ...
Source: motherjones.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading figure in the civil rights movement who ran twice as the Democratic candidate for president, has died at the age of 84. The news was confirmed in a statement from his family, who noted that Jackson "died peacefully." "Our father was a servant leader—not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family wrote. "We ...
Source: vogue.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Warner Bros. Discovery said on Tuesday that it will resume acquisition talks with Paramount Skydance after Netflix, which last year agreed to buy the entertainment company, gave Warner seven days to explore a new offer. Warner Bros. Discovery said in a news release that it would engage with Paramount Skydance (the parent company of CBS News) to discuss the company's $30 per share bid and clarify terms of the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Temporary Exclusion Orders allow the home affairs minister to stop a person entering for up to two years, but there is a high bar for the powers Home affairs minister Tony Burke is "taking advice" from security agencies on whether Australian women and children in a Syrian detention camp should be temporarily banned from returning, but it is unclear how many in the cohort such an order would apply to. On Monday ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Two vessels carrying four people each were hit in the eastern Pacific Ocean, while a third boat with three people was struck in the Caribbean Sea. Strikes have been launched by US forces on three alleged drug smuggling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Caribbean, killing 11 people. US Southern Command posted a video on X of Monday's operation, along with a statement that "intelligence confirmed the vessels were ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Thomas Pritzker admits 'terrible judgment' in maintaining contact with convicted sex trafficker and Ghislaine Maxwell Hyatt Hotels Executive Chairman Thomas Pritzker announced Monday that he is stepping down effective immediately after documents released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . The executive, 75, told the company's board ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Fresh negotiations get under way in Geneva, Switzerland, between the United States and Iran to resolve their long-running nuclear dispute. Donald Trump has warned Iran of "consequences" if a new phase of talks on Tehran's nuclear facilities does not produce an agreement. Washington has sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East and is preparing for a possible military campaign if the negotiations in Geneva, ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Corey Lewandowski -- (Photo by Lucas Jackson / Reuters | Credit: REUTERS) Additional details have emerged about a mid-flight showdown between Homeland Security advisor Corey Lewandowski that led to a Coast Guard pilot's firing — and immediate reinstatement. DHS Secretary Kristi Noem had ordered the purchase of two new Gulfstream jets at a cost of $170 million to replace the Coast Guard aircraft that had been ...
Source: rawstory.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
In an interview at the Munich security conference, Clinton urged the Trump administration to 'get the files out' Hillary Clinton has accused the Trump administration of a "cover-up" over the Epstein files, while claiming that she and her husband are being forced to testify before Congress to deflect scrutiny from Donald Trump. In an interview with the BBC , Clinton said the US Department of Justice was ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
The Department of Homeland Security shut down for the second time this month on Saturday. There appears to be no clear path toward reopening it as Democrats and Republicans show few signs of a willingness to compromise on reforms to the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The partial government shutdown became inevitable late last week when Democrats in the Senate blocked a Republican-led bill to fund the ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Russian and Ukrainian officials have convened for a third round of United States-brokered peace negotiations in Switzerland days before the bloody Ukraine war hits its four-year mark. After the first day of talks ended on Tuesday, Russian media quoted an unidentified source as saying the negotiations were "tense", lasted six hours, and took place in different bilateral and trilateral settings. Ukraine's lead ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump family company has filed to trademark the use of the president's name on airports but says it doesn't plan on charging a fee — at least for a proposed renaming of one near his Florida home. Applications filed by the Trump Organization with the federal trademark office are seeking exclusive rights to use the president's name on airports and dozens of related things found there, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
A free press depends on people who believe in it. As more outlets cave to the administration's demands to quiet opposing voices, our members enable reporting that holds firm to its values and serves the public interest. Already a member? The Trump administration has been sued over from the historic Stonewall National Monument in New York City this month. A lawsuit , filed Tuesday in federal court by a group of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Trump said 'no other president' had tried to pass criminal justice reform or long-term funding for historically Black colleges and universities, which was supported by Jackson President Donald Trump used the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson to highlight his personal accomplishments ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Feb. 16 (UPI) -- Several civil rights groups are suing the Trump administration to prohibit it from misusing voter information that it seized from Fulton County, Ga., last month. The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda, the NAACP and Atlanta and Georgia State Conference branches of the NAACP filed the lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Jerusalem — Israel's government has approved a process to register land in the occupied West Bank as "state property," drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. Israel's foreign ministry said the measure, approved late Sunday, would enable "transparent and thorough clarification of rights to resolve legal disputes" and was ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Former United States President Barack Obama has clarified remarks related to the existence of extraterrestrial life made on a podcast, after appearing to claim that he knew aliens are real. During a rapid-fire question-and-answer segment as a guest on left-wing political commentator Brian Tyler Cohen's programme, which was released on Saturday, the podcaster asked Obama whether he believes extraterrestrials are ...
Source: aljazeera.com