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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 26th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
, highlighting how the number of migrants arriving at the southern border plummeted since he returned to office in January 2025. But he made scant mention of the fallout from enforcement operations in places such as Minneapolis and Chicago, where residents demonstrated against tactics by federal officers. Two U.S. citizens were shot and killed in Minneapolis in January, leading to widespread opposition to the ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked has finished, with the company launching the Galaxy S26, the S26 Plus and the S26 Ultra . Those phone reveals were accompanied by a variety of new Galaxy AI features that are partly powered by Samsung's new integration with the Perplexity AI assistant . Samsung also debuted the new Galaxy Buds 4 Pro headphones and a built-in Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra . Every Galaxy ...
Source: cnet.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Trump's New Tariffs Could Be Higher Than 15% For Some Countries, Top Trade Official Says New 15% tariffs President Donald Trump announced in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning his sweeping Liberation Day tariffs on Friday could apply only to some countries and be higher for others, despite Trump promising new "global" 15% tariffs, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Wednesday. "It'll go up to 15 ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Former Harvard University president Larry Summers will resign from the university later this year, as the fallout from his personal relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein continues. Summers, who remains on leave following revelations about his Epstein ties, will formally end his professorship and other faculty appointments, a Harvard spokesperson said Wednesday. Summers will also resign as ...
Source: wbur.org
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that technology companies will be required to supply their own electricity for artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, framing the move as a way to protect consumers from rising utility costs. "Many Americans are also concerned that energy demand from AI data centers could unfairly drive up their electric utility bills," Trump said. He ...
Source: meritalk.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become institutionalised at Visa, and the firm is judged to be leading the way in the payments sector. AI benchmarking firm Evident ranked Visa number one in its AI Index for Payments , as a result of the payment card services provider's shift from individual AI use cases to "institutional capability". Mastercard came in at number two, while PayPal took third spot in the index of 12 ...
Source: computerweekly.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Critics concerned as Casey Means, aligned with RFK Jr on vaccine stance, does not have active medical license Casey Means, Donald Trump's controversial nominee for US surgeon general, appeared before the Senate health committee on Wednesday for a two‑hour hearing in which she defended her medical credentials, side-stepped direct questions on vaccine guidance, and blamed the country's chronic‑disease ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice has not released summaries and notes from three separate interviews the FBI conducted with a South Carolina woman who alleged she was a sexual assault victim of Jeffrey Epstein and also made sexual abuse allegations against President Donald Trump , according to an NBC News analysis of the Epstein files and information provided by a source familiar with the investigation. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Bill Gates apologized to Gates Foundation staff on Tuesday for his past interactions with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, acknowledging in an internal town hall that the situation puts the foundation's reputation at risk, according to a Wall Street Journal report . Gates met with Epstein multiple times from 2011 to 2014, years after the financier had pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for ...
Source: geekwire.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
By Warner Bros. Discovery announced Tuesday that Paramount Skydance has raised its purchase offer to $31 per share, which may top Netflix's offer. WBD last week said it would reopen talks with Paramount, and Netflix granted a seven-day waiver that ended Monday to allow shareholders a chance to get clarity on the offer. Netflix kept matching rights. Netflix and Paramount have been trying to buy WBD since October. ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
FBI agents executed search warrants at the home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and the district's headquarters Wednesday, the LAUSD said. from the district provided no details about the raids. Law enforcement officials also declined to confirm the reason, "The district is cooperating with the investigation, and we do not have further information at this time," the statement ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
A federal judge has rejected the Justice Department's request to search the seized devices of a Washington Post reporter as part of an FBI investigation into leaked classified documents. In a 22-page opinion issued Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Porter of the Eastern District of Virginia criticized the government's handling of the case, reversing course in part after previously authorizing the seizure of ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Wednesday that the Trump administration's policy to quickly remove people to third countries to which they have no previous connection is illegal and that people must receive meaningful notice and the chance to challenge their deportations. "This case is about whether the Government may, without notice, deport a person to the wrong country, or a country where he is likely to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
With the administration challenging the Court and Congress, independent reporting is the only thing standing between you and the noise. Your membership funds the courage to ask the hard questions. Don't let the truth be sidelined, join Huff Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the state ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Approximately 56 million Americans do not have access to a retirement savings plan at work, according to 2025 research from the Pew Charitable Trusts. President Donald Trump said during the State of the Union on Tuesday that his administration plans to launch a new savings plan for those workers that will include a $1,000 annual match. Here's what to know about the proposal. Millions of workers without access ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Tony Gonzales allegedly asked his staffer what her 'favorite position' and asked her to send him a 'sexy pic' Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales has hit back at calls for him to resign, as more details continue to emerge about an alleged affair with a staffer who later died by ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump presented Chief Warrant Officer Five Eric Slover, a U.S. Army helicopter pilot wounded in the audacious raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro , with the Medal of Honor on Tuesday during his State of the Union address. As Slover, 45, and his wife entered the chamber, they received a standing ovation while chants of "USA, USA, USA" rang out. The scene struck a bipartisan ...
Source: militarytimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
A grand jury on Wednesday rejected indictments over the fatal shooting last year of a U.S. citizen by a federal immigration agent during a traffic encounter in Texas, prosecutors said. The shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez on March 15, 2025, by a Homeland Security Investigations agent wasn't publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security until The Associated Press and other media outlets reported it last ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... NASA astronaut Mike Fincke announced Wednesday that it was his medical issue aboard the International Space Station in January that prompted the agency to return the SpaceX Crew-11 mission to Earth early. "I experienced a medical event that required immediate attention from my incredible crewmates," Fincke said according to a NASA website update. "Thanks to their quick ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
A man convicted of killing a Palmetto grocery store owner during a 1986 robbery was executed Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. Melvin Trotter, 65, received a lethal injection after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant last month . A medic declared him dead at 6:15 p.m., the department said. Trotter declined to make a final statement. About two dozen ...
Source: bradenton.com
Wednesday, Feb 25th, 2026 -
Man, 32, shot dead by deputy after stabbing attack was the subject of domestic violence protection orders A man shot dead by a sheriff's deputy after he fatally stabbed four people outside his mother's home near Gig Harbor, Washington, on Tuesday morning was the subject of domestic violence protection orders recording mental health and substance abuse issues stretching back at least five years. Records reviewed by ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Lizzie McGuire "This one hurts. It's really hard to face this reality about an old friend," Duff, 38, wrote via Instagram early Tuesday, February 24, alongside throwback photos with her former on-screen dad. "There was so much warmth in the McGuire family and I always felt so cared for by my on-screen parents. I'll be forever grateful for that. I'm deeply sad to learn Bobby was suffering. My heart aches for him , ...
Source: bradenton.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The Department of Justice is suing UCLA over claims of vile antisemitic acts at the school — including death threats, swastikas scrawled on university buildings and a statue depicting a pig holding a Jewish star and a bag of money. The lawsuit outlined what it described as a pattern of the university failing to address antisemitism and protect Jewish and Israeli employees. During the 2023–2024 academic ...
Source: nypost.com