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Top News Stories for Saturday, February 14th 2026
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham has something that most of his Republican colleagues don't: the freedom to disagree with President Donald Trump, yet remain one of his closest allies. "I'm his north star," Graham told NBC News in an interview this week, a bold remark few in his party would dare make. "We disagree, but he knows where I am coming from. He sees me helping him as much as anybody in the Senate." ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Existing home sales in January fell to lowest level since August 2024 as tight inventory continued to push home prices higher and winter weather weighed on sales activity. Total existing home sales fell 8.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million in January, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) . Total sales were 4.4% lower than a year ago. Despite mortgage rates trending ...
Source: nahb.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
"I can't thank you enough for including me in an evening I'll never forget," Brad Karp, then the chair of the national law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, wrote in an email to Jeffrey Epstein in 2015 . "It was truly 'once in a lifetime' in every way, though I hope to be invited again." "You are always welcome," Epstein replied. "There are many many nights of unique talents. You will be invited ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Amazon's Ring ends deal with surveillance firm after backlash Amazon's smart doorbell company is dropping a partnership with a firm known for its surveillance services, after facing scrutiny over its privacy practices. The decision cancels a deal announced in October between Amazon's Ring and Flock Safety, a firm that operates a network of cameras and license plate readers in the US used primarily by police and law ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? NEW YORK (AP) — Kathy Ruemmler, the top lawyer at storied investment bank Goldman Sachs and former White House counsel to President Barack Obama , announced her resignation Thursday, after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship where she described him as an ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Home » » On Feb. 12, White House Border czar Tom Homan announced the end of the Trump administration's immigration operation in Minnesota. The two-month-long immigration crackdown has resulted in thousands of arrests, mass demonstrations, and the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizen activists. "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude," Homan shared in a ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
China, Iran, North Korea Hackers Exploit Gemini Across Attack Life Cycle State-backed hackers weaponized Google's artificial intelligence model Gemini to accelerate cyberattacks, using the productivity tool as an offensive asset for reconnaissance, social engineering and malware development. report , published Thursday. The company said it has disabled accounts associated with the abuse and implemented new ...
Source: healthcareinfosecurity.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly more than expected in January, government data showed Friday, as energy prices dipped. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 2.4 percent year-on-year, the Department of Labor said, down from December's 2.7 percent and slightly below analysts' median forecast. This was also the lowest level since May 2025. Affordability worries have come to the fore in recent ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Democratic Gov. Maura Healey is calling on her counterpart in New Hampshire, Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, to "do everything in her power" to stop ICE from building out a new detention facility north of the Massachusetts border. Documents released Thursday by Ayotte's office, marked Department of Homeland Security, detail plans by the feds to open a new ICE detention facility in Merrimack, about 11 miles from the ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge in Washington, D.C. agreed to prevent the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly for his participation in a video where he urged troops to disobey unlawful demands. The judge granted the senator's request for a preliminary injunction against Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, in a suit filed by Kelly accusing Hegseth of trying to penalize him for his political ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A Venezuelan man shot by an ICE agent in January never attacked the agent as the Department of Homeland Security claimed, according to an explosive new court filing from the Department of Justice. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem originally claimed that Julio Sosa-Celis was shot during a Jan. 14 incident in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after he and another defendant, Alfredo Aljorna, "ambushed and attacked" the ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
After simmering at a low boil for much of the past few months, the Trump administration's running fight with Harvard University heated up again Friday when federal officials sued the school, alleging it had failed to comply with a review of its admissions process . This particular issue revolves around whether the university is complying with the Supreme Court's ruling in 2023 that banned the use of race-based ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case. Lemon insists he was at the Cities Church in St. Paul to chronicle the Jan. 18 protest but was not a participant. ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio—Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton on Friday called for "immediate property tax relief" for Ohioans, saying recent efforts by the Republican-led legislature to ease homeowners' tax burden aren't enough. Acton, speaking at a Columbus union hall to accept the endorsement of the Ohio AFL-CIO, said she will put out details about her tax plan – and how to pay for it – later in ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to give immigrants detained in Minnesota access to attorneys immediately after they are taken into custody and before they are transferred out of state. U.S. District Judge Nancy Brasel issued the emergency restraining order Thursday, finding detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building faced so many logistical ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
Agency says application rejected due to lack of 'adequate and well controlled' trial, but experts say 'they're just coming up with reasons' A senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official says Moderna's clinical trial on a new, potentially more effective flu vaccine was a "brazen failure" and that the FDA is now calling it into question. The FDA unexpectedly refused to consider Moderna's application for a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Veteran prosecutor Donald Kinsella abruptly dismissed by White House less than five hours after being sworn in as replacement for John Sarcone, who was ruled to have unlawfully outstayed his tenure A freshly-appointed U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York was ...
Source: independent.co.uk