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Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 - A letter sent to Congress by Attorney General Pam Bondi included a list of high-ranking politicians as well as celebrities - though being named in the files does not suggest wrongdoing. The Trump administration has been accused of "purposefully muddying the waters" after releasing a list of hundreds of names mentioned in the Epstein files. A six-page letter sent to Congress by Attorney General Pam Bondi over the ...

Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 - Michael Jordan, a six-time National Basketball Association (NBA) champion, is now a Daytona 500 winner too. Tyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. The NBA Hall of Famer bear-hugged Reddick in the victory lane and then jointly hoisted the Harley J Earl Trophy with the 23XI Racing driver. Jordan, who ...

Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 - said he did not see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us," after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was asked, "Are aliens real?" "They're real," he answered, continuing: "But I haven't seen them. And, they're not being kept in Area 51." On Sunday, the former president ...

Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 - The International Space Station is back to full strength. Four new astronauts arrived over the weekend, sliding into orbit to replace a crew that left earlier than planned after a sudden medical emergency. It was a tense few weeks for NASA . For the first time in 65 years of human spaceflight, an astronaut had to be evacuated for health reasons. That decision left the station running lean, with just three people on ...

Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 - The virus spreads through respiratory droplets when an infected person breathes, coughs, or sneezes. Measles is a highly contagious, serious airborne disease caused by a virus that can lead to severe complications and death. The optimal way to limit the spread of the virus is through the vaccination of young children. Unfortunately, a rise in anti-vaccination misinformation is leading to increased spread. This is ...

Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 - MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago. Shipwreck World, a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the globe, announced Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehorn found the Lac La Belle about 20 miles (32 kilometers) offshore between ...