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Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 17th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 17th, 2026 -
Billionaire says he exercised 'terrible judgment' in maintaining contact with sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell The billionaire Thomas Pritzker has stepped down as executive chair of the hotel chain Hyatt, after revelations over his ties with the late child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Pritzker said he had exercised "terrible judgment" in maintaining contact with the sex offender and Ghislaine Maxwell , who was ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Oscar-winning actor Robert Duvall, best known for his work in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, has died aged 95, his wife has announced in a Facebook post. "For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented," Luciana Duvall said in a statement on Monday. Duvall was best known for playing forceful roles such as his depiction of Tom Hagen, ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Former U.S. President Barack Obama 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 ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
in his renewed push to invalidate the 2020 election. on 15 February to "prohibit the Trump administration from misusing the voter information" taken from an elections warehouse in Fulton county, Georgia, late last month. "Having already failed to overturn the valid results of the 2020 presidential election by invoking false claims of widespread voter fraud, promoting fake electors and inciting a violent ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... DAYTONA BEACH — Sporting new bling on his right hand, Daytona 500 winner Tyler Reddick had joined an exclusive club — not only in his sport, but in 23XI Racing's garage. When you drive for Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin's team , championship rings are the standard. A six-time NBA champion, Jordan was eager to be fitted for another one as he celebrated with ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
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 ...
Source: news.sky.com
Monday, Feb 16th, 2026 -
Presidents Day, which falls on Monday, Feb. 16, this year, was established to honor the birthday of the nation's first president, George Washington. The official name of the holiday is Washington's Birthday, although it's now more commonly referred to as Presidents Day. While most grocery stores and food establishments will remain open, some businesses will be closed and services suspended on Presidents Day, which ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 15th, 2026 -
The wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale nearly 150 years ago has been discovered, searchers announced last week, completing a quest that began nearly 60 years ago. Shipwreck World , a group that works to locate shipwrecks around the world, revealed Friday that a team led by Illinois shipwreck hunter Paul Ehron found the wreck of the Lac La Belle in October 2022. It was found about 20 miles ...
Source: cbsnews.com