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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 12th 2026
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Over the span of five hours on Wednesday, United States lawmakers questioned Attorney General Pam Bondi over the US Justice Department's (DOJ) handling of documents related to convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Bondi, testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, defended the DOJ's handling of the release of the Epstein records and said there are "pending investigations" in the case. Here are key ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Wexner, an Ohio billionaire and longtime Epstein associate, has denied wrongdoing and faces closed-door congressional testimony ( JTA ) — Newly released federal investigative documents and a looming congressional deposition have renewed scrutiny of Leslie Wexner, the Ohio billionaire philanthropist long known in the Jewish world for his leadership and largesse — and more recently for his decades-long ...
Source: forward.com
Thursday, Feb 12th, 2026 -
Doing President Donald Trump's bidding, the Republican-controlled US House on Wednesday approved legislation that would potentially prevent millions of Americans from participating in federal elections by instituting draconian voter ID requirements, mandating documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, and requiring states to share voter information with the Department of Homeland Security. The White ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
January job gains were better than anything the U.S. economy saw in 2025 but not still enough to sound an all-clear on what has otherwise been a stagnant labor market. "We're heading from a jobless expansion to potentially an income-less expansion, because income is essentially the combination of jobs and wages," said economist Gregory Daco. While the monthly numbers are good, whether they are an outlier, or even ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Federal officials on Wednesday cast blame on Moderna as they stood by the Food and Drug Administration's controversial decision not to review the Cambridge biotech's new flu vaccine. In a press conference, a senior FDA official said the decision was the result of Moderna exposing certain trial participants to substandard care against the advice of the federal regulators. The senior official spoke to news media ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez once wrote that his superiors had been supportive of him, "big time." U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised him after the shooting. The support continued up the chain, he said, from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem up to someone known as "El Jefe himself" — who might even be President Donald Trump. But Martinez and her attorneys say ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
On Monday, the National Park Service (NPS) removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — a move many observers have condemned as just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to erase LGBTQ history and culture in the U.S. The Stonewall Inn is a dive bar in Manhattan that is widely considered the birthplace of the LGBTQ liberation movement. In 1969, the bar was the site of ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Donald Trump addresses House Republicans in Washington. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Every time he sees trouble brewing, Donald Trump exhibits a telltale panic response. When he's cornered, when the walls close in and facts start to make the hair left on his head stand straight up — although a stiff wind will do that too — Trump doesn't simply deny. He lies by preemptively distancing himself. It's the first ...
Source: rawstory.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
SARASOTA, Fla. ( WWSB ) - Fort Lauderdale police have identified two victims in a double homicide connected to the shooting deaths of five people at a Sarasota home, while the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has released the names of four victims and the suspect found dead at the scene. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department identified the victims as Larisa Blyudaya, 46, and Ben Azivov, 19. Police said both were ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
A federal judge upheld an Illinois law that prevents banks and card networks from collecting swipe fees on sales taxes and tips, dealing a major blow to the banking industry's claims of federal preemption. U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall ruled Tuesday that a landmark law passed last year by the Illinois legislature and signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, does not directly regulate banks. The ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
By Stephen Beech Hair extensions contain far more dangerous chemicals than previously thought, reveals new research. The popular accessories can include flame retardants, phthalates, and other substances linked with cancer and other dangers to well-being, say scientists. The most comprehensive analysis ever conducted identified dozens of in hair extensions. Researchers say their findings, published in the journal , ...
Source: insidenova.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting this year it would stop publishing approval and favorability ratings of individual political figures, saying in a statement it "reflects an evolution in how Gallup focuses its public research and thought leadership." "Our ...
Source: thehill.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The retrieval of the video, which sees the armed suspect at the front door of the now-missing 84-year-old, has been a significant development in the case - but it's also led to wider concerns over privacy. Doorbell footage showing a masked man approaching Nancy Guthrie's home on the day of her disappearance has been released by the FBI. It comes almost 10 days after the 84-year-old mother of TV host Savannah ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
As he faces calls from lawmakers to resign, Lutnick testifies that he and his family visited disgraced financier in 2012 The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, had lunch with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on the disgraced financier's private island, he said on Tuesday, as he faces mounting calls to resign from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. "I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article FBI affidavit reveals Trump administration's criminal investigation was sparked by election denier Kurt Olsen The FBI raided an elections office in Georgia and seized ballots from the 2020 presidential election in connection with a federal investigation into "deficiencies or ...
Source: independent.co.uk