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Top News Stories for Wednesday, February 25th 2026
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
State of the Union address at 9 p.m. ET is of the message Republicans will give to voters in for control of the House and the Senate. The president and his party , with polls showing much of America distrusts how Trump has managed the government in his first year back in office. In addition, the Supreme Court last week struck down one of the chief levers of his economic and by ruling he lacked the power to impose ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
SMEs Aren't Ready for Agentic AI — Boost.Space Changes That. The next great business disruption isn't coming. It's already here. Agentic AI the technology that allows AI systems to plan, decide, and act autonomously is reshaping every industry at a pace that's leaving unprepared businesses behind. According to current projections, by 2027, companies without sophisticated Agentic AI capabilities ...
Source: aithority.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
A source close to Warner Bros has said that executives were assured the slur would be removed before broadcast, while search engine remove AI-generated prompt BBC apologises to staff over N-word inclusion as Bafta announces comprehensive review Bafta judge quits over 'utterly unforgivable' handling of N-word incident The dust has not yet settled on the Baftas N-word row. This is why Warner Bros reacted immediately ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
HOUSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas resisted growing calls Tuesday from fellow congressional Republicans to resign over a report of an alleged affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky joined Reps. Lauren Boebert of Colorado, Anna Paulina Luna of Florida and Nancy Mace of South Carolina in demanding that Gonzales step down ...
Source: apnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount has raised the price of its takeover offer to $31 per share, in addition to other revisions. That's a $1 per share increase from Paramount's previous offer, which stood at $30 per share since December — when the Skydance owned company launched its hostile ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Robert Carradine, the actor known for appearing in the Disney series "Lizzie McGuire," has died, his family confirmed Tuesday. He was 71. His manager Keith Carradine, also his brother, said in a statement that the actor had "succumbed to bipolar disorder after fighting it for almost 20 years." Hilary Duff , who played Lizzie McGuire alongside Carradine as her on-screen dad, was among those to pay tribute to him. ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
The Department of Homeland Security is rapidly scaling up the number of deportation officers, raising concerns that it will sacrifice proper screening and training of applicants. WASHINGTON — A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's training program for new recruits is "deficient, defective and broken." ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 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 — The Justice Department's public database of the Epstein Files contains an allegation President Donald Trump abused a minor decades ago, but ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday morning that the central bank should prioritize getting inflation to its 2% target, as higher prices remain a concern for consumers and businesses. During an appearance at the National Association for Business Economics conference in Washington, Goolsbee said the Fed should hold off on overstimulating the economy with additional cuts until ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026 -
From small art schools to large public universities, the new DOJ release of emails reveals just how deep the financier's influence in academia went. Students are demanding accountability. Many of Jeffrey Epstein's ties to prominent universities and academics , which he maintained through monetary donations and luxury gifts, have been known since his 2019 arrest and suicide in a Manhattan jail cell. After the US ...
Source: wired.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Opening statements begin Monday in the trial of Kouri Richins , the Utah mother accused of killing her husband before publishing a children's book about grief in the wake of his death. Richins, 35, is charged with multiple felonies for allegedly poisoning her late husband, Eric Richins, in March 2022. She has been accused of spiking his drink with a deadly dose of fentanyl at their home near Park City, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
Controversial doctor steps down as contributor after Epstein files reveal communication between the two men Controversial longevity expert Dr Peter Attia has resigned from his post as a CBS News contributor after correspondence between Attia and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein was made public. The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news of Attia's departure. Less than a month ago, Attia was announced as ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 23rd, 2026 -
2 min read Audrey Hepburn's classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's , is getting an update in 2026—and a brand new starlet will bring the story to life. Variety reported that the yet-to-be-titled film will not be an exact retelling of the 1961 film, but will rather go behind-the-scenes and delve into the making of the iconic movie, which has inspired generations of actors and filmmakers in the years since its ...
Source: elle.com