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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
Feb. 17, 2026, 4:30 AM EST / Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 4:52 AM EST The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. "Our father was a servant leader -- not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world," the Jackson family said in a statement. "We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended fa ...
Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak
February 16, 2026 3:18 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the federal government will step in to protect the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer pipe in the Washington, D.C., region last month. "I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources i ...
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch
SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and sexually assaulting girls and women. A bipartisan committee will seek testimony from survivors of alleged sexual abuse at the ranch, located about 30 miles south of Santa Fe, the state capital. Legislators are also urging local residents to testify ...
Trump-supporting mayor faces deportation threat for illegally voting: 'Yeah, I did it'
February 16, 2026 6:16PM ET A small town mayor who voted for President Donald Trump in the last three elections is facing deportation after being accused of committing a felony, a new report revealed. Joe Ceballos, who was recently elected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, by a margin of 101 to 20, has been charged with six felonies for allegedly voting illegally in U.S. elections. He faces three counts of election perjury and three counts of voting without being qualified, The New York Times repor ...
Trump rages against Gateway tunnel project, threatening to withhold federal assistance
02/16/2026 03:06 PM EST Updated: 02/16/2026 06:25 PM EST President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his opposition to the Gateway tunnel project aimed at connecting New York and New Jersey. Trump has repeatedly stood in the way of the multibillion dollar project, citing concerns over diversity, equity and inclusion practices. His administration originally froze federal funding for the tunnel in September, but a federal judge allowed funds to begin flowing again last week. The judge is set ...
Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95
February 16, 2026 10:05am Robert Duvall, the steely-eyed actor whose performances in the first two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, Lonesome Dove and The Apostle made him one of the finest actors of any generation, has died. He was 95. Duvall, who received an Academy Award — one of his seven Oscar nominations — for his performance as an alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), died Sunday at home on his Virginia ranch, his wife, Luciana, announced. “To the world ...
California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK
Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate. “The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.” In an inter ...
Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House
Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ET Published Feb. 16, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration to restore the slavery exhibits that the National Park Service removed from the President's House last month. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe issued a ruling Monday requiring the federal government to "restore the President's House Site to its physical status as of January 21, 2026," which is the day before the exhibits were removed. The ord ...
Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect's backpack
By SCOTT BAUER Updated 1:17 PM CST, February 16, 2026 Leer en español Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively at the stores, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff said Monday. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. Authorities say her blood was found on the front ...
JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News
Feb 16th, 2026, 4:54 pm Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after turning down an offer from CBS News to renew his contract, reported Breaker’s Lachlan Cartwright on Monday. Cooper, who also anchors his AC360 show weeknights on CNN and is a correspondent for the cable news network, has been a correspondent with 60 Minutes for nearly two decades. His reports for 60 Minutes have been nominated for multiple Emmys, winning four. He was reportedly on CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ short ...
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Spain to Investigate Social Media Giants, Escalating Trans-Atlantic Tech Dispute
5 min ago - Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain said on Tuesday that his government will ask prosecutors to investigate social media giants X, Meta and TikTok for allegedly spreading child sexual abuse material generated by artificial intelligence, the ... (NYT)
Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance
11 min ago - Published Tue, Feb 17 2026 7:03 AM EST Updated 17 Min Ago Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday said it will reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance under a seven-day waiver from Netflix to explore “deficiencies” in Paramount’s offer to ... (CNBC)
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24 min ago - Late Show host Stephen Colbert on Monday said CBS refused to air his interview with James Talarico, the Democratic Senate candidate from Texas, due to the Federal Communications Commission's recent decision to enforce its "equal time" mandate on talk ... (Forbes)
ICE contracts fuel revenue surge for owners of for-profit immigration detention centers
49 min ago - Posted 7:43 PM, Feb 16, 2026 The first year of President Trump's push to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants was a financial boon for two companies that own and operate private detention centers. CoreCivic and The GEO Group both reported their ... (Scripps News)
More than 70,000 voters will stay on North Carolina voter rolls after settlement
1 hr ago - Feb. 16, 2026, 7:38 PM EST More than 73,000 North Carolinians will be given more time to show identifying documentation to election officials to remain on the state's voter rolls following a settlement between the national parties and the state's ele ... (NBC News)
Trump rages against Gateway tunnel project, threatening to withhold federal assistance
2 hrs ago - 02/16/2026 03:06 PM EST Updated: 02/16/2026 06:25 PM EST President Donald Trump doubled down Monday on his opposition to the Gateway tunnel project aimed at connecting New York and New Jersey. Trump has repeatedly stood in the way of the multibillio ... (Politico)
Trump-supporting mayor faces deportation threat for illegally voting: 'Yeah, I did it'
2 hrs ago - February 16, 2026 6:16PM ET A small town mayor who voted for President Donald Trump in the last three elections is facing deportation after being accused of committing a felony, a new report revealed. Joe Ceballos, who was recently elected mayor of C ... (Raw Story)
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84
3 hrs ago - Feb. 17, 2026, 4:30 AM EST / Updated Feb. 17, 2026, 4:52 AM EST The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist, Baptist minister and two-time presidential candidate, died Tuesday, his family said. He was 84. "Our father was a servant lea ... (NBC News)
Tom Pritzker Resigns As Hyatt Chairman Amid Epstein Connection Fallout
3 hrs ago - Feb 16th, 2026, 5:06 pm Thomas Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir and cousin of JB Pritzker, resigned Monday as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation amid the ongoing fallout surrounding his inclusion in the so-called Epstein F ... (MEDIAite)
New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch
3 hrs ago - SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and ... (Reuters)
Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care
3 hrs ago - Updated on February 16, 2026 at 4:44 pm A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a Filipino man from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, noting a "pattern of failures" in his medical care that "mor ... (WNBC-TV New York, NY)
More Third-Country Nationals Have Been Deported by the US to Cameroon, Lawyers Tell AP
4 hrs ago - Feb. 16, 2026, at 3:57 p.m. YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon on Monday, lawyers told The Associated Press, days after it came to light that the Trump administration se ... (US News & World Report/AP)
Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak
4 hrs ago - February 16, 2026 3:18 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the federal government will step in to protect the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer pipe in the Washingto ... (Reuters)
Beech Grove [Indiana] police officer killed, another injured in shooting; suspect in custody
7 hrs ago - Home / News / Crime Watch 8 Beech Grove police officer killed, another injured in shooting; suspect in custody by: Gregg Montgomery Posted: Feb 16, 2026 / 06:18 PM EST / Updated: Feb 17, 2026 / 12:01 AM EST BEECH GROVE, Ind. (WISH) -- A 33-year-old B ... (WISH, channel 8)
Israel advances West Bank land registration for first time since 1967
10 hrs ago - The Israeli government is moving forward with a plan to register territory in the West Bank for the first time since it occupied the territory in 1967. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says advancing the land registration process is an administrative mea ... (UPI)
Murder trial begins for Colin Gray, father of Georgia high school mass shooting suspect
10 hrs ago - The father accused of giving his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present that prosecutors say the teenager used in a 2024 mass shooting at a Georgia high school went on trial on Monday, facing murder and manslaughter charges stemming from the ... (ABC News)
Pentagon reviewing Anthropic partnership over terms of use dispute
10 hrs ago - But now the Pentagon is close to cutting ties with Anthropic and labeling the San Francisco-based company as a supply chain risk, Axios reported Monday. The company wants to make sure that its tools are not used to develop weaponry that fires without ... (The Hill)
FBI won't share evidence related to Alex Pretti shooting, state says
12 hrs ago - The FBI notified Minnesota state investigators that it will not share information or evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a Feb. 16 statement. The ... (USA Today)
More US firms to enter Venezuela in 'next few months,' energy secretary says
12 hrs ago - February 16, 2026, 11:32 AM Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told reporters on Sunday that more American companies are expected to enter Venezuela within the next few months, adding that the country may also hold an election before the end of 2027. ... (ABC News)
California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow
12 hrs ago - By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Updated 5:01 PM CST, February 16, 2026 Leer en español California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Millions of Los Angeles Coun ... (AP)
