Lead: On Feb 25, 2026, Cuba’s Ministry of the Interior said its maritime border patrol exchanged gunfire with a speedboat bearing Florida registration offshore Cayo Falcones, north‑central Villa Clara province. The ministry reported that four people on the foreign vessel were killed and six wounded, and that a Cuban commander was injured. Cuban officials said … Read more
Lead On the evening of 25 February 2026, President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in U.S. history, making sweeping declarations about jobs, foreign investment, energy costs and wartime diplomacy. Many assertions in the more-than-100-minute speech were definitive, but several conflict with official data or rely on disputed counting methods. This … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 24–25, 2026, seven northern elephant seal pups at Año Nuevo State Park in San Mateo County, California, tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1), officials said. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed the results late Tuesday. Park viewing areas were closed and tours canceled as researchers … Read more
Feb. 25, 2026 — Former Prince Andrew, now styled Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, remains eighth in line to the British throne even after losing royal honors and being ordered from his 30-room Windsor‑area residence. Last week he was arrested and released on suspicion of misconduct in public office after allegations he shared confidential material with Jeffrey Epstein; … Read more
Lead: U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Caribbean leaders on Wednesday in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, to discuss regional anxieties tied to recent U.S. policies and actions. The closed-door session with 15 CARICOM members preceded separate bilateral meetings with prime ministers from St. Kitts, Trinidad and Tobago and other nations. Leaders said they … Read more
On Feb. 25, 2026, FBI agents executed sealed search warrants at the home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho and at the district’s downtown headquarters. Federal officials confirmed the warrants were being carried out but said the supporting affidavits were under seal and did not identify the investigation’s specific target. The … Read more
Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy Buds4 series on the same day it revealed the Galaxy S26 family, introducing two new models—Galaxy Buds4 Pro and Galaxy Buds4—designed to combine hi‑fi audio with improved everyday comfort. The company says the lineup pairs a wider woofer and upgraded Active Noise Cancellation with a computationally optimized fit based on … Read more
Lead On Feb. 25, 2026, Harvard announced that Lawrence H. Summers, the university economist and former president, will resign from teaching at the end of the 2025–26 academic year. The move follows a university review prompted by Department of Justice–released documents that showed a closer relationship between Summers and Jeffrey Epstein than previously disclosed. Summers, … Read more
Lead On Feb. 25, 2026, prediction-market operator Kalshi disclosed it had suspended an editor who worked for YouTube creator James “MrBeast” Donaldson after concluding the employee traded on material nonpublic information. Kalshi identified the trader as Artem Kaptur, saying he placed roughly $4,000 in wagers on MrBeast-related markets and achieved near-perfect success on low-odds bets. … Read more
Season 50 of Survivor premieres as a full-returnee edition: 24 veterans, divided into three tribes of eight, will play 26 days in Fiji for a $1 million prize. The cast stretches from two-timers like Genevieve Mushaluk, Dee Valladares and Q Burdette to franchise fixtures such as Cirie Fields and Ozzy Lusth—each back for a record-tying … Read more
Lead: On Tuesday night, Feb. 25, 2026, President Donald J. Trump recognized the gold medal–winning United States men’s Olympic hockey team during his State of the Union address in Washington, D.C., prompting a standing ovation from the chamber. Trump’s six‑minute acknowledgement included praise for goaltender Connor Hellebuyck and an announcement that the women’s gold medal … Read more
Lead: Maurene Comey, 37, joined New York law firm Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler as a partner on Feb. 25, 2026, months after the Trump administration abruptly ended her career as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. She is expected to handle white-collar defense and complex civil litigation at the … Read more
When Ghostface returns to theaters, the seventh Scream installment is poised for a strong opening: trackers place a North American debut between $45 million and $50 million, with studio estimates closer to $40 million. The film reached that position after a turbulent production that included a high-profile firing, cast departures and a substantial script overhaul. … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, New York State dispatched personnel and heavy equipment to Massachusetts after a blizzard dumped more than two feet of snow across the southeastern part of the commonwealth, with Fall River reporting in excess of 36 inches. Governor Kathy Hochul approved the deployment following a formal request from Massachusetts officials; the … Read more
The Jacksonville Jaguars will be the designated home team for two consecutive London games during the 2026 NFL season, with matchups scheduled at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Wembley Stadium, the league announced on Wednesday. The pair of London fixtures comes as EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville undergoes renovations that will limit capacity and force some home … Read more
