Lead: The Pokémon Company has announced that the next mainline Game Freak projects, collectively referred to as Pokémon Winds & Waves, will be developed exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. The company’s official materials and a new product page specify that these entries target the new hardware rather than Nintendo’s original hybrid console. The games are … Read more
Lead In his first annual shareholder letter as Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive, Greg Abel on Saturday reassured investors that the conglomerate will continue the conservative, long-term investment approach established under Warren Buffett. Abel, 63, framed his message around preserving financial strength, strict capital discipline and a decentralized operating model. He emphasized a large cash buffer … Read more
Lead Alexiana Arian Smokoff, the ex-wife of Robert Cosby Jr., has issued a brief response after learning of his death in late February 2026. The 23-year-old was found by Salt Lake City police after a report of a possible overdose, and his passing has left family and the Bravo community reeling. Smokoff — who filed … Read more
Feb. 27, 2026 — OpenAI said on Friday that it reached an agreement with the Department of Defense to allow its A.I. technologies to be used on classified systems, hours after President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using A.I. from rival Anthropic. Under terms required by the Pentagon, OpenAI agreed the department could employ … Read more
Xiaomi unveiled its new flagship models, the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 28, 2026. The company kept launch prices broadly unchanged from last year—the 17 starts at 999 euros and the 17 Ultra at 1,499 euros—even as memory-chip prices have jumped sharply. Analysts and market researchers warn … Read more
Lead At the Scouting Combine on Friday, incoming quarterback Diego Pavia said he has been receiving direct guidance from former Heisman winner Johnny Manziel. Pavia described Manziel as a mentor who offers practical tips about what to expect and how to navigate the pro transition. The interaction is notable because Manziel’s own NFL career became … Read more
Lead A CBS News/YouGov survey conducted Feb. 25–27, 2026, found that most U.S. adults believed the United States should at minimum pressure or diplomatically engage Iran in the days immediately before U.S. airstrikes were reported. The poll, fielded just after President Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union, recorded a shift toward greater willingness to … Read more
The Sun Belt Conference on Friday released the full bracket and schedule for the 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship Presented By Air Force Reserve. The single-elimination, 14-team tournament runs March 3–9 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida, with all games streamed on ESPN+ and the title game on ESPN2. Troy … Read more
At the BAFTA awards earlier this week a vocal tic produced a racial slur while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were onstage, leaving many Black people with Tourette syndrome with conflicted emotions. Some emphasized that tics are involuntary and require medical understanding, while others stressed the real harm the utterance caused to Black attendees … Read more
Investigators continue to probe the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, reported missing on Feb. 1 from her Tucson-area home, with no suspect publicly identified. Authorities have acknowledged limited success so far with DNA evidence, including a glove sample that returned no CODIS matches, prompting experts to emphasize digital forensics as an alternate avenue. Law enforcement … Read more
Airlines serving the Middle East suspended or rerouted services on Saturday after the United States and Israel carried out strikes on targets inside Iran. Major carriers including British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Wizz Air reduced schedules to destinations across the Gulf, citing safety and airspace closures. The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) urged … Read more
Lead: This week the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a challenge to a federal law that bars people who regularly use marijuana from possessing firearms, producing an uncommon coalition of advocates and adversaries. The dispute — highlighted in the government’s request to revive a criminal prosecution of Texas resident Ali Danial Hemani — pits traditional … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 28, 2026, following coordinated U.S.-Israeli airstrikes on Iran, Tehran launched widespread retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the Gulf and at Israel, prompting civilian alerts, embassy shelter-in-place orders and an emergency U.N. Security Council session. Officials in the region reported at least one fatality in Abu Dhabi and damage to infrastructure around … Read more
Lead In June 2024 a 21-year-old college student began what she and clinicians first took to be a urinary tract infection while attending a graduation in Milwaukee. Over the following weeks fevers, severe fatigue and growing pain led to imaging, a biopsy and an unexpected diagnosis of stage IV ALK+ anaplastic large cell lymphoma. After … Read more
Lead: Durham, North Carolina voters head to the polls on March 3, 2026, in a high-profile Democratic primary that could reshape the party’s congressional direction. Incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee is defending her seat against Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, who is backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders and national progressive groups. Outside spending and sharp contrasts … Read more
