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Lead: On Feb. 27, 2026, 20-year-old Babson College freshman Any Lucía López Belloza remained in Honduras rather than board a government-arranged flight to the United States after a federal judge ordered her return. The Justice Department had filed court papers indicating Immigration and Customs Enforcement intended to carry out her final order of removal once … Read more

Lead On Feb. 27, 2026, U.S. financial stocks suffered a sharp selloff as renewed anxiety about artificial intelligence and growing strains in private-credit markets combined to pressure banks and asset managers. The session left the KBW Bank Index down 4.9%, its worst single-day drop since the market turbulence in April, and pulled the group back … Read more

Israel’s High Court has temporarily suspended a government rule that threatened to bar dozens of international aid organisations from operating in the occupied Palestinian territories, days before a 1 March compliance deadline. The injunction follows a petition by 17 NGOs and came amid warnings that forcing 37 groups to stop work would cause irreparable harm … Read more

Lead The 2026 college football quarterback landscape will feature a concentration of returning elite talent after Oregon’s Dante Moore opted to stay in school and Ole Miss’ Trinidad Chambliss won an eligibility fight. Analyst Danny Kanell released a Top 10 list of returning passers that highlights Arch Manning at No. 1 and includes players from … Read more

Lead Renee Good, 37, was remembered by her parents Friday in Denver as a joyful, warm presence who loved sparkles, parties and making others feel special. She was shot and killed Jan. 7 during a federal immigration operation in the Minneapolis area, a death that helped ignite protests and national debate over enforcement tactics. Good … Read more

Neil Sedaka, the melodic craftsman behind a string of late-1950s and 1960s teen anthems who later revived his career in the 1970s, died on Feb. 27, 2026, in Los Angeles at 86. His death was confirmed by his publicist, who said Mr. Sedaka was taken to a hospital on Friday morning; no further details were … Read more

Lead U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel on March 2–3 as President Donald Trump publicly voiced displeasure with ongoing indirect negotiations with Iran. The State Department said Rubio’s agenda will include consultations on Iran and Lebanon and steps to implement the administration’s 20-point plan for Gaza. His visit coincides with a … Read more

Lead This coming Tuesday (early March 2026), a total lunar eclipse will turn the full moon a coppery red for observers across large parts of the globe. The event will be visible in the morning from North America, Central America and western South America, and again that night for Australia and eastern Asia; Africa and … Read more

As March approaches, college basketball appears headed into an active coaching carousel that could reshape rosters and recruiting across the sport. Sources tell Sports Illustrated that while the blue‑blood jobs may be quieter, double‑digit openings at high‑major programs are possible this cycle, producing a trickle‑down of moves from top to mid‑level programs. This story profiles … Read more

Lead: As of Feb. 27, 2026, a standoff between the Department of Defense and AI firm Anthropic intensified, with the Pentagon setting a 5:01 p.m. Friday deadline for unrestricted access to the company’s most advanced model. Defense officials say they will either label Anthropic a supply-chain risk or compel access under the Defense Production Act … Read more

On February 27, 2026, the Fulton County Medical Examiner announced that Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade and the 27-year-old son of rapper Lil Jon, died from an accidental drowning in the context of psilocybin use. Smith’s body was recovered on February 6 in a pond near his Milton, Georgia, home about 30 … Read more

Lead Secretary of State Marco Rubio on 23 February circulated an unclassified cable directing U.S. chiefs of mission in the Middle East to refrain from public statements, interviews or social media activity that might inflame regional audiences or complicate U.S. policy. The memo came amid last-ditch negotiations in Geneva between U.S. envoys and Iranian representatives … Read more

Paramount has engaged screenwriter Max Landis to develop a treatment for a feature adaptation of the Hasbro brand G.I. Joe, while separately commissioning Danny McBride to write a different draft, sources say. The dual-track development is intended to give the studio multiple creative routes for a major franchise property; one studio source described the two … Read more

Facing a unexpectedly difficult campaign at home, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delayed approval of a critical European Union loan for Ukraine and opposed a 20th package of sanctions, turning what Brussels hoped would be a show of solidarity into a public rupture. The objection came as the EU moved to approve a €90 billion … Read more

Feb. 27, 2026 Lead Two transgender residents of Kansas asked a state court on Friday to block a newly enacted law that, as of Thursday, retroactively invalidates driver’s licenses and altered birth certificates whose gender markers do not match sex at birth. The plaintiffs, suing under pseudonyms, seek a temporary restraining order and temporary injunction … Read more