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Lead: Reality star Snooki disclosed on TikTok on Friday, February 20, 2026, that she has been diagnosed with stage 1 cervical cancer after a recent biopsy. She said the malignancy was detected early following a history of abnormal Pap tests and is now awaiting a PET scan to guide treatment. Snooki indicated she will likely … Read more
A powerful late-February storm battered the Sierra Nevada around Lake Tahoe from Feb. 16–20, 2026, leaving some locations with more than 10 feet of new snow and severely reduced visibility. UC Berkeley’s Central Sierra Snow Laboratory recorded 111 inches over five days, the snowiest five-day stretch there in more than 40 years. Ski areas also … Read more
Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced in February 2026 that he will end his retirement and return to professional boxing following his spring 2026 exhibition bout with Mike Tyson. The announcement, made just days before Mayweather’s 49th birthday, includes an exclusive promotional agreement with CSI Sports/FIGHT SPORTS to manage his next professional fights. Mayweather reiterated confidence in … Read more
Lead: Discord spurred a fierce backlash in February 2026 after a short UK experiment using Persona for age checks raised fresh privacy and trust concerns. The trial—which Discord says ran for less than one month and involved a small number of UK users—was described in an archived FAQ as storing submitted information for up to … Read more
Lead Law enforcement officials say a 23-year-old Albany Law School student, identified as Dawson Maloney, drove from New York to Boulder City, Nevada, and crashed a rented vehicle through the security gate of an energy substation near the Hoover Dam on Thursday at about 10 a.m. He died at the scene of an apparent self-inflicted … Read more
Lead Sony Pictures is developing the studio’s first animated feature centered on Marvel’s anti-hero Venom, and has tapped directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein to helm the project. The move follows the pair’s commercial and critical success with Final Destination: Bloodlines. Key producers who worked on the live-action Venom films are likely to be … Read more
Updated Feb. 20, 2026 — A powerful nor’easter forming off the Southeast U.S. coast is forecast to impact Boston and eastern Massachusetts late Sunday into Monday, potentially producing a foot or more of snow and blizzard conditions. Forecast models show the low tracking near the 40N/70W benchmark and intensifying rapidly through bombogenesis, bringing heavy, wet … Read more
Conor Benn has formally departed Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom stable to sign with Dana White’s Zuffa Boxing, a move that immediately reshapes his path toward a world title and intensifies a budding promotional rivalry. Benn arrives at Zuffa with a record cited as 24 wins in 25 professional fights and is positioned as a leading contender … Read more
Lead: A GoFundMe campaign has been opened to help cover medical and daily-care costs for Miss J Alexander after the longtime model and TV personality suffered a debilitating stroke in 2022. The fundraiser, started by talent manager and close friend Steven Grossman, seeks to raise $100,000 to support ongoing treatment, specialized care, rehabilitation and daily … Read more
Federal Judge Charles Breyer removed more than a third of a 93-person jury venire in San Francisco on Thursday after many prospective jurors signaled they could not set aside preexisting views about Elon Musk. The voir dire took about five hours and produced a nine-person civil jury for a March trial over Musk’s 2022 purchase … Read more
Feb. 20, 2026 — As reports warned the United States could be in military conflict with Iran “as soon as this weekend,” several senior figures in the Trump administration instead drew public attention with shirtless gym clips, bench-press footage and a video featuring musician Kid Rock. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a workout clip showing … Read more
At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics on Friday, Switzerland beat the United States 7-4 in the women’s curling semifinal, sending the Swiss to the gold-medal game and moving the U.S. into the bronze-medal match. Switzerland’s vice-skip Alina Patz produced near-flawless play — shooting 100% on draw shots, 98% on takeouts and 99% on game shots — … Read more
On Feb. 18–20, 2026, an avalanche near Castle Peak in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight people and left a ninth missing and presumed dead, officials said. The group was on the final day of a three-day backcountry trip to the Frog Lake huts; the dead included three experienced guides from Blackbird Mountain Guides … Read more
Lead: Multiple attendees of last weekend’s Utah state wrestling championships at Utah Valley University were later confirmed to have measles, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services reported. Health officials say the infections add to an outbreak that began in June and is spreading across the state, particularly among unvaccinated students involved in schools … Read more
On Feb. 19–20, 2026, a distressing video of Punch, a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan, circulated widely after showing a larger monkey dragging him in the enclosure. Born on July 26, 2025 and abandoned at birth, Punch was raised by zoo staff and given a stuffed orangutan for comfort. The zoo issued … Read more
