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President Donald Trump delivered the 2026 State of the Union address on Feb. 24 in Washington, D.C.; Nielsen estimates the speech drew 32.6 million viewers across live and same‑day broadcasts. The address lasted 1 hour, 47 minutes and 40 seconds — a record for Trump in time and word count — but represented his smallest … Read more

Lead Pakistan said two of its soldiers were killed and three wounded after the Afghan Taliban launched a cross‑border operation late on Thursday, prompting Islamabad to carry out strikes on Kabul and Kandahar in the early hours of Friday. Officials described Pakistan’s strikes as countermeasures against “unprovoked” fire from Afghan soil, while the Taliban said … Read more

Lead On Thursday, Netflix announced it will not increase its offer for Warner Bros., effectively ceding the contest to David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance. Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters said the price required to match Paramount’s latest package was “no longer financially attractive,” framing the acquisition as optional rather than essential. Warner Bros. Discovery’s … Read more

Lead On Feb. 26, 2026, researchers published a paper in Science reporting that genetic traces in modern genomes reveal strong, asymmetric mating patterns between Neanderthals and early modern humans tens of thousands of years ago. The study finds that men who carried high levels of Neanderthal ancestry and women with predominantly modern-human ancestry preferentially paired, … Read more

On Feb. 26, 2026, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton testified under oath for more than six hours at the Center for Performing Arts in Chappaqua, N.Y., before the House Oversight Committee. She said she never met Jeffrey Epstein and denied any knowledge of his crimes, and she abruptly paused the deposition after learning that … Read more

Lead: Leaked images and reporting indicate that Lenovo is developing a foldable gaming device, reportedly called the Legion Go Fold, that can function both as a handheld gaming PC and as a Windows laptop. The screen is said to use POLED technology and fold on a central hinge, expanding from 7.7 inches to 11.6 inches. … Read more

Lead: On February 26, 2026, Tampa International Airport used an X (formerly Twitter) post to announce a new public-service-style dress-code campaign that targets travelers wearing pajamas. The airport framed the move as a continuation of a previous effort to discourage Crocs on its property, arguing the change responds to passenger feedback and airport image concerns. … Read more

Actor Bobby J. Brown, best known for portraying Officer Bobby Brown on HBO’s The Wire, died on February 26, 2026 after a barn fire in Maryland. The Maryland Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined his death was due to diffuse thermal injury and smoke inhalation and ruled the manner accidental. Family members told reporters … Read more

In an initial large test on Tuesday night, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent 800,000 automated alerts to astronomers worldwide after scanning the southern sky from its mountaintop site in the Chilean Andes. The notifications came from the Alert Production Pipeline, a new system built largely at the University of Washington to spot and report … Read more

Lead Polls have closed in the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election and vote counting has begun, with initial returns expected overnight. The contest, in Greater Manchester, was the subject of months of political manoeuvring and was published at 22:00 GMT in live coverage. Labour, Reform UK and the Green Party are widely viewed as the … Read more

Lead On February 26, 2026 Market Financial Solutions Ltd. (MFS), a UK mortgage-finance company, collapsed into a UK form of insolvency after a court cited allegations of financial irregularities. Bloomberg reported that Wall Street arrangers helped place more than £2 billion ($2.7 billion) of loans tied to MFS, with Barclays Plc and Atlas SP Partners … Read more

Lead On Feb. 26, 2026, defensive linemen, edge rushers and linebackers opened on-field testing at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, with workouts beginning at 3 p.m. ET. Several blue-chip candidates performed while some top names sat out, and scouts tracked measurements, 40-yard times and drills that could reshape April’s draft board. Notable names mentioned during … Read more

Lead On Feb. 26, 2026, newly posted court records tied to Jeffrey Epstein revealed internal notations that identified seven detainees with the phrase “proffer at 500,” signaling they had met or sought to meet with prosecutors at the federal courthouse at 500 Pearl Street in Manhattan. At least three of the seven were later confirmed … Read more

Diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran in Geneva concluded on Thursday with Omani mediators saying “significant progress” had been made, but no agreement was reached. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, described the sessions as among the most intense and longest exchanges and said technical teams will reconvene in Vienna next week. Washington sent … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 26, 2026, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston signed an executive order aimed at limiting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity on city-owned property and directing local police to protect peaceful protesters at immigration operations. The measure forbids federal agents from using city facilities for enforcement and requires Denver officers to intervene if … Read more