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Lead The National Governors Association (NGA) withdrew from an annual White House gathering this week after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors, undercutting a rare bipartisan forum in Washington. Trump is still expected to meet with governors on Friday, but the session will not be facilitated by the NGA, an organization founded … Read more
Search teams at Northstar California Resort in Truckee located 21‑year‑old Colin Kang of Fremont deceased on Thursday morning, after he was reported missing late Wednesday night, Placer County authorities said. Kang, an off‑duty Northstar employee, was found around 9 a.m. on the resort’s advanced Sugar Pine Glade trail following an overnight missing‑person report. Deputies had … Read more
Lead: Eric Dane, the actor who rose to fame as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, died on Feb. 19, 2026, at age 53 after a months‑long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.). His publicist, Melissa Bank, confirmed he was surrounded by close friends, his wife and their two daughters. Dane first disclosed … Read more
Since President Trump took office more than a year ago, his administration’s overtures to Moscow and the Kremlin’s pitch of large-scale projects have begun to register with U.S. investors. On Feb. 19, 2026 reporting shows a Texas entrepreneur with ties to the Trump family signed an agreement last fall with a major Russian energy firm … Read more
Lead: On Tuesday, a large avalanche north of Lake Tahoe struck a backcountry ski party near Castle Peak, killing nine people and injuring or entrapping others. Families have identified six of the deceased as members of a close-knit group of women who traveled from Northern California and Idaho for a multi-day trip; three of the … Read more
Lead A Virginia circuit court on Thursday issued a temporary injunction that prevents a planned April voter referendum to redraw the state’s U.S. House maps, a move that could derail Democrats’ strategy to net four additional seats. The order, granted by Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr., responds to a lawsuit filed by the … Read more
As Texas’ March 3 primary approaches, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are escalating campaigns across the Dallas–Fort Worth area after a high-profile interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert was barred from broadcast. The Colbert segment was posted online and drew national attention; Talarico’s campaign reported a $2.5 million fundraising surge … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened the Workers’ Party congress in Pyongyang this week, praising what he described as gains in the country’s economy and a strengthened regional standing. The gathering — the regime’s most consequential political event — is expected to set the government’s domestic and foreign policy priorities for the next five … Read more
On April 19, 2024, workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, assembly complex approved the plant’s first union contract with the United Auto Workers, winning immediate bonuses, a scheduled wage climb and new job-protection language. After earlier referendum defeats in 2014 and 2019, the plant voted to unionize in 2024 and approved the contract by an overwhelming … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 19, 2026, the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts — recently filled with President Trump appointees — voted to give final approval to a proposed 90,000-square-foot, $400 million ballroom at the White House site where the East Wing was demolished last month. The panel advanced the plan in an expedited vote that bypassed … Read more
Lead According to a Financial Times report, Nvidia and OpenAI have abandoned a previously discussed $100 billion arrangement and instead agreed to a $30 billion investment partnership. The change was announced recently and reflects a shift in how the two companies will cooperate on AI hardware and software development. The move alters expected capital flows … Read more
Lead After a city council meeting was interrupted by protesters this week, Portland City Councilor Loretta Smith introduced a draft ordinance to allow councilors to openly carry firearms while conducting city business. The move follows a disruption in which roughly 40 protesters affiliated with the group Revoke the ICE Permit PDX interrupted testimony and one … Read more
Lead The Dallas Cowboys will deploy a 3-4 base defense this season, new defensive coordinator Christian Parker announced Wednesday, marking the franchise’s primary return to that alignment since 2012. Parker said the plan will be multiple in practice, incorporating 4-3 spacing and nickel fronts when appropriate, but built around a 3-4 core. The move follows … Read more
Lead Juliana Stratton, Illinois’s lieutenant governor, launched a new television ad this week that stitches together a series of voices saying a bleeped expletive directed at former President Donald Trump, followed by the tag “vote Juliana.” The spot begins airing with detectable bleeps on broadcast TV as early voting is already underway ahead of the … Read more
Federal investigators reviewed Jeffrey Epstein’s contacts with a Customs and Border Protection officer at Cyril E. King Airport in St Thomas after newly released Department of Justice files showed repeated emails, texts and social interactions between Epstein and multiple CBP staff. The inquiry, opened as a preliminary FBI matter in October 2019, produced subpoenas for … Read more
