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Lead: A federal judge on Tuesday declared a mistrial in the prosecution of nine people accused in the July 4, 2025 ambush outside the Prairieland ICE Detention Facility in Alvarado, Texas, after a defense lawyer wore a T‑shirt bearing civil‑rights figures during jury selection. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said the garment — worn by … Read more

Lead Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet submitted its collective resignation on the morning of Feb. 18, 2026, triggering a formal leadership vote in the Diet later the same day. Takaichi, who became Japan’s first female prime minister in October 2025, heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which after the Feb. 8 House of … Read more

Lead Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to testify Wednesday in Los Angeles in a landmark trial brought by a plaintiff known as “Kaley,” whose lawyers say addictive design choices at Meta and YouTube harmed her mental health as a child. Dozens of grieving parents, some who heard Zuckerberg apologize in a 2024 Capitol Hill hearing, are … Read more

National Weather Service forecasters in Portland say there is an improving chance of measurable snow for parts of the Willamette Valley beginning Wednesday evening and continuing into Thursday morning. As of Feb. 17, 2026, the NWS assigned roughly a 45–60% chance that somewhere along the I‑5 corridor will receive 1–2 inches of accumulation, with a … Read more

Lead: In a recent ScreenRant video interview, Daniel Radcliffe urged journalists to stop repeatedly asking HBO’s new Harry Potter cast about the original film actors, saying the comparisons risk casting a shadow over the younger performers. The comment follows the announcement that Dominic McLaughlin will play the lead, alongside Arabella Stanton as Hermione and Alastair … Read more

Lead In January 2025, researchers from the Minderoo‑UWA Deep‑Sea Research Centre captured video of a large sleeper shark off the South Shetland Islands near the Antarctic Peninsula. The animal, estimated at 3–4 meters (10–13 feet) long, was recorded at roughly 490 meters (1,608 feet) where water temperature measured 1.27°C (34.29°F). Scientists say this is the … Read more

UK ministers are reportedly considering slowing the timetable to equalise the minimum wage for 18- to 20-year-olds with pay for those aged 21 and over, a move that could push back a key Labour manifesto promise. Government sources told media this week they are weighing a delay rather than an outright reversal, while officials including … Read more

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Gov. Bob Ferguson signaled Tuesday he supports a millionaire’s tax but insists any final bill must return a substantial share of revenue to families and small businesses, and that he will not back an income tax on individuals earning under $1 million. The state Senate approved the measure 27-22 and the proposal … Read more

North Carolina’s men’s basketball program is confronting administrative upheaval and key player injuries that may overshadow the fate of head coach Hubert Davis. On Tuesday the Tar Heels suffered an 82–58 loss to rival NC State, a game in which leading big man Henri Veesaar was ruled out an hour before tip-off and guard Caleb … Read more

Lead On Sunday night, the 2026 NBA All‑Star Game drew 8.8 million viewers — an 87% increase from the previous year and the largest audience for the game in 15 years. The new USA vs. World format produced meaningful competition that players clearly cared about, and NBC positioned the game immediately after Olympic figure skating … Read more

Lead On 18 February 2026 in Tokyo, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and her cabinet submitted collective resignations ahead of a Diet session set to elect a new prime minister that afternoon. The mass resignation was delivered at a cabinet meeting that began shortly after 9:00 a.m. local time, a routine step before the lower house … Read more

Lead On Tuesday at the Schottenstein Center, Ohio State handed No. 24 Wisconsin an 86-69 defeat, marking the Buckeyes’ first win over a ranked opponent this season. Ohio State improved to 17-9 (9-6 Big Ten) while Wisconsin fell to 18-8 (10-5). Devin Royal paced a hot first half and Bruce Thornton sealed the victory with … Read more

Lead Robert F. Kennedy Jr., identified in the post as the health secretary, 72, released a 90-second clip on X on Tuesday with musician Kid Rock, 55, to promote the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) campaign. The short film — billed as the “Rock Out Workout” — mixes shirtless exercise footage, eating scenes and brief … Read more

Lead: A dispute over Anthropic’s AI being accessible via Palantir has widened into a serious rift with the U.S. Department of Defense since early January. Senior officials have weighed restricting the startup’s models from military use after an exchange tied to a high-profile operation involving Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The disagreement centers on where and … Read more

After three-and-a-half hours of indirect exchanges in Geneva on Tuesday, Iranian and U.S. negotiators agreed to continue talks, but left key questions unresolved. Participants said they established a “set of guiding principles,” yet senior U.S. officials warned that substantial technical and political gaps remain. The meeting coincided with Iranian military drills that briefly closed the … Read more