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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

Who: Tesla and the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). When: decision issued late Tuesday, following regulatory actions begun in November 2023 and a December administrative ruling. Where: California, Tesla’s largest U.S. market. What happened: the DMV will not enforce a 30-day suspension of Tesla’s dealer and manufacturer licenses after Tesla ceased using the term … Read more

Lead On Feb. 17, 2026, the U.S. Commerce Department announced that Japan will commit $36 billion to three U.S. projects — a natural gas plant in Ohio, a crude‑oil export terminal on the Gulf Coast, and a synthetic diamond manufacturing site — marking the initial tranche of a broader $550 billion investment pledge. The announcement, … Read more

Lead South Carolina health officials on Tuesday reported a possible measles exposure at the Walmart at 11410 Anderson Road in Powdersville on Sunday, Feb. 8 between 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The Department of Public Health (DPH) says people who were at the store during that window should monitor for measles symptoms through March 1, … Read more

On the February 18, 2026 episode of WWE NXT, a WWE Speed Championship tournament final between Elio LeFleur and Eli Knight finished in a three-minute time-limit draw. Interim NXT General Manager Robert Stone addressed the stalemate in-ring and announced two rule changes: the first-ever triple-threat match for the WWE Speed Championship will take place next … Read more

Lead: An immigration judge has stopped the Trump administration from deporting Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian graduate student who led pro-Palestinian protests at Columbia University. The judge, Nina Froes, terminated the removal case after government lawyers failed to properly certify a document they wanted to use as evidence; the decision was made public on Tuesday. The … Read more

Christine Lagarde has informed colleagues at the European Central Bank that she will leave the post before completing her eight‑year term, the Financial Times has reported. Lagarde has led the ECB since November 2019 and is nearing the midpoint of the mandate set by EU governments. The report says her decision was communicated internally and … Read more

Feb. 17, 2026, 10:37 PM UTC — Updated Feb. 18, 2026, 5:55 AM UTC. Asian equity markets looked poised to open higher after a volatile US trading day, as pressure tied to artificial-intelligence–linked selling showed signs of easing and precious metals staged a rebound. Futures pointed up: contracts on the S&P 500 rose 0.2% after … Read more

Lead Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., 72, posted a 90-second workout video with musician Kid Rock on Tuesday afternoon urging Americans to ‘get active’ and ‘eat real food’. The short montage, shared on the secretary’s social account, shows the pair in a mix of gym, pool and sauna scenes and concludes … Read more