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Lead On Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, search-and-rescue teams responded to an avalanche at Frog Lake in the Castle Peak area of the Sierra Nevada, northwest of Lake Tahoe, after a 911 call at about 11:30 a.m. Six backcountry skiers were located alive and instructed to shelter in place while crews worked to reach them; 10 … Read more

On Jan. 19 a section of the 72-inch Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsed near the Clara Barton Parkway in Montgomery County, Md., sending hundreds of millions of gallons of untreated human waste into the Potomac River roughly five miles upstream of Washington. The spill, which overwhelmed the river for about a week before D.C. Water … Read more

Feb. 17, 2026 As Senator Bernie Sanders traveled to Los Angeles this week, he pressed Californians to support a proposed wealth tax on billionaires while opponents — including Gov. Gavin Newsom allies, crypto executives and business groups — escalated a campaign to block it. The measure, driven by the Service Employees International Union-United Healthcare Workers … Read more

Lead: On Feb. 17, 2026, an avalanche struck near Castle Peak in Nevada County, north of Truckee, at about 11:30 a.m., engulfing a group of backcountry skiers. Officials said 16 people — four guides and 12 clients — were caught in the slide; six remained at the scene and were sheltered, while 10 were unaccounted … Read more

Lead Missouri and Illinois health authorities say a person with laboratory-confirmed measles flew into St. Louis Lambert International Airport on Feb. 7 and may have exposed others at Terminal 2, baggage claim and on a Parking Spot shuttle between 5 and 7 p.m.; that same individual is believed to have attended services at Good Shepherd … Read more

Real Madrid’s Champions League knockout play-off at Benfica was paused for about 10 minutes on Tuesday after Vinicius Jr. reported alleged racial abuse and led his team off the Estadio da Luz pitch. The Brazil forward had opened the scoring in the 50th minute and was later booked for an exuberant celebration before an altercation … Read more

Who: An 18-year-old identified as Carter Camacho of Georgia; When: just after noon on Feb. 17, 2026; Where: the West Front of the U.S. Capitol and the 100 block of Maryland Avenue SW in Washington, D.C.; What: Camacho ran toward the Capitol carrying a loaded shotgun and was detained by U.S. Capitol Police (USCP); Result: … Read more

The French authorities on Saturday confirmed the arrest of nine people in connection with the killing of Quentin Deranque, a 23‑year‑old mathematics student who died in hospital two days after a violent assault in Lyon. Prosecutors say the attack followed a small protest at Sciences‑Po and involved a group of masked assailants; the post‑mortem identified … Read more

Lead Monty Lopez, the father of entertainer Addison Rae, was arrested in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, on July 27, 2025, after court records say an incident occurred on August 31, 2024. Authorities booked Lopez—born Manolito Juan Lopez—on felony obscenity and related sex-crime allegations tied to exposing himself in a public place. He posted a $2,500 bond, … Read more

On Feb 17, 2026, Google expanded the AirDrop-compatible file transfers it first introduced for Pixel 10 phones to most of the Pixel 9 line, enabling cross-platform sharing with Apple devices while excluding the budget Pixel 9A. Files sent from a Pixel to an iPhone, iPad or Mac appear on the Apple device as AirDrop transfers; … Read more

On Feb. 17, 2026 in Livigno, Italy, Norway’s Tormod Frostad secured the Olympic gold medal in big air freeskiing after a dramatic final-round finish. Frostad, 23, posted a winning total of 195.50 points, overtaking U.S. skier Mac Forehand on his final jump. Forehand took silver with 193.25, while Austria’s Matej Svancer earned bronze at 191.25. … Read more

In a Glamour interview published Feb. 17, 2026, Hilary Duff said her forthcoming album is the first time she feels ready to record the private contours of her life — including what she calls a “very complicated” family dynamic and a strained relationship with sister Haylie. The actress‑singer singled out the track “We Don’t Talk” … Read more

Lead: Conservation and historical groups filed suit in Boston on Tuesday, saying orders from President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have compelled National Park Service staff to remove or censor exhibits that present factual U.S. history and established science. The complaint cites removals and flagged materials at sites from Independence National Historical Park … Read more

Staff members of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) initiated a work stoppage Tuesday, a month before the union’s scheduled bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) said pickets will form outside WGAW offices in Los Angeles and that the strike is open-ended. The … Read more

Lead: Documents seen by the BBC show Dame Antonia Romeo, the leading candidate to become the next head of the UK civil service, was the subject of several allegations about her conduct while serving as the UK consul general in New York in 2016–2017. The Cabinet Office says one formal complaint from nine years ago … Read more