admin 
Lead: The former girlfriend of Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid says it will be “hard to forgive” him after he acknowledged cheating — and publicly discussed it — following his Olympic medal performance on Feb. 11, 2026. Laegreid, who finished third in the 20-kilometer individual race at the Winter Games, made a televised statement in … Read more
Lead: A freight train derailed early on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, near the 108th Street railroad crossing in Oak Lawn, Illinois, disrupting Metra’s Southwest Service and prompting multiple road closures. Metra reported receiving notice of the incident at 4:45 a.m., and Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge police ordered closures on Central Avenue and sections of … Read more
February 11, 2026 — As Texas Republicans head into their U.S. Senate primary this spring, the choice among Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt will do more than pick a nominee: it will help determine turnout patterns that could shape federal, state and local contests across the state in November. … Read more
On the eve and day of Iran’s 47th Islamic Revolution anniversary, videos from Tehran captured people shouting “death to Khamenei” and “death to the dictator,” alongside state-led rallies and fireworks. The clips, which BBC teams geolocated to neighbourhoods in west Tehran, contrast with official calls for crowds to chant “Allahu Akbar.” The footage arrived after … Read more
At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina, high on the Stelvio near Bormio at roughly 2,000 meters above sea level, male super‑G competitors enter a tiny wooden start hut that contrasts with the stadium roar below. Inside that timber shelter, skiers such as Kyle Negomir and Sam Morse confront a private ritual: a strict countdown, … Read more
Lead: J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith who participated in two prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, is launching a Democratic bid for a newly drawn House district that spans parts of Northern and Central Virginia. The expected announcement on Feb. 11, 2026 follows his dismissal in January 2025 after prosecutors … Read more
On Feb. 11, 2026, the U.S. jobs report exposed a wide miss by both professional forecasters and crowds on prediction platforms: economists at major banks expected about 68,000 new jobs for the month, a crowd betting on Kalshi put the number near 54,000, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 130,000 jobs added. A recent … Read more
Lead: In early 2026, Amazon restricted internal production use of Anthropic’s Claude Code without formal sign-off, while encouraging teams to adopt Kiro, its in-house coding assistant. The guidance, circulated internally late last year and reiterated in early February 2026, has left engineers and sales staff uneasy because some must promote Claude Code to AWS customers … Read more
Lead Late Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10-day grounding of all flights to and from El Paso International Airport, effective 11:30 p.m. local time and running until 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 20. The restriction covers a 10-mile radius that includes El Paso and nearby Santa Teresa, N.M., but does not apply to aircraft … Read more
A new national poll by NBC News’ Decision Desk, conducted online Jan. 27–Feb. 6 with 21,995 adults (±2.4 points), finds U.S. support for President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda falling sharply after the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota. The survey shows a double‑digit rise in strong disapproval of Trump’s handling of … Read more
Lead On Feb. 11, 2026, Kraft Heinz announced it is pausing work on a previously disclosed plan to split the company into two publicly traded businesses. New CEO Steve Cahillane, who joined Kraft Heinz in January 2026, said many problems are “fixable and within our control” and that management must focus resources on returning to … Read more
Lead: Employers added 130,000 jobs in January 2026, the Labor Department reported on Wednesday in a release delayed by a brief government shutdown; the unemployment rate edged down to 4.3 percent. The monthly gain beat many expectations and was driven by gains in health care and construction, even as an annual benchmark revision reduced the … Read more
Lead: On Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, Associated Press photographers captured striking moments across multiple venues at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, from Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo to Tesero, Livigno, Predazzo and Anterselva. The Day 4 gallery documents practice sessions, podium celebrations and in-competition highlights across disciplines including snowboarding, short track, cross-country skiing, curling, figure skating, … Read more
Jordan Stolz, a 21-year-old from Wisconsin and seven-time world champion, arrives at the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics as the overwhelming favorite across the 500m, 1,000m and 1,500m long-track events and a contender in the mass start. His Olympic campaign begins on Wednesday 11 February with the men’s 1,000m (12:30pm ET) and stretches across the … Read more
Feb. 11, 2026 — A sharp 2026 sell-off in companies perceived as AI “losers” appears to have prompted activist investor Elliott Management to move into the market, according to press reports. The Financial Times reported that Elliott has purchased an undisclosed stake in the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), a claim neither party has confirmed. … Read more
