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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

Lead: At the 2026 Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics on Tuesday, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid won bronze in the men’s 20 km and then used his post-race interview to disclose that he had cheated on his former girlfriend three months earlier. Speaking to Norway’s NRK, the 28-year-old described telling her last week and called it the … Read more

Feb. 11, 2026 — In Milan, American figure skater Maxim Naumov, 24, turned a qualifying short program at the Milano Ice Skating Arena into a public moment of consolation and resolve. Naumov — a Skating Club of Boston athlete who lost his parents, Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, in the midair collision of American Airlines … Read more

Lead U.S. stock futures ticked slightly higher late Tuesday as markets braced for a delayed January jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics due Wednesday morning. S&P 500 futures were up roughly 0.12% and Nasdaq 100 futures about 0.16%, while futures tied to the Dow showed gains in the range of 69–78 points. Economists … Read more

Lead On Wednesday Iran observed the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution with a sharply divided public scene: state-organized rallies and displays of support for the theocracy contrasted with widespread anger over a bloody government crackdown on nationwide protests. Tehran’s leaders used ceremonies to project unity and to signal willingness to negotiate on nuclear … Read more

Lead A group of Theravada Buddhist monks arrived in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, completing a 15-week, roughly 2,300-mile (3,700-kilometer) “Walk for Peace” that began in Fort Worth, Texas. They crossed the Potomac via Chain Bridge shortly after 8 a.m., drawing large, often silent crowds along city streets. The saffron-robed procession — accompanied by a rescue … Read more

Lead On Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at venues across Milan and Cortina, several headline stories unfolded on Day 4 of the Winter Olympics: the United States women’s hockey team routed Canada 5–0 in Milano Santagiulia, Mikaela Shiffrin suffered an uncharacteristic slalom leg that cost a U.S. alpine combined medal, and 21-year-old Ilia Malinin topped the … Read more

Lead: On Oct. 4, 2025, a Border Patrol agent shot 30-year-old Chicago resident Marimar Martinez five times after a confrontation during federal immigration operations in the city. Newly released videos, emails and text messages — disclosed by federal prosecutors on Feb. 11, 2026 — show a senior Border official congratulating the agent shortly after the … Read more

LINCOLN, Neb. — Purdue escaped a late-game meltdown and an overtime scare to beat Nebraska 80-77 on Tuesday night, clinching the victory on Oscar Cluff’s go-ahead basket with 5.2 seconds left in OT. The Boilermakers built a dominant lead early — opening quickly and attacking the glass — only to see a 22-point margin evaporate … Read more

Lead Samsung is reportedly considering a return to the mechanical variable-aperture camera first seen on the 2018 Galaxy S9, after a South Korean report tied the move to Apple’s plans for the iPhone 18. ETNews said on Feb 9, 2026 that Samsung has asked multiple camera-module partners to develop variable-aperture hardware, and that the company … Read more

Lead On Feb. 10, 2026, U.S. Treasury yields fell sharply after December retail-sales data showed consumer spending stalled, prompting a broad bond rally in New York and sending signals that economic growth may be softer than expected. The benchmark 10-year yield dropped to 4.14%, down 5.3 basis points from recent levels, while the 30-year yield … Read more

Lead Engineers at Google were instrumental in recovering surveillance footage tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, authorities disclosed on Feb. 10, 2026. Guthrie disappeared more than a week earlier in Arizona, and investigators initially reported that video could not be retrieved. After several days of technical … Read more

Lead When NASA’s Voyager 2 swept past Uranus in January 1986 it recorded an electron radiation belt far stronger than models predicted, while the ion belt was modestly weaker. A new reanalysis of the Voyager 2 dataset, published in 2025, finds that a transient space‑weather disturbance — likely a co‑rotating interaction region (CIR) in the … Read more

EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health Lead: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday a plan to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding” that underpins federal authority to regulate greenhouse gases. The White House said President Trump will join EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin when the agency … Read more

The Seahawks are Super Bowl champions again, and the scope of that achievement is best seen through the numbers. From Sam Darnold’s regular-season highs to a spotless postseason for turnovers, and record-setting kicking, this season produced a string of unusual and historic metrics. A championship parade expected in Seattle and an unlikely playoff path underline … Read more