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Google experiments with locking YouTube Music lyrics behind paywall Who: Google’s YouTube Music app. When: A recent test reported in February 2026. Where: In-app experiments appearing for some free users. What: Listeners can follow song lyrics while music plays, but the test blurs lyrics after the first few lines and prompts users to subscribe to … Read more
Lead Measles cases surged after 2025 and the virus continues to spread into 2026, with 733 cases reported nationwide so far and a large outbreak in South Carolina that has sickened more than 900 people since last fall. Most recent infections have been among unvaccinated individuals, prompting renewed public-health appeals and targeted responses in affected … Read more
Lead: The Seattle Seahawks’ World Champions celebration is scheduled for Wednesday, with a trophy presentation at Lumen Field at 10 a.m. and a city parade to follow along Fourth Avenue. The City of Seattle estimates up to 1 million fans could attend, and officials have issued transit and safety guidance for attendees. Gates at Lumen … Read more
Lead On Monday, the U.S. Department of Justice filed to dismiss the long-running criminal case against Steve Bannon, linked to his refusal to comply with a congressional subpoena from the Jan. 6, 2021, House select committee. Bannon, a former Trump adviser, was convicted in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress and served four … Read more
Lead Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson and composer Jonny Greenwood announced on Monday that they have asked for a piece of music from their 2017 film Phantom Thread to be taken out of the new documentary Melania. The pair said the score was used without proper consultation with Greenwood, who composed Phantom Thread’s orchestral soundtrack. … Read more
Lead At the Winter Games in northern Italy, 232 American athletes arrived after years of preparation only to confront political pushback tied to the U.S. administration’s actions at home and abroad. Jeers for visiting officials, protests over U.S. immigration enforcement and vocal disagreements from competitors have shadowed the U.S. delegation since the opening ceremony in … Read more
Feb. 9, 2026 — Pilots and flight attendants at American Airlines have taken their complaints public, with the flight attendants’ union issuing a unanimous vote of no confidence in CEO Robert Isom and the pilots’ union requesting a meeting with the carrier’s board. The actions, announced this week, come as American has fallen behind Delta … Read more
Lead On Feb. 9, 2026, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the federal government need not immediately resume payments to the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel project after the Department of Justice appealed a recent order to restore funding. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas had directed funds be reinstated late last week following a … Read more
Lead On Monday, Feb. 9, Ukrainian forces halted a large-scale Russian breakthrough attempt in the Pokrovsk sector after two days of intense fighting, officials said. Aerial reconnaissance by the Spartan unit detected Russian mobile assault groups early, enabling strikes that Kyiv says destroyed an entire Russian assault company and associated equipment. In the same timeframe … Read more
Less than 24 hours after leading the Seattle Seahawks to their second Super Bowl title in 12 years, head coach Mike Macdonald was already projecting ahead to 2026. On Monday, following Seattle’s 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Macdonald acknowledged the shift in perception: a team that operated under the … Read more
Lead Jake Paul said he did not intend to label Bad Bunny a “fake citizen” after backlash over a tweet criticizing the Puerto Rican artist’s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Paul, who owns a reported $20 million Dorado, Puerto Rico, home bought in 2023 … Read more
Lead On Feb. 4, 2023, volunteers and photographers in Phil Hardberger Park in San Antonio captured an unexpected interaction: a black vulture was photographed preening the head and neck of a crested caracara. The encounter, recorded by Bexar Audubon volunteer Lora Reynolds, drew local attention and prompted further reports from nearby observers. A separate sighting … Read more
Congress faces the prospect of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown if lawmakers do not approve a full-year funding bill by Friday, after passing a short-term measure that keeps the agency operating only through 13 February. Democrats are negotiating with Republican colleagues and the White House over new limits on Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more
Lead: Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment during a closed-door virtual deposition to the US House Oversight Committee on Monday while serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Lawmakers had sought answers about Epstein’s network and possible co-conspirators but left without new testimony. Committee chair James Comer expressed … Read more
Lead On February 9, 2026, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk filed a U.S. lawsuit against Hims & Hers Health Inc., saying the company copied its semaglutide-based obesity medicines. The complaint targets both an attempted copycat pill strategy and injectable products that, Novo alleges, mimic Wegovy and Ozempic. Hims had recently abandoned plans to market a pill … Read more
