Lead: On Tuesday, February 24, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory switched its automated alert stream to public operations and produced roughly 800,000 individual alerts in its first night of public service. The alerts covered transient and moving objects — from potential supernovas to near‑Earth asteroids and accreting black holes — and were generated as the … Read more
Actor Shia LaBeouf surrendered to New Orleans authorities on Saturday after a newly issued warrant linked him to a Feb. 17 brawl outside the Royal Street Inn & R Bar near the French Quarter. Court records show he faces an additional misdemeanor simple battery charge on top of the earlier arrest stemming from the same … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump announced a U.S. military campaign against Iran in an eight-minute video posted from Corpus Christi, Texas, on Feb. 28, 2026, asserting the strikes were prompted by “imminent threats.” Independent records and public intelligence assessments show three central claims he advanced — Iran’s direct responsibility for the 2000 attack on the U.S.S. … Read more
On 28 February 2026, US President Donald Trump posted that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, had been killed in what he described as joint US–Israeli strikes on Tehran. Trump characterized Khamenei as “one of the most evil people in history” and said intelligence and tracking systems had enabled the operation. Israeli and US military … Read more
Lead FC Barcelona beat Villarreal 4-1 at the Spotify Camp Nou earlier today, powered by a Lamine Yamal hat-trick and a stoppage-time strike from Robert Lewandowski. The teenage forward scored twice before half-time and added a third after the break, while Lewandowski capped the win late. Manager Hansi Flick praised the performance, highlighted improvements in … Read more
Lead The Brits Awards red carpet unfolded on Saturday evening at Manchester’s Co-op Live Arena, the first time the ceremony has left London in its 50-year history. International and homegrown stars arrived in show-stopping looks, from Harry Styles’s pinstripe suit to Olivia Dean’s yellow floor-length gown. High-profile nominees including Lola Young, Rosalía, Wet Leg and … Read more
Lead Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund produced an unforgettable Der Klassiker in their latest meeting, with momentum swinging several times before Bayern prevailed 3-2. Harry Kane scored twice and Joshua Kimmich delivered decisive contributions as Bayern left with an 11-point lead over Dortmund in the Bundesliga table. The contest was unusually physical despite only one … Read more
Lead: The Pokémon Company has announced that the next mainline Game Freak projects, collectively referred to as Pokémon Winds & Waves, will be developed exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. The company’s official materials and a new product page specify that these entries target the new hardware rather than Nintendo’s original hybrid console. The games are … Read more
Lead In his first annual shareholder letter as Berkshire Hathaway’s chief executive, Greg Abel on Saturday reassured investors that the conglomerate will continue the conservative, long-term investment approach established under Warren Buffett. Abel, 63, framed his message around preserving financial strength, strict capital discipline and a decentralized operating model. He emphasized a large cash buffer … Read more
Lead Alexiana Arian Smokoff, the ex-wife of Robert Cosby Jr., has issued a brief response after learning of his death in late February 2026. The 23-year-old was found by Salt Lake City police after a report of a possible overdose, and his passing has left family and the Bravo community reeling. Smokoff — who filed … Read more
Feb. 27, 2026 — OpenAI said on Friday that it reached an agreement with the Department of Defense to allow its A.I. technologies to be used on classified systems, hours after President Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using A.I. from rival Anthropic. Under terms required by the Pentagon, OpenAI agreed the department could employ … Read more
Xiaomi unveiled its new flagship models, the Xiaomi 17 and 17 Ultra, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 28, 2026. The company kept launch prices broadly unchanged from last year—the 17 starts at 999 euros and the 17 Ultra at 1,499 euros—even as memory-chip prices have jumped sharply. Analysts and market researchers warn … Read more
Lead At the Scouting Combine on Friday, incoming quarterback Diego Pavia said he has been receiving direct guidance from former Heisman winner Johnny Manziel. Pavia described Manziel as a mentor who offers practical tips about what to expect and how to navigate the pro transition. The interaction is notable because Manziel’s own NFL career became … Read more
Lead A CBS News/YouGov survey conducted Feb. 25–27, 2026, found that most U.S. adults believed the United States should at minimum pressure or diplomatically engage Iran in the days immediately before U.S. airstrikes were reported. The poll, fielded just after President Trump’s Feb. 24 State of the Union, recorded a shift toward greater willingness to … Read more
The Sun Belt Conference on Friday released the full bracket and schedule for the 2026 Visit Pensacola Sun Belt Men’s Basketball Championship Presented By Air Force Reserve. The single-elimination, 14-team tournament runs March 3–9 at the Pensacola Bay Center in Pensacola, Florida, with all games streamed on ESPN+ and the title game on ESPN2. Troy … Read more
