Real Madrid secured progression in the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Benfica at the Santiago Bernabéu. The win was driven by individual quality and crucial interventions at key moments, rather than sustained control. Tchouaméni opened the scoring and Vinícius Jr. added the decisive second, while Benfica pulled one back through a moment … Read more
Lead On Feb. 25, 2026, Cuba’s Interior Ministry reported that its coast guard killed four people aboard a speedboat that had entered Cuban waters from Florida and alleged the vessel’s occupants intended to carry out a terrorist infiltration. The ministry said the craft was one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino canal in Cayo … Read more
On Wednesday night, Feb. 26, 2026, roughly 30 pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered outside the Paramount Studios lot during the Los Angeles premiere of Scream 7, calling for a boycott ahead of the film’s Feb. 27 release. Protesters waved Palestinian flags, beat drums and blew horns while chanting slogans such as “Boycott Scream 7” and “Free, free, … Read more
Lead The Las Vegas Raiders have put a steep price on edge rusher Maxx Crosby in ongoing trade discussions, according to a recent NBC Sports report. Per league channels, the team is asking for two first-round draft picks plus an additional player in return for the 28-year-old defensive end. The demand mirrors the package the … Read more
Lead Hall of Famer Tony Dungy, after 17 seasons with NBC’s Football Night in America, is likely to lose his regular on-air slot as the network plans a significant revamp of its Sunday pregame show, sources told The Athletic via the New York Times. The change is among the first moves in a broader reshuffle … Read more
Lead: The International Monetary Fund has publicly urged the United States to alter its current economic policy direction, the Financial Times reports. The call, carried in FT coverage, frames the IMF’s message as a warning about risks from the existing policy mix and their potential spillovers for global growth. The report places the appeal in … Read more
At a Feb. 26, 2026 interview with CNBC, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pushed back against widespread investor fears that generative AI will displace enterprise software firms. Speaking after Nvidia reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue that jumped 73% year-over-year to $68.13 billion and issued a bullish fiscal‑first‑quarter guide of $78 billion ±2%, Huang argued agentic AI will … Read more
On Feb. 25, 2026, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told a conference call of state election administrators that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year’s midterm elections. Heather Honey, DHS assistant secretary for election integrity, described any suggestion of ICE presence at voting sites as “disinformation,” … Read more
Lead INDIANAPOLIS — Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine delivered a mix of color, coaching tips and defensive prospects staking claims for early draft attention. Reporters crossed paths with Titans GM Mike Borgonzi and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel in adjacent media rooms, while a group of top defensive prospects — including Rueben Bain … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a closely watched dispute over whether counties that foreclose on homes to collect unpaid property taxes must compensate former owners beyond the tax debt. The case stems from an Isabella County, Michigan foreclosure that produced $76,000 at auction while the family says the … Read more
Vice-President JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration will temporarily halt more than a quarter-billion dollars in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of a newly declared “war on fraud.” The move, announced at a Washington press briefing with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid administrator Mehmet Oz, follows a sprawling fraud probe … Read more
Lead: Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters at the scouting combine that the team needs wide receiver Keon Coleman to replicate the disciplined, workmanlike offseason and training-camp approach he showed a year earlier in order to earn trust and opportunities in Year 3. The comment came after owner Terry Pegula had publicly highlighted … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, during the State of the Union address in Washington, President Donald Trump framed his second term as “a turnaround for the ages,” while his approval was reported to be slipping ahead of the midterm cycle. We spoke with seven voters in key swing districts and states to gauge whether the … Read more
Lead Actor Crispin Glover is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed by a woman identified only as Jane Doe, who alleges she was lured from Europe to Los Angeles, coerced into unpaid work and a personal relationship, and assaulted at his Silver Lake home on March 2, 2024. Law-enforcement sources told TMZ officers responded … Read more
Lead On Wednesday a senior Department of Homeland Security official told state election chiefs on a multiagency call that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will not be deployed to polling places this year. The comment — attributed to Heather Honey, DHS deputy assistant secretary for election integrity — was confirmed by three people on … Read more
