Lead On February 28, 2026, U.S. forces engaged in active air-defense operations across the Middle East as Iran launched retaliatory missile strikes at multiple countries in the region. A U.S. official, speaking anonymously, said American land, air and naval units were participating to protect U.S. bases and personnel. Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported the … Read more
On Feb. 28, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney began a nine-day tour of India, Australia and Japan aimed at deepening Canada’s economic and security ties across the Indo‑Pacific. Accompanied by federal ministers and several provincial leaders, Mr. Carney is seeking trade and investment commitments, new buyers for Canadian oil and gas and preliminary defense cooperation … Read more
Lead Updated Feb. 27, 2026 — Lansing: DTE Energy told Michigan regulators it intends to file for another increase in the electric rates it charges state customers, filing paperwork that attorneys say will be submitted around April 27. The announcement came days after the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $242 million increase, equivalent to … Read more
Lead: On Friday, February 27, 2026, OpenAI announced it reached an agreement with the Pentagon to allow the company’s AI models to be used in classified military systems, while agreeing to explicit safety limits that its CEO said mirror those other vendors sought. The announcement came hours after President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to … Read more
Feb. 28, 2026 — Governments across the Persian Gulf moved to shut or restrict civilian airspace after Iran launched attacks on U.S. bases across the peninsula in retaliation for strikes on Tehran earlier the same day. The cascade of measures included a temporary closure of Qatari airspace that halted Qatar Airways operations and reported restrictions … Read more
Lead CHAMPAIGN — No. 3 Michigan used stifling defense and timely interior play to beat No. 10 Illinois 84-70 at State Farm Center on Friday, denying the Illini at home. Morez Johnson Jr., playing his first game back in Champaign after transferring from Illinois, led Michigan with 19 points and 11 rebounds amid loud reaction … Read more
Lead New Orleans police on Friday obtained a fresh arrest warrant naming actor Shia LaBeouf, 39, in a battery investigation that had already resulted in two counts. The additional warrant raises the number of alleged victims to three and follows LaBeouf’s booking on 17 February after an incident near the R Bar in the Marigny … Read more
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ask carriers to scale back the number of flights at Chicago O’Hare this summer, citing concerns that schedules now proposed could exceed the airport’s operational capacity and strain safety-critical systems. The request follows FAA analysis showing peak summer days could top 3,080 daily operations versus last year’s peak of … Read more
February 28, 2026 — Sources close to Shia LaBeouf tell reporters the actor made repeated efforts to preserve his relationship with Mia Goth after they split last year. Friends of LaBeouf say he sought counseling, stepped up his involvement with their daughter Isabel and even turned to religion, while people close to Goth dispute those … Read more
The three-hour premiere of Survivor 50 on CBS delivered the network its most-watched Wednesday night in four years, since the Season 42 finale on May 25, 2022. Nielsen measured an average audience of 5.06 million viewers for the opener, which peaked at 6.18 million in its first half-hour and retained at least 90% of viewers … Read more
Following tonight’s Denver at Oklahoma City game, AP’s Cliff Brunt interviewed crew chief James Williams to clarify multiple officiating decisions. Williams explained why Nikola Jokić was not assessed a technical foul for a pre-whistle forearm contact, why Luguentz Dort’s foul was upgraded to a flagrant 2 and resulted in ejection, and why the separate confrontation … Read more
Lead: In the March 2–6 week on The Bold and the Beautiful, several romantic flashpoints escalate: Will reels after seeing Electra with RJ, Dylan offers unexpected comfort and kisses him, and Deacon’s romantic life becomes more tangled as past and present collide. Storylines pivot around breakups, temptation, and renewed passion, setting up new conflicts for … Read more
Lead: Late Friday, Feb. 26, 2026, President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to stop using Anthropic’s AI models, and the Department of Defense followed with a contractor ban announced by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. The directive arrived ahead of U.S. market reopenings, with Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures set to open Sunday … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 27–28, 2026, U.S. and Israeli forces carried out coordinated strikes across Iran, including an attack reported near the compound of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. The strikes prompted immediate retaliatory launches by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps toward Israel and raised alarms across the Gulf as airspace closures and sirens … Read more
Lead: Cuban interior ministry officials said late Friday that a Florida-flagged speedboat opened fire on Cuban border patrol forces off the island’s north coast this week, prompting return fire that left four attackers dead and multiple arrests. Authorities told AP that ten Cuban nationals departed the U.S. in two boats but one vessel failed, so … Read more
