Lead Early on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, law enforcement officers shot and killed a 21-year-old man after he breached the north gate of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The man, identified as Austin Tucker Martin of Cameron, North Carolina, was armed with what appeared to be a shotgun and carried a fuel canister. Secret Service … Read more
Lead: North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party has formally re-appointed Kim Jong Un as its general secretary at a rare party congress that opened on 19 February in Pyongyang. State media reported the decision on the fourth day of the meeting attended by about 5,000 party members. In his opening remarks, Kim pledged to raise living … Read more
Tonight marks the close of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 as HBO debuts the 29‑minute finale, “The Morrow,” at 10 p.m. ET. Across six half‑hour episodes the Dunk and Egg adaptation built a devoted fandom, stirred debate about its place in the wider Westeros saga and landed an emotional blow in last … Read more
Lead On Monday, February 23, 2026, bitcoin tumbled more than 5% to trade below $65,000 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to raise global tariffs to 15%. The move came even as Asian equities rose in early trade, marking a sharp divergence between crypto and regional stock markets. Bitcoin was last quoted at $64,816.8, … Read more
Lead: WSB‑TV has reported a confirmed measles case in the state of Georgia, though full article access is currently restricted outside the United States (Error 451). Key details—such as county, patient age, vaccination status and exposure sites—are not available from the blocked report. State and local public‑health authorities are the primary sources for verification and … Read more
Monday, February 23, 2026 — A winter storm delivered measurable snowfall across the Philadelphia metropolitan area, with National Weather Service reports compiled through 9:30 p.m. showing accumulations across Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Local weather coverage and public-safety agencies reported multiple communities seeing between 0.6 and 5.0 inches of snow, with the heaviest pockets in … Read more
Who: The State of Delaware issued the travel order. When: Starting at 10 p.m. on February 22, 2026. Where: Kent and Sussex counties (Level 3 ban) and New Castle County (Level 2 restrictions). What and result: Officials ordered a Level 3 driving ban that prohibits nonessential travel in Kent and Sussex and imposed Level 2 … Read more
Lead By mid-2025, budget apparel chains such as Zudio and Reliance Trends have accelerated a marked shift in shopping habits across India’s smaller towns, offering branded looks at bazaar-comparable prices with a mall-style shopping experience. Shoppers in places like Sangli now find kurtas, denim and accessories priced mostly between $4 and $15 under air-conditioned roofs … Read more
Jacob Bridgeman held on at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles to win the Genesis Invitational, finishing one stroke ahead of Rory McIlroy after the tournament’s final round. Bridgeman closed with a one-over-par 72 to finish at 18 under, while Northern Ireland’s McIlroy posted a four-under-par 67 to end on 17 under. The 26-year-old American, … Read more
Tech YouTuber Sahil Karoul posted images and short hands-on notes on February 22, 2026, saying he acquired a Galaxy S26 Ultra early in Dubai and photographed the handset alongside other devices. The posts highlight the phone’s revised white finish, a backward-inserted S Pen that protrudes, and an early demonstration of Samsung’s new Privacy Display feature. … Read more
Mexican security forces announced on Feb. 22, 2026 that they killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” in an operation in Tapalpa, Jalisco, the government said. The strike, which left Mr. Oseguera injured and later dead while being transported to Mexico City for medical attention, immediately triggered a wave of coordinated arson and blockades … Read more
Lead Mayor Cherelle L. Parker declared a Disaster Emergency in Philadelphia on February 22, 2026, as a major winter storm is expected to bring 12–18 inches of snow and dangerous wind gusts through Monday, February 23. The National Weather Service issued a Blizzard Warning citing heavy snow and high winds that could make travel hazardous … Read more
The 2026 Winter Games are wrapping up this Sunday after a dramatic men’s ice hockey final in which Team USA beat Canada in overtime for gold. Attention now turns to the Closing Ceremony and the formal handoff to upcoming editions of the Olympics: the Summer Games in 2028 and the next Winter Games in 2030. … Read more
Lead NASA announced Feb. 22 that the Artemis 2 Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will likely roll back from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after teams detected an interruption in helium flow in the rocket’s interim cryogenic propulsion stage. The move, planned as soon as Feb. 24 … Read more
Lead AMD appears to have ceased supplying new driver updates for the Ryzen Z1 Extreme system-on-chip used in several handheld consoles, according to a Lenovo Korea update and multiple user reports. The discontinuation would come roughly two and a half years after the Z1 family launched in 2023, leaving devices on months‑old drivers. Enthusiasts and … Read more
