Lead: Latham & Watkins has hired two partners from rival Wachtell Lipton, the Financial Times has reported. The confirmed departures mark another lateral move between two leading US firms and are likely to strengthen Latham’s bench while reducing Wachtell’s partner ranks. The hires underline ongoing competition for senior talent among elite law firms and could … Read more
Lead: Actor Mark Ruffalo publicly challenged director James Cameron on Saturday after Cameron urged Senator Mike Lee to block Netflix’s proposed $83 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, warning it would harm the theatrical film industry. Ruffalo used Instagram Threads to question whether Cameron’s objections apply equally to a potential Paramount acquisition and pressed whether … Read more
Lead On Saturday, 21 February 2026, President Donald Trump approved a federal emergency declaration after a rupture in the 72-inch Potomac Interceptor sewer main sent raw sewage toward Washington, DC. The declaration authorizes FEMA to coordinate federal relief across the District and parts of Maryland and Virginia to support cleanup and protect public health. Local … Read more
James Milner’s milestone framed a tense Premier League meeting between Manchester City and Newcastle United, a contest defined more by possession and chance creation than by decisive finishing. Manchester City registered 55.1% possession and produced an expected goals (xG) of 1.3541, while Newcastle accumulated an xG of 0.5804 and posed a distinct aerial and set-piece … Read more
The idea of humans thriving on Mars is common in film and television, but the scientific reality is far harsher. In stories like The Martian and For All Mankind, ingenuity and grit let people walk the surface with only occasional peril; in real life, unprotected exposure to Mars would be rapidly fatal. Expert analysis and … Read more
Lead: NASA’s Artemis II crewed lunar flight scheduled around 6 March has been taken “out of consideration” after engineers found problems during prelaunch checks at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The agency said an interruption in helium flow — used to pressurize tanks and cool systems — prevented a planned liftoff and will require additional maintenance. … Read more
At the closing ceremony of the Berlin International Film Festival, German-Turkish director İlker Çatak’s political drama ‘Yellow Letters’ was awarded the Golden Bear. The 42-year-old filmmaker’s film — set in contemporary Turkey but shot openly in Germany with cities credited as stand-ins — was picked by a jury led by Wim Wenders amid a festival … Read more
Lead This weekend’s North American box office is headed for a close finish, with Sony Pictures Animation’s GOAT and Warner Bros.’ Wuthering Heights both projected to earn roughly $13 million to $15 million and battle for the top spot. Wuthering Heights arrives off a strong Valentine’s Day/President’s Day frame and an $83 million global launch; … Read more
Three Vietnam War veterans and a retired architectural historian filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking to halt construction of a 250-foot “Independence Arch” proposed for Memorial Circle near Memorial Bridge and Arlington National Cemetery. The complaint, filed by the Public Citizen Litigation Group on … Read more
Israeli air strikes in eastern Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Friday night killed at least 10 people, Lebanese officials said, even as a ceasefire reached in November 2024 remains in place. Israel’s military said it targeted Hezbollah command sites and missile-related positions; Hezbollah confirmed at least eight of the dead were its fighters, including a senior … Read more
Lead Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior faced an angry aftermath after a late Burnley equaliser and Wesley Fofana’s 72nd‑minute red card left his side with another dropped home result. The 93rd‑minute goal turned a lead into a 1-1 draw and extended Chelsea’s tally to a league‑high six red cards this season. Those disciplinary issues have … Read more
JPMorgan Chase told a court in February 2026 that it closed more than 50 bank accounts tied to former President Donald J. Trump and the Trump Organization in February 2021, shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The disclosure came in the bank’s formal response to a lawsuit filed by Mr. … Read more
At a University of Texas at Austin town hall taped for Variety and CNN on Feb. 21, 2026, Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey reunited to reflect on their first collaboration on Christopher Nolan’s 2014 film Interstellar, Chalamet’s new turn in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme and a memorable on-set prank. The 90-minute conversation — staged at … Read more
Lead On Friday, 21 February 2026, a series of avalanches in Austria’s western alpine regions — principally in Tirol and neighbouring Vorarlberg — killed at least five people and injured others, authorities said. Heavy snowfall over the previous week, with accumulations up to 1.5 metres and strong winds, created unstable layers that made slopes especially … Read more
Authorities have issued blizzard and winter-storm warnings for New York City and the broader Tri-State area as a powerful coastal storm moves up the Eastern Seaboard. The system is expected to impact the region from Sunday afternoon into Monday morning, bringing widespread heavy, wet snow, wind gusts exceeding 50 mph and dangerous travel conditions. Forecasters … Read more
