Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson extended his unbeaten professional run Thursday with a first-round TKO over Hugo Lezama in the main event of Mexico Fight League 3 in Monterrey, Mexico. Steveson, 25, ended the fight at 3:50 of Round 1 after repeatedly taking the 37-year-old Lezama to the mat and finishing with heavy ground strikes. … Read more
Lead The Florida Senate has approved a bill dubbed the “Teddy Bridgewater Act” that would let high-school coaches use up to $15,000 of their own money to directly support student-athletes with food, transport and recovery services. The measure passed the Senate but still requires approval in the Florida House and the governor’s signature to become … Read more
Lead On Feb. 19, 2026, Blue Owl Capital said it would change redemption mechanics for one of its private-credit funds, removing investors’ ability to request a fixed quarterly payout and leaving quarterly distributions at the firm’s discretion. The announcement drove Blue Owl shares lower—the stock finished the day down 6 percent after an intraday drop … Read more
Lead Who: Milan–Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic competitions. When: Friday, 20 February (UK time) with follow-up highlights through Sunday, 22 February. Where: Venues across Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo; all times below are UK (GMT). What: Key finals include men’s freestyle halfpipe, women’s ski cross, biathlon mass starts and multiple medal matches; British athletes are in contention … Read more
Lead: Quinn Hughes emerged as the unlikely single-game savior for Team USA on Wednesday in the men’s Olympic quarterfinals, scoring the sudden-death winner to beat Sweden and keep the Americans alive. The win followed a late tying 6-on-5 goal by Mika Zibanejad that forced overtime, and it finished after a decisive three-on-three period. Hughes logged … Read more
On Feb. 19, 2026, U.S. military aircraft were scrambled after multiple Russian long-range aircraft were detected near Alaska. NORAD reported two Tu-95 bombers, two Su-35 fighters and an A-50 surveillance plane in the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone; U.S. F-16s and F-35s, supported by KC-135 tankers, escorted the formation until it left the area. Officials … Read more
Lead Images of non-functional dummy units for Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy Buds 4 and Buds 4 Pro have appeared online ahead of the company’s Unpacked event next week, offering a first in-person look at styling and case design. The photos, shared to social media and distributed to stores, emphasize a new metallic plate on the outward-facing … Read more
Lead: Baz Luhrmann’s concert film EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert reintroduces Elvis Presley as a live, combustible musical force rather than a two-dimensional icon. Released amid a decade-long resurgence of Presley portraits, the film draws on 69 boxes and 59 hours of previously unseen 1969 rehearsal and concert footage restored by a Peter Jackson–affiliated team … Read more
Lead The National Governors Association (NGA) withdrew from an annual White House gathering this week after President Donald Trump declined to invite two Democratic governors, undercutting a rare bipartisan forum in Washington. Trump is still expected to meet with governors on Friday, but the session will not be facilitated by the NGA, an organization founded … Read more
Lead: Eric Dane, the actor who rose to fame as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, died on Feb. 19, 2026, at age 53 after a months‑long struggle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (A.L.S.). His publicist, Melissa Bank, confirmed he was surrounded by close friends, his wife and their two daughters. Dane first disclosed … Read more
Search teams at Northstar California Resort in Truckee located 21‑year‑old Colin Kang of Fremont deceased on Thursday morning, after he was reported missing late Wednesday night, Placer County authorities said. Kang, an off‑duty Northstar employee, was found around 9 a.m. on the resort’s advanced Sugar Pine Glade trail following an overnight missing‑person report. Deputies had … Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un opened the Workers’ Party congress in Pyongyang this week, praising what he described as gains in the country’s economy and a strengthened regional standing. The gathering — the regime’s most consequential political event — is expected to set the government’s domestic and foreign policy priorities for the next five … Read more
As Texas’ March 3 primary approaches, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett and state Rep. James Talarico are escalating campaigns across the Dallas–Fort Worth area after a high-profile interview with late-night host Stephen Colbert was barred from broadcast. The Colbert segment was posted online and drew national attention; Talarico’s campaign reported a $2.5 million fundraising surge … Read more
Lead A Virginia circuit court on Thursday issued a temporary injunction that prevents a planned April voter referendum to redraw the state’s U.S. House maps, a move that could derail Democrats’ strategy to net four additional seats. The order, granted by Tazewell Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr., responds to a lawsuit filed by the … Read more
Lead: On Tuesday, a large avalanche north of Lake Tahoe struck a backcountry ski party near Castle Peak, killing nine people and injuring or entrapping others. Families have identified six of the deceased as members of a close-knit group of women who traveled from Northern California and Idaho for a multi-day trip; three of the … Read more
