Lead: U.S. stock futures slipped in premarket trading after the S&P 500 encountered technical resistance, tempering a recent rally. The Dow Jones futures fell ahead of the opening as investors parsed mixed earnings and company-specific headlines. Walmart and Carvana were singled out as notable movers, with Walmart reacting to fresh results and Carvana shares sliding … Read more
Lead: Global equity markets showed a mixed picture on Thursday as U.S. futures climbed after a Wall Street rally driven by gains in Nvidia and other large-cap technology names. In New York, the S&P 500 slipped 0.4% while the Dow fell 257 points (0.5%) and the Nasdaq lost 0.6% in morning trade; broader market direction … Read more
Lead Chicago Sun-Times presents the daily horoscope for Thursday, February 19, 2026. Moon Alert: avoid shopping (except food and gas) and making major decisions from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; after 2 p.m. the moon moves from Pisces into Aries. The day opens with confusion and caution for many signs, then shifts toward clarity and … Read more
Lead On Friday, February 19, 2026, the men’s hockey semifinals at the Milano Cortina Winter Games will narrow the field ahead of Sunday’s gold-medal match. Top-seeded Canada (Group A winner) meets fourth-seeded Finland at 10:40 a.m. ET, while the United States (Group C winner) faces third-seeded Slovakia at 3:10 p.m. ET. Both games mark the … Read more
Lead. The civil dispute between actor Blake Lively and director-actor Justin Baldoni, tied to the 2024 film It Ends With Us, has focused on roughly 10 minutes of on-set footage that shows the two slow dancing in a crowded bar scene. For more than a year the footage has divided observers: Ms. Lively says it … Read more
Lead: Arsenal surrendered a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux on Wednesday, denying the Gunners what looked like a routine victory. Bukayo Saka opened the scoring in the 5th minute and Piero Hincapié doubled the lead in the 56th, but Hugo Bueno pulled Wolves within one in the 61st … Read more
President Trump will convene the inaugural meeting of his Board of Peace in Washington this week, an initiative the White House says aims to end the war in Gaza and jump-start reconstruction. The Biden-era U.N. Security Council debate on Gaza on Feb. 19, 2026, highlighted broad international concern over ongoing Israeli operations, the flow of … Read more
Lead Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 18, 2026, saw U.S. stock futures hold near flat after major averages posted gains earlier in the session. Futures tied to the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 were down modestly as a weaker-than-expected full-year outlook from Walmart weighed on sentiment. Rising crude prices amid … Read more
UN-backed investigators reported on Thursday that an October assault by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on el-Fasher and nearby communities in Darfur showed “hallmarks of genocide.” The fact-finding team said the RSF’s offensive followed an 18-month siege and targeted non-Arab groups — especially the Zaghawa and Fur — with killings, sexual violence and conditions … Read more
Lead Last August, independent developer Bria Sullivan watched a tiny habit app she built with creator Hank Green surge from obscurity to the top of app-store charts. Focus Friend climbed into the iOS top 10, reached #4, and on August 19 became the most downloaded free app across both Apple and Google stores in the … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 18, 2026, at the Olympic freeski big air final, U.S. skier Mac Forehand, 24, landed a never-before-seen nose-butter triple cork 2160 but finished with the silver medal. Norway’s Tormod Frostad took gold after judges tabulated scores across three runs. Forehand posted a final total of 193.5 to Frostad’s 199.50, prompting immediate social-media … Read more
Lead On February 18, 2026, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker used his annual State of the State address in Springfield to frame budget choices within a broader argument about democracy, federal overreach and community resilience. He invoked 19th‑century reformer John Peter Altgeld to link past progressive reforms to present policy goals, criticized actions by the Trump … Read more
Satellite imagery released on Feb. 19, 2026 shows Iran repairing and reinforcing military and nuclear‑linked facilities at the Parchin complex after visible strike damage first recorded in October 2024. The images, collected from October 2024 through February 2026 and circulated by international imagery providers, document strike impact, subsequent reconstruction work and sections of the site … Read more
In Los Angeles on Saturday, No. 8 Illinois delivered a dominant performance at the Galen Center, beating USC 101-65 in a Big Ten nonconference matchup that turned into a rout. Illinois built a double-digit lead within six minutes and led by 20-plus for the final 21 minutes, finishing 13 of 29 from three and converting … Read more
On Thursday, Feb. 19 in Milan, 21-year-old American Jordan Stolz will race the men’s 1500m seeking a third gold after winning the 500m and 1,000m in Olympic-record time. If Stolz wins, he would become the second U.S. athlete after Eric Heiden to claim three or more gold medals at a single Winter Games. The event … Read more
