In a Glamour interview published Feb. 17, 2026, Hilary Duff said her forthcoming album is the first time she feels ready to record the private contours of her life — including what she calls a “very complicated” family dynamic and a strained relationship with sister Haylie. The actress‑singer singled out the track “We Don’t Talk” … Read more
On Feb. 17, 2026 in Livigno, Italy, Norway’s Tormod Frostad secured the Olympic gold medal in big air freeskiing after a dramatic final-round finish. Frostad, 23, posted a winning total of 195.50 points, overtaking U.S. skier Mac Forehand on his final jump. Forehand took silver with 193.25, while Austria’s Matej Svancer earned bronze at 191.25. … Read more
On Feb 17, 2026, Google expanded the AirDrop-compatible file transfers it first introduced for Pixel 10 phones to most of the Pixel 9 line, enabling cross-platform sharing with Apple devices while excluding the budget Pixel 9A. Files sent from a Pixel to an iPhone, iPad or Mac appear on the Apple device as AirDrop transfers; … Read more
Staff members of the Writers Guild of America West (WGAW) initiated a work stoppage Tuesday, a month before the union’s scheduled bargaining with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The Writers Guild Staff Union (WGSU) said pickets will form outside WGAW offices in Los Angeles and that the strike is open-ended. The … Read more
Lead: Conservation and historical groups filed suit in Boston on Tuesday, saying orders from President Donald Trump and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum have compelled National Park Service staff to remove or censor exhibits that present factual U.S. history and established science. The complaint cites removals and flagged materials at sites from Independence National Historical Park … Read more
Lead: Peru’s interim president José Jerí was removed from office on 17 February 2026 after Congress passed a censure motion by 75 votes to 24, ending a four-month tenure ahead of the 12 April general election. The dismissal follows an Attorney General probe into off‑record meetings with a Chinese businessman—episodes that became known as “Chifa‑gate.” … Read more
Lead: Documents seen by the BBC show Dame Antonia Romeo, the leading candidate to become the next head of the UK civil service, was the subject of several allegations about her conduct while serving as the UK consul general in New York in 2016–2017. The Cabinet Office says one formal complaint from nine years ago … Read more
Lead Four people were killed and 29 others were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 25 south of Pueblo on Tuesday morning. The pileup occurred at about 10:02 a.m. at milepost 92, just south of Pueblo Boulevard, during a sudden brownout that reduced visibility to near zero. Colorado State Patrol (CSP) reported crashes on … Read more
Lead: The Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics continue on Tuesday, Feb. 17 (Day 11) with a packed slate that includes women’s figure skating competition, bobsled medal sessions and high-profile finals in big air and speedskating. All events stream live on Peacock and NBCOlympics.com, with U.S. broadcast windows noted in the schedule. Key medal sessions on … Read more
Lead: On Tuesday morning in Boonville, Oneida County, an explosion at Abundant Life Fellowship Church left five people critically injured, including Boonville Fire Chief David Pritchard Jr., 60. Emergency crews had been called for a reported odor of gas before the blast; authorities say the explosion occurred when the church furnace activated. Four of the … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 17, 2026 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission signaled it would assert federal authority over prediction markets as states press enforcement actions. New CFTC chairman Michael Selig said the agency filed an amicus brief in federal court and will act to block state-level bans on event contracts. The move follows wide litigation targeting … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 17, 2026, Senate Democrats delivered a counterproposal to Republicans and the White House seeking changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) lapsed. The move follows two fatal officer-involved shootings during a recent immigration operation in Minneapolis and … Read more
Lead: Google is said to be developing “Project Toscana,” a hardware-focused upgrade to face unlock that would appear on future Pixel phones and some Chromebooks, according to reporting on Feb. 17, 2026. The reports claim the system operates from a single hole‑punch camera cutout and performed “as quickly as” Apple’s Face ID in various lighting … Read more
Lead On February 17, 2026, Bayer AG announced a proposal to pay more than $7 billion as part of an effort to resolve cancer lawsuits tied to its Roundup weedkiller. The company said it had filed a $7.25 billion class-action settlement in Missouri state court intended to address claims already brought and potential new claims … Read more
Lead: Tony Clark is expected to step down as executive director of the Major League Baseball Players Association, people briefed on the decision said on Feb. 17, 2026. The move follows a federal investigation that has drawn scrutiny from players and prompted members of the union’s eight-player executive subcommittee to engage with investigators. Clark’s departure … Read more
