Lead: The United States has mounted a substantial repositioning of air and naval forces in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday. Pentagon assets — including tankers, fighter aircraft and air-defense systems — have been moved closer to the region while carrier strike groups and cargo flights increase logistical … Read more
Showrunner Meaghan Oppenheimer announced that tonight’s Season 3 finale of Tell Me Lies will serve as the series finale, concluding the Hulu and Disney+ drama after three seasons. Oppenheimer said on Instagram that the ending was the outcome she and her writers had envisioned and that, after considering other possibilities, they concluded the story had … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 16, 2026, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 36, returned from the Munich Security Conference in Germany and told reporters she felt the visit’s substantive arguments were overshadowed by attention to on-camera missteps and speculation about a possible 2028 White House bid. At the conference she sought to press a class-based case against rising authoritarianism, … Read more
Lead: Trader Joe’s has added eight addresses to its “coming soon” list, announcing new locations across the United States last week. The California-based grocer currently has stores in 42 states and is expanding into additional markets, including sites in Kansas, Louisiana, Florida, Arizona, Washington, Georgia and Texas. The chain previously disclosed two sites in July … Read more
Lead Shortly before 7:45 a.m. on Feb. 16, 2026, a vehicle fleeing U.S. immigration agents collided with a teacher’s car outside Herman W. Hesse K-8 School in Savannah, Georgia, killing the teacher, local police said. The driver, identified as 38-year-old Oscar Vasquez Lopez, was arrested at the scene and later charged with first-degree homicide by … Read more
Lead: The Las Vegas Raiders announced on Monday in Henderson, Nevada, that Travis Smith has been hired as the team’s defensive line coach. Smith returns to the Raiders organization after a one-year stint as the Tennessee Titans’ defensive run game coordinator in 2025 and brings a track record of developing interior and edge defenders. His … Read more
Lead: On Monday, during Germany’s Rose Monday (Rosenmontag) carnival parades in Cologne, Düsseldorf and Mainz, satirical floats singled out 79-year-old former U.S. President Donald Trump with graphic and provocative imagery. The marches — part of a five-mile procession with roots back to 1823 that draws millions — coincided with the U.S. observance of Presidents Day. … Read more
Lead WWE RAW is scheduled to air live from Memphis on February 16, 2026, with a spoiler lineup that mixes title-related segments and Elimination Chamber qualifying matches. The early card, reported via BodySlam.net and circulated by Ringside News, lists several high-profile segments including CM Punk and The Usos. Two qualifying matches for the upcoming Elimination … Read more
Lead On February 16, 2026, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the federal government to return long-standing slavery exhibit panels removed from the President’s House Site in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Rufe, an appointee of President George W. Bush, cited George Orwell’s novel 1984 in her written ruling as she granted the City … Read more
Lead On Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, a large eucalyptus tree fell across southbound Highway 101 just south of Fairview Avenue in Santa Barbara County, blocking all southbound lanes and the northbound fast lane. Emergency crews from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol responded to the scene; no injuries were reported. … Read more
Actor Quinton Aaron, best known for 2009’s The Blind Side, is reported by his family to be awake, fully alert and progressing in his recovery from a spinal stroke as of Feb. 16, 2026. Family members say he is practicing writing, solving puzzles and has regained some sensation in his legs. The family also told … Read more
Lead Police say multiple people were shot inside an ice arena in Rhode Island earlier today, leaving one person dead and the suspected shooter also dead. Authorities responded to the scene, evacuated the facility and transported wounded people to local hospitals. Investigators have secured the site and launched an active investigation; officials offered limited details … Read more
The Bay Area faces a string of cold systems this week that could bring snow to higher ridgelines and hail down to sea level. Forecast models through Wednesday morning point to measurable accumulation on peaks such as Mount Hamilton, where the National Weather Service expects 4 to 8 inches between 6 a.m. Tuesday and 4 … Read more
Lead At the 62nd Munich Security Conference in Munich on Feb. 13–15, 2026, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and European leaders presented sharply different readings of trans-Atlantic ties. Rubio, speaking on Feb. 14, 2026, urged renewed common purpose while warning that migration and cultural change are testing social cohesion. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, in … Read more
Frederick Wiseman, the filmmaker renowned for unsparing, observational films about American institutions, died on Feb. 16, 2026, at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 96, and his family announced the death through Zipporah Films, the distribution company he founded in 1971. Over a career spanning decades he drew attention and controversy for intimate, long-form … Read more
