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On Feb. 13, 2026, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a town-hall session on populism during the Munich Security Conference, arguing that growing income inequality is helping to drive support for authoritarian and far‑right movements. She tied economic grievances among working‑class voters to declining confidence in democratic institutions and urged concrete material policy responses. Her remarks … Read more

Lead After the Seattle Seahawks closed out Super Bowl LX, the focus immediately shifts to which franchises are best positioned to keep competing for championships over the next several seasons. Published Feb 13, 2026, this ranking identifies seven clubs whose rosters, coaching staffs and cap situations give them early momentum heading into the 2026 campaign. … Read more

On Friday, February 13, 2026, WWE SmackDown is scheduled to air a stacked episode featuring multiple title matches and Elimination Chamber qualifiers. The reported spoiler lineup includes two championship bouts, several multi-competitor qualifiers, and an in-ring segment with United States Champion Carmelo Hayes. Backstage details and a handful of last-minute additions have been reported, though … Read more

US President Donald Trump on Friday said regime change in Iran “would be the best thing that could happen,” marking one of his clearest public endorsements of replacing the clerical leadership that has governed since 1979. His comments came as the White House announced the USS Gerald R. Ford would relocate toward the Middle East … Read more

Lead: The FBI on Feb. 13 released a description of a person of interest in the disappearance of 84‑year‑old Nancy Guthrie, who vanished from her Tucson home on Feb. 1. Investigators say surveillance shows a masked male about 5’9″–5’10” wearing a black 25‑liter Ozark Trail backpack on Guthrie’s front steps; authorities have asked neighbors to … Read more

Philadelphia 76ers rookie VJ Edgecombe delivered two late, decisive plays on Friday night at the Intuit Dome to carry Team Vince to victory in the NBA Rising Stars festivities. Edgecombe hit a go-ahead jumper in the first game and later sealed the bracket final with clinching free throws, finishing with 23 of Team Vince’s 55 … Read more

Lead Pima County law enforcement expanded a search around the Catalina Foothills home of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie after renewed activity this week, including a temporary sealing of a nearby street and follow-up on multiple tips. Investigators say they have collected DNA from the property that does not match anyone in close contact with Ms. Guthrie … Read more

Lead Acting Hebron mayor Asma al-Sharabati warned that new cabinet measures announced by Israeli ministers will sideline Palestinian authorities in urban planning and heritage decisions across the occupied West Bank. The moves, approved by Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday, extend civilian powers into areas long governed by arrangements formed under the Oslo Accords. In Hebron’s … Read more

Lead: On Friday night at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center, No. 1 Penn State overpowered No. 2 Ohio State 36-5, handing the Buckeyes their first loss after a program-best 17-0 start. The Nittany Lions won nine of ten bouts, with Ohio State’s two-time national champion Jesse Mendez providing the lone Buckeye victory at 141 pounds … Read more

Lead: Federal immigration agents operating in Minneapolis–St. Paul reportedly located and visited the private residences of several protesters, according to nearly 100 sworn statements filed in federal court on Feb. 13, 2026. Protest monitors and witnesses say the encounters included vehicles and officers appearing outside homes, in some cases after citizens followed agents’ movements across … Read more

Federal payments for the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel between New York City and New Jersey, paused for more than four months, began moving again after the Justice Department informed a federal judge on Feb. 13, 2026 that the administration would comply with her order. The suspension, which began at the end of September, had … Read more

Lead Los Angeles hosted the 75th NBA All-Star Weekend across Inglewood and the Kia Forum from Friday through Sunday, culminating in a reworked All-Star Game at the Intuit Dome on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2026. The event week featured the celebrity game, Rising Stars, an HBCU Classic and a new three-team, round-robin All-Star format: two U.S. … Read more

Lead: Reanimal, from Little Nightmares developer Tarsier, is a roughly six-hour horror puzzle-platformer that unfolds as a slow, symbolic journey through a flooded, broken world. You and a second player—local co-op only, by design—control two small children navigating buoys, ruined factories, and forests while piecing together why they returned to this place. The game favours … Read more

Who: The NBA and the Utah Jazz. When: fines announced Thursday night, February 12–13, 2026, tied to games on Feb. 7 and Feb. 9. Where: actions centered on Salt Lake City games and a Feb. 3 contest involving Indiana. What: the league levied a $500,000 fine on the Jazz and a $100,000 fine on the … Read more

Lead Thermal drone images captured by the nonprofit Floodlight newsroom and analyzed by multiple experts indicate that xAI—Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company—has continued to run gas-fired turbines at its Southaven, Mississippi, datacenter without state permits. The footage shows turbines active nearly two weeks after the Environmental Protection Agency reiterated on 15 January that such units … Read more