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Lead: At a companywide event this week, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made offhand jokes referencing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), prompting an immediate, vocal backlash from employees and some executives. The remarks came amid sustained corporate headwinds: Salesforce stock has fallen 43% over the past year, the company has reshaped leadership with five senior … Read more
Lead: Ilia Malinin, the 21-year-old American jumper who has redefined the technical ceiling of men’s figure skating, arrived at the 2026 Olympic short program as the sport’s overwhelming favorite. After a steady run of victories since 2023 and a string of landmark elements—including the only quad Axel ever landed and seven quads within a legal … Read more
Lead Senior judges at the High Court ruled on Feb. 13, 2026, that the U.K. government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist organization was unlawful, saying the measure was disproportionate and infringed free-speech protections. The ban, imposed in July 2025, placed the group on the same legal footing as organizations such as Al … Read more
A Ukrainian cyberwarfare unit on Thursday said it ran a network of Telegram channels and bots that posed as a Starlink registration service and harvested location and terminal data from Russian soldiers. The 256th Cyber Assault Division, working with two OSINT groups, says the operation collected 2,420 Starlink entries and $5,870 in payments while funneling … Read more
Lead Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on Feb. 13, 2025, in the Oval Office. During his confirmation he gave multiple public and private assurances to senators that he would uphold the childhood vaccine schedule, preserve CDC advisory roles and not cut vaccination funding. … Read more
Lead Kim Yo Jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, said Friday that a South Korean official’s expression of regret over alleged civilian drone flights was ‘sensible’ but not enough, and warned of counterattacks if such incursions recur. The remarks followed Unification Minister Chung Dong-young’s Tuesday statement of ‘deep regret’ and … Read more
Who: Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United and head of Ineos. When/Where: Remarks made during a Sky News interview and amplified through Manchester United’s global platform in February 2026. What/Result: Ratcliffe’s immigration comments — including a disputed claim that the UK population rose by 12 million since 2020 and the use of the word … Read more
Lead On Feb. 13, 2026, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 successfully launched the Crew-12 mission from Cape Canaveral, placing the Crew Dragon capsule Freedom into its planned orbit. The four-person crew — commander Jessica Meir, pilot Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedaev — are en route to the International Space Station for … Read more
Lead: A new long-term analysis published in JAMA suggests habitual consumption of caffeinated coffee or tea is associated with a lower risk of dementia. The pooled study followed 131,821 participants across two U.S. cohorts for up to 43 years (median ~37 years) and documented 11,033 dementia cases. The largest apparent benefits were seen with moderate … Read more
Who: Portland Trail Blazers players and the wider NBA community. When: February 12–15 (Pacific times). Where: Multiple broadcast and streaming platforms including NBC, Peacock, ESPN and the NBA App. What: A full All-Star Weekend itinerary with contest times and the Blazers players expected to appear, ending the team’s pre-break slate with a regular-season game at … Read more
Lead A study published in Neuron reports that repeated treadmill training in mice strengthens specific neurons in the ventromedial hypothalamus, making them easier to activate and supporting gradual improvements in running endurance. Researchers tracked steroidogenic factor 1 (SF1)–expressing neurons and found one subgroup became reliably active after runs; both the number of post-run-activated cells and … Read more
Lead: The FBI on Feb. 12, 2026 released the first physical description of a person seen on the porch of Nancy Guthrie’s home outside Tucson and raised its reward to $100,000 for information leading to her whereabouts or an arrest. Guthrie, 84 and the mother of “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie, was last seen Jan. 31 … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 12–13, 2026, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota moved to dismiss criminal charges against Julio C. Sosa-Celis and a co-defendant in connection with a Jan. 14 shooting by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis. The filing, submitted by U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen, said newly discovered evidence is “materially inconsistent” … Read more
Lead The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) said Friday it secured enough parliamentary seats to form the next government in the country’s first national vote since the 2024 student-led uprising. The party’s media unit asserted a majority after counting by local outlets suggested the BNP crossed the 151-seat threshold in the 350-member Parliament. The Election Commission … Read more
Lead: Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang sharply criticized his players after the Wildcats’ 91-62 home loss to Cincinnati on Wednesday night in Manhattan, Kansas. Tang said several players “do not deserve to wear this uniform” and warned that few would remain on the roster next season. The comments drew immediate national attention and a … Read more
