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Lead On Feb. 9, 2026, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled that the federal government need not immediately resume payments to the $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel project after the Department of Justice appealed a recent order to restore funding. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas had directed funds be reinstated late last week following a … Read more
Lead On Monday, Feb. 9, Ukrainian forces halted a large-scale Russian breakthrough attempt in the Pokrovsk sector after two days of intense fighting, officials said. Aerial reconnaissance by the Spartan unit detected Russian mobile assault groups early, enabling strikes that Kyiv says destroyed an entire Russian assault company and associated equipment. In the same timeframe … Read more
Less than 24 hours after leading the Seattle Seahawks to their second Super Bowl title in 12 years, head coach Mike Macdonald was already projecting ahead to 2026. On Monday, following Seattle’s 29-13 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, Macdonald acknowledged the shift in perception: a team that operated under the … Read more
Lead Jake Paul said he did not intend to label Bad Bunny a “fake citizen” after backlash over a tweet criticizing the Puerto Rican artist’s Super Bowl 2026 halftime show on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Paul, who owns a reported $20 million Dorado, Puerto Rico, home bought in 2023 … Read more
Lead On Feb. 4, 2023, volunteers and photographers in Phil Hardberger Park in San Antonio captured an unexpected interaction: a black vulture was photographed preening the head and neck of a crested caracara. The encounter, recorded by Bexar Audubon volunteer Lora Reynolds, drew local attention and prompted further reports from nearby observers. A separate sighting … Read more
Lead: A long-term analysis of U.S. health records involving 131,821 adults found that regularly drinking a modest amount of caffeinated tea or coffee was associated with a lower risk of dementia and slightly better cognitive performance. Researchers who followed participants in the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study for up to 43 … Read more
Congress faces the prospect of a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown if lawmakers do not approve a full-year funding bill by Friday, after passing a short-term measure that keeps the agency operating only through 13 February. Democrats are negotiating with Republican colleagues and the White House over new limits on Immigration and Customs Enforcement … Read more
Lead: Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted associate of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment during a closed-door virtual deposition to the US House Oversight Committee on Monday while serving a 20-year sentence in a Texas prison. Lawmakers had sought answers about Epstein’s network and possible co-conspirators but left without new testimony. Committee chair James Comer expressed … Read more
Lead: Discord announced that, beginning in early March 2026, every account worldwide will default to a teen designation until age verification is completed. Users seeking full adult access must verify their age via a facial age‑estimation selfie or by submitting an identity document; Discord says some accounts may be asked for both. Unverified accounts will … Read more
Lead On February 9, 2026, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk filed a U.S. lawsuit against Hims & Hers Health Inc., saying the company copied its semaglutide-based obesity medicines. The complaint targets both an attempted copycat pill strategy and injectable products that, Novo alleges, mimic Wegovy and Ozempic. Hims had recently abandoned plans to market a pill … Read more
On Monday, Providence officials released redacted body camera footage and audio from the Dec. 13, 2025, shooting at Brown University that killed two students and wounded nine others. City leaders said they removed the most graphic images and audio to protect victims and preserve community trust while complying with the state’s public-records law. The newly … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 9 at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, U.S. speed skaters Brittany Bowe and Erin Jackson went head-to-head in the women’s 1,000 meters, a spotlight race that drew global attention. The event was one of several marquee sessions on Day 4 of the Games, with official timing managed by Omega and final … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 9, 2026, several high-profile Super Bowl advertisers experienced technology failures that undercut their live campaigns. Salesforce and YouTuber MrBeast ran a $1 million clue-driven contest that suffered email signup delays, while AI.com’s site briefly went offline after its fourth-quarter spot. The interruptions affected entrants and viewers during the NBCUniversal broadcast and generated … Read more
Lead On Feb. 9, 2026 in Milan–Cortina, Eileen Gu added a silver medal in women’s ski slopestyle while Switzerland’s Mathilde Gremaud took gold. The Games’ program on Monday also featured the U.S. women’s hockey team returning to action against Switzerland, the start of ice dance competition, the men’s team combined slalom final and the snowboard … Read more
Lead Artists, lawmakers and neighborhood activists have turned a simple whistle into a frontline alert system against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, a practice that came into the spotlight after several high-profile confrontations. The accessory gained renewed attention when Justin Vernon of Bon Iver wore a whistle on the Grammy red carpet, a symbolic … Read more
