Tuesday, February 17, 2026

USA Today
- Vera Wang predicts US women's figure skating results, hopes Blade Angels skate free - USA Today
- USA men's hockey 'starting to peak' as it awaits quarterfinal opponent - USA Today
- Which World Cup game in Dallas has the cheapest tickets? - USA Today
- Unlike 'Jurassic Park,' Colossal wants to save, not just bring back, species - USA Today
- Florida basketball moves up in USA TODAY Sports bracketology - Gators Wire

LA Times
- Rep. Jim McGovern introduces bill to end "counterproductive" U.S. embargo against Cuba
- Someone knows who kidnapped Nancy Guthrie, authorities say. Video likely holds key
- Jesse Jackson, one of the nation's most powerful voices for Black Americans, dies at 84
- Judge orders slavery exhibits restored at George Washington's Philadelphia home
- Frustration, fresh clues, new threat: Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case enters third week

Chicago Tribune
- Chicago Cubs and White Sox players tout unity after MLBPA leader Tony Clark’s abrupt resignation
- Well before sunrise on Fat Tuesday, Pacski lovers pack Harner’s in North Aurora: ‘It’s like forbidden fruit’
- Kris Bryant is ‘in pain every day’ and can’t play baseball for Colorado Rockies — but he’s not retiring
- Paczki Day in NWI offers a mix of Polish, American traditions
- Explosión en iglesia del norte de Nueva York deja cinco heridos, incluido un bombero

NY Daily News
- Biden doctor pleads the 5th on GOP House panel questions about fitness
- Peanut butter Ritz crackers mislabeled as cheese lead to nationwide recall
- Linda Yaccarino leaves X amid more Elon Musk controversy
- Brooklyn man, 90, struck by hit-and-run moped rider dies
- Election interference conviction of pro-Trump Twitter troll Douglass Mackey overturned

NY Times
- California Forecast: Storms to Bring More Snow and Rain
- New Jersey Commuters Face Month of Misery as Service to Manhattan Is Slashed
- The Price of Admission to Epstein’s World: Silence
- Trump’s Ambassador to Belgium Is Summoned After Accusing Officials of Antisemitism
- Iranians Mourn Slain Protesters With ‘Revolutionary Rage’

Washington Post
- DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation campaign steps down
- Jesse Jackson, a leading African American voice on global stage, dies at 84
- What 42 massive and decaying presidential heads say about America
- This small school district kept losing students to ICE. So it mobilized.
- Authorities conduct operation near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson

Wall Street Journal
- Iran’s Two-Pronged Approach to Trump: Concessions and Saber Rattling
- Opinion | Put Up or Put a Sock in It, Europe
- India Seizes Sanctioned Shadow Fleet Tankers Amid Trade Thaw With U.S.
- India’s Adani Group to Invest $100 Billion in AI Infrastructure
- Tour Guides Accused of Scamming the Louvre Out of $12 Million

BBC World
- US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84
- Police assessing Stansted Airport private flights over Epstein ties
- Six athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics
- Cabinet secretary frontrunner faced multiple bullying complaints
- Iran says 'guiding principles' agreed with US at nuclear talks

ABC News
- WATCH: Florida man rescues mom, 3 kids from canal, reunited one week later
- WATCH: Late Rev. Jesse Jackson remembered by Rev. Al Sharpton at news conference
- WATCH: Figure skater Isabeau Levito talks about hitting the ice in Milan
- Person with what appears to be a gun arrested outside US Capitol: Police
- WATCH: Nancy Guthrie search ongoing after more than two weeks

CBS News
- Tricia McLaughlin, top Homeland Security spokeswoman, leaving her post
- No DNA match in database from profile recovered during Nancy Guthrie search
- Democrats send counteroffer on DHS to White House, GOP; partial government shutdown in Day 4
- Hillary Clinton alleges Epstein files "cover-up" by Trump administration
- NAACP President Derrick Johnson remembers Jesse Jackson

CNN
- UK right-wing populist Nigel Farage pledges to deport asylum seekers. Can he do it?
- Trump’s envoy tells Lebanese journalists not to be ‘animalistic,’ ties behavior to Middle East’s ‘problem’
- 10 of the best nude beaches in the US
- Australian police hunt gunman who shot dead two officers in rural town
- Hostage families protest in Israel as global outrage deepens over Gaza hospital attack

MSNBC
- Anthropic releases Claude Sonnet 4.6, continuing breakneck pace of AI model releases
- Figma partners with Anthropic to turn AI-generated code into editable designs
- Democrats send Trump DHS funding counteroffer as agency shutdown grinds on
- Netflix grants Warner Bros. Discovery 7-day waiver to reopen deal talks with Paramount Skydance
- Epstein files fallout: The high-profile people burned by past dealings with a predator

Fox News
- Third suspect, known as 'Prophetess,' indicted in Kingdom of God Global Church forced labor case
- Colbert fumes at CBS, says it barred him from interviewing Texas Dem amid FCC crackdown
- Plastic surgeon applauds move away from trans youth surgeries as far-left outlet examines doctors' shift
- Minnesota Democrats demand reparations from ICE after losing $18 billion to Somali fraud
- MLB players union boss expected to resign amid federal probe: reports

PBS Newshour
- Musk's Grok chatbot faces EU privacy investigation over sexualized deepfake images
- U.S. plans to deploy more missile launchers to the Philippines despite China's opposition
- Shein under investigation in EU over illegal products and addictive online design features
- New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras, the indulgent conclusion of Carnival season
- 'He dared to keep hope alive.' Tributes pour in to honor the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson

Google News
- Google's AI Tool Big Sleep Uncovered Critical SQLite 0-Day Vulnerability and Blocks Active Exploitation
- Google’s AI summaries are now taking over your news feed
- Bridging the AI skill gap: How HR can lead the workforce into the future
- Google AI "Big Sleep" Stops Exploitation of Critical SQLite Vulnerability Before Hackers Act
- Google Pixel 10 Specs Confirmed In FCC Filing — Base Model To Miss Some Connectivity Features

Forbes
- Waymo Vets Are Automating Construction Sites With Self-Driving Dirt Diggers
- Delete Any Emails On Your Phone Or PC That Include These Images
- Trump Says Most House GOP Holdouts Have Agreed To Back His Crypto Bills—What To Know
- Las Vegas Sands Doubles Down On Singapore Bet With $8 Billion Hotel Complex
- Adelita Grijalva Beats Gen Z Content Creator Deja Foxx To Win Democratic Primary For Arizona Congressional Seat

The Guardian
- Keir Starmer buys personalised silver cufflinks given by Trump on state visit
- Rhode Island ice rink shooting may have been tied to ‘family dispute’, officials say
- ICE reliance on Microsoft technology surged amid immigration crackdown, documents show
- Manhattan commuters urged to work from home for weeks amid rail upgrade
- ‘One of America’s greatest patriots’: US political leaders pay tribute to Jesse Jackson




