Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is suspending the TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs as a partial government shutdown continues. The programs are designed to help speed registered travelers through security lines. Suspending them could cause headaches for fliers. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement that “shutdowns have serious real world consequences.” She also said that “TSA and CBP are prioritizing the general traveling ...
US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
Updated 4:25 PM EST, February 21, 2026 TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) -- Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East. Huckabee made the comments in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include essentially the entire Middle East, and asked ...
Trump approves FEMA role in repair of collapsed DC sewer pipe
11h (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it’s helping the District of Columbia clean up and make repairs after a section of sewer line collapsed last month, leading to a massive discharge of raw sewage into the Potomac River. Washington, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser declared a public emergency over the collapse on Wednesday and asked President Donald Trump in a letter to declare a major disaster. She also asked the federal government to reimburse the city for costs related to ...
Kennedy Center ice rink vandalized, investigation underway
Posted: Feb 21, 2026 / 12:09 PM EST Updated: Feb 21, 2026 / 06:35 PM EST WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — An investigation is underway after the Kennedy Center’s outdoor ice rink was vandalized Friday, forcing the cancellation of a performance, officials said. Officials with the Kennedy Center confirmed to DC News Now that a chemical was poured onto the ice rink early Friday morning, prompting the center to cancel a Friday night performance by Le Patin Libre, a Canadian skating company. “Today, a ...
Education Department puts pressure on colleges ahead of upcoming student loan changes
02/21/26 5:00 PM ET The Trump administration is turning up the pressure on schools to rein in student loan default rates ahead of changes the federal government is implementing this summer that advocates worry could hurt borrowers. The Department of Education released guidance to universities this week to offer “best practices to reduce default rates” — and reminded schools that failing to meet their obligations could lead to a loss of access to federal student aid programs. The guidance ...
Ghislaine Maxwell fights release of more Epstein documents, calling disclosure law unconstitutional
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Updated 1:39 PM CST, February 21, 2026 NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for imprisoned British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are fighting the requested release of 90,000 pages related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and Maxwell, saying a law used to force the public release of millions of documents is unconstitutional. The lawyers filed papers late Friday in Manhattan federal court to try to block the release of documents from a since-settled civil defamati ...
Woman, Disabled Son Die in Snow Covered Car After Trying to Reach Police
Published Feb 21, 2026 at 03:51 PM EST An elderly homeless woman and her disabled son were found dead inside a snow-covered car in a Providence, Rhode Island, parking lot on February 11—nearly two weeks after a desperate call for help went unanswered, according to local news station WPRI. Providence police identified the victims as 75-year-old Irina Kozak and her 49-year-old son, Stanislaw Kozak. The pair had been living out of their white Kia Sorento for approximately a year. Their deaths wer ...
'Slow this thing down': Sanders warns US has no clue about speed and scale of coming AI revolution
Fri 20 Feb 2026 23.26 EST Last modified on Sat 21 Feb 2026 03.00 EST Bernie Sanders has warned that Congress and the American public have “not a clue” about the scale and speed of the coming AI revolution, pressing for urgent policy action to “slow this thing down” as tech companies race to build ever-more powerful systems. Speaking at Stanford University on Friday alongside congressman Ro Khanna after a series of meetings with industry leaders in California, Sanders was blunt about what he c ...
CBS to Air Star's Axed '60 Minutes' Segment Days After He Quits
Updated Feb. 21 2026 3:45AM EST Published Feb. 20 2026 10:01PM EST CBS has announced it will finally air a controversial 60 Minutes segment investigating one of the Trump administration’s most bizarre claims. After weeks of uncertainty following MAGA-curious Bari Weiss’s takeover of the broadcaster, the “white genocide” segment headed by outgoing 60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper will air on Sunday. The episode, which was delayed due to an “abnormal” editing process, is slated to rev ...
JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan. 6 attack
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase acknowledged for the first time that it closed the bank accounts of President Donald Trump and several of his businesses in the political and legal aftermath of the Jan. 6, 2021 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, the latest development in a legal saga over the controversial practice of “debanking.” The acknowledgment came in a court filing submitted this week in Trump’s lawsuit against the bank and its leader, Jamie Dimon. The president sued for $5 billion, alleging tha ...
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EU says it will accept no increase in US tariffs after Supreme Court ruling: 'a deal is a deal'
5 min ago - February 22, 2026 11:03 AM EST Updated 7 mins ago BRUSSELS, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The European Commission demanded on Sunday that the United States stick to the terms of an EU-U.S. trade deal reached last year, after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down D ... (Reuters)
Mexican army kills leader of Jalisco New Generation Cartel, official says
38 min ago - MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The Mexican army killed the leader of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubn Oseguera Cervantes, "El Mencho, " in an operation Sunday, a federal official said. The official, who requested anonymity because they w ... (AP News)
U.S. Trade Rep Greer says tariff policy 'hasn't changed' despite SCOTUS ruling
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It's over! Historic nurses strike in NYC ends after 41-day labor standoff
1 hr ago - By Barbara Russo-Lennon Posted on February 22, 2026 New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) members at NewYork-Presbyterian voted overwhelmingly on Saturday to ratify a new contract, officially ending the 41-day nurses strike in NYC. The new three ... (AMNY)
TSA PreCheck will remain operational, despite earlier suspension plans
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USA beats Canada in OT to win first hockey gold since 1980 'Miracle on Ice'
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Trump Curious Why Iran Has Not 'Capitulated' Amid U.S. Military Buildup, Says Witkoff
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Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
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Danish military evacuates U.S. submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland
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White House dinner closes a turbulent week for governors in Washington
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Greenland does not need US hospital ship: Danish minister
6 hrs ago - Feb 22, 2026 Updated 24 mins ago Greenland does not need medical assistance from other countries, Denmark's defence minister said Sunday, after US President Donald Trump claimed he was sending a hospital ship to the autonomous Danish territory that ... (cbs)
Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche
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Trump Demands Netflix Fire 'Racist' Susan Rice after Ex-Obama Ambassador Slammed Companies That 'Take a Knee' to POTUS
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Kennedy Center ice rink vandalized, investigation underway
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Education Department puts pressure on colleges ahead of upcoming student loan changes
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Trump approves FEMA role in repair of collapsed DC sewer pipe
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