16 Feb 2026, 3:48 pm
A federal judge ordered the National Park Service to restore exhibits about slaves who lived at the nation’s one-time executive mansion in Philadelphia, agreeing with the city that the Trump administration likely unlawfully removed the displays. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked the dystopian novel “1984” as she blocked the Trump administration from changing or damaging the site, which is now an outdoor exhibition. “As if the Minis…
16 Feb 2026, 3:45 pm
Two people were hurt but managed to escape a fire that tore through a house in Stafford Township early Friday morning, February 13, 2026. Betty Matero, 92, could not get out. Authorities say she died of smoke inhalation. “I got my mother-in-law in the bedroom upstairs,” a 911 caller said. “I can’t reach her, I can’t even see…the black, black smoke.” “It was just like a kick in the stomach,” neighbor E.J. Hradek said. “Because you just f…
16 Feb 2026, 3:42 pm
A "ring of fire" solar eclipse on Tuesday will mark the first eclipse of 2026.
16 Feb 2026, 3:42 pm
President Donald Trump has criticised a new clean energy agreement between California and the UK.He warned British leaders against partnering with his long-time political foe Gavin Newsom, the state’s governor, saying "the UK’s got enough trouble".Speaking with POLITICO, the US President said: “Gavin is a loser. Everything he touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.”Mr Newsom signed a memorandum of under…
16 Feb 2026, 3:39 pm
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparred with Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka on Monday at the Munich Security Conference over their views on President Trump’s policies. Clinton railed against Trump’s betrayal of traditional Western values and institutions, while Macinka, the leader of a right-wing party, framed Trump’s moves as a correction to liberal……
16 Feb 2026, 3:39 pm
Two people are dead, including the suspect, and four others were hospitalized after a shooting at a Rhode Island ice skating rink Monday afternoon.
16 Feb 2026, 3:26 pm
A young Girl Scout in Pennsylvania already has a knack for business at just six years old.
16 Feb 2026, 3:26 pm
Nearly a month after a wastewater spill into the Potomac River began, recovery efforts are ongoing. The spillage, which resulted from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsing last month, resulted in an overflow of roughly 243 million gallons of wastewater as of Feb. 6, according to DC Water. Although public health officials……
16 Feb 2026, 3:24 pm
Time to mark the calendars. After much anticipation, Penn State announced its annual Blue-White Weekend will take place on April 25, though no further information was provided. A social media post from the football program state more details will follow. Head coach Matt Campbell confirmed earlier this month the team would "certainly do something" this spring, though he declined to share any more details. It's unclear whether the Nittany Lions plan to host a tr…
16 Feb 2026, 3:24 pm
Bryce Harper, at the least, seemed irritated that Dave Dombrowski's concern of whether the Phillies star can be elite again wasn't kept in-house. But Harper's play isn't a secret, nor is the jam the Phillies are stuck in.
16 Feb 2026, 3:21 pm
Philadelphia police have released photos of a car suspected of running over a 9-year-old boy and then fleeing the scene on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. The car has been described as a 2010 to 2013 Honda Crosstour that has a bicycle rack on the roof and is mostly burgundy in color, but has mismatched panels, police said. Léelo en español aquí The vehicle was being driven at the time by a man who, officials said, was likely 25 to 35 years old, with short…
16 Feb 2026, 3:21 pm
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16 Feb 2026, 3:20 pm
Insets: Beau Lieurance (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office/KSAZ/YouTube). Background: The Arizona home where Beau Lieurance allegedly pulled a gun on his mom and another person (KSAZ/YouTube). An Arizona man says he pulled an assault rifle on his mother during a fight over his "entitlement" to "part of the house" that they live in. The man allegedly pointed the gun at his mom and pulled the trigger but it didn't go off, with prosecutors saying his anger may have been…
16 Feb 2026, 3:20 pm
A miniaturized radar chip, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo, advances Integrated Sensing and Communication for Beyond 5G and 6G systems. Measuring just 0.24 mm2 and consuming only 9.8 mW, the compact, low-power device generates high-speed, highly linear chirps by embedding linearization directly into the hardware, overcoming traditional speed-versus-accuracy limits and enabling precise sensing for edge and Internet-of-Things devices.
16 Feb 2026, 3:19 pm
In a decision citing George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984", a federal judge Monday prohibited the Trump administration from removing exhibits related to slavery on Independence Mall.
16 Feb 2026, 3:18 pm
Penn State star Tessa Janecke is looking to add some hardware to her collection. Arguably the most accomplished player in Nittany Lion women’s hockey history, Janecke will compete for an Olympic gold medal with Team USA on Thursday at 1:10 p.m. The red, white and blue will face off against the winner of the other semifinal between Canada and Switzerland, set to take place at 3:10 p.m. on Monday. To reach the gold medal game, the United States went 4-0 in…
16 Feb 2026, 3:16 pm
A bill introduced into the Colorado State Senate late last week would make Colorado the first state in the U.S. to fully decriminalize prostitution if it became law.
16 Feb 2026, 3:13 pm
The President's House in Independence National Historical Park must be restored to include the slavery exhibit that was removed by the Trump administration in January, a federal judge ruled Monday.
16 Feb 2026, 3:11 pm
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview aired Sunday that he will be looking into the safety of ultra-processed foods, claiming the current industry-led standards are not enough. Appearing on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” Kennedy told correspondent Bill Whitaker, “There is no way for any American to know if……
16 Feb 2026, 3:07 pm
The British government will add new regulations to artificial intelligence chatbots to protect kids, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday.
16 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
Warmer winters in normally snowy places can interfere with the important activities of microbes in the soil. Seogi/500px via Getty ImagesWhen you look out across a snowy winter landscape, it might seem like nature is fast asleep. Yet, under the surface, tiny organisms are hard at work, consuming the previous year’s dead plant material and other organic matter. These soil microorganisms – Earth’s recyclers – liberate nutrients that will act as fertilizer onc…
16 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
When we first started working on Death Howl, if you had told me we were building an “open world, soulslike deckbuilder,” I would have looked at you with a fair bit of confusion. It sounds like a recipe made out of components that don’t naturally fit together. Yet, as we prepare to bring the journey of Ro to a new audience on PlayStation 5 from February 19, I’ve been reflecting on how this genre blend came to be. The truth is, the “soulslike” tag wasn…
16 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
The Guardian: “Jeffrey Epstein sympathized with Brett Kavanaugh during the then-supreme court nominee’s contentious 2018 confirmation and even suggested Republicans should have been harder on Christine Blasey Ford, who had accused Kavanaugh of sexual assault.” “Emails and text messages released by the Department of Justice show Epstein was closely monitoring the confirmation and seemed to believe that Ford’s allegation of sexual assault could derail the…
16 Feb 2026, 3:00 pm
New Delhi's air quality index averaged 349 in December and 307 in January -- levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency classifies as hazardous -- and the months-long smog season that forces more than 30 million residents to endure respiratory illness has this year sparked something new: public protest. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at India Gate on November 9 to demand government action; police detained more than a dozen people, and a follow-up protest la…
16 Feb 2026, 2:57 pm
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a clean energy agreement with Britain on Monday that will bring $1 billion in investments into his state.
16 Feb 2026, 2:54 pm
Congress is debating a bill that could dramatically change how Americans register to vote. Supporters say the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, would prevent election fraud. Critics, however, say it could disenfranchise millions of potential voters, especially poor Americans. The SAVE Act would require Americans to show proof of citizenship to register to vote. Currently, when people register, they confirm their citizenship under penalty of pe…
16 Feb 2026, 2:54 pm
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The search for a child in Ocean Township came to a quick and successful end thanks to the help of some potentially lifesaving technology.The Ocean Township Police Department is crediting a drone for helping to safely locate a missing runaway child during freezing temperatures last week.Video shows the drone footage that helped officers locate the child in a densely wooded area along Oyster Creek.The police department says it currently has thre…
16 Feb 2026, 2:53 pm
Inset: Duy Nguyen (Boulder County Sheriff). Background: Green Meadows apartment complex in Longmont, Colorado, where Nguyen shot her boyfriend (Google Maps). A Colorado woman is headed to prison for decades for trying to murder her ex-boyfriend as he exited his vehicle in a shooting she'd been planning for weeks. Duy Nguyen, 26, was sentenced to 40 years behind bars last week after a jury in December convicted her of first-degree attempted murder and first-degree as…
16 Feb 2026, 2:53 pm
President Trump said he did not raise the prospect of renaming New York’s Penn Station as “Trump Station,” pushing back on media reports that he offered to unfreeze billions in federal funds in exchange for the name change. In a post Monday on his Truth Social platform, the president doubled down on his opposition to……
16 Feb 2026, 2:46 pm
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday went after President Trump over the removal of a pride flag at New York City’s Stonewall National Monument, where the modern pro-LGBTQ movement started. “This sacred ground is so important, and in 1969, as everybody knows, brave New Yorkers stood up here as an act of resistance……
16 Feb 2026, 2:46 pm
Cuban authorities postponed the Habano Festival, citing a severe energy crisis linked to fuel shortages. The event generates millions of dollars.
16 Feb 2026, 2:45 pm
A Class II recall "may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences," according to the FDA.
16 Feb 2026, 2:45 pm
This foreign born former A+ list rapper needs to take care of her infected BBL, but can't find the time to do so. She is going to regret that decision.
16 Feb 2026, 2:43 pm
Critics of the Government’s flagship puberty blocker trial have vowed to force the Government into a dramatic U-turn after Northern Ireland pulled out of the controversial research.The decision by Stormont has fuelled momentum against one of the most explosive culture and medical rows in Britain - and intensified pressure on Health Secretary Wes Streeting to halt the £10.7million study across the rest of the UK.Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Mike Nesbitt an…
16 Feb 2026, 2:43 pm
Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said the FBI’s recent Fulton County raid was an attempt by President Trump to suppress Black votes, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. Said Ossoff: “He sent them to Fulton County to seize your ballots on a pack of lies. But why Fulton? In part, for the same reason this president posts videos that depict Barack and Michelle Obama as apes.” He added: “The power of Black voters, and the fact that the power of Black voters ejected h…
16 Feb 2026, 2:40 pm
Obama has clarified comments he made about alien life on a podcast over the weekend.
16 Feb 2026, 2:39 pm
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16 Feb 2026, 2:36 pm
President Donald Trump has a lousy friend in Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. The governor recently unveiled a new plan purporting to align Louisiana with the president’s bid to make America the world’s undisputed energy master. But at the same time, Landry is quietly backing fee-seeking private lawyers – who are also his campaign donors – in lawfare suits alleging oil and gas companies are responsible for the erosion of the Gulf coast because of 80-ye…
16 Feb 2026, 2:32 pm
His wife shared the news of his passing on Facebook, saying he "peacefully" died on Sunday at home "surrounded by love and comfort."…
16 Feb 2026, 2:30 pm
I think all it will take is one more appearance on a show from the cable channel and this realtor will have have set a record for visiting the most shows on the cable channel other than the host.
16 Feb 2026, 2:29 pm
Doug Gottlieb’s a seasoned heel. He was a dependable ass on sports talk airwaves for years, then brought his ass act to the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay bench in 2024 when he got a coaching job—while still keeping his radio gig—and mentored his inaugural squad to a 4-28 record with an astounding 21-game losing streak. But following a viral chair-toss episode after an early-season loss to Horizon League rival Robert Morris, Gottlieb made himself less…
16 Feb 2026, 2:27 pm
yes, this interview was about aliens but it was also about accountability. About governing in reality, not ideology. About understanding that voters can care about human dignity and public order at the same time. …
16 Feb 2026, 2:22 pm
The move follows further revelations over her friendship with the convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
16 Feb 2026, 2:21 pm
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh’s attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends to fight both his conviction and the prison time he was……
16 Feb 2026, 2:20 pm
A 9-year-old boy is recovering after being struck by a hit-and-run driver near his Southwest Philadelphia home Saturday afternoon.
16 Feb 2026, 2:20 pm
Former President Barack Obama posted on Instagram Sunday that he did not see any evidence that aliens existed while he was president.
16 Feb 2026, 2:18 pm
Background: News footage of Erik Mendoza (far right) at an earlier court appearance (WDJT). Inset: Prince McCree (Milwaukee Police Department). More than two years after a Wisconsin boy's body was found in a dumpster near his home, a second suspect pleaded guilty to the crime. Erik Mendoza, 18, was set to go on trial for the murder of 5-year-old Prince McCree, whose beaten body was found wrapped in garbage bags and thrown in a dumpster on Oct. 26, 2023. On Monday, h…
16 Feb 2026, 2:18 pm
The group of 34 women and children with family links to Islamic State group have been held in the Roj camp for nearly seven years.
16 Feb 2026, 2:15 pm
The proposed change has been set out in an amendment to the government's Crimes and Policing Bill.
16 Feb 2026, 2:15 pm
This two color singer is taking advantage of an international feud to attack her fellow band members.
16 Feb 2026, 2:14 pm
S4C's Jonathan show host and top pundit on the aftermath of Wales' 54-12 defeat to France…
16 Feb 2026, 2:12 pm
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16 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
A new initiative offers activities for kids while encouraging support of local businesses during an ongoing road construction project in State College. During Downtown State College Improvement District's "Calder Way Construction Crawl," children can get a free hard hat then collect at least five stickers from designated businesses to receive a free activity book. Accompanying parents or guardians can also enter to win a $150 Downtown Gift Card in a monthly raffl…
16 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
For the past few weeks, the Presidents House in Independence Mall in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood has been the epicenter of a firestorm focused on learning lessons from the past and just how far federal agencies under the Trump Administration would go to keep new generations from learning those lessons. That’s because, on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, acting on orders from the National Parks Service, workers descended on the Presidents House at Independ…
16 Feb 2026, 2:09 pm
Across the globe, countries are taking steps to protect kids and teens when they’re online. Britain is considering joining the ranks of Australia and France, which have bans on social media use by kids under 16 and 15, respectively. Bans in Australia and France took effect within the past year, and more may follow. In Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his government are looking into social media bans for those under 16. It all stems from growing concerns…
16 Feb 2026, 2:08 pm
League One club Mansfield will host record 14-time winners Arsenal at Field Mill in the FA Cup fifth round, as Manchester City head to Newcastle in a repeat of the League Cup semi-final.
16 Feb 2026, 2:05 pm
The RISC-V architecture updates have been merged for Linux 7.0 with a few items to note...
16 Feb 2026, 2:04 pm
“Among today’s false prophets are the election deniers who indulge this president’s obsession with overturning the 2020 election. Hear me when I say this — they tell a lie so absurd, and therefore so debasing to tell, that the act of telling it proves the teller’s total and humiliating submission.” — Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), in a campaign speech.
16 Feb 2026, 2:03 pm
El Salvador seized 6.6 tons of cocaine in the Pacific in what President Nayib Bukele described as the largest drug seizure in the country's history.
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
During his six decades long-career, Robert Duvall won an Oscar for best actor and was nominated six other times.
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Florida police arrested an agitator outside President Donald Trump's West Palm Beach golf course this weekend.Police say the man, identified as Paul Messer, was engaging with anti-Trump protesters across from the golf club on Sunday when he got into a verbal dispute with another protester and struck her multiple times in the upper chest and neck with a metal flagpole, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.The woman stumbled backward and had visible re…
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Instagram head Adam Mosseri told a Los Angeles courtroom last week that a teenager's 16-hour single-day session on the platform was "problematic use" but not an addiction, a distinction he drew repeatedly during testimony in a landmark trial over social media's harm to minors. Mosseri, who has led Instagram for eight years, is the first high-profile tech executive to take the stand. He agreed the platform should do everything in its power to protect young users bu…
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
The foreign born permanent A list model has sold her soul and a lot of other parts of her over the years. But now she is on the side of victims. OK.
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Ship Orders From South Korea Are Surging Thanks To U.S. Fees On Chinese-Made Ships South Korea is tightening the race with China in global shipbuilding after U.S. plans to curb Chinese-built vessels disrupted order flows and redirected demand , according to Nikkei. Worldwide new orders fell 27% in 2025 to 56.42 million compensated gross tonnage (CGT) — the first annual drop in two years — according to U.K.-based Clarksons Research. China remaine…
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
Special needs spending has swallowed up half of all new money for schools since 2015, much of it in affluent areas. The problem, says Dr Max Pemberton, is middle class parents who can't accept their child is average. The post Special Educational Needs Spending is Being Exploited by Middle-Class Parents appeared first on The Daily Sceptic.
16 Feb 2026, 2:00 pm
“Long after Jeffrey Epstein was known as a convicted sex offender, he was also a top contributor to an elite cluster of groups founded by Harvard University students,” Bloomberg reports. “For years, he was able to fill a table with ‘girls’ at an annual gala that featured celebrities, billionaires and cultural luminaries.” “Annual donations of at least $50,000 to the Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 — a nonprofit umbrella for a social club, theat…
16 Feb 2026, 1:59 pm
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk endorsed Rupert Lowe’s pro-deportation “Restore Britain” party in an X post on Saturday. Musk wrote in the post, “Join Rupert Lowe in Restore Britain, because he is the only one who will actually do it!” Lowe, currently serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Yarmouth, promised in the announcement video that the party would “make our communities safe again for women and children,” adding, “If that means million…
16 Feb 2026, 1:58 pm
Inset: Tawnia McGeehan and Addi Smith (Facebook). Background: The Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas where cops were looking for cheer mom Tawnia McGeehan and cheerleader Addi Smith after they were reported missing Saturday (KLAS/YouTube). A mother and daughter who were in Las Vegas for a cheer competition were found dead in a hotel room, with cops saying the mom gunned down her child then took her own life in a murder-suicide. The pair was reported missing after…
16 Feb 2026, 1:57 pm
The Oscar-winner died "peacefully" at his home in Middleburg, Virginia, on Sunday, his family says.