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- Today in History: February 18, Dale Earnhardt Sr. dies in Daytona crash
- Social Security head steps down over DOGE access of recipient information: sources say
- Leonard Peltier leaves prison after Biden commuted his sentence in the killing of two FBI agents
- Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump’s actions on immigration
- The pope has pneumonia in both lungs but remains in good spirits, the Vatican says
- Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
- Lake County demonstrators show solidarity with nationwide protests to Trump executive orders
- Russia and the US agree to work toward improving ties and ending the Ukraine war in landmark talks
- Middletown’s girls basketball in championship matchup Tuesday
- Push is on for other Californians to subsidize mansion owners
- Big homeowner rate hike from State Farm shot down by California regulator
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- Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases
- Wisconsin Supreme Court rules Republican had no right to bring lawsuit challenging mobile voting
- Trump administration gives schools a deadline to end DEI programs or risk losing federal money
- Questions emerge about what may have caused Delta plane to burst into flames and flip over
- Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
- Trump signs order to study how to expand IVF and calls for ‘radical transparency’ from government
- Leader of cultlike Zizians linked to 6 killings ordered held without bail in Maryland
- From farms to bakeries, egg shortages and price hikes are challenging small businesses
- 10 weeknight dinner recipes that don’t use eggs
- How better water systems can help a city survive the next firestorm
- The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans
- A durable dahlia. A vigorous vinca. Here are 20 new garden plants to watch for this year
- Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?
- States debate prison spending as needs grow but budgets tighten
- Sidelined by Trump, Macron tries to rally Europe on Ukraine. But divisions run deep
- As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
- Saudi Arabia’s crown prince wins points for hosting the Russia-US summit on Ukraine
- White House says Elon Musk is not in charge at DOGE, but is advising the president
- Republican states claim zero abortions. A red-state doctor calls that ‘ludicrous’
- Top 10 destinations for epic whale watching around the world
- Should you use your tax refund to pay off debt?
- Nevada judge reschedules trial for the suspect in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing for next year
- New York’s governor meets top political leaders as she weighs removing Mayor Eric Adams from office
- Wisconsin Republicans propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations
- US Postal Service head DeJoy to step down after 5 years marked by pandemic, losses and cost cuts
- Columbine High School shooting survivor dies decades after tragedy. Her tenacious spirit is remembered.
- Arctic air sweeping south over Plains shatters record temperatures in North Dakota
- Judge questions motives for Trump’s order banning transgender troops
- Judge declines to immediately block Elon Musk or DOGE from federal data or layoffs
- Supervisor in DC federal prosecutors’ office told to resign after dispute over investigation
- KFC is leaving its ancestral home as parent company moves its corporate office to Texas
- Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby
- Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
- Trump administration fires 1,000 workers at National Park Service, raises maintenance concerns
- Border arrests plummet 39% in January in an early gauge of Trump’s immigration policies
- As egg prices soar, Trump administration plans new strategy to fight bird flu
- A$AP Rocky dives into Rihanna’s arms as not guilty verdict is read at felony assault trial
- Layoffs hit many at CDC lab program that was started to address previous failures
- FACT FOCUS: No foul play suspected in ICE van fire in Philadelphia
- US Catholic bishops sue Trump administration for halt in funding for refugee settlement
- Senate confirms Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary, a key role for Trump’s trade agenda
- Brazil’s prosecutor-general files charges against former President Bolsonaro over alleged coup plan
- Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims
- Trump administration halts support for representing unaccompanied children in immigration court
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- Nearly 300 deportees from US held in Panama hotel as officials try to return them to their countries
