Skip to content 2025 > February > 28
- Today in History: February 28, the Waco Siege begins
- Trump calls for ‘ceasefire now’ between Russia and Ukraine
- Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
- Social Security Administration could cut up to 50% of its workforce
- Russia offers to restore direct air links with the US, during Istanbul talks
- Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, government report suggests
- Rachel Madow’s very, very, very special friend
- News Briefs
- Despite global impact, California depends on Washington D.C. for disaster aid
- Are egg producers inflating prices during the bird flu outbreak to boost profits?
- Future of cancer coverage for women federal firefighters uncertain under Trump
- District 4 Supervisor Brad Rasmussen speaks about future goals at weekly forum
- California has a lot to lose if Trump slashes Medicaid. Seniors, kids and more could face coverage cuts
- What does threatened federal funding do for California K-12 schools?
- Pope had coughing fit, inhaled vomit and now requires assisted ventilation, Vatican says
- Stock market today: Wall Street rallies, and Dow jumps 600 to make a dreary February not so bad
- Middletown’s streak of eight wins snapped against playoff opponent 74-48
- Florida ups the stakes for crimes by immigrants in the US illegally
- Trump to sign order Friday designating English as the official language of the US
- Gene Hackman and his wife tested negative for carbon monoxide, sheriff says
- Most Americans who experienced severe winter weather see climate change at work, poll shows
- Volunteers use bullhorns and sirens to warn immigrants when ICE is in their area
- Israel’s army admits failures on Oct. 7. Its probe of the attack could put pressure on Netanyahu
- Federal workers will get a new email demanding their accomplishments, with a key change
- Everything to know about the 2025 Oscars on Sunday
- How to watch the 2025 Oscars on Sunday
- Refugee aid groups say Trump administration is trying to circumvent court order
- Measles is one of the world’s most contagious viruses. Here’s what to know and how to avoid it
- Trump makes US copper mining a focus of his domestic minerals policy
- Opioid cash grab: As federal funding dries up, states turn to settlement money
- Watch: Trump and Vance call Zelenskyy ‘disrespectful’ in Oval Office meeting
- Microsoft shutting down Skype in May
- Where things stand as Congress tries to avoid a partial government shutdown in two weeks
- Already-lagging broadband program faces more uncertainty under Trump
- Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?
- Texas measles cases rise to 146 in an outbreak that led to a child’s death
- New stove that plugs into a normal wall outlet could be major gain for health and the climate
- Mourners bury one of the last hostages released from Gaza as talks start for ceasefire future
- Panama and Costa Rica turning into a ‘ black hole’ for migrants, deportees from US, observers warn
- Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, acknowledges the pope’s criticism of US immigration crackdown
- Jury finds Illinois landlord guilty of murder, hate crime in 2023 attack on Palestinian American boy
- Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today
- Smartphones in schools: Do they help students learn?
- What US lawmakers are saying about the White House clash between Trump and Zelenskyy
- After the Tate brothers return to the US, DeSantis says they’re not welcome. Here’s what to know
- Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate criticizes women justices as ‘driven by their emotions’
- What they said: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s heated argument in the Oval Office
- An ice rink to fight opioid crisis: Drug-free fun vs. misuse of settlement cash
- Recipe: Here’s how to make a King Cake for your Mardi Gras celebration
- Fort Lauderdale to Spring Breakers: Come on down, but follow the rules
- How to set and invest your emergency fund
- Winter in Pinnacles: What to do (and what to avoid) at your next National Park visit
- European leaders pledge to stand by Ukraine after confrontational Oval Office meeting with Trump
- What Trump’s order making English the official language in the US could mean
- Trump administration approves major nearly $3 billion arms sale to Israel
- Iowa’s governor signs a bill removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code
- Trump administration to slash funding for enforcement of fair housing laws
