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- Today in History: February 20, John Glenn becomes first American to orbit the Earth
- Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages said to include a mother and her 2 young children
- Trump backs idea to send some DOGE savings to American citizens
- Trump says federal government should ‘take over’ DC, backing congressional GOP push
- Trump loyalist Kash Patel is confirmed as FBI director by the Senate despite deep Democratic doubts
- Republicans are pursuing separate paths to get Trump’s priorities through Congress
- Slightly more Americans apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain relatively low
- News Brief
- Walmart rolled through 2024, but uncertainty about consumers and tariffs seep into year ahead
- California’s aging population will test whether its demography is destiny
- The Covid ‘contrarians’ are in power. We still haven’t hashed out whether they were right.
- DOGE won’t be enough to right fiscal course
- Donald Trump is not a problem solver
- When the pope is sick, Italians always gossip about who comes next – even before ‘Conclave’
- Petition for mental health diversion of Lucerne man charged with attempted murder continued to March
- White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order
- Lake County Bookmobile reaches one year in operation
- Senate committee advances ex-wrestling CEO Linda McMahon as Trump’s nominee for education secretary
- Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t seek reelection in 2026, ending long tenure as Republican power broker
- A news conference between Zelenskyy and Trump’s Ukraine envoy is canceled amid growing tensions
- Average US rate on a 30-year mortgage slips to 8-week low after fifth-straight weekly decline
- Trump says Ukraine started the war that’s killing its citizens. What are the facts?
- WATCH: In it’s 10th episode, Kilauea, one of the world’s most active volcanoes, is again spewing lava
- Trump wants to know if there’s gold in Fort Knox. (There is)
- Trump says he’s considering buying used planes to serve as Air Force One amid Boeing delays
- Ex-Spain soccer boss Rubiales found guilty of sexual assault and fined for World Cup kiss
- Buttigieg weighs a decision with huge implications for Democrats: Run for Senate or president?
- Panera Bread founder Ken Rosenthal dies at 81
- Germany votes Sunday for a new government that will shape Europe’s response to an assertive Trump
- Mexico to reform constitution in wake of US terrorism designations
- Trump’s cuts to federal wildfire crews could have ‘scary’ consequences
- How Mexico’s president has kept Trump at bay — for now
- What is Humphrey’s Executor? A look at the 90-year-old Supreme Court decision Trump is targeting
- New York sues vape distributors over Elf Bar and other fruit and candy e-cigarettes
- As Melania Trump returns to the White House, she’s winning Chinese fans
- Experts give up hope for 157 false killer whales stranded on a beach in Australia’s Tasmania state
- The 45 companies on the MAGA anti-DEI hit list
- Data: Taxpayers missing out on chance to file for free
- No pain, no gain? Hardly. This year’s fitness buzzword is ‘recovery’
- 6 great cookies to make without eggs
- No eggs? Aquafaba to the rescue!
- In the Trump administration, nearly every major department is an immigration agency
- Once off the table, bills to charge women who get abortions with murder get votes before failing
- An Argentine court drops charges against 3 people tied to the death of singer Liam Payne
- The man accused of stabbing Salman Rushdie declines to take the stand as the defense rests
- Florida files suit against Target, claiming DEI initiatives ‘misled investors’
- New arrivals at Guantanamo Bay are Venezuelan immigrants with final deportation orders
- Scottish Highland bull on the loose in Connecticut’s rural hill country
- Dairy workers’ cats died from bird flu, but it’s not clear how they got infected
- Former Colorado sheriff’s deputy convicted of homicide in shooting death of man in crisis
- Why a full federal takeover of DC would require an act of Congress
- Dr. Mehmet Oz holds millions from companies that he’d wield power over if confirmed, report shows
- Judge won’t immediately block Trump administration’s abrupt halt to Catholic refugee funding
- Kids’ disability rights cases stalled as Trump began to overhaul Education Department
- Texas AG asks court to require NCAA to begin gender testing as part of new transgender policy
- IRS layoffs could hurt revenue collection and foil efforts to go after rich tax dodgers, experts say
- Trump administration is flouting an order to temporarily lift a freeze on foreign aid, judge says
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