On Feb. 25, 2026, a senior Department of Homeland Security official told a conference call of state election administrators that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents would not be patrolling polling places during this year’s midterm elections. Heather Honey, DHS assistant secretary for election integrity, described any suggestion of ICE presence at voting sites as “disinformation,” … Read more
Lead INDIANAPOLIS — Day 2 of the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine delivered a mix of color, coaching tips and defensive prospects staking claims for early draft attention. Reporters crossed paths with Titans GM Mike Borgonzi and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel in adjacent media rooms, while a group of top defensive prospects — including Rueben Bain … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a closely watched dispute over whether counties that foreclose on homes to collect unpaid property taxes must compensate former owners beyond the tax debt. The case stems from an Isabella County, Michigan foreclosure that produced $76,000 at auction while the family says the … Read more
Vice-President JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration will temporarily halt more than a quarter-billion dollars in federal Medicaid reimbursements to Minnesota as part of a newly declared “war on fraud.” The move, announced at a Washington press briefing with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid administrator Mehmet Oz, follows a sprawling fraud probe … Read more
Lead: Buffalo Bills general manager Brandon Beane told reporters at the scouting combine that the team needs wide receiver Keon Coleman to replicate the disciplined, workmanlike offseason and training-camp approach he showed a year earlier in order to earn trust and opportunities in Year 3. The comment came after owner Terry Pegula had publicly highlighted … Read more
Lead: On Feb. 25, 2026, during the State of the Union address in Washington, President Donald Trump framed his second term as “a turnaround for the ages,” while his approval was reported to be slipping ahead of the midterm cycle. We spoke with seven voters in key swing districts and states to gauge whether the … Read more
Lead Actor Crispin Glover is the subject of a civil lawsuit filed by a woman identified only as Jane Doe, who alleges she was lured from Europe to Los Angeles, coerced into unpaid work and a personal relationship, and assaulted at his Silver Lake home on March 2, 2024. Law-enforcement sources told TMZ officers responded … Read more
Lead On Wednesday a senior Department of Homeland Security official told state election chiefs on a multiagency call that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will not be deployed to polling places this year. The comment — attributed to Heather Honey, DHS deputy assistant secretary for election integrity — was confirmed by three people on … Read more
Lead For Wednesday, February 25, Action Network’s staff identified top NBA best bets across a six-game regular-season slate, highlighting three spread plays, two player props and one total. Key selections include the Warriors (-3.5), Rockets (-15), and Nuggets (-3.5), alongside player wagers on Jared McCain and Jarrett Allen and an Over 229.5 total. The picks … Read more
February 25, 2026 — At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event in Las Vegas, Sameer Samat, President of the Android Ecosystem at Google, signaled a major shift for Android, saying the platform is evolving “from an operating system to an intelligent system.” Samat said Android’s next chapter will center on deeper AI integration and a more proactive … Read more
On Feb. 25, 2026, trading in U.S. natural gas futures on CME Group’s Globex platform was halted for more than 30 minutes before markets were restored, the exchange and media reported. Metals contracts were also affected by the same technical interruption, marking the second major disruption in about a month in one of the world’s … Read more
Lead: On February 25 in San Francisco, Samsung Electronics revealed the Galaxy S26 series at Galaxy Unpacked 2026, presenting the company’s third-generation Galaxy AI phones. The new lineup pairs the most powerful Galaxy S hardware to date with expanded, context-aware AI features designed to simplify everyday tasks. Samsung highlighted design refinements, a debut Privacy Display … Read more
Lead: This week Brazil’s Supreme Court found former Rio Civil Police chief Rivaldo Barbosa and Congressman Chiquinho Brazão, alongside Domingos Brazão, guilty of ordering the 2018 killing of Rio city councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes. The ruling closes an eight-year legal and activist campaign to hold the alleged masterminds to account. Judges … Read more
Australian detectives arrested two men on Feb. 25, 2026, in connection with the abduction and killing of 85-year-old Chris Baghsarian, who was taken from his North Ryde home on Feb. 13. Police found Baghsarian’s remains on Feb. 24 near a golf club on Sydney’s northwestern fringe after an extensive search. Authorities say the attack appears … Read more
Lead Former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey resigned from the board of Nebraska clean-energy start-up Monolith after Department of Justice documents showed he met and exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein. The resignation, which Kerrey confirmed by text on Feb. 25, 2026, followed revelations in the released DOJ records about contacts that took place more than a … Read more
