Thursday, February 19, 2026
Updated 8m ago
Stephen Colbert said CBS barred him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a claim CBS denied while the clip spurred record online views and donations.
The US prepared potential strikes against Iran amid diplomatic talks in Geneva, prompting American force buildups, Israeli readiness orders and Iranian fortification of nuclear and maritime sites.
Russia and Ukraine ended US-mediated peace talks in Geneva after about two hours with no breakthrough, and Kyiv accused Moscow of deliberately trying to drag out negotiations.
A new analysis of 154 claims that tech companies and proponents made about generative AI’s climate benefits found only a quarter cited academic research and a third offered no evidence.
Mikaela Shiffrin won Olympic slalom gold at Milano‑Cortina on Wednesday in Cortina's Tofane, ending a long Olympic medal drought and claiming her third career Olympic gold.
Billionaire Leslie Wexner testified before the House oversight committee in Washington, said he was "duped" by Jeffrey Epstein and denied wrongdoing, while Democrats called his answers not credible.
French police arrested 11 people, including a parliamentary aide to a La France Insoumise lawmaker, in Lyon in the beating death of 23-year-old far-right activist Quentin Deranque.
The Financial Times reported that European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde planned to leave before France’s 2027 presidential election, while the ECB said she had made no decision.
European tech and media companies increased spending on AI and data centers, prompting concerns about energy use, chip shortages, investor sell‑offs and corporate cost‑cutting.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s application for an mRNA seasonal flu vaccine after backlash from the company and the biotech industry.
A study showed chikungunya could be transmitted by Asian tiger mosquitoes at about 14°C, raising the risk of summer and early‑autumn outbreaks across much of Europe, researchers said.
Environmental and health groups sued the EPA in the D.C. Circuit, challenging its repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding that underpinned U.S. greenhouse‑gas emissions rules.
French authorities placed four western departments under red flood warnings and Bordeaux activated emergency shelter plans as Storm Pedro struck, prompting evacuations and record-high river levels.
More than 80 international film artists, including Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton, accused the Berlinale of remaining silent on the Gaza war in an open letter published during the festival.
U2 released Days of Ash, their first new music in nine years, a surprise six‑track EP criticizing ICE and political leaders and featuring a song about Renee Good.
Canada advanced to the Olympic hockey semifinals after Mitch Marner scored an overtime goal to beat Czechia in Milan, avoiding a sensational quarterfinal upset.
A large gray dog ran onto the course and followed two skiers across the finish during the women's team-sprint qualifier at Lago di Tesero at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson died at 84 at his home, his family said, prompting tributes to his decades-long activism and Rainbow Coalition work.
Eight skiers were found dead after an avalanche swept a guided backcountry group near Lake Tahoe in California; one remained missing and six others were rescued.
Bad Bunny was cast in his first lead role in Porto Rico, Residente's directorial debut, a historical drama about Puerto Rico that co-starred Javier Bardem and Edward Norton.
Xavier Naidoo spoke in front of the Chancellery in Berlin and repeated conspiracy claims that "they eat our children," reverting to conspiratorial rhetoric after previously distancing himself.
