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February 16, 2026

Glove DNA may link suspect in Guthrie case; 1,000 ICE agents leave Minnesota

Three weeks into the search for Nancy Guthrie, investigators now say a glove found near her Tucson home contains DNA and appears to match the masked man seen on her doorbell camera. Plus, Homeland Security is partially shut down after lawmakers failed to reach a deal. Now, TSA, FEMA and the Coast Guard are caught […]

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February 16, 2026

Democrats aren’t budging on DHS demands amid shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is shut down, and with Congress in recess until next Monday, it’s likely to be at least a week until lawmakers pass a bill to fund the agency. While the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement efforts will continue because Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has its own separate funding under this past summer’s One Big […]

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February 16, 2026

‘They’re real:’ Obama sparks alien buzz in podcast exchange 

Former President Barack Obama set off a wave of online speculation over the weekend after appearing on Brian Tyler Cohen’s podcast and fielding a question about aliens. During a lightning round, Obama was asked whether aliens are real. “They’re real, but I haven’t seen them,” adding that they’re not being kept in Area 51, “unless […]

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February 16, 2026

Companies begin raising prices as holiday pause ends

After news Friday that inflation cooled to 2.4% in January, companies are signaling that relief may be short-lived for consumers. While energy prices and used car prices are down year over year, grocery prices are up about 2% and restaurant prices have climbed 4%. Now, a new round of price increases is spreading across industries. […]

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February 16, 2026

Pentagon used Anthropic AI in Maduro raid as contract faces review: Report

The U.S. operation targeting former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro is exposing a growing rift between the Pentagon and AI developers over how artificial intelligence can be used in military operations. The Wall Street Journal reported the Pentagon used Anthropic’s AI model, Claude, during the mission, which included bombing several sites in Caracas last month. Anthropic’s […]

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February 16, 2026

His son is charged in a deadly school shooting. Why a Georgia man is now on trial

Opening statements began Monday in the trial of Colin Gray, whose son faces charges in connection with a deadly mass shooting at a Georgia high school in September 2024. Gray is charged with 29 felony counts, including second-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors say Gray bought an AR-style rifle for his son, Colt Gray, as a […]

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February 16, 2026

Rubio says in Munich US wants to work with Europe while keeping Trump policies

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, at the Munich Security Conference, told European leaders that the U.S. wants to work with their countries while still sticking to the Trump administration’s foreign policy goals. In his speech Saturday, Rubio said Americans may come up as “a little direct and urgent in our counsel,” and that U.S. President […]

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February 16, 2026

Gloves found in Nancy Guthrie search may match suspect in video

Preliminary results show one of the gloves found two miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie appears to match the ones found on a surveillance video worn by a suspect. The FBI told Straight Arrow News the gloves were found in a field and sent to a private lab in Florida on Feb. 13.  […]

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February 16, 2026

What’s closed and open this Presidents’ Day?

Monday marks Presidents’ Day, giving students across the country a break as most public schools are closed. Other institutions will also close in observance of the federal holiday. One of them is the United States Postal Service, though customers can still use the website and self-service kiosks in lobbies at select locations. Regular mail delivery […]

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February 15, 2026

Half of US adults may have obesity by 2035; Surgeon says she’s not shocked

A new national study warns that nearly half of U.S. adults could be living with obesity within a decade, underscoring widening racial, ethnic and geographic disparities — and prompting renewed calls from physicians for systemic change. Published in JAMA, the analysis found that 42.5% of American adults — about 107 million people — were living with […]