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February 12, 2026

Police identify Canada school shooter, detail history of mental health checks

Canadian authorities said the suspect in Tuesday’s deadly school shooting in British Columbia had a history of police visits to her home for mental health checks. They have also amended the death toll in that case. What we know about the suspect Officials with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) identified the suspect as Jesse […]

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February 12, 2026

Gallup ends nearly 90-year run of presidential approval polling

Gallup will no longer conduct polling on presidential job approval, ending a practice that dates back to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt administration. The research firm confirmed it is shifting away from approval ratings and will instead focus on broader issue-based analytics and policy research. Strategic shift in focus Gallup described the move as part of […]

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February 12, 2026

Russia shuts down WhatsApp, promotes state-backed app

The digital curtain is falling in Russia as the Kremlin officially pulled the plug on WhatsApp. For years, it was the country’s most popular messaging app, with more than 100 million users. But as of this week, it’s been erased from the national internet directory. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov says the move is a direct […]

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February 12, 2026

FBI searches through Catalina Foothill in connection to Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance

The FBI’s Phoenix office says it’s conducting searches in Arizona’s Catalina Foothills on Wednesday in connection with 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance. Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since Feb. 1. “Numerous FBI agents are conducting an extensive search along multiple roadways in the Catalina Foothills area related to the Nancy […]

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February 12, 2026

Attorneys find trash, overcrowding and confusion at ICE’s Minnesota facility

Piles of trash. Crowded holding cells. Detainees who didn’t know how to obtain legal representation. These are among the findings of attorneys who toured an immigration detention facility near Minneapolis, according to court documents. A federal judge had granted them access to the Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, just south of Minneapolis, to gather […]

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February 12, 2026

Canada tightened gun laws after tragedy. The results are mixed

The quiet, Canadian hunting town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, about 600 miles north of Vancouver, has been pulled into national headlines after one of the country’s worst mass shootings. The shooting, which ended in the deaths of 10 people, including the shooter, has also pulled the topic of Canadian gun laws back into public […]

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February 12, 2026

States scramble to cut SNAP error rates, or risk billions in penalties next year

Louisiana has become the latest state to try to lower its error rate for its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. If the states are unable to do so, they will face significant financial penalties depending on how high their SNAP error rates are. SNAP changes incoming President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” last […]

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February 12, 2026

Arizona legislation would block release of license plate reader data 

Legislation in Arizona regarding license plate reader cameras is stirring debate due to a section that would ban public records inquiries into law enforcement’s use of the technology. Critics of the exemption say it diminishes oversight of police agencies, while supporters say it protects crime victims from having their data made public. State Sen. Kevin […]

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February 11, 2026

Testimony and FBI records reopen Epstein questions for Lutnick, Trump

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged under oath Tuesday that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in 2012, contradicting his past public claims that he cut off contact with the convicted sex offender years earlier. His admission has intensified congressional scrutiny within the Trump administration as newly released Epstein records prompt renewed examination […]

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February 11, 2026

FAA reopens El Paso airspace after closure due to Mexican Cartel drones

The Federal Aviation Administration reopened airspace over El Paso on Wednesday, just hours after it halted all flights citing “special security reasons.” Now, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says officials ordered the closure after Mexican cartel drones breached American airspace. Duffy added that “the threat has been neutralized, and there is no danger to commercial travel […]