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Robert Duvall, All-Purpose Actor With Few Peers, Dies at 95

February 16, 2026 10:05am Robert Duvall, the steely-eyed actor whose performances in the first two Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini, Lonesome Dove and The Apostle made him one of the finest actors of any generation, has died. He was 95. Duvall, who received an Academy Award — one of his seven Oscar nominations — for his performance as an alcoholic country singer in Tender Mercies (1983), died Sunday at home on his Virginia ranch, his wife, Luciana, announced. “To the world ...

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California governor 'a loser', says Trump as state signs green energy deal with UK

Donald Trump has vented his fury against a green energy deal between the British government and California’s governor, Gavin Newsom, a likely future Democratic presidential candidate. “The UK’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump said in an interview with Politico, using the derogatory nickname he reserves for Newsom. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster.” In an inter ...

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Federal judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibits to the President's House

Updated Feb. 16, 2026, 1:53 p.m. ET Published Feb. 16, 2026, 1:25 p.m. ET A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump's administration to restore the slavery exhibits that the National Park Service removed from the President's House last month. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe issued a ruling Monday requiring the federal government to "restore the President's House Site to its physical status as of January 21, 2026," which is the day before the exhibits were removed. The ord ...

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Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigators work with Walmart after identifying suspect's backpack

By SCOTT BAUER Updated 1:17 PM CST, February 16, 2026 Leer en español Investigators working on the disappearance of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother are consulting with Walmart management to develop leads because a backpack the suspect was wearing is sold exclusively at the stores, the Pima County, Arizona, sheriff said Monday. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Arizona home on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the following day. Authorities say her blood was found on the front ...

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JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News

Feb 16th, 2026, 4:54 pm Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after turning down an offer from CBS News to renew his contract, reported Breaker’s Lachlan Cartwright on Monday. Cooper, who also anchors his AC360 show weeknights on CNN and is a correspondent for the cable news network, has been a correspondent with 60 Minutes for nearly two decades. His reports for 60 Minutes have been nominated for multiple Emmys, winning four. He was reportedly on CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss’ short ...

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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

(AP) A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Democrats are demanding changes to how immigration operations are conducted after the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis last month. Congress is on recess until Feb. 23, and both sides appear dug into their positions.

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Crimes Against Humanity: Tens of Thousands Under Mass Internment, Many with No Criminal History

(Mother Jones) The Trump administration’s immense increase in detainments rests, in part, on their decision to detain people while their immigration cases are moving through the system—a departure from previous administrations’ interpretation of immigration law. This has led to a steep increase in immigrants petitioning the courts to be released, as Reuters reports, and the thousands of rulings finding that these prolonged detainments were unlawful. According to a recent report from the American Immigration Council, the Trump administration’s arrest practices have led to a 2,450 percent increase in people with no criminal record being held in ICE detention on any given day.

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Lawyers urge federal court to stop Trump's latest 'chill on voting rights'

(Raww Story) Earlier this month, the Trump administration dispatched FBI agents accompanied by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to raid the Fulton County, Georgia, election office. Agents took around 700 boxes of material related to the 2020 general election, including ballots, voting data, and the county's voter rolls. Lawyers from the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the NAACP argued in a court filing before the federal court in the Northern District of Atlanta that the raid violated their clients' civil rights. They also argued that Trump's repeated attempts to undermine U.S. elections are only "heightening the chill on registration and voting."

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ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here's Where It's Going Next.

(Wired) Federal records obtained by WIRED show that over the past several months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have carried out a secret campaign to expand ICE’s physical presence across the US. Documents show that more than 150 leases and office expansions have or would place new facilities in nearly every state, many of them in or just outside of the country’s largest metropolitan areas. In many cases, these facilities, which are to be used by street-level agents and ICE attorneys, are located near elementary schools, medical offices, places of worship, and other sensitive locations.

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Tom Pritzker Resigns As Hyatt Chairman Amid Epstein Connection Fallout

5 min ago - Feb 16th, 2026, 5:06 pm Thomas Pritzker, the billionaire Hyatt Hotels heir and cousin of JB Pritzker, resigned Monday as executive chairman of the Hyatt Hotels Corporation amid the ongoing fallout surrounding his inclusion in the so-called Epstein F ... (MEDIAite)

New Mexico approves comprehensive probe of Epstein's Zorro Ranch

8 min ago - SANTA FE, Feb 16 (Reuters) - New Mexico lawmakers on Monday passed legislation to launch what they said was the first full investigation into what happened at Zorro Ranch, where the late U.S. sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is accused of trafficking and ... (Reuters)

Federal judge orders ICE to release Filipino man after 'pattern of failures' in medical care

29 min ago - Updated on February 16, 2026 at 4:44 pm A federal judge on Friday ordered the release of a Filipino man from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Tacoma, Washington, noting a "pattern of failures" in his medical care that "mor ... (WNBC-TV New York, NY)

More Third-Country Nationals Have Been Deported by the US to Cameroon, Lawyers Tell AP

1 hr ago - Feb. 16, 2026, at 3:57 p.m. YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon on Monday, lawyers told The Associated Press, days after it came to light that the Trump administration se ... (US News & World Report/AP)

Trump says US government to step in to protect Potomac River after sewage leak

1 hr ago - February 16, 2026 3:18 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the federal government will step in to protect the Potomac River following the collapse of a major sewer pipe in the Washingto ... (Reuters)

Beech Grove [Indiana] police officer killed, another injured in shooting; suspect in custody

4 hrs ago - Home / News / Crime Watch 8 Beech Grove police officer killed, another injured in shooting; suspect in custody by: Gregg Montgomery Posted: Feb 16, 2026 / 06:18 PM EST / Updated: Feb 17, 2026 / 12:01 AM EST BEECH GROVE, Ind. (WISH) -- A 33-year-old B ... (WISH, channel 8)

Israel advances West Bank land registration for first time since 1967

7 hrs ago - The Israeli government is moving forward with a plan to register territory in the West Bank for the first time since it occupied the territory in 1967. The Israeli Foreign Ministry says advancing the land registration process is an administrative mea ... (UPI)

Murder trial begins for Colin Gray, father of Georgia high school mass shooting suspect

7 hrs ago - The father accused of giving his son an AR-15-style rifle as a Christmas present that prosecutors say the teenager used in a 2024 mass shooting at a Georgia high school went on trial on Monday, facing murder and manslaughter charges stemming from the ... (ABC News)

Pentagon reviewing Anthropic partnership over terms of use dispute

7 hrs ago - But now the Pentagon is close to cutting ties with Anthropic and labeling the San Francisco-based company as a supply chain risk, Axios reported Monday. The company wants to make sure that its tools are not used to develop weaponry that fires without ... (The Hill)

FBI won't share evidence related to Alex Pretti shooting, state says

8 hrs ago - The FBI notified Minnesota state investigators that it will not share information or evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis, the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a Feb. 16 statement. The ... (USA Today)

More US firms to enter Venezuela in 'next few months,' energy secretary says

8 hrs ago - February 16, 2026, 11:32 AM Secretary of Energy Chris Wright told reporters on Sunday that more American companies are expected to enter Venezuela within the next few months, adding that the country may also hold an election before the end of 2027. ... (ABC News)

California walloped by winter storm with high winds and heavy rain and snow

8 hrs ago - By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Updated 5:01 PM CST, February 16, 2026 Leer en español California was walloped Monday by a powerful winter storm carrying treacherous thunderstorms, high winds and heavy snow in mountain areas. Millions of Los Angeles Coun ... (AP)

Nebraska left off congressional medical cannabis protections prohibiting DOJ interference

9 hrs ago - Congress currently protects 47 states with medical marijuana laws from Justice Department interference, but not Nebraska By: Zach Wendling - February 16, 2026 5:52 pm LINCOLN — Congress has regularly updated federal protections for state laws al ... (Nebraska Examiner)

A measure giving Congress the power to block Trump pardons draws Republican backing

10 hrs ago - 7h A proposed Constitutional amendment that would give Congress the power to block presidential pardons gained its first House Republican co-sponsor on Monday. Why it matters: It's a rare display of GOP defiance against President Trump, whose pardons ... (msn/Axios)

Teddy Roosevelt's descendants press senators on public lands

10 hrs ago - 02/16/26 11:52 AM ET Descendants of former President Theodore Roosevelt, known for his conservationism, are pressing senators over public lands in Minnesota. In a letter from earlier this month obtained by The New York Times and addressed to members ... (The Hill)

2 killed, several injured in 'targeted' shooting at ice skating rink in Rhode Island: Police

10 hrs ago - Two victims were killed and several were injured from an apparently targeted shooting at an ice skating rink in Rhode Island on Monday, authorities said. The gunshots rang out around 2:30 p.m. at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, about 5 miles ... (ABC News)

JUST IN: Anderson Cooper Leaving 60 Minutes -- Turned Down Offer to Renew His Deal With CBS News

11 hrs ago - Feb 16th, 2026, 4:54 pm Anderson Cooper is leaving 60 Minutes after turning down an offer from CBS News to renew his contract, reported Breaker’s Lachlan Cartwright on Monday. Cooper, who also anchors his AC360 show weeknights on CNN and is a c ... (MEDIAite)

Major school photo company defends privacy policy amid speculation over Epstein links

11 hrs ago - Posted 11:02 AM, Feb 16, 2026 The company that produces school pictures for millions of children is pushing back against online speculation tying it to Jeffrey Epstein. According to reporting by The Associated Press, some school districts have dropp ... (Scripps News)

Agreements that allow local police to work with ICE skyrocket

12 hrs ago - Feb. 16, 2026, 6:00 AM EST Agreements between Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local law enforcement that allow officers to make federal immigration arrests have increased by 950% in the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, ... (NBC News)

DOJ May Have Only Released 2% of Epstein Cache - Despite Bondi's Claim 'All' Files Released, Report Finds

12 hrs ago - Feb 16th, 2026, 6:49 am A new investigation examining emails sent between federal investigators and prosecutors has raised fresh doubts over the Department of Justice’s claim that it has released the full cache of Jeffrey Epstein files, suggest ... (MEDIAite)