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Today: February 13, 2026
Today: February 13, 2026

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White House seeks to tighten control over HHS priorities with personnel shakeup

White House seeks to tighten control over HHS priorities with personnel shakeup

White House seeks to tighten control over HHS priorities with personnel shakeup
Crime|Health|Political|World

Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences

Puerto Rico’s governor has signed a bill that amends a law to recognize a fetus as a human being

Puerto Rico governor signs law to recognize fetus as human being as critics warn of consequences
Education|Entertainment|Health|Sports

No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear

North Carolina has lost freshman star Caleb Wilson to a fracture in his left hand

No. 11 Tar Heels lose freshman star Caleb Wilson to hand fracture; timetable for return unclear
Health|Science

RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is reshaping U.S. health policy as HHS secretary, and doctors say his changes are eroding trust

RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
Health|Science|Technology

AI transforms Madison healthcare with Epic Systems' new doctor-patient tool

AI transforms Madison healthcare with Epic Systems' new doctor-patient tool

AI transforms Madison healthcare with Epic Systems' new doctor-patient tool
Business|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Rangers lose top prospect, infielder Sebastian Walcott, to UCL injury and surgery

Top prospect Sebastian Walcott of the Texas Rangers is having elbow surgery, and the infielder is expected to miss most of the season

Rangers lose top prospect, infielder Sebastian Walcott, to UCL injury and surgery
Americas|Crime|Health|Lifestyle|US

Woman charged with dumping newborn baby in portable toilet

Woman charged with dumping newborn baby in portable toilet

Woman charged with dumping newborn baby in portable toilet
Americas|Business|Crime|Economy|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Pipeline rupture sends 36,000 gallons of wastewater near Tijuana River

Pipeline rupture sends 36,000 gallons of wastewater near Tijuana River

Pipeline rupture sends 36,000 gallons of wastewater near Tijuana River
Education|Environment|Health|Sports

Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states

The parents of an Alabama girl who was killed at Camp Mystic are seeking more safety oversight on summer camps

Camp Mystic parents seek stronger camp regulations in other states
Celebrity|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Lindsey Vonn posts update after third surgery

Lindsey Vonn said she has undergone a third surgery in a week since the crash that ended her Winter Olympics in Milan, writing on Instagram that her definition of success looks a little different now.

Lindsey Vonn posts update after third surgery
Crime|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|US

Birthday party fight turns deadly

Birthday party fight turns deadly

Birthday party fight turns deadly
Crime|Health|Lifestyle

Good Samaritan rescues mother and three children from a canal

Good Samaritan rescues mother and three children from a canal

Good Samaritan rescues mother and three children from a canal
Crime|Education|Environment|Health|Sports

‘My heart just sank’: Iowa Lakes students mourn after deadly baseball team bus crash

‘My heart just sank’: Iowa Lakes students mourn after deadly baseball team bus crash

‘My heart just sank’: Iowa Lakes students mourn after deadly baseball team bus crash
Business|Entertainment|Health|Sports

Attorney donates $1M from Super Bowl bet to benefit children's cancer research

Attorney donates $1M from Super Bowl bet to benefit children's cancer research

Attorney donates $1M from Super Bowl bet to benefit children's cancer research
Economy|Health|Science|Technology

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law

The move signals an escalation in the agency’s efforts to interfere with established procedures for testing and approving vaccines.

FDA rejects Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application - for reasons with no basis in the law
Crime|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

First responders rescue 11-year-old girl with autism near icy water in Cincinnati

First responders rescue 11-year-old girl with autism near icy water in Cincinnati

First responders rescue 11-year-old girl with autism near icy water in Cincinnati
Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle

Baby defies odds with miraculous recovery from health challenges

Baby defies odds with miraculous recovery from health challenges

Baby defies odds with miraculous recovery from health challenges
Business|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Sports

Meet the Publix cashier who customers wait 40 minutes to see

Meet the Publix cashier who customers wait 40 minutes to see

Meet the Publix cashier who customers wait 40 minutes to see
Health|Sports

Utah's Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery on knee growth that was found during post-trade physical

Utah Jazz forward Jaren Jackson Jr. will undergo surgery after a post-trade physical revealed a growth in his left knee

Utah's Jaren Jackson Jr. will have surgery on knee growth that was found during post-trade physical
Education|Health|Science|Technology

Man pain-free thanks to revolutionary sickle cell treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Man pain-free thanks to revolutionary sickle cell treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Man pain-free thanks to revolutionary sickle cell treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Business|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

Good Samaritan shovels busy sidewalk after fire left building abandoned

Good Samaritan shovels busy sidewalk after fire left building abandoned

Good Samaritan shovels busy sidewalk after fire left building abandoned
Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|US|World

Program reunites veteran with stray cat she met while deployed

Program reunites veteran with stray cat she met while deployed

Program reunites veteran with stray cat she met while deployed
Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|World

Man hands out backpacks, hugs and chance to reconnect homeless to loved ones

Man hands out backpacks, hugs and chance to reconnect homeless to loved ones

Man hands out backpacks, hugs and chance to reconnect homeless to loved ones
Business|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Travel

Spa opens unique 'Snow Room' cold therapy

Spa opens unique 'Snow Room' cold therapy

Spa opens unique 'Snow Room' cold therapy
Health|Science|World

RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore

Health experts say the federal government now shares less public health data, even after Robert F_ Kennedy Jr_ promised “radical transparency.”

RFK Jr. pledged more transparency. Here's what the public doesn't know anymore
Business|Economy|Environment|Health

Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant

Last year, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh killed two U.S. Steel workers and injured 11 others, including contractors

Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant
Health|Opinion|Science

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery

Substance use disorders are widespread in the US, but many people wrongly equate detoxing with being cured.

Addiction affects your brain as well as your body – that’s why detoxing is just the first stage of recovery
Education|Health|Science

Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers

Dyslexia laws are now nearly universal across the US. But the data shows that passing a law is not the same as improving how children learn to read.

Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers
Health|Science|Sports

Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry

There are specific parts of the brain that trigger hesitation in times of uncertainty.

Hesitation is costly in sports but essential to life – neuroscientists identified its brain circuitry
Arts|Business|Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods

For 50 years, St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia has served the poorest and most vulnerable people in Kensington.

How business students learn to make ethical decisions by studying a soup kitchen in one of America’s toughest neighborhoods
Crime|Economy|Education|Health|World

UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year

UNICEF says that the recruitment of children by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year as poverty and violence deepens across the troubled Caribbean country

UNICEF warns that child recruitment by armed groups in Haiti tripled last year
Arts|Food|Health|Science|Sports

Want to train like a Winter Olympics athlete? Here’s what to eat, when and how often

Want to train like a Winter Olympics athlete? Here’s what to eat, when and how often

Want to train like a Winter Olympics athlete? Here’s what to eat, when and how often
Business|Economy|Environment|Health|Political

Zohran Mamdani has big plans for housing, transit…and public bathrooms

Zohran Mamdani has big plans for housing, transit…and public bathrooms

Zohran Mamdani has big plans for housing, transit…and public bathrooms
Environment|Health|Science

Commercial dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants

Commercial dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants

Commercial dog food contains ‘alarming’ levels of lead, mercury and other contaminants
Health|Sports

Lindsey Vonn says success has ‘completely different meaning’ after third surgery following Olympics crash

Lindsey Vonn says success has ‘completely different meaning’ after third surgery following Olympics crash

Lindsey Vonn says success has ‘completely different meaning’ after third surgery following Olympics crash
Arts|Business|Food|Health|Interview|Lifestyle|World

Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks

Zero- and low-alcohol drinks are gaining ground as people in France and beyond drink less

Paris wine show reflects surging demand for zero- and low-alcohol drinks
Business|Health|Sports|US

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg sidelined by left midfoot sprain, out for NBA's Rising Stars

Dallas Mavericks rookie teenage standout Cooper Flagg will miss their final game before the All-Star break and not play in the NBA’s Rising Stars game this weekend because of a left midfoot sprain

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg sidelined by left midfoot sprain, out for NBA's Rising Stars
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died

James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died

James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ star, has died
Crime|Education|Health|World

Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home

The suspect in a school shooting in Canada has been identified as an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health

Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home
Arts|Business|Education|Entertainment|Health|Lifestyle|Technology

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media

Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta’s Instagram, testified during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees people can be addicted to social media platforms

Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media
Business|Economy|Education|Finance|Health|Lifestyle|Political

San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school

Connor Haught is juggling work and child care as San Francisco faces a teachers strike with no end in sight

San Francisco parents scramble as teachers strike leaves 50,000 students out of school
Business|Health|US|World

Nurses on strike in New York approve new contracts at 2 of 3 hospital systems

Nurses on strike at two major New York City hospital systems have approved new contracts, but ones striking at another system have rejected a proposal to bring an end to the monthlong walkout

Nurses on strike in New York approve new contracts at 2 of 3 hospital systems
Crime|Education|Health|Sports|US

One dead, dozens injured in crash involving Iowa Lakes Community College baseball bus

One dead, dozens injured in crash involving Iowa Lakes Community College baseball bus

One dead, dozens injured in crash involving Iowa Lakes Community College baseball bus
Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment|Health

Busy Phillips, Chad Michael Murray and more react to the death of James Van Der Beek

The American actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role as the titular character of the '90s and early ’00s teen drama “Dawson’s Creek,” has died

Busy Phillips, Chad Michael Murray and more react to the death of James Van Der Beek
Education|Health

Students say nicotine flavor ban could help peers

Students say nicotine flavor ban could help peers

Students say nicotine flavor ban could help peers
Business|Economy|Health|Lifestyle

Two residents navigate homelessness despite employment

Two residents navigate homelessness despite employment

Two residents navigate homelessness despite employment
Health|Sports

Basketball coach saves life of opposing coach during medical emergency

Basketball coach saves life of opposing coach during medical emergency

Basketball coach saves life of opposing coach during medical emergency
Crime|Education|Health

Emergency dispatcher guides family through CPR on child who stopped breathing

Emergency dispatcher guides family through CPR on child who stopped breathing

Emergency dispatcher guides family through CPR on child who stopped breathing
Education|Environment|Health|Lifestyle|Science

Professional iguana trapper says cold snap caused major reduction in iguanas

Professional iguana trapper says cold snap caused major reduction in iguanas

Professional iguana trapper says cold snap caused major reduction in iguanas