February 12, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.
Her appearance came as the Justice Department was under scrutiny over the Epstein files, its approach toward the shootings in Minneapolis and its move to prosecute six lawmakers.
Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
Several athletes have found themselves caught up in controversies over musical choices before and during one of the biggest competitions of their careers.
At the vanguard of Gen Z movements, protesters in Bangladesh ousted the prime minister in 2024. They now face the hard reality of winning change through elections.
The clips from Jeffrey Epstein’s home office appear to show him with young women.
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In the race to build anti-drone weapons intended for use in a war zone, it is unclear how they may be used safely in crowded skies.
Casey Wasserman exchanged flirtatious messages over 20 years ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime companion of Jeffrey Epstein. The 2028 board said its review found no other indiscretions related to Mr. Epstein.
Historical relationships play little if any role in the second-term worldview of the president, who holds himself as the constant center of global events.
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Even as he reversed course on excluding Democrats, the president repeatedly attacked a Republican governor who had planned to oversee the meeting.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who focused heavily on vaccine policy in 2025, will spend this year talking up healthy eating.
The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a big reduction of sky-high tariffs, but critics say he undermined Indian sovereignty and undercut the nation’s farmers.
Profits were up as the fast-food giant focused on price-conscious customers. But the company said it would cut back on financial support for franchisees.
What is Ms. Wintour’s alternative career path? Who does Ms. Malle hope to rub elbows with at the Met Gala? More from our interview with American Vogue’s past and present.
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Adam Mosseri, who leads the Meta-owned app, testified that the company was careful to test features used by young people before releasing them.
The maker of ChatGPT hopes to triple its revenue in the coming year because it is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars. The clock is ticking.
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Two days after a fatal house fire in Queens, firefighters returned to the wreckage and found Emma Alcantara’s body. She and her mother, Miguelina, lived in an illegal basement apartment.
At Montefiore and Mount Sinai hospitals, health care workers ratified a deal to end the walkout, but nurses remain on the picket line at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia.
Henry McGowan of New York is on trial for murder in Ireland and has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Prosecutors outlined a previous psychotic break.
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The actor, who died on Wednesday, was most famous for “Dawson’s Creek,” but as he got older, he let fans into his real life as a father of six.
After publishing more than 20 books and winning a Nobel Prize, the Turkish author fought to bring a celebrated novel to the screen — on his own terms.
