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6:50 AM on Saturday, February 21

A warehouse purchased by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Surprise, Ariz., is seen Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals

5:07 AM on Saturday, February 21

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is encountering some pushback as it undertakes a $45 billion expansion of detention centers

People gather near a building destroyed in an Israeli strike in the village of Bednayel in eastern Lebanon, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Israeli airstrikes in eastern Lebanon kill 8 Hezbollah members, officials say

3:31 AM on Saturday, February 21

Israeli airstrikes on eastern Lebanon have killed eight Hezbollah members

U.S. freeskier Alex Ferreira completes Olympic medal set with halfpipe gold, in photos

2:56 AM on Saturday, February 21

Polish speedskater Sellier cut by opponent's blade, stretchered off at Winter Olympics, in photos

2:01 AM on Saturday, February 21

FILE - People attend an abortion-rights rally at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Utah’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to overturn congressional map with Democratic-leaning district

10:54 PM on Friday, February 20

Utah’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by Republican lawmakers and left in place a congressional map that gives Democrats a high chance of picking up one of the state’s four Republican-held U.S. House seats in the fall

Empty aluminum cans are stacked at Revolution Brewing, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

Murky outlook for businesses after tariff ruling prompts countermoves by Trump

9:13 PM on Friday, February 20

Businesses face a new wave of uncertainty after the Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump under an emergency powers law and Trump vowed to work around the ruling to keep his tariffs in place

A U.S. flag files at the Port of Long Beach Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, in Long Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Now comes the hard work of issuing refunds

9:08 PM on Friday, February 20

The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s biggest and boldest tariffs

Ukrainian war veterans, many of whom sustained severe injuries in combat during Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, perform during a premiere on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Kyiv, Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Photos show Ukrainian war veterans as they find healing and hope under the stage lights

9:07 PM on Friday, February 20

In war-weary Kyiv, wounded Ukrainian veterans turn epic poetry into living testimony

9:05 PM on Friday, February 20

War veterans with severe injuries from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have taken the stage in Kyiv in an adaptation of Ivan Kotliarevskyi’s “Eneida.”

FILE - Prince Andrew leaves St. Giles Cathedral after the arrival of the coffin containing the remains of his mother Queen Elizabeth, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek, File)

The British royal family faces its worst crisis in generations

9:03 PM on Friday, February 20

The British royal family sought to carry on with their normal duties in the hours after the former Prince Andrew was arrested

FILE - Kouri Richins, a Utah mother of three who wrote a children's book about coping with grief after her husband's death and was later accused of fatally poisoning him, looks on during a court hearing on Aug. 27, 2024, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, Pool, File)

A mom wrote a book to help her kids process their dad's death. Now she's on trial for his killing

9:02 PM on Friday, February 20

Utah mom Kouri Richins is set to go on trial after being arrested and charged with her husband's death

FILE - The Pentagon, the headquarters for the U.S. Department of Defense, is seen from the air, Sept. 20, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, FIle)

US military strikes another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 3

5:26 PM on Friday, February 20

The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean

FILE - A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway of the Georgia Capitol, June 20, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect

4:48 PM on Friday, February 20

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring displays of the Ten Commandments in public classrooms to take effect

FILE - This photo provided by Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department shows firefighters battling a house fire, Dec. 28, 2025, in Stanley, N.C. (Brian Lee Weyeneth/Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department via AP, File)

North Carolina fire that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father ruled accidental; cause unknown

3:30 PM on Friday, February 20

Investigators have ruled as accidental the North Carolina house fire in December that killed NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin’s father and injured his mother

Fight for the final: Men’s hockey semifinals at Winter Olympics, in photos

11:00 AM on Friday, February 20

Olympic photo highlights from Day 14 of the Milan Cortina Winter Games

7:21 AM on Friday, February 20

Castle Peak is shown in an aerial view on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, near Soda Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Officials work to lower risk of deadly slides to recover bodies of California avalanche victims

10:21 PM on Thursday, February 19

Officials are working to lower the risks of more deadly slides in the area where an avalanche struck in California’s Sierra Nevada

Norway's Klaebo wins record 11th gold medal at the Winter Olympics, in Photos

7:02 AM on Friday, February 13

Today in History: February 21, Malcolm X is shot and killed at age 39

9:08 AM on Monday, February 2

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