4 killed after protection order violation in Gig Harbor, suspect shot dead by deputies - KOMO

Posted today at 6:56pm

1. 4 killed after protection order violation in Gig Harbor, suspect shot dead by deputies  KOMO
2. 5 dead on Key Peninsula after reports of man stabbing people in the street  KING5.com
3. Man stabs four people to death in Washington state  The Guardian
4. Witnesses watch as stabbing unfolds in Purdy, 5 dead including suspect  MyNorthwest.com
5. 5 dead, including suspect, in Pierce County stabbing  KOIN.com

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‘Abolish ICE’ Wins Chicago’s Snowplow Naming Contest - The New York Times

Posted today at 4:33pm

1. ‘Abolish ICE’ Wins Chicago’s Snowplow Naming Contest  The New York Times
2. ‘Abolish ICE’ wins Chicago snowplow-naming contest  The Hill
3. ‘Abolish ICE' among new Chicago snowplow names for 2026  NBC 5 Chicago
4. Chicago Just Named A Snowplow ‘Abolish ICE’— Here Are The Other Winners  Block Club Chicago
5. Chicago announces winners of ‘You Name a Snowplow’ contest  WGN-TV

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D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine - The New York Times

Posted today at 4:27pm

1. D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine  The New York Times
2. Trump sues UC over alleged ‘hostile’ environment for Jewish and Israeli UCLA employees  Los Angeles Times
3. Justice Department suit accuses UCLA of failing to protect Jewish employees from campus hostility  CNN
4. UCLA is accused of antisemitism again. What is happening?  USA Today
5. US feds sue University of California for turning ‘blind eye’ to antisemitism at UCLA  The Times of Israel

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Hungary blocks Europe’s aid for Ukraine on war’s fourth anniversary - The Washington Post

Posted today at 4:17pm

1. Hungary blocks Europe’s aid for Ukraine on war’s fourth anniversary  The Washington Post
2. EU fails to pass new sanctions targeting Russia after Hungary objects  Associated Press News
3. ‘Political sabotage’: EU leaders accuse Hungary of undermining support for Ukraine  The Guardian
4. Slovakia halts emergency power supplies to Ukraine over Russian oil dispute  Al Jazeera
5. Hungary, Slovakia spar with Ukraine over Druzhba pipeline  DW.com

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NYC subway service melts down as riders return following blizzard - Gothamist

Posted today at 4:01pm

1. NYC subway service melts down as riders return following blizzard  Gothamist
2. MTA keeps trains and buses running amid storm  Spectrum News NY1
3. Transit updates: Tuesday service plans for NYC subways, NJ Transit, LIRR, Metro-North  NBC New York
4. Long Island digs out from a record-breaking blizzard snowfall in Nassau and Suffolk counties  ABC7 New York
5. Blizzard Muffles Commute at Busiest Train Station in U.S.  THE CITY - NYC News

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Spirit Airlines Plans Life After Bankruptcy With Creditor Deal - WSJ

Posted today at 3:45pm

1. Spirit Airlines Plans Life After Bankruptcy With Creditor Deal  WSJ
2. Spirit Airlines plans to slash flights, fleet in bid to emerge from bankruptcy as early as spring  CNBC
3. Spirit Airlines reaches deal to exit bankruptcy proceedings by early summer  Fox Business
4. Spirit Airlines is betting on this air-travel trend as it prepares to emerge from bankruptcy  MarketWatch
5. Spirit Airlines reaches deal to emerge from bankruptcy, avoiding closure threat  CNN

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NFL combine 2026: Key takeaways, player news, what head coaches and GMs said in Indianapolis - CBS Sports

Posted today at 3:31pm

1. NFL combine 2026: Key takeaways, player news, what head coaches and GMs said in Indianapolis  CBS Sports
2. 2026 NFL offseason: News from coaches, GMs at combine  ESPN
3. 2026 NFL Scouting Combine: Dates, times, how to watch and more  NFL.com
4. Biggest need for every NFL team entering the combine: DL in the NFC North, priorities for new head coaches  CBS Sports
5. One hot topic for every team at the 2026 NFL combine: Quarterback contracts, Kelce’s future - The Athletic  The New York Times

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A pair of House Republicans plans to join Democrats in SOTU Epstein protests - Axios

Posted today at 3:14pm

1. A pair of House Republicans plans to join Democrats in SOTU Epstein protests  Axios
2. Ro Khanna's State of the Union guest recruited over 20 underage girls for Epstein: 'Like Heidi Fleiss'  Fox News
3. Epstein survivors to attend State of the Union as guests of Democratic lawmakers  The Washington Post
4. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Holds Press Conference  C-SPAN
5. Guest List for State of the Union Includes Epstein Victims, Erika Kirk and U.S. Olympic Hockey Players  The New York Times

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Trump administration considers forcing banks to verify customers’ citizenship - CNN

Posted today at 3:08pm

1. Trump administration considers forcing banks to verify customers’ citizenship  CNN
2. Trump administration reportedly weighs move to bar non-citizens from banks  Axios
3. Trump administration weighs citizenship requirement for bank account holders  Semafor
4. Trump Has Terrifying New Idea for Tracking Undocumented Immigrants  The New Republic
5. Trump administration considers requiring banks to collect citizenship information  The Washington Post

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Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Crown Jewels Were Stolen in Heist - The New York Times

Posted today at 2:58pm

1. Louvre Director Resigns, Months After Crown Jewels Were Stolen in Heist  The New York Times
2. Louvre museum director resigns in wake of ‘heist of the century’  CNN
3. Louvre president resigns as jewellery heist inquiry reveals ‘systemic failures’  The Guardian
4. Louvre president hands in resignation to Macron  Le Monde.fr
5. The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist  NPR

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Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer - Associated Press News

Posted today at 2:35pm

1. Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer  Associated Press News
2. Speaker Johnson tells House Republican to address affair allegations but says he shouldn’t resign  CNN
3. Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales Pressured to Resign Over Sexual Messages to Staff Member  The New York Times
4. Texts show Rep. Tony Gonzales asked for explicit photos from aide who later died by suicide  The Texas Tribune
5. Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died  Associated Press News

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MPs openly criticising Andrew reflects shift in tradition - BBC

Posted today at 2:29pm

1. MPs openly criticising Andrew reflects shift in tradition  BBC
2. British MPs call for rule change to allow criticism of the Royal Family  The Globe and Mail
3. MPs must not shrink from scrutinising the royal family  The Times
4. Why can’t MPs debate the future of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor?  The Independent
5. Can MPs criticise the Royal Family in the House of Commons?  ITVX

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T-Mobile hopes free offer will restore customer loyalty - thestreet.com

Posted today at 2:29pm

1. T-Mobile hopes free offer will restore customer loyalty  thestreet.com
2. T-Mobile rolls out new 'trade' offer in last-ditch plea to keep 75.9m customers - but users slapped with $35 fee  the-sun.com
3. The iPhone 17 Pro is a business powerhouse with this T-Mobile deal  TechRadar
4. T-Mobile is trying to win back customers with free phones  Android Headlines
5. Let T-Mobile Pick Up the Tab. Get a Free iPhone 17 With a New Line  CNET

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Mountain West Announces Updated 2026 Football Matchups - Mountain West Conference

Posted today at 2:00pm

1. Mountain West Announces Updated 2026 Football Matchups  Mountain West Conference
2. Bison are moving up. What's the difference between FCS and FBS?  InForum
3. Mountain West Football Opponents Set for 2026  gobison.com
4. Nevada football's 2026 Mountain West schedule updated, including game at North Dakota St.  Nevada Sports Net
5. 'It's going to take the entire herd:' Inside North Dakota State's $25 million race to become FBS contender  CBS Sports

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More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds - The New York Times

Posted today at 1:23pm

1. More Than Half of Teens Use Chatbots for Schoolwork, Survey Finds  The New York Times
2. Most teens believe their peers are using AI to cheat in school  The Washington Post
3. Demographic differences in how teens use and view AI  Pew Research Center
4. Teens are using AI frequently in their daily lives, and many parents aren't aware, survey finds  CBS News
5. How teens really feel about AI and their future  Mashable

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Travel ban lifted but motorists still urged to stay off roads as dig out continues - WCVB

Posted today at 1:00pm

1. Travel ban lifted but motorists still urged to stay off roads as dig out continues  WCVB
2. School closings, delays in Massachusetts for Wednesday, Feb. 25  MassLive.com
3. Rhode Island, Massachusetts communities struggle to clean up after blizzard as plows get stuck in deep snow  WPRI.com
4. Monster storm hammers southern New England with high winds and more than two feet of snow  The Boston Globe
5. After a monster storm, we have more chances for snow this week  NBC Boston

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Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life - NPR

Posted today at 12:56pm

1. Years ago, novelist Tayari Jones snuck into a writing class. It changed her life  NPR
2. Oprah’s Latest Pick Is a Lush, Beautiful Novel About Found Family  The New York Times
3. Tayari Jones Knows the Best Place in Atlanta to Restore Your Faith at 3 a.m.  Vogue
4. Kin  Oprah.com
5. Tayari Jones’s Respectability Politics  Vulture

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Investors Are Dumping Software Stocks and Earnings Won’t Stop It - Yahoo Finance

Posted today at 12:56pm

1. Investors Are Dumping Software Stocks and Earnings Won’t Stop It  Yahoo Finance
2. US software and private capital shares hit with fresh wave of selling  Financial Times
3. Software stocks are sliding. Is it time to 'buy the dip'?  USA Today
4. Black Swan’s Taleb Warns on Software Bankruptcies, More Volatility  Bloomberg
5. Software? No way. We’re an AI company now!  The Seattle Times

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Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop - The Verge

Posted today at 12:30pm

1. Seedance 2.0 might be gen AI video’s next big hope, but it’s still slop  The Verge
2. Viral video portraying Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt leaves viewers shaken: 'It's nothing short of terrifying'  Yahoo
3. Get Your AI Off Our ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Netflix Tells ByteDance In Latest Hollywood Cease-And-Desist Letter  Deadline
4. What is Seedance? The Chinese AI app sending Hollywood into a panic  BBC
5. Hollywood studios escalate dispute over ByteDance's 'pervasive copyright infringement' with its AI tools  Los Angeles Times

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Google Messages more widely rolling out circular read receipts redesign - 9to5Google

Posted today at 12:27pm

1. Google Messages more widely rolling out circular read receipts redesign  9to5Google
2. First look: Google Messages is finally catching up with live location sharing  Android Authority
3. Google Messages could soon let you instantly share your live location  Android Police
4. Google Messages is finally catching up with WhatsApp and iMessage with one big location-sharing upgrade  TechRadar
5. Change to Google Messages app makes group creation faster and easier  PhoneArena

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