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MoreRise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 18, 2026 and it’s time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours: Good morning, Broadway fans! It’s a jam-packed start to your day with all the latest buzz from BroadwayWorld. HERE LIES LOVE dazzles with first-look photos from CTGLA’s Mark Taper Forum ahead of tomorrow’s opening. Over at Arena Stage, CHEZ JOEY lights up the stage with Myles…
United States
MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Canadian border officials seized nearly 600 pounds of what they believe to be methamphetamine at the U.S.-Canada border this month.The Canada Border Services Agency announced the seizure on Tuesday, but the incident occurred on Feb. 4. They say a 29-year-old Canadian national,…
Politics
MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With less than nine months before a politically bruising battle in the November midterm elections, the realities of a one-seat majority are bearing down on the House GOP.Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. — and by extension, President Donald Trump — faced back-to-back losses…
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MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Vatican will not join President Donald Trump’s newly formed Board of Peace, its top diplomatic official said Tuesday, signaling reluctance from the Holy See to take part in the post-war initiative.Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See…
Lifestyle & Entertainment
MoreSouthern Charm’s Olivia Flowers and her boyfriend, Alex Williams, surprisingly called off their wedding in October 2025 but have remained together amid the difficult decision. Flowers met Williams after they both attended a wedding in Texas in 2023. After connecting at the event, the pair started dating and got engaged in September 2024 only to cancel the nuptials one year later. “After much thought and many heartfelt conversations, Olivia and her fiancé Alex have…
Sports
MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! American Olympian Lindsey Vonn shared Monday that she hasn’t been able to stand on her own two feet in over a week, but was glad to be back in the United States.Vonn suffered immense Olympic heartbreak on Feb. 8 when she broke her leg in a hard crash in alpine skiing women’s downhill earlier in the 2026 Milan Cortina Games. She attempted to power through a…
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MoreNEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A U.S. Marine who reportedly fell overboard and was lost at sea during operations in the Carribean has been declared dead after an unsuccessful search, officials said Thursday. Lance Cpl. Chukwuemeka E. Oforah, 21, of Florida, was declared deceased on Tuesday, three days after he fell overboard the USS Iwo Jima, the Marine Corps said. He was announced dead following a 72-hour search and rescue operation.NAVY SAILOR DIES AFTER RESCUING 2 CHILDREN FROM HIGH SURF IN HAWAII WATERS “We are all grieving alongside the Oforah family,” said Col. Tom Trimble, commanding officer of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Alleged members of “foreign terrorist cartel” Tren de Aragua may be brought back to the U.S. after their deportations in 2025, and it could come at taxpayers’ expense.U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, who has repeatedly butted heads with the Trump administration, ordered the Trump administration Thursday to facilitate the return of 137 migrants deported to a notorious prison in El Salvador, CECOT, in 2025. Boasberg stipulated in his ruling that the government pay for the migrants’ airfare back to the U.S., meaning taxpayers are likely footing the bill. Boasberg argued that it’s “unclear why…
Mortgage rates inched lower this week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage slipped to 6.09% from last week’s reading of 6.11%. The average rate on a 30-year loan was 6.87% a year ago. HOME DELISTINGS SURGE AS SELLERS STRUGGLE TO GET THEIR PRICE “Bolstered by strong economic growth, a solid labor market and mortgage rates at three-year lows, housing affordability continues to measurably improve,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “These factors have caught the attention of many prospective homebuyers, driving…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Philadelphia Phillies fan favorite has been released before spring training gets underway. Veteran MLB outfielder Nick Castellano will have to find a new home before the start of the 2026 season after the team announced his release on Thursday.The news comes after a report from The Athletic revealed “there is no locker in the clubhouse” for Castellanos, adding he has been told “not to report to the team’s complex this week.” The reason? The Phillies are looking to get out of Castellanos’ $20 million contract, and he was expected to either be…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday asked a court to revoke the Israeli citizenship of two Palestinian men convicted of terrorism offenses.The effort appears to be the first use of a law enacted three years ago allowing the revocation of citizenship and subsequent deportation of Palestinian citizens who were convicted of certain violent crimes such as terrorism and received financial support from the Palestinian Authority as a reward.Netanyahu filed court documents arguing that the severity of the crimes, along with payments the men reportedly received from a Palestinian Authority fund, justify…
Watch Phillipa Soo sing “Was She Prettier Than I?” as Ruth Condomine in Encores! High Spirits. The cast features Saturday Night Live alum Rachel Dratch as Edith, alongside film and television star Campbell Scott as Dr. Bradman and Jennifer Sánchez as Mrs. Bradman, husband-and-wife duo Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale as Ruth Condomine and Charles Condomine, as well as Katrina Lenk as Elvira and Andrea Martin as Madame Arcati. High Spirits is running through February 15, 2026. Directed by Tony Award nominee Jessica Stone and Encores! Music Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell with choreography by Ellenore Scott, this rarely revived musical is adapted from Noël Coward’s beloved comedy Blithe Spirit. Browse More BWW FOR YOU
Where is Jermain Charlo? – CBS News Watch CBS News Police release last known images of 23-year-old missing mom. Can this security camera video help reveal what happened to her? “48 Hours” contributor Michelle Miller reports.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two people were killed and at least one other was injured in a campus shooting Thursday at South Carolina State University.The university confirmed the incident in a statement, adding that the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the shooting.The identities of the victims and the condition of the wounded person have not been released.The university said it issued a campus lockdown at approximately 9:15 p.m. Thursday following a report of a shooting in an apartment at the Hugine Suites student residential complex.MARYLAND HIGH SCHOOL LOCKED DOWN AFTER SHOOTING LEAVES ONE…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A new attack ad from Republicans targeting U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is slamming the vulnerable Democrat senator for requiring entrants at his political rallies to show proof of identification, but arguing that identification requirements for voting are a form of voter suppression. “Want to get into a Jon Ossoff rally?” the advertisement’s narrator begins, before it goes into a montage of staffers at Ossoff’s Feb. 7 rally asking for entrants’ IDs.”Don’t forget your ID” rally staff can be heard saying as folks walked into the Georgia International Convention Center located in metro…
Stellantis is urging owners of roughly 225,000 older vehicles in the U.S. to stop driving them immediately if they have not repaired defective Takata air bags. The warning applies to certain 2003–2016 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram models previously recalled for faulty air bag inflators that can rupture in a crash, the automaker confirmed to FOX Business in an email.”This action is intended to accelerate the repair of the remaining affected vehicles to safeguard owners, their families and the general public from the risk of serious injury or death,” Stellantis said. The company warned that the chemical propellant inside some…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Nathan Pare’s bid for gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics came to an abrupt end on Day 6 of the Winter Games.The day’s second snowboarding quarterfinal event did not go as Pare likely hoped, with the American competing near last place for most of the race. Pare gained some momentum around a turn, but his snowboard became intertwined with Spain’s Lucas Eguibar Breton’s.Part of the back portion of Pare’s board appeared to make contact with Eguibar Breton’s board. The collision caused the Spaniard to lose balance and fall down. Pare did…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The USS Gerald R. Ford has been ordered to move from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East, as President Donald Trump weighs whether to take military action against Iran amid tensions in the region, a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News.This will put two aircraft carriers and their accompanying warships in the region. The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier and three guided-missile destroyers arrived in the Middle East more than two weeks ago.The USS Ford, which set out on deployment in June 2025, was sent from the Mediterranean Sea to the…
In commemoration of Black History Month, the cast of Broadway’s The Lion King took over Good Morning America on Thursday for a performance of “He Lives in You” from the hit musical, now in its 29th year on Broadway. The performance was preceded by a conversation with L. Steven Taylor, who has starred as Mufasa on Broadway for the past 11 years. Check out their morning show appearance now. The current cast of The Lion King features Gavin Lee (Scar), Ntsepa Pitjeng-Molebatsi (Rafiki), Blakely Slaybaugh (Zazu), Ben Jeffrey (Pumbaa), Fred Berman (Timon), Vincent Jamal Hooper (Simba), Pearl Khwezi (Nala), James Brown-Orleans (Banzai), Bonita J. Hamilton (Shenzi), Robb Sapp (Ed), Leela Chopra (Young Nala at certain performances), McKenzie Sherie Lewis and…
Friday, February 13, 2026 6:22AMTUCSON, Ariz. () — A Hawthorne man accused of sending a fake ransom note connected to Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping case appeared in a Tucson federal courtroom on Thursday, according to federal investigators.Derrick Callella’s appearance in Arizona comes a week after he was released on bond following a hearing in a Santa Ana federal courtroom.The 42-year-old was arrested by the FBI in Hawthorne last week.Nancy, who is the mother of TODAY show host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been abducted from her Tucson home. No suspect or person of interest has been identified in the case,…










































































