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US ambassador causes uproar by claiming Israel has a right to much of the Middle East
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 21 - 9:45 p.m. | Save Story
Arab and Muslim nations on Saturday sharply condemned comments by the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East.
Families identify 6 mothers killed in California's deadliest avalanche as search pauses
Daniel Macht and Jonathan Ayestas | Posted Feb. 21 - 7:46 p.m. | Save Story
Families on Thursday identified six of the eight backcountry skiers killed in California's deadliest avalanche in the state's recorded history. Another skier who has yet to be found is also presumed dead.
Former 'Jersey Shore' star Snooki says she has cervical cancer
Associated Press | Posted Feb. 21 - 7:18 p.m. | Save Story
Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi, one of the former stars of MTV's "Jersey Shore," said Friday that she has cervical cancer.
Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at age 75, family says
Doina Chiacu, Reuters | Posted Feb. 21 - 7:17 p.m. | Save Story
American salsa legend Willie Colon, the pioneering trombonist, vocalist and composer, died on Saturday at age 75, his family said in a statement.
Trump says he wants to make the Great Salt Lake 'great again'
Suzanne Bates, Deseret News | Posted Feb. 21 - 7:05 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said it was "very important to save The Great Salt Lake" in a social media post on Saturday, and said he would work with Gov. Spencer Cox to make sure the lake is healthy.
New Mexico launches investigation of forced sterilization of Native American women
Savannah Peters, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 21 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
New Mexico legislators approved a measure this week to examine the history, scope and continuing impacts of forced and coerced sterilization by the Indian Health Service and other providers.
JPMorgan says it closed Trump's bank accounts a month after Jan. 6 attack
David Thomas, Reuters | Posted Feb. 21 - 1:49 p.m. | Save Story
JPMorgan Chase told President Donald Trump and his hospitality business in February 2021 it was closing their accounts at the bank, according to new documents released Friday as part of a $5 billion lawsuit Trump has filed against the bank and CEO Jamie Dimon.
Court clears way for Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms to take effect
Hannah Schoenbaum and Rebecca Boone, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 21 - 1:43 p.m. | Save Story
A U.S. appeals court has cleared the way for a Louisiana law requiring poster-sized displays of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms to take effect.
Estimated $175 billion in US revenue subject to refunds due to Supreme Court tariff ruling
David Lawder, Reuters | Posted Feb. 21 - 1:03 p.m. | Save Story
More than $175 billion in U.S. tariff collections are subject to potential refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's broad emergency tariffs, Penn-Wharton Budget Model economists said.
The fuel set to propel NASA's moon crew is notorious for leaking. So why use it?
Jackie Wattles, CNN | Posted Feb. 21 - 11:51 a.m. | Save Story
If all had gone according to plan, four astronauts might have been returning just this week from a history-making, 10-day slingshot trip around the moon.
'Make America Healthy Again' activists warn Trump could lose their support over glyphosate order
Leah Douglas, Reuters | Updated Feb. 21 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
Members of the Make America Healthy Again movement say an executive order this week to boost domestic production of the weedkiller glyphosate risks their support in November's midterm elections.
Melania Trump donates her white and black-trimmed inaugural ball gown to the Smithsonian
Darlene Superville, Associated Press | Updated Feb. 21 - 9:22 a.m. | Save Story
Melania Trump says it's "incredible" to see the gown she wore to the 2025 inaugural balls on display at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History.
All truckers and bus drivers will be required to take commercial driver's license tests in English
Josh Funk, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 20 - 5:05 p.m. | Save Story
All truckers and pass drivers will have to take their commercial driver's license tests in English as the Trump administration expands its aggressive campaign to improve safety in the industry.
25 manatees reported dead in Florida waters since Friday
Alex Orenczuk, CNN | Posted Feb. 20 - 3:29 p.m. | Save Story
Florida Fish and Wildlife said 18 manatees were removed from Manatee Park in Fort Myers on Thursday. Those manatees were part of the 25 total deaths reported from Feb. 13-18.
Alien files incoming: Trump orders government release of UFO records
Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters | Posted Feb. 20 - 2:25 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would direct federal agencies to begin releasing government files related to aliens and unidentified flying objects.
Trump orders temporary 10% global tariff to replace duties struck down by US Supreme Court
Gram Slattery and Andrea Shalal, Reuters | Updated Feb. 20 - 1:45 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump said Friday that he will impose a 10% global tariff for 150 days to replace some of his emergency duties that were struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Epstein estate agrees to $35M settlement in victim class action
Jan Wolfe, Reuters | Updated Feb. 20 - 12:27 p.m. | Save Story
Jeffrey Epstein's estate has agreed to pay as much as $35 million to resolve a class action lawsuit that accused two of the disgraced financier's advisers of aiding and abetting his sex trafficking of young women and teenage girls, according to a court filing on Thursday.
US economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower than expected
Christopher Rugaber And Matt Ott, Associated Press | Posted Feb. 20 - 7:55 a.m. | Save Story
America's GDP increased at an 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce Department reported Friday, down from 4.4% in the July-September quarter.
