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February 13, 2026
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Could the Chicago Bears move to Iowa? Senate bill aims to attract NFL…
February 13, 2026
Iowa lawmakers are considering legislation proposing financial incentives for building a professional football stadium in Iowa. (Photo by Tetra Images via Getty Images)As the Chicago Bears consider moving out of their longtime home of Illinois, state lawmakers are hoping to put Iowa in the running by offering economic development incentives...
Bipartisan opposition over inflammatory comments likely to sink Trump…
February 13, 2026
Jeremy Carl, the Trump administration’s pick for a top State Department position, is unlikely to get the job after a bipartisan group of senators grilled him over his history of racist, sexist and reported antisemitic comments and posts.Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah said in a statement following the heated...
Sister of Las Vegas DUI crash victim wants justice, changes to roads | Local Las Vegas
February 13, 2026
Like many older sisters, 20-year-old Azalia Estrada Jimenez has always felt a responsibility to look out for her younger siblings. That’s what she was doing Saturday evening when she tracked her brother Eric’s location on her cellphone. His plan was to walk from his mother’s place in east Las Vegas...
BREAKING: Louisiana Democrat Overcomes the Odds and Defends Trump +13…
February 13, 2026
Democrats have flipped 26 seats this cycle, while Republicans have still flipped zero WASHINGTON — Louisiana Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez just clinched a key victory to defend a Democratic seat in a district that Trump carried by 13 points. Republicans have been underperforming in special elections and were angling for...
Governor Ivey Forms Technology Quality Assurance Board to Oversee Inn…
February 13, 2026
MONTGOMERY – Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced the formal establishment of the Technology Quality Assurance Board (TQAB) to ensure the responsible, secure and effective deployment of emerging technologies across Alabama executive-branch agencies.The TQAB was established in accordance with Act 2025-369 (formerly HB207), signed into law by Governor Ivey on...
Department of Homeland Security shutdown nears, as US Senate remains …
February 13, 2026
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security is headed for a shutdown as lawmakers on Capitol Hill remained stuck Thursday over bans on face masks and other immigration...
You Can No Longer Generate Disney Images On Gemini
February 12, 2026
Disney sent a cease‑and‑desist letter to Google in December, demanding the shutdown of AI‑generated images of its characters, prompting Google to block related prompts on its Gemini and Nano Banana services.Disney alleged that Google’s AI models functioned as an unlicensed “virtual vending machine” for Disney intellectual property, producing unauthorized reproductions...
New footage released in case of Chicago woman shot by Border Patrol
February 12, 2026
A collection of new evidence has been released in a case involving a Border Patrol agent who shot a Chicago woman multiple times last October.Newly released body cam footage shows an agent appearing to turn his steering wheel toward the car of 30-year-old U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez, undermining Homeland Security's...
Trump says governors from both parties are invited to White House eve…
February 12, 2026
President Trump said Wednesday that nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded.The White House was initially going to exclude Democratic governors from a formal, typically bipartisan business meeting on...
Jury finds man guilty in 2016 killing, dismemberment of wife’s ex-lover
February 12, 2026
After 10 years and two mistrials, a 46-year-old man has been convicted in the killing and dismemberment of his wife’s ex-lover. Anthony Newton was found guilty Friday on six counts, including first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, and first-degree kidnapping, in the slaying of Ulyses Cesar Molina. In November 2024,...
BREAKING: House Democrats Lead Vote to Overturn Trump’s Erratic Trade…
February 12, 2026
Today, led by House Democrats, the House successfully passed a resolution to overturn Donald Trump’s erratic tariffs on Canada. Meanwhile, the overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted to defend the tariffs that have driven up costs for working families on everything from housing to groceries to utilities. In 2025, American......
Mobile 2027 DL locks in Alabama official visit
February 12, 2026
McGill Toolen’s 2027 defensive lineman, Avrian Pauley will officially visit Alabama for the last weekend in May. McGill-Toolen 2027 DL Avrian Pauley @PauleyAvrian to officially visit Alabama in May. “Alabama as a program has everything that I am looking for… They have put themselves high on my board.” Breakdown of...
Arizona voters may decide future of universal school voucher system
February 12, 2026
A sign held by a teacher at a rally at the Arizona Capitol on June 5, 2024, to advocate for restrictions on the state's school voucher system, known as Empowerment Scholarship Accounts. (Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy/Arizona Mirror)Arizona voters this year may get to decide which students can pay private school...
Bill would require identification of fecal material source for impair…
February 11, 2026
The Raccoon River in Des Moines on Jan. 15, 2026. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch) A bill that advanced in a House subcommittee and committee Tuesday would prohibit a water segment from being designated as impaired unless the Iowa Department of Natural Resources identified the percentage of fecal bacteria...
L.A. County officials push new sales tax to offset Trump health cuts
February 11, 2026
L.A. County voters will be asked this June to hike the sales tax rate by a half-cent to soften the blow of federal funding cuts on the region’s public health system.The county Board of Supervisors voted 4 to 1 Tuesday to put the sales tax on the ballot. County officials...
Biggest cities in Nevada during the 1870s | Local Nevada
February 11, 2026
Everett Collection // Shutterstock Biggest cities in Nevada 150 years ago After the completion of the 1860 census and the election of President Abraham Lincoln, America imploded. Eleven southern states seceded from the Union in 1861, instigating four bloody years of the Civil War and fundamentally altering the social history...
Mike Lawler Endorses “MAGA All The Way” Bruce Blakeman for Governor
February 11, 2026
This week, notorious Trump lapdog Mike Lawler endorsed Bruce Blakeman for New York Governor – the latest stop in Lawler’s never ending quest to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces after his original “Ultra MAGA” pick, Elise Stefanik, dropped out of the race. After spending more than a year desperately teasing...