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3:19 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Muslim worshippers perform evening Tarawih prayer on the first night of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at the Alkanz Mosque, which was damaged during the Israel–Hamas war, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal, but the festive spirit eludes many Palestinians

2:48 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Muslim Palestinians in Gaza are preparing for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan under a fragile ceasefire deal

From left, Michelle Obama, Sasha Obama and Barack Obama pose for a photo before the NBA All-Star basketball game Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A 'clown' who wouldn't go away: Inside Obama's team’s blind spot on Trump

2:39 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Obama aides have described how they underestimated Donald Trump before his 2016 presidential run, even as his influence grew online and in politics

Pawtucket police chief says shooter killed ex-wife and a son during a hockey game at a Rhode Island ice rink

2:17 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Pawtucket police chief says shooter killed ex-wife and a son during a hockey game at a Rhode Island ice rink

How major US stock indexes fared Tuesday, 2/17/2026

2:16 PM on Tuesday, February 17

A quiet finish for U.S. stocks masked big swings underneath the surface

FILE - Stephen Colbert attends the 36th Annual PaleyFest "An Evening with Stephen Colbert" in Los Angeles on March 16, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

What to know about the 'equal time' rule Stephen Colbert says led CBS to pull his Talarico interview

2:04 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Stephen Colbert’s comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration has prompted a conversation about how media outlets treat political coverage

The U.S. Capitol is seen Friday, Feb. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Police arrest man who ran toward the US Capitol building holding a shotgun

1:24 PM on Tuesday, February 17

U.S. Capitol Police in Washington, D.C., have arrested an 18-year-old man after he ran toward the west side of the Capitol Building armed with a shotgun

Police say they've arrested a man who ran toward the US Capitol holding a shotgun

1:19 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Police say they've arrested a man who ran toward the US Capitol holding a shotgun

FILE - Democratic power broker George Norcross is seen on Aug. 6, 2019, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Prosecutors drop racketeering case against New Jersey Democratic power broker, co-defendants

12:34 PM on Tuesday, February 17

New Jersey’s acting attorney general won't ask the state Supreme Court to review the dismissal of racketeering charges against Democratic power broker George E

Peru's Congress votes to remove interim President José Jerí as prosecutors look into corruption allegations against him

12:26 PM on Tuesday, February 17

Peru's Congress votes to remove interim President José Jerí as prosecutors look into corruption allegations against him

FILE - The Polymarket prediction market website is displayed on a computer screen, Jan. 11, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Wyatte Grantham-Philips, File)

Trump administration backs Kalshi, Polymarket as states move to ban prediction markets

11:30 AM on Tuesday, February 17

The Trump administration has backed Kalshi and Polymarket in a court fight over whether prediction markets constitute gambling

Firefighters battle a fire at the Abundant Life Fellowship Church, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, in Boonville, N.Y. (Nichole Moore, Daily Sentinel/Boonville Herald via AP)

Church explosion in upstate New York injures 5 people, including firefighters

11:27 AM on Tuesday, February 17

An explosion tore through a rural upstate New York church and injured five people, including the pastor and firefighters

District Attorney Brad Smith, left, points to a weapon that was displayed on the screen during the first day of the trial of Colin Gray, the father of Apalachee High School shooting suspect Colt Gray, in the courtroom at the Barrow County courthouse, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Winder, Ga. (Jason Getz/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Georgia students recall horror of being shot as father of accused school shooter goes on trial

11:09 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Students in Georgia describe the terror of a school shooting as prosecutors try to convict the suspect’s father for giving him the gun

This image taken from video provided by WTOC-TV shows law enforcement responding to the scene of a fatal car crash, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026, in Savannah, Ga. (WTOC-TV via AP)

Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say

11:02 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Authorities in Georgia say a Guatemalan driver fleeing a Georgia traffic stop by federal immigration officers crashed into another vehicle, killing a teacher who was headed to work

FILE - Kilmar Abrego Garcia speaks during a rally ahead of a mandatory check at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Baltimore, Dec. 12, 2025, after he was released from detention on Thursday under a judge's order. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities

10:45 AM on Tuesday, February 17

A federal judge has ruled that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cannot re-detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia because a 90-day detention period has expired and the U.S. government has no viable plan for deporting him

FILE - Rev. Jesse Jackson waves as he steps to the podium during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, July 27, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

There was 'a bridge called Jesse Jackson' across decades of civil rights advocacy

9:02 AM on Tuesday, February 17

The Rev. Jesse Jackson kept up his more than half-century-long fight for civil and human rights through his final years despite challenges over his health, the coronavirus pandemic, racial injustice and political divisions

FILE - Coretta Scott King holds hands while singing with the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Christine Farris, the sister of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as they parade on Peachtree Street in Atlanta on Monday, Jan. 19, 1987 to honor King's birthday. At left in Mrs. Alveda king Beall and at right is Lupita Aquino Kashiwahara. (AP Photo/Charles Kelly, File)

The Latest: The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's death prompts vows to 'keep hope alive'

7:25 AM on Tuesday, February 17

Many people who knew and worked with the Rev. Jesse L

Dancers in colorful costumes perform Yingge Dance, a traditional folk dance from southern China during Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Lunar New Year prayers, robots and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

7:19 PM on Monday, February 16

People are celebrating the Lunar New Year with prayers, fireworks and street festivals for the Year of the Horse

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