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EuropeEU foreign policy chief pushes back on U.S. claims that ‘woke, decadent Europe’ is heading toward ‘civilizational erasure’
By Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

Personal FinanceThanks to Trump, tax refunds could $1,000 higher this season. Here are the new deductions taxpayers should know about
By Adriana Morga and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

Future of WorkMore professionals are taking mini-sabbaticals, adult gap years, and other extended career breaks. Here are the creative ways they manage the cost
By Colleen Newvine and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

LawGolfers sue over Trump’s overhaul of 100-year-old public course so it doesn’t become ‘another private playground for the privileged and powerful’
By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

LawGen Z’s latest revolt over Jeffrey Epstein: pointing out a connection to the company that takes class photos
By John Hanna, Kendria LaFleur and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

Travel & LeisureCandles and tablecloth at White Castle: How a Valentine’s Day tradition sprouted over 30 years ago and spread nationwide
By Corey Williams and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

EconomyAmericans wake up and smell the coffee price surge—skipping Starbucks, brewing at home, and drinking Diet Coke for caffeine
By Matt Sedensky and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

LawAmazon’s Ring ends partnership with top operator of license-plate reading systems after Super Bowl ad raises fears of dystopian surveillance society
By The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

PoliticsCongress let more law enforcement agencies to down rogue drones. Then Customs and Border Protection fired a laser, shutting down an airport
By Josh Funk and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

PoliticsTSA agents are working without pay again as DHS shuts down, and experts warn of flight delays even though air traffic controllers aren’t affected
By Rio Yamat and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

EuropeRubio backs Trump policy while telling trans-Atlantic allies ‘our home may be in the Western hemisphere, but we will always be a child of Europe’
By Matthew Lee, Emma Burrows, Geir Moulson and The Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026

PoliticsTrump says regime change in Iran that ousts Islamic clerics ‘would be the best thing that could happen’ as another carrier heads to Mideast
By Konstantin Toropin, Aamer Madhani, Jon Gambrell and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026

PoliticsPoliticians scramble on data centers after putting their voters on the hook for Big Tech’s job-killing AI efforts
By Marc Levy and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2026
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