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By Lindsey Bahr and The Associated PressFebruary 16, 2026

North AmericaObama clarifies he saw no contact with aliens days after saying ‘they’re real, but I haven’t seen them’
By The Associated PressFebruary 16, 2026

By Jacques Billeaud and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

PoliticsDemocrats and the Trump administration dig in over DHS oversight, offering no signs of a deal to end the partial government shutdown
By Aamer Madhani and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

PoliticsTrump’s border czar says ‘small’ security force will remain in Minnesota after enforcement drawdown. ‘We’ll get back to the original footprint’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

EnergyU.S. military tracks down a sanctioned oil tanker from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean and ‘shut it down’
By Ben Finley and The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

PoliticsThe U.S. and Iran will hold a new round of nuclear talks as Trump sends the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Mideast
By The Associated PressFebruary 15, 2026

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
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