- — Rubio, Netanyahu united in freeing hostages, eradicating Hamas, dealing with Iran's dominance
- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared the two nations' interest in releasing remaining hostages in Gaza, eradicating militant Hamas, addressing Iran's dominance.
- — Keir Starmer 'ready and willing' to put troops on the ground to guarantee security in Ukraine
- European leaders are planning an emergency summit in Paris on Monday amid concerns the continent is being shut out in plans to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
- — At least 9 people dead as winter weather batters nation
- Much of the country is bracing for yet another round of fierce winter weather with the latest front poised to belt the central and northeastern United States with snow, ice and dangerous winds.
- — USDA scientists overseeing bird flu response are laid off
- A quarter of the personnel working in nearly 5 dozen U.S. laboratories trying to solve the latest avian influenza outbreak have been laid off as the Trump administration reduces the size of the federal workforce.
- — Divided appeals court denies White House's attempt to fire watchdog
- A divided federal appeals court has denied President Donald Trump's request to fire a federal official from a post overseeing enforcement of workplace protections for federal employees.
- — Suspect in fatal stabbing in Austria linked to Islamic State, officials say
- The suspect in a stabbing in Austria killed a 14-year boy and injured five others swore allegiance to the Islamic State who apparently acted alone, authorities said Sunday.
- — Recent-hires targeted for HHS firings as part of workforce downsizing
- Workers hired within the past two years are among the likeliest to lose their jobs as the Department of Health and Human Services and other federal agencies have begun downsizing.
- — Zelensky calls for creation of 'armed forces of Europe'; U.S. plans peace talks in Saudi Arabia
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky championed the idea Saturday of creating a European military force, in order to ensure the rest of the world does not treat it like a "pushover."
- — Pope Francis' doctors order 'complete rest' at hospital for bronchitis
- Pope Francis' doctors ordered "complete rest" after the pontiff "slept well" for a second night at a hospital with treatment of bronchitis, the Vatican said Sunday.
- — Pope Francis' bronchitis improves at hospital, Vatican says
- Pope Francis had a "restful night" in a hospital and his bronchitis was improve, the Vatican said Saturday.
- — On This Day, Feb. 16: NHL cancels 2004-05 season amid lockout
- On Feb. 16, 2005, after a five-month lockout, the National Hockey League canceled its entire 2004-05 season.
- — No injuries reported as earthquakes rattle Southern California and West Texas
- Fire- and storm-ravaged Malibu, Calif., endured two relatively minor earthquakes followed by another in Idyllwild Saturday afternoon while West Texas recorded a 5.0 earthquake late Friday night.
- — 5 charged with ‘horrific’ murder of transgender man in Upper New York
- A missing persons investigation has led to five people being charged with murder in the death of a transgender man from Minnesota named Sam Nordquist.
- — At least 15 killed and 15 injured in New Delhi rail station stampede
- Rail passengers in New Delhi, India, caused a stampede that killed at least 15 Saturday night while trying to board a train heading to the world's largest religious gathering.
- — Hamas frees 3 more Israeli hostages in exchange for 369 prisoners
- Three hostages -- American-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen, Russian-Israeli Alexandre Troufanov and Argentinian-Israeli Iair Horn -- on Saturday were released by militant Hamas in exchange for 369 prisoners.
- — Knife attack in Austria likely random, leaves one dead, four injured
- A 14-year-old boy is dead and at least four other people are injured following a knife attack carried out by a Syrian asylum seeker in southern Austria Saturday, police confirmed.
- — Texas measles outbreak grows as cases appear in New Mexico
- Additional measles cases "are likely to occur" as an outbreak of the virus grows, the Texas Department of State Health Services said in its latest update.
- — Hezbollah supporters resume protests over Iran flight ban, Israeli-U.S. 'demands'
- Hezbollah supporters demonstrated for the third consecutive day and tried to block the main road leading to the airport to denounce authorities for bowing to Israeli "threats" by prohibiting an Iranian plane from landing
- — 7th U.S. prosecutor quits as DOJ seeks to drop charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams
- A seventh federal prosecutor resigned Friday after the Department of Justice ordered criminal corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams dropped.
- — Missouri court ruling paves the way for abortion access return
- Women in Missouri are expected to have access to abortion services within days, after a circuit court judge ruled business licenses imposed by the state on Planned Parenthood clinics were too onerous.
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