Daily News – Wednesday 2/18/26

February 19, 2026

8 skiers dead after avalanche near Lake Tahoe

Colbert Ratchets Up Battle With CBS in Scorching Monologue — Literally Trashes Network’s ‘Crap’ Statement Claiming They Didn’t Kill Talarico Interview

Texas Dem Senate candidate James Talarico rakes in $2.5M after Stephen Colbert interview nixed from ‘Late Show’

FCC requested transcripts of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance

GOING ANALOG Donald Trump ‘interested’ in national social media ban – after US states blocked cellphones by law

Mark Zuckerberg quizzed on kids’ Instagram use in social media trial

Zuckerberg testimony: Company consulted stakeholders about keeping beauty filters

NEAR CATASTROPHE Airport ‘next in line’ for mid-air collision named as ‘recipe for disaster’ flaws still plague air travel after DC crash

Nor’easter, ‘blockbuster snowfall’ could be brewing for weekend

Donald Trump’s AI push fuels revolt in Maga heartlands

Rich Americans fleeing Trump scramble for overseas ‘golden visa’ scheme

Vatican says it won’t participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders in New Jersey

The Justice Department is not acting like it used to, criminal defense lawyers note

Billionaires’ Low Taxes Are Becoming a Problem for the Economy

The Sheriff Under Fire for His Handling of the Nancy Guthrie Case

Israel on high alert as officials assess imminent US strike on Iran; security cabinet meeting postponed

Exercise or escalation? Iran closes airspace ahead of ‘extensive missile launches’

Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran

Final Pieces Moving Into Place For Potential Attack On Iran

RFK Jr plunges into ice bath – in his jeans

Anderson Cooper decided not to renew ‘60 Minutes’ contract at last minute — flooring execs: sources

The Republican Governor Getting Under Trump’s Skin

Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did ‘nothing wrong’

Fed Minutes Show No Rush to Restart Rate Cuts, and Even Possibility of Hikes

‘Woke’ AI Feud Escalates Between Pentagon and Anthropic

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