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February 2026

Shia LaBeouf says ‘gay people are scary to me’ while claiming homophobia led to Mardi Gras arrest

In an interview with YouTuber Andrew Callaghan released on Saturday, the 39-year-old actor explained what led to his arrest amid the city's Mardi Gras celebrations

Shia LaBeoufactor
I’ll be honest with you, big gay people are scary to me
LaBeouf then reportedly assaulted another person — punching him in the nose,

'We feel that that is a correct story': Trump responds to reports of ayatollah's death

Donald Trumppresident
Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the Iranian regime, a vicious group of very hard, terrible people. Its menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas and our allies throughout the world,
Ali Khameneiiran Supreme Leader
I’ve spoken to a lot of people beyond, and we feel certain, we feel, we feel that that is a correct story.”
The people that make all the decisions, most of them are gone,
Donald Trumppresident
I think it’s already a success. We’ve inflicted tremendous damage. It would take them years to rebuild."
Donald Trumppresident
I don’t know, but at some point they’ll be calling me to ask who I’d like,

Cher’s son charged with simple assault and trespassing at New Hampshire private school

Allman, whose father was the late Gregg Allman, was also charged with a violation of disorderly conduct, which is illegal in the state but not considered a crime

Trump's call for regime change is 'mission impossible,' Iran's foreign minister says

This is a war of choice by the United States, and they have to pay for that,
Yes, there are also people who are complaining, but there are strong supporters of the regime,
You cannot do regime change while millions of people are supporting the so-called regime,
We don’t want to do that because we don’t have any hostility against, you know, the United States people,
We were able to address serious questions related to Iran’s nuclear program. We obviously have differences, but we resolved some of those differences, and we decided to continue in order to resolve the rest of questions,

Homicide investigation underway after Los Angeles 12-year-old girl was killed in alleged bullying incident

We want justice for her,
The District remains committed to providing support to students, staff, and families affected by this loss, including counseling services and additional resources on campus,

Democrats and a few Republicans say they'll force a vote to limit Trump in Iran

President Trump has been willing to do what’s right and necessary to produce real peace in the region,
Hakeem Jeffriesrepresentative
Iran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region,
Mike Johnsonspeaker of the United States House of Representatives
Today, Iran is facing the severe consequences of its evil actions. President Trump and the Administration have made every effort to pursue peaceful and diplomatic solutions in response to the Iranian regime’s sustained nuclear ambitions and development, terrorism, and the murder of Americans—and even their own people,
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.... As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission,
Iran and its proxies have menaced America and American lives, undermined our core national interests, systematically destabilized the Middle East, and threatened the security of the entire West,
John Thunesenate Majority Leader
Despite the dogged efforts of the president and his administration, the Iranian regime has refused the diplomatic off-ramps that would peacefully resolve these national security concerns,

Former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini sentenced to life in prison for shooting in-laws

Wood survived her injuries but died by suicide a year later

He is a monster that knows no moral boundaries and has zero reservations about taking lives to benefit himself,
Robert Gary Spohrlaw
Dan Serafini should never see the outside of a prison again,
And now we know why,

Racial slur at BAFTA awards stirs complex feelings for Black people with Tourette syndrome

I thought that because I had Tourette syndrome that, like, public speaking was out the window,
Jumaane Williamsamerican politician (born 1976)
For me, it was all about making sure we’re practicing care. And I don’t think that happened for the two actors that were there or the Black folks who were there or people who didn’t want to hear the word,
Two things can be true at the same time,
Jeremiah M Scharfdr.
Unfortunately, for this subset of people, it is incredibly disabling because they don’t want to say those things. It’s very distressing to them,
Law enforcement is not well equipped to deal with Tourette syndrome, but also historically, as a Black person, you never really want to be around law enforcement,
Jumaane Williamsamerican politician (born 1976)
Sometimes in the street or an event people will bring their family member up which is always a pretty emotional space for me because when I see the kid, I know what they’re going through,
It’s been pretty difficult because I feel like there’s such a clash between both sides,

Los Angeles school superintendent placed on paid leave during federal probe

Our focus remains clear: to ensure stability, continuity, and strong leadership for our students, families, and employees,

Digital forensics could be the tool that helps 'paint a picture of truth' in the Guthrie case

As the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance continues with no suspect publicly identified and challenges with DNA evidence, experts may turn to digital forensics

Your phone is the silent witness to your life. It knows everything you do,
People forget how much their data spreads across devices. So the same thing that makes investigations hard make it hard for criminals to clean up,
My husband and I worked on that case, we really focused on the [laptop and phone] logs that tell the truth on why there wasn’t evidence. And that became the bookend of Bryan Kohberger being awake at those hours, manually powering down a device that was at 100% battery. So he created a perfect timeline for us to hone in on that investigation,
We’re not going to give up. We’re going to find Nancy, and we’re going to find out who did this,
Let’s really start combing every other bit of information that exists out there in the world,
Typically, you don’t do the same thing every single day in the same way you’re going to act the day you commit a crime,
Locations that you’ve traveled to, times you turn your phone into airplane mode, if you put your device in Do Not Disturb, when you turn off cellular, you turn it back on. All of this is logged, and those logs are some of the most valuable pieces of information we get in digital forensics,

Overseas, Epstein investigations multiply. In America, not so much.

Joyce Vanceamerican lawyer and host of Sisters-in-Law on MSNBC
The Justice Department’s job is to follow the facts and follow the law and not to protect anyone, whether it’s wealthy men, whether it’s well-connected men, that does not matter,
We should be opening the investigations, and we should be subpoenaing their flight records. They should be subpoenaing their bank account records and start combing through those, and let’s see what’s there,
Mimi Rocahlegal scholar and television analyst
Right now, the government in charge has no interest in pursuing this, whereas the governments in other countries, or the authorities in other countries, for whatever reasons, do,
If they were able to commit the most heinous crime out there, what else could they have committed? Why aren’t we following the money? Why aren’t we taking more action

Photos: Israelis seek shelter as Iran launches retaliatory strikes

In the cities of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, men, women and children were pictured running into buildings to escape the threat of rocket attacks from Iran following Israeli and U.S. strikes on the Islamic republic overnight

Trump touted support for gun rights but has defended restrictions in court

The Trump administration has been very good on gun rights issues that are coming up in the states. The same isn’t true at the federal level,
Trump needs to balance appeasement of an unpopular and extremist gun lobby with the clear political reality that gun safety is popular and effective,
Kris Brownbrady Center President
I can understand why they are getting a lot of heat, looking at what they are doing in court and what they are saying,
President Trump has been consistent for many years: he is an unapologetic supporter of Second Amendment rights for law-abiding citizens. The Trump Administration will always defend and protect Americans’ constitutional right to bear Arms.”
Donald Trumppresident
You can’t have guns” in the situation Pretti was in
Gun rights are civil rights.”
I haven’t received an explanation.”
Because it is foundational to maintaining all other rights held by Americans, the right to keep and bear arms must not be infringed,
Donald Trumppresident
Certainly, he shouldn’t have been carrying a gun,
This case presents narrow circumstances where the government can satisfy that rigorous burden.”

U.S. and Israel attack Iran as Trump urges Iranians to 'take over' the government

Israel Katzisraeli Defence Minister
The State of Israel launched a pre-emptive attack against Iran to remove threats to the State of Israel,
As a result, a missile and UAV attack against the State of Israel and its civilian population is expected in the immediate time frame,
Donald Trumppresident
KEEP PROTESTING — TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!! Save the names of the killers and abusers.”... HELP IS ON ITS WAY.”

Biden seizes on Trump's sinking favorability in a combative speech in South Carolina

The reference to Trump's Tuesday night speech, which went on at record length at 1 hour and 47 minutes, would be the mildest criticism Biden leveled at the president

Joe Bidenformer President
He doesn’t mention Renee Good, Alex Pretti who were killed by Minnesota ICE — in Minnesota by ICE — offer even a word of solace to their families,
My friends, I can't sugarcoat this,
Joe Bidenformer President
Despite the fact that Covid drove migration to record levels all around the world, the day I left office, border crossings in the United States were lower than the day that I entered the office I inherited from Trump,
Joe Bidenformer President
I knew if I won the nomination, I’d win the presidency, because I knew what Bill Clinton and Barack Obama knew before me: South Carolina picks presidents,

Luigi Mangione dodges death penalty after federal prosecutors decline to appeal ruling

Mangione still faces two counts of interstate stalking, which carry a maximum sentence of life in prison without parole

We want to thank all the people who come out and stand in the cold, and the people who can’t come here, all the supporters,
Pam Bondiu.S. Attorney General
Luigi Mangione’s murder of Brian Thompson — an innocent man and father of two young children — was a premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America."

Trump raises the possibility of a 'friendly takeover of Cuba' coming out of talks with Havana

The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble,
We’ve had a lot of years of dealing with Cuba. I’ve been hearing about Cuba since I’m a little boy. But they’re in big trouble,
Policies that deliberately impose hunger and mass hardship on millions of civilians constitute a form of collective punishment, and as such are a grave violation of international humanitarian law,
We could very well end up having a friendly takeover of Cuba.”
Nothing announced in recent days changes this reality,

She convinced police her husband died by suicide. His family helped convict her — twice.

Greg Edwardsdougherty County District Attorney
He was more valuable to her dead than alive,
William “Dowdyprosecutor
If a person is gonna commit suicide with the firearm, that’s arguably the most important shot that person is ever gonna make,... Do you make that shot with your nondominant hand?”
It is what it is. … I can’t change what happened.”
Racheldaughter
Knowing that Will was coming right back,
Inadmissible, wholly speculative, and unsupported by data,
He would be my first suspect
For eleven years, we have waited, endured, begged, hoped, shattered, rebuilt, and broken again,
I’m not gonna do my job the way that they did theirs,

'Shaken' CNN staffers say they fear what Paramount takeover would mean for newsroom

Seven current CNN employees who spoke to NBC News on Thursday night, hours after Netflix announced it would not try to match Paramount’s bid for WBD, expressed a combination of fear and concern

Mark Thompson (media executive)a British–American media executive who is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ancestry, the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world, and CEO of CNN
Despite all the speculation you’ve read during this process, I’d suggest that you don’t jump to conclusions about the future until we know more,
Ron Filipkowskiamerican criminal defense attorney and former prosecutor (born 1968)
This will be the end of CNN.”
J. Christopher Hamiltonamerican academic (Syracuse University – Newhouse)
It cannot be overstated, the potential impact this is going to have when it comes to the undermining of what’s considered credible news coverage,
The president has been extremely closely involved in individual enforcement decisions,
Jim Acostaamerican journalist
When 60 Min or CNN is in trouble, we’re all in trouble,
J. Christopher Hamiltonamerican academic (Syracuse University – Newhouse)
If [journalists] step away from these institutions because of how uncomfortable or how unwieldy this gets, then we have no hope,
Jim Acostaamerican journalist
As I’ve been warning, America now has state-compromised media.”
No one wants to work for the Ellisons,
My students have already checked out in terms of their trust in legacy anything — whether it’s institutions like governments or media organizations,

Trump told FBI Director Kash Patel he didn't like his Olympics hijinks

In a video that was first posted by ProPublica, Patel, an avid hockey fan, could be seen chugging a beer and banging on a table, while yelling in an exuberant display of celebration

This is a direct result of the President’s law and order agenda which is being successfully implemented by his law and order team, including FBI Director Kash Patel,

Why ads funded by AI groups aren't about AI: From the Politics Desk

We historically start with a candidate who has a great resume but unfortunately doesn’t have, necessarily, the name ID,
Those ties are at the center of this American experiment of ours. And if we allow those ties to loosen and unravel, then we won’t have an American experiment to continue,