Today is Thursday, Feb. 19, the 50th day of 2026. There are 315 days left in the year. Today in history: In 1942, during World War II, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which paved the way for the internment of 125,000 people of Japanese ancestry, including ...
The last few days in and around the Upper Peninsula have provided a much-needed respite from the frigid temperatures that have dominated the region this winter. Mind you, while it hasn’t been too terribly warm out there, temperatures have reached into the upper 30s in many places and maybe a ...
It isn't easy being Eileen Gu. The champion freestyle skier said the other day, after she had to settle for a silver medal in an event at the Olympics, that "sometimes it feels like I'm carrying the weight of two countries on my shoulders." Gu would be carrying the weight of only one ...
Stephen Colbert's comments that network executives pulled his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration has prompted a conversation about the rules governing how media outlets treat political ...
Today is Wednesday, Feb. 18, the 49th day of 2026. There are 316 days left in the year. Today in history: In 2001, auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash in the final lap of the Daytona 500; he was 49. Also on this date: In 1885, Mark Twain's "Adventures of Huckleberry ...