February 2026 Archives

‘Adolescence,’ ‘Train Dreams’ win top prizes at Film Independent Spirit Awards

February 21, 2026 Lindsey Bahr

Clint Bentley’s lyrical Denis Johnson adaptation “Train Dreams ” won the top film award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday in Los Angeles, while “Adolescence” dominated the television categories. Both were released on […]

ELDER: Jeffries and Schumer denounce Trump’s ‘Racist’ video — but who are they to complain?

February 21, 2026 Larry Elder

On President Donald Trump’s social media platform, someone in the administration — the White House offered different versions of how this happened — posted a 62-second cartoon video set to the song “The Lion Sleeps […]

Sex workers at Nevada brothel fight for first-ever unionization

February 21, 2026 Jessica Hill

PAHRUMP, Nev.— Nevada is the only state where people can legally purchase sex, and now sex workers at one of the state’s oldest brothels are fighting to become the nation’s first to be unionized. “We […]

Soaring coffee prices rewrite some Americans’ daily routines

February 21, 2026 Matt Sedensky

NEW YORK — For years, it was a daily McDonald’s trip for a cup of coffee with 10 sugars and five creams. Later, it was Starbucks caramel macchiatos with almond milk and two pumps of […]

Albernaz brings patience to O’s

February 21, 2026 Shawn Krest

For the last few seasons, the Baltimore Orioles have been the envy of MLB scouting departments. A steady parade of some of the top prospects in the minor leagues have been working their way through […]

Local products shine at Senior Bowl

February 21, 2026 Ryan Henkel

The 2026 Senior Bowl was held in Mobile, Alabama this past week and over 100 upperclassman college standouts were invited to take part in hopes of raising their draft stocks. The invitees underwent three days […]

The 2026 N.C. ACC Baseball Preview

February 21, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

The race to Omaha starts now. The college baseball season begins Friday with all four local ACC teams taking the field on opening day. No. 11 North Carolina and Duke, both coming off Super Regional […]

NC Courage makes big changes ahead of 2026 season

February 21, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

After a turbulent 2025 season, the North Carolina Courage seem to be turning the page for year 10. Last year, North Carolina stumbled to a 9-8-9 record (win-draw-loss) and missed the playoffs for the second […]

Kuechly, Brees and Fitzgerald headline a Hall of Fame class missing Belichick

February 21, 2026 The Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Luke Kuechly, Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick. Brees and Fitzgerald both made […]

Patriots’ Maye had pain-relieving injection in shoulder before 3 turnovers in Super Bowl loss