Eight skiers missing in California avalanche found dead
Eight skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche in California, as rescuers continue searching in severe blizzard conditions.
Day: February 18, 2026
How Israel is spraying herbicides on Syrian crops
Israeli planes sprayed chemicals on farmland in Quneitra, Syria in late January and early February, 2026. Farmers say that their crops yellowed and died in just a few days and that they lost dozens of hectares of farmland. There have been similar repo…
California avalanche site where eight skiers died had been closed for a century before tragedy
Three of those who died were guides on the doomed trip
California’s ‘blackjack ban’ in card houses could jeopardize ‘thousands of working families’ and cost millions, experts warn
The new regulations go into effect in April
An Antarctic Expedition Ends in New Zealand
But stay tuned: We’ve still got more to share about this Antarctic expedition, and the next ones scientists are already planning.
Leavitt says Truth Social posts are straight from Trump…a week after he blamed staffer for Obama-as-ape video
Officials previously blamed a staffer for a grotesquely racist video reposted by the president’s account earlier this month
Kraken players start returning to ice after Olympic break | Notebook
Every Kraken player and coach not selected for a 2026 Olympic squad got a needed break from the six-and-a-half-month NHL regular season last week.
Hidden Chinese tests bolster ‘nuclear warfighting’
China detonated a secret underground nuclear blast in 2020 that was detected by a seismic station in Kazakhstan and was aimed at improving Beijing’s nuclear war fighting, according to a senior State Department arms control official.
Lawmakers will elect Peru’s next president after the latest ouster
Peru’s Congress is picking a new interim president as it scrambles to steady the country after ousting José Jerí.
California high-speed rail chief takes leave after arrest over domestic violence allegations
The CEO of a California agency running the state’s long-delayed bullet train project is taking a leave of absence after he was arrested earlier this month over allegations of domestic violence.