A major Verizon outage appeared to impact customers across the United States starting around noon ET on Wednesday. Calls to Verizon customers from other carriers may also be impacted.
Trump administration restores federal funding for family planning after ACLU lawsuit
Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family planning services.
Federal judges seek to appoint U.S. attorney in Seattle
Judges say they will begin taking applications for U.S. attorney in Seattle when Charles Neil Floyd’s acting appointment expires next month.
2026 may be the year of the mega IPO, as sources say Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX took early steps to go public, setting up a watershed moment for the AI boom (New York Times)
New York Times:
2026 may be the year of the mega IPO, as sources say Anthropic, OpenAI, and SpaceX took early steps to go public, setting up a watershed moment for the AI boom — Call it the year of the mega initial public offering.&…
Gaza is entering second phase of Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan, envoy Witkoff says
Under the first phase of the three-phase deal, Hamas released all but one hostage it was holding in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who were held in Israeli prisons.
Nick Reiner’s ex lawyer continues to defend him in public, if not in court
Attorney Alan Jackson said his line of work, which has included clients such as Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, is “defending the foundation on which this country was built…”
ICE killed woman: Agent Jonathan Ross who shot Minneapolis’ Renee Good hospitalised with internal bleeding
An ICE officer, Jonathan Ross, shot and killed Renee Good after she allegedly struck him with her SUV. Ross suffered internal bleeding following the incident. Good’s death intensified tensions between Minnesota and the federal government, leading to pr…
Mariners’ Gabe Speier joins Cal Raleigh on U.S. World Baseball Classic roster
Reliever Gabe Speier joins a long list of Mariners players committed to the World Baseball Classic, which begins in early March.
Boy tied to tree and set on fire on 8th birthday dies with 99% body burns
The boy’s neighbour tied him to a tree and set him alight on his eighth birthday.
Boy tied to tree and set on fire on 8th birthday dies with 99% body burns
The boy’s neighbour tied him to a tree and set him alight on his eighth birthday.