Trump Officials Seek to ‘Reimagine’ Unemployment Benefits, Targeting Fraud
Federal officials are subjecting some states to higher scrutiny in an antifraud campaign, as the president rails against California and states led by Democrats.
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Mexico Is Caught Between Trump and the Cartels
President Trump has demanded President Claudia Sheinbaum confront the cartels. The killing of “El Mencho” suggests it might be working — but could come at a cost.
Intricate silk helps net-casting spiders ensnare prey in webs
Rufus net-casting spiders can tune the stiffness and elasticity of their webs thanks to loops of silk, scanning electron microscope images reveal.
Rare disease isn’t rare—it’s a healthcare blind spot
A neonatologist shares why uncertainty shouldn’t be an accepted starting point in medicine.
Grand jury declines to indict Patrick Beverley in assault case
Feb 23, 2026, 11:25 PM ET A Fort Bend County (Texas) grand jury returned a no-bill Monday in the case involving former NBA guard Patrick Beverley, who was arrested last fall on a felony assault charge in what police called a “family violence” incident. The grand jury’s decision that there was not enough evidence against…
Russell Brand pleads not guilty to new rape, sexual assault charges – National
By Staff The Associated Press Posted February 24, 2026 9:38 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size British comedian Russell Brand pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to new counts of rape and sexual assault. Brand, who was already facing similar charges involving four women, denied the new charges in Southwark Crown…
Meta Announces Major Chips-for-Stock Deal With AMD
The multibillion-dollar deal is AMD’s latest move to catch up to Nvidia in the lucrative world of selling artificial intelligence chips.
Russia Moves Closer to Banning Telegram App, Saying It Foments Terrorism
News of an investigation into Pavel Durov, the app’s billionaire founder, deepened a crackdown on what remains of the free Russian internet.
New JWST images reveal the rosy glow of Uranus in unprecedented detail
February 24, 2026 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm See the rosy glow of Uranus in its full 3D glory Fresh observations from the James Webb Space Telescope show how vivid auroras surge through Uranus’s tilted magnetic field By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron Multiple views of Uranus, as seen by the…
Anthropic launches new push for enterprise agents with plugins for finance, engineering, and design
On Tuesday, Anthropic unveiled its new enterprise agents program, its most aggressive push yet to integrate agentic AI into everyday workplaces. In an official briefing, Anthropic’s head of Americas, Kate Jensen, told reporters that the new system would finally deliver on the promise of agentic AI. “2025 was meant to be the year agents transformed…