News for February 16, 2026

A federal judge ordered ICE to release Greggy Sorio after finding that failures in his medical care at a detention center led to severe harm and permanent disability.

A federal judge ordered the Department of the Interior to restore slavery exhibits at Philadelphia’s President’s House Site after they were removed by the Trump administration.

Iran’s foreign minister met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva as Iran and the United States prepare for a second round of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.

Colin Gray’s trial has begun in Georgia, with prosecutors saying he gave his son access to the gun used in the Apalachee High School shooting and defense lawyers saying he could not have known what would happen.

U.S. military forces boarded the Veronica III tanker in the Indian Ocean as part of President Donald Trump’s push to stop sanctioned oil shipments tied to Venezuela.

Michael Dell, Ray Dalio, and Brad Gerstner are among the wealthy backers pledging money to Trump Accounts, a new savings program for children meant to help build wealth over time.

Japan’s economy barely grew in the last quarter, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to push new steps to support growth after weak exports and years of slow expansion.