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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United States women’s ice hockey team, fresh off a gold-medal victory over Canada in the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, declined an invitation from President Donald Trump to attend his State of the Union address on Tuesday. “We are sincerely grateful for the invitation extended to our gold medal-winning U.S. Women’s Hockey Team and deeply appreciate the recognition of their extraordinary achievement,” USA Hockey told NBC News. “Due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments following the Games, the athletes are unable to participate.”They were honored to be included and…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A South Carolina judge has ruled that Charles Weldon Boyd cannot claim self-defense protection under the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law in the 2023 shooting death of Scott Spivey.After a hearing that spanned four days, Circuit Court Judge Eugene Griffith ruled that Boyd’s secretly recorded phone calls with a Horry County police official showed he was seeking law enforcement help and trying to avoid responsibility.”Credibility’s huge here,” Griffith said, according to the Post and Courier. “I really question the credibility of Weldon Boyd. I find his testimony lacking credibility in many places.”The…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario’s regional supervising coroner has announced a mandatory inquest into the death of a 22-year-old man who died following a fatal stabbing spree and a subsequent confrontation with Kingston Police in 2019. Dr. Armita Rahmani, regional supervising coroner for the East Region, says the inquest will examine the circumstances surrounding the death of Evan Freeman.Freeman died on Sept. 12, 2019, following a violent daytime incident at the corner of Queen and Bagot streets in downtown Kingston.According to reports from the time, Freeman fatally stabbed 40-year-old Christopher Barry and injured an 82-year-old man…

Drug dealers have been arrested nearly every week for a year in one regional city that police say has become a major hotspot for “a truly insidious substance”.The statistic comes as an alleged methylamphetamine trafficking syndicate was busted in a crackdown aimed at purging the drug from Shepparton, about 180km northeast of Melbourne.At least 12 people were arrested and six charged with drug trafficking or cultivation after detectives executed warrants in the Victorian hub on Friday.More than 300 grams of meth with a street value of $60,000 were seized, along with other drugs, including GHB, cocaine and cannabis.Police also discovered…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says that calm is being restored and that improvised cartel roadblocks are being removed.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 23 Feb 202623 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has sought to assuage fears following a government raid that killed one of the country’s most-wanted drug trafficking leaders, prompting a series of violent outbursts by cartels across the country.Speaking alongside Sheinbaum during a press conference on Monday, Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said that 25 members of the National Guard had been killed in fighting with criminal groups in the state of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Republican lawmaker is teaming up with outspoken detransitioner Chloe Cole to push federal legislation that would block gender-related medical procedures for minors, saying that children are being rushed into receiving treatments with life-altering results.The Chloe Cole Act is being introduced on Monday as federal legislation aimed at protecting minors from gender-related medical procedures. Rep. Bob Onder, R-Mo., who is behind the bill, has a medical degree and is sounding the alarm over the impact that gender-related treatments can have on minors. The congressman told Fox News Digital that his bill will not…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The U.S. killed three suspected narco-terrorists in an airstrike on a vessel in the Caribbean on Monday.”On Feb. 23, at the direction of SOUTHCOM commander Gen. Francis L. Donovan, Joint Task Force Southern Spear conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel operated by Designated Terrorist Organizations. Intelligence confirmed the vessel was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations. Three male narco-terrorists were killed during this action. No U.S. military forces were harmed,” U.S. Southern Command wrote in a statement.This is a developing story. Check…

Are you a Canadian in Puerto Vallarta right now? Reach out to us at shareyourstory@globalnews.ca with information on what you are experiencing and how we can get in touch with you. Canadian travellers impacted by violent conflicts in Mexico may be able to get a refund or modify their upcoming bookings as airlines begin to offer more flexibility.Escalating tensions in and around Puerto Vallarta in the western Mexico state of Jalisco prompted a shelter in place order in the city over the weekend, leaving many travellers, including Canadians, locked in their hotel rooms.Canada’s major air carriers say they are aware…

Europe’s asking for answers about US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a 15 per cent global tariff on imports.

new video loaded: Ex-Ambassador Peter Mandelson Arrested Over Epstein AccusationsThe former British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, was arrested on Monday following allegations that he passed confidential government information to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.By Jackeline LunaFebruary 23, 2026