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French soldiers holds a soft-kill counter-drone gun during the Orion 2026 military exercises at Saint-Nazaire's airport, western France, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
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5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know-how to make cheap drone defenses

Read full article: 5 European nations pledge millions to use Ukrainian know-how to make cheap drone defenses

Five big European military powers have launched a joint effort to build cheap drone defenses and autonomous drones, using Ukraine’s battlefield expertise.

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A crane lifts the upper arm of the cross onto the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, reaching the basilica's maximum height of 172.5 meters (566 feet). (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reaches its peak with the completion of its soaring central tower

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Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia reached its maximum height with the placement of a cross on its central Tower of Jesus Christ.

A banner showing President Donald Trump is hung from the Department of Justice, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

Read full article: Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

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A banner showing President Donald Trump is hung from the Department of Justice, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

Read full article: Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

President Donald Trump waves after stepping off Air Force One, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on return from a trip to Georgia. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more

Read full article: Trump says he doesn't know if aliens are real but directs government to release files on UFOs, more

President Donald Trump says he’s directing the Pentagon and other government agencies to identify and release files related to extraterrestrials and UFOs because of “tremendous interest.”.

Primary candidate for U.S. Senate Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, speaks during a campaign event in Richardson, Texas, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Texas' Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview

Read full article: Texas' Senate primary race between Crockett and Talarico ramps up after pulled Colbert interview

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is urging supporters to look at experience in a heated U.S. Senate primary with state Rep. James Talarico as he rides on wider attention thanks to late-night host Stephen Colbert.

FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died

Read full article: Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died

Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire.

MICHIGAN NEWS

WEST LAFAYETTE, INDIANA - FEBRUARY 17: Elliot Cadeau #3 of the Michigan Wolverines celebrates with team members following the game against the Purdue Boilermakers at Mackey Arena on February 17, 2026 in West Lafayette, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

Michigan basketball clinches Big Ten Tournament triple-bye ahead of ‘Duel in the District’ game vs. Duke

Read full article: Michigan basketball clinches Big Ten Tournament triple-bye ahead of ‘Duel in the District’ game vs. Duke

Following their first win inside Mackey Arena since January 2021, the Michigan Wolverines clinched a triple bye in the Big Ten Tournament as they prepare to take on Duke in "Duel in the District" in Washington, D.C.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 14: Kristen Kish of "Top Chef" attends the TV Academy's Inaugural Televerse Festival at JW Marriott LA Live on August 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)

‘Top Chef’ contestants with Michigan ties -- Here’s a list

Read full article: ‘Top Chef’ contestants with Michigan ties -- Here’s a list

As a Detroit duo heads to the "Top Chef" kitchen, here's a look back at chefs with Michigan ties who've competed on the popular show.

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A banner showing President Donald Trump is hung from the Department of Justice, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

Read full article: Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting that are designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden.

Gary C. Watson, Jr., who was born and raised in St. John the Baptist Parish, poses for a photo in Edgard, La., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, across the river from a Marathon Petroleum Refinery. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

Read full article: Trump climate health rollback likely to hit poor, minority areas hardest, experts say

The Trump administration’s revocation of a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health is likely to affect communities of color the most.

Snow is plowed in front of businesses during a snow storm Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Soda Springs, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)

Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather

Read full article: Crews hope to resume recovery of 8 bodies from California avalanche after days of dangerous weather

Crews hope to resume efforts to recover the bodies of eight people killed in an avalanche in California’s Sierra Nevada and search for a person missing but presumed dead on Friday.

FILE - This Oct. 25, 1942, photo provided by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History, shows Corporal Refines Slims, Jr., left, and Private Alfred Jalufka shaking hands at the, "Meeting of Bulldozers," for the ALCAN Highway in the Yukon Territory in Beaver Creek, Alaska. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Office of History via AP, File)

Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders

Read full article: Alaska to replace Black Veterans Memorial Bridge, saving part as tribute to Alaska Highway builders

A historic bridge in Alaska named for segregated Black soldiers who battled extreme weather and terrain to help build the first road link between Alaska and Canada needs to replaced.

FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, speaks during a news conference Dec. 7, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)

Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died

Read full article: Texas congressman claims he's being 'blackmailed' over alleged affair with staffer who later died

Congressman Tony Gonzales of Texas is claiming he's being “blackmailed” following a report he allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after she set herself on fire.

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Jasan Martin, 32, of Eastpointe, Dawn Huffman, 44, and Rachard Huffman, 39, both from Sterling Heights, appeared in court for their preliminary examination on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.

‘I trusted her’: Macomb Township man says he was shot after seeking records from longtime employee

Read full article: ‘I trusted her’: Macomb Township man says he was shot after seeking records from longtime employee

The three people charged in the attempted murder of a Macomb County businessman appeared in court Thursday, where the targeted business owner testified he was shot outside his home days after pressing a longtime employee for financial records.

WASHTENAW COUNTY

Last week, State Senator Mallory McMorrow introduced Senate Bill 782
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Viewers came to us with car insurance problems. Now a new law might be coming to Michigan

Read full article: Viewers came to us with car insurance problems. Now a new law might be coming to Michigan

After Local 4 pulled back the curtain on how some Michigan families’ car insurance claims are getting denied and their coverage canceled because they didn’t list their kids, who don’t drive, on their policy, Michigan lawmakers introduced a bill in response.

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