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A key witness who disputed the federal government’s account of the fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Texas has died in a car accident, according to published reports. The witness was identified in coverage as Joshua Orta. Orta was described as the only eyewitness who publicly challenged…

A federal judge has permanently blocked the public release of a special counsel report related to former President Donald Trump’s handling of classified documents, according to multiple news reports. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who oversaw the classified-documents case in federal court in Florida, issued the order barring the release of the…

Mortgage rates moved lower again Monday, with multiple major outlets reporting the average 30-year fixed rate hovering near the 6% mark as of Feb. 23, 2026. The shift extends a recent run of declines that has brought borrowing costs to their lowest territory since 2022, offering modest relief for homebuyers and homeowners considering a refinance….

ITA Airways passengers are bracing for major disruption in Italy this week as nationwide labor strikes are set to affect air travel, alongside rail and local transportation, with key dates centered on Feb. 26 through Feb. 28. Multiple travel industry reports and Italian outlets have warned that a 24-hour aviation strike is expected to hit…

OpenAI is expanding its enterprise strategy by formalizing partnerships with major consulting firms, aiming to accelerate how large organizations adopt its AI tools and agents. The company has reached multiyear agreements with consulting giants including McKinsey, Boston Consulting Group, Accenture, and Capgemini, according to recent reports. The arrangements are designed to pair OpenAI’s technology with…

Amazon said it will spend $12 billion in Louisiana to build AI-focused data center campuses, marking a major expansion of the company’s infrastructure footprint in the state. The investment will go toward Amazon’s first data center campuses in Louisiana. The projects are planned for north Louisiana, according to the company and multiple published reports, and…

A 21-year-old man from North Carolina was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service personnel after entering the secure perimeter around former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, according to published reports and a Secret Service account of the incident. The shooting occurred at or near Mar-a-Lago, a private club and residence…

OpenAI has signed multiyear agreements with major consulting firms as it steps up its push to sell its artificial intelligence tools to large enterprises, according to a CNBC report. The deals are aimed at embedding OpenAI’s technology into corporate and government workflows through consultants that already manage large-scale digital transformations for clients. Consulting firms often…

U.S. importers are still paying tariffs imposed during President Donald Trump’s administration even after a Supreme Court ruling that those tariffs are illegal, according to multiple recent reports. The Supreme Court decision struck down most of Trump’s sweeping tariffs, with coverage describing the levies as tied to an emergency-style approach that the court rejected. Outlets…