February 15, 2026 5:58 am
GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss Foreign Ministry says Iran and the United States will hold a second round of talks over Tehran’s nuclear program this week. Oman — which welcomed a first round of indirect talks on Feb. 6 — will host the talks in Geneva. The ministry did not specify which days. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran against any failure to reach an agreement, and has repeatedly threatened to use force to compel Tehran to agree to limit its nuclear program. Iran has insisted the program is for peaceful purposes. However, its officials increasingly threaten to pursue a weapon.
February 15, 2026 6:03 am
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station is back to full strength with the arrival of four new astronauts. SpaceX delivered the U.S., French and Russian astronauts to the orbiting lab on Saturday, a day after launching them. They are replacing a crew that bailed early last month because of health concerns. It was NASA’s first medical evacuation in 65 years of human spaceflight. The orbiting lab is now back to seven residents, allowing spacewalks to proceed and research to pick back up. They are expected to remain on board for eight to nine months.
February 15, 2026 5:47 am
MONONGAHELA, Pa. — (WPXI)-Emergency crews resumed searching for a missing man in Monongahela Saturday morning. Multiple departments are assisting with the search for Shelby Rhodes. According to his sister Jessica, Shelby was last seen walking in the Black Diamond area around 5 a.m. Feb. 7. Shelby’s friends indicated on Wednesday that they hadn’t heard from him in several days, Jessica said. An initial search near the Monongahela River revealed a single set of footprints and Shelby’s cellphone, after which emergency crews got involved. Shelby was last seen wearing a blue a yellow flat-brim cap, a black hoodie, jeans and sneakers, Jessica said. A K-9 being used in the area on Saturday.
February 14, 2026 11:17 am
MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies. He struck a less aggressive but still firm tone on Saturday about the Trump administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trump’s often hostile rhetoric toward traditional allies. Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference a year after Vice President JD Vance stunned the same audience with a harsh critique of European values. A series of statements and moves from the Trump administration targeting allies followed.
February 14, 2026 11:15 am
Emergency responders were dispatched to a two car head on collision on Saturday at about 10:30 am. The accident occured at Third Street and Duncan Avenue in Washington. According to 9-1-1, emergency personnel arrived to find one person partially trapped in one of the cars. That person was freed from the vehicle. There were no injuries.
February 14, 2026 7:23 am
Washington City Police were called to 410 North Main Street just before 7:00 am Saturday, for a burglar alarm activation. That address is associated with the Academy for Adolescent Health, a teen outreach center. According to 9-1-1 dispatchers, when police arrived they found a broken window and a suspicious individual inside. That individual fled. Police pursued the individual and now have them in custody. No further details are available.
February 14, 2026 3:56 am
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director Todd Lyons said Friday that his agency had opened a joint probe with the Justice Department after video evidence revealed “sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements” about the shooting of one of the Venezuelan men. The officers, whose names were not disclosed, are on administrative leave pending the completion of an internal investigation. Lyons added that the U.S. attorney’s office is actively investigating.
February 14, 2026 4:00 am
MUNICH (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a friendly and reassuring assessment of America’s relations with Europe under President Donald Trump’s administration. He said Saturday that the blunt tone of previous criticisms was intended to spur a renaissance in trans-Atlantic ties. Rubio addressed the Munich Security Conference a year after Vice President JD Vance stunned the same audience with a harsh critique of European values. Taking a much less confrontational approach than Vance last year, Rubio acknowledged that the Trump administration has been pointedly direct in asserting its positions, but made clear that it won’t back off them.
February 14, 2026 4:04 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military says it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Southern Command said Friday on social media that the boat “was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking operations.” It said the strike killed three people. A video linked to the post shows a boat moving through the water before exploding in flames. Friday’s attack raises the death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats to 133 people in at least 38 attacks carried out since early September in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
February 14, 2026 3:58 am
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Minnesota. The veteran journalist is among several people accused in a Jan. 18 protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official serves as a pastor. Four other people pleaded not guilty in the case Friday, including civil rights attorney and prominent local activist Nekima Levy Armstrong. Lemon says he was chronicling the protest as an independent journalist. Prosecutors have accused him of joining a “mob.” Lemon says he will fight to defend his First Amendment rights. Nine people have been indicted in the case.
