The Chicago Park District says a statue of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini will replace the Christopher Columbus monument in Arrigo Park after an online vote in which she received about 1,500 of roughly 3,900 submissions.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that sweeps of improvised homeless encampments in New York City will restart, and he said the city’s homeless services department will lead the effort with continued engagement to connect people with shelter and services.
Federal and state legal actions have accelerated after recent changes to the federal vaccine schedule; the American Academy of Pediatrics has asked a court for a preliminary injunction that could affect the ACIP meeting set for Feb. 25–26.
A Northwestern study found that finishing the last meal three hours before bedtime—creating a 13–16 hour overnight fast—was associated with modest reductions in nighttime blood pressure and heart rate and improved daytime blood-sugar control after about 7½ weeks.
The Eganville Leader, a weekly community newspaper serving Renfrew County, has been sold to London Publishing Inc. and the Aylmer Express, which say they plan to keep operations largely unchanged.
Las Vegas police say a woman left her 2-year-old goldendoodle tied at the JetBlue check-in counter after being denied a boarding pass; she was arrested for animal abandonment and resisting arrest. The dog, now named JetBlue, is in foster care after a mandatory hold while a rescue reviews adoption applications.
Jordan Stolz won the silver medal in the men's 1,500-meter speedskating at the 2026 Winter Olympics, finishing 0.77 seconds behind China's Ning Zhongyan, who set an Olympic record of 1:41.98. Stolz had already won two gold medals earlier at these Games.
The U.S. women's curling team advanced to the Milan Cortina Olympic semifinals after a 7-6 walk-off win over Switzerland, earning the No. 2 seed and marking only the team's second semifinal appearance since 2002.
Coverage of Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance was intense at first but is easing; local Arizona outlets and the Today show are likely to continue coverage while authorities say the investigation remains active.
A North Carolina woman says her dog’s unusual behavior led her to find a painful lump that was diagnosed as triple‑negative breast cancer; she received treatment and now has no sign of disease.
