Billionaire Thomas Pritzker steps down as Hyatt executive chairman over Epstein ties
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

Thomas Pritzker, cousin to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, had communicated with Jeffrey Epstein long after he pleaded guilty to sex crimes

‘Everyone needs to see the faces of the rapists’: Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir reveals moment she went for public trial
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

Tara Cobham looks at Pelicot’s narrative ‘A Hymn to Life’, which details her ordeal in France’s most shocking mass rape case

Father suspected of targeting family members in mass shooting with two dead at Rhode Island hockey rink: reports
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

The suspected shooter also died during the incident at Dennis M. Lynch Arena in Pawtucket, police say

Arizona women sue AI startup coach for allegedly using their social media images to make deepfake porn
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

The lawsuit names three men it claims ‘monetized’ strangers’ likenesses to create erotic chatbots — while also selling their methods to wannabe AI entrepreneurs

Trump takes aim at Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore over massive sewage spill in the Potomac River
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

Crews have still not finished repairing wastewater infrastructure after an aging sewer line burst in January

Sons of Imran Khan demand to see him in jail amid deteriorating health
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

Khan’s sons say that during a call with their father, he claimed he had "been denied treatment” for a few months

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns of fresh Russian attacks ahead of trilateral peace talks in Geneva
Posted on Tuesday February 17, 2026

Another round of US-brokered peace talks will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday in Geneva

Sheriff says all family members of Nancy Guthrie cleared over her disappearance: ‘victims plain and simple’
Posted on Monday February 16, 2026

Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said the Guthrie family has been ‘nothing but cooperative and gracious and are victims in this case’