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In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about students' civil rights and cuts to federal education spending.

Michael B. Jordan and Jessie Buckley won best actor and best actress. Paul Thomas Anderson received best director. Cassandra Kulukundis won the Academy's first ever casting award.

Global conflicts surged to the highest number tallied by Uppsala Conflict Data Program. Fatalities were the highest on record since 1994, with approximately 244,600 people killed in conflict in 2025.

Long championed as a leader in adopting digital technology, Sweden is set to ban mobile phones in schools beginning in the fall for the next academic year.

A drone boat rescued two Army aviators who were aboard the Apache attack helicopter when it went down near the Strait of Hormuz.

The Pentagon has added several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of Chinese military companies. The move prevents them from securing U.S. defense contracts.

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country's most pristine ecosystems.

Join us for "We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy" with Natalie Baszile at the San Diego Central Library! San Diego Public Library and USD Copley Library are thrilled to present Natalie Baszile for this year's Black History Month Author spotlight. This in-person event will also include a resource fair, Q&A session, book signing and—for attendees who arrive early—a FREE copy of one of Natalie's books.* 5 p.m. | Resource Fair 6 p.m. | Author Talk 7 p.m. | Book Signing Registration is highly recommended. Visit https://mysdpl.org/nataliebaszile to reserve your spot! *Arrive early—the first 50 attendees receive one of Natalie's books. Natalie Baszile is the author of the novel, "Queen Sugar," which was adapted for seven television seasons and nominated for an NAACP Image Award. She has a M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA, and an MFA from Warren Wilson College's MFA Program for Writers. Join us as we discuss Natalie Baszile's new non-fiction book, "We are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land & Legacy," where Natalie brings together essays, poems, conversations, portraits, and first-person narratives to tell the story of Black people's connection to the land from Emancipation to the present. Natalie's passion for the stories of Black farmers and land stewards comes from a desire to shift the narrative around agriculture, farming, and labor. ==== Parking at Central Library ==== Attendees may park for up to 2 hours FREE, with a validated ticket, in Central Library's underground parking garage. For more information on how to get to the event, please visit the Central Library website. https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/central-library/parking ==== Additional Lecture at USD ==== A second author talk, held inside the Mother Hill room of USD Copley Library will take place on Monday, February 23 at 6 p.m. and will follow a similar format. This program is open to the public. Natalie Baszile on Facebook / Instagram

The U.S. aviation system is being modernized — but FAA Administrator Bryan Bedford and other leaders say it will take more money to make the system more efficient and flexible.

Agentes federales dispararon el martes contra un hombre y lo hirieron en el codo después de que embistió su auto contra vehículos policiales mientras intentaba evadir el arresto en Los Ángeles, informaron las autoridades.