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WASHINGTON: Radio Free Asia has resumed broadcasts to people in China, its CEO said on Tuesday (Feb 17), after Trump administration cuts last year largely forced the US-funded outlet to cease operations.RFA and its sister outlets, including Voice of America, for years had been financed with funding approved by the US Congress and overseen by the US Agency for Global Media, or USAGM.Last year Kari Lake, a former news anchor appointed by President Donald Trump as acting CEO of USAGM, terminated their grants, alleging waste of taxpayer money and anti-Trump bias. Critics decried the move, which led to mass layoffs,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! American-born Team China Olympic skier Eileen continues to center herself as the most polarizing subject of the Milan Cortina Winter Games. An interaction Tuesday with a reporter went viral after Gu responded to a question about her winning two silver medals instead of gold so far this Olympics, suggesting the question came from a “ridiculous perspective.” Silver medalist Eileen Gu of China poses for photos after the awarding ceremony of the freestyle skiing women’s freeski big air event at the Milan-Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Livigno, Italy, Feb. 16, 2026. (Wang Peng/Xinhua…

More than a dozen health and environmental advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the United States over its decision to withdraw a key climate change finding from 2009.That determination, known as the endangerment finding, had established that greenhouse gases are a risk to public health and environmental safety, given that they are the primary drivers of climate change.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listBut under President Donald Trump, the endangerment finding was rescinded on February 12.That prompted Wednesday’s lawsuit, the first of its kind, which alleges that the Trump administration’s decision will…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Democrats and the White House remain locked in a standoff over proposed reforms to immigration operations nationwide, a dispute that could carry unintended consequences for disaster response efforts.Without a fresh infusion of funding, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) could soon face constraints with its disaster relief operations. As hurricane season approaches, limited funding could hamper the agency’s ability to respond to major storms and other emergencies.The partial government shutdown affecting FEMA’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), entered its fifth day with no resolution in sight.GOP WARNS DEMOCRATS…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The boyfriend of missing woman Isadora Wengel has been accused of dismembering her body in North Dakota with tools he DoorDashed to his apartment before allegedly dumping her body across state lines.Joshua Alexander Hite, 21, was arrested last week after a weekslong investigation into the disappearance of Isadora Wengel, 25, who was last seen Dec. 31 by her family and reported missing Jan. 7.”We believe, based on the investigation (thus) far, that Isadora Wangle was heinously murdered,” the Fargo Police Department said. “And we, meaning the police department, collectively have probable cause…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size The City of Kelowna, B.C., says 75 parking meters were recently tagged with fraudulent QR codes. Dave Duncan, Kelowna’s parking services manager, said the decals were placed directly over the tap reader on the machines.City officials say the QR codes were not authorized by either the municipality or its mobile payment provider, PayByPhone. While the stickers appeared to advertise a convenient way to pay for parking, they actually redirected drivers to a fraudulent site.“We don’t use QR codes on our pay stations or anywhere near our equipment because we’ve had the occasional…

Bad Bunny is set to star in his first leading role in the film “Porto Rico” alongside Javier Bardem, Viggo Mortensen and Edward Norton.The feature film, described as “an epic Caribbean western and historical drama,” will be René Pérez Joglar’s directorial debut. Pérez Joglar, known as Residente, is a 34-time Latin Grammy and Grammy-award winning Puerto Rican rapper and actor who recently starred in “Frank & Louis,” which premiered at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival.Pérez Joglar and Bad Bunny, born Benito Martínez Ocasio, are longtime collaborators and friends. Two of Puerto Rico’s biggest stars are now coming together for “Porto…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced questioning in a Los Angeles courtroom on Wednesday about Instagram’s under-13 users and Meta’s efforts to boost engagement, as a trial examines whether the company knowingly offered an addictive and harmful product to children and teens.The landmark trial against Meta and YouTube kicked off in late January. It centers on allegations brought by a plaintiff identified as “KGM,” who claims that using social media from a young age caused her to become addicted and harmed her mental health.KGM, who is now 20 years old, alleges that Facebook, Instagram and YouTube — with their recommendation algorithms and infinite…

The beef cattle sector is bullish, with confidence exemplified at the MacLeay family’s Blackrock Angus Bull Sale, resulting in a total sell-out of all 85 quality bulls with a top price of $22,000.

The report says US officials expect troops to withdraw from remaining positions within two months.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 18 Feb 202618 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareThe United States is preparing to pull back the nearly 1,000 troops from its military that remain in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing three US officials.Al Jazeera was not immediately able to independently verify the report on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listLast week, the US military confirmed it was withdrawing from the al-Tanf base, located in southern Syria near borders with Iraq and Jordan.The base…