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Descrease article font size Increase article font size What was supposed to be a quick shopping trip has created major problems for one Calgary couple. “I was probably in the store for maybe 15-20 minutes? Came out, my car was gone,” explained Alexis Solberg. “The car was not running, it was locked, it was right in front of the doors. So how that happens? I do not know.”Having the car stolen was bad enough, but what made it even worse was the fact her wedding dress and her fiance’s wheelchair were in the 2020 white Jeep Grand Cherokee.Jeremy Van Deventer…

Pole vaulter Kurtis Marschall has become the fourth Australian to clear six metres, achieving the landmark feat at an indoor meet in France.Marschall’s milestone came when finishing second behind super Swede Armand Duplantis at the All Star Perche in Clermont-Ferrand on Sunday (Monday AEDT).Marschall needed three attempts to pass 5.90 metres but then cleared 6.00m at his first attempt.The 28-year-old from Adelaide joins Steve Hooker, Dmitri Markov and Paul Burgess as Australians to clear the six-metre mark.Hooker, the 2008 Olympic champion, holds the Australian record with a 6.06m vault at an indoor meet in Boston in the United States in…

For decades, nuclear weapons and military prowess came before everything else in North Korea, even as food stocks dried up and famine took hold. But since assuming power in 2011, Kim has stressed the need to also fortify the impoverished nation’s economy. At the last party congress in 2021, Kim made an extremely rare admission that mistakes had been made in “almost all areas” of economic development. Kim has already declared this year’s congress will unveil the next phase in the nation’s nuclear weapons programme. State media reported Monday that during Sunday’s session, the party also voted to revise its own rules with a…

Kim says his party is focused on the tasks of ‘boosting economic construction and the people’s standard of living’.Listen to this article | 3 minsinfoPublished On 22 Feb 202622 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2Share⁠North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has been re-elected as secretary-general of the nation’s Workers’ Party, extending his 15-year rule of the country’s sole governing party.The election took place on Sunday, the fourth day of the party congress, held every five years, according to the state news agency KCNA. During the event, Central Committee members were also elected, and ⁠some party rules were modified, it ‌said…

The following is the full transcript of the interview with Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 22, 2026.MARGARET BRENNAN: Every year, America’s governors gather here in Washington, and we’re joined now by Kansas Democrat Laura Kelly, Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear, Ohio Republican Mike DeWine and Indiana Republican Mike Braun. Thank you all for being here and having a bipartisan conversation, they are rare these days, and we enjoy them. I- There’s so much to talk about, but…

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has thrown his support behind the Fork-Choice Enforced Inclusion Lists (FOCIL) upgrade, calling it a critical reinforcement of the network’s cypherpunk principles.The protocol change, slated to headline the Hegota hard fork in 2026, aims to neutralize transaction censorship by forcing validators to include all valid transactions in the blockchain. Specifically, FOCIL mandates the inclusion of valid transactions to prevent validators from filtering activity in response to external sanctions or pressure. The upgrade works synergistically with EIP-8141 to designate smart accounts and privacy protocols as first-class network citizens. Developers have scheduled the mechanism for the Hegota upgrade,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Kate Middleton made a radiant return to the red carpet as she and Prince William joined Hollywood stars including Kate Hudson and Emma Stone at the 2026 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTAs).The BAFTAs, Britain’s annual celebration of the year’s best films, were held on February 22, 2026 at London’s Royal Festival Hall and hosted by actor Alan Cumming. The Prince and Princess of Wales made a surprise appearance at the event, marking the first time that they had attended the awards together since 2023.Middleton dazzled in a floor-length, flowing blush pink Gucci gown…

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. 1. Stocks reversed higher after the Supreme Court on Friday struck down the bulk of President Donald Trump’s tariffs . The S & P 500 had been down earlier in the session on softer GDP growth . In portfolio moves, we decided to exit our position in Texas Roadhouse on Friday after lackluster earnings . The stock opened higher as Wall Street looked past high beef prices because of accelerating comp sales. “They have a…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida high school teacher is accused of engaging in repeated sexual encounters with a student who had moved into her home, and plying the teen with alcohol, according to an arrest affidavit.Mackenzie McLean, a 49-year-old economics teacher at Crooms Academy in Sanford, was arrested Tuesday on two counts of sex offense by an authority figure and one count of distribution of a controlled substance.The male student, a senior who was friends with McLean’s daughter, moved into the teacher’s home around March 2024 after he was kicked out of his own home,…

The Milan Cortina Olympics ended Sunday as the twin flames in co-host cities Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo were extinguished as part of a closing ceremony inside the ancient Verona Arena, roughly mid-distance between the far-flung mountain, valley and city venues that made these the most spread-out Winter Games ever. In declaring the 2026 Games over, International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry told local organizers that they “delivered a new kind of winter games and you set a new, very high standard for the future.”A total of 116 medal events have been held in eight Olympic sports across 16 disciplines, including…