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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Eileen Gu, the controversial big air skiing star who competes for China despite being American-born, was unable to defend her gold medal on Monday night at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games.Gu came away with the silver medal in the women’s freeski big air competition, while Canada’s Megan Oldham won gold.Gu notched a 90.00 on her first run, which was tied on the list of competitors for third place, as Oldham and Austria’s Lara Wolf had better scores. Gold medalist Megan Oldham of Team Canada, Silver medalist Ailing Eileen Gu of Team People’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities announced Monday that two illegal immigrants were arrested last week in connection with a “violent” home invasion in North Carolina that sent one victim to the hospital.  The reported burglary occurred in a suburban neighborhood in the middle of the night on Wednesday, the Pitt County Sheriff said. “At 3:16 a.m. on February 11, 2026, Pitt County deputies responded to a reported assault at 200 Louis Street in the Cherry Oaks neighborhood of Greenville. Arriving deputies determined that the incident was a home invasion,” the agency said.”Both arrested suspects were discovered to be…

Fresh off a fight with international spirits maker Diageo over the future of Crown Royal, Ontario’s finance minister is suggesting the government is willing to employ the tactic again if other companies threaten to leave the province. On Friday, Premier Doug Ford backed down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23 million agreement with the company that includes new investment in the province.The agreement, the government said, would include a million-dollar investment in the Windsor and Amherstburg area, along with purchase agreements from manufacturers in eastern…

WA’s No. 1 trainer Grant Williams has opened up on the ‘deeply confronting’ uncertainty over his and wife Alana’s suspension from racing, as the pair won an appeal and further declared their innocence.

DE-RISKING IS NOT SO SIMPLEChina’s model may not be the most efficient, but it is robust. That is why the Western consensus on how to “de-risk” deserves a harder look.Reducing dependence on China is not as simple as switching a few suppliers; it demands the cultivation of comparable industrial density.Efforts to build rare-earth supply chains that are independent of China show that this is easier said than done.Since China suspended exports of processed rare-earth elements to Japan in 2010, Japan has made considerable progress in building its own supply chain. But the Japan-funded Malaysian facility operated by Australian mining company Lynas…

The attacker has also died from, likely, a self-inflicted gunshot wound after opening fire at an ice hockey rink in the US.Listen to this article | 2 minsinfoPublished On 17 Feb 202617 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAt least two people have been killed, and three others are in critical condition after a mass shooting at a high school ice hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.The suspected gunman died, it appears by a self-inflicted gunshot wound, after opening fire, Pawtucket Police Chief Tina Goncalves said at a news conference on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“It appears that…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans now have enough support within their conference to pass Trump-backed voter ID legislation, but a major hurdle remains.The Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act has secured the backing of 50 Senate Republicans, following a pressure campaign by the White House and a cohort of Senate conservatives over the past several weeks.Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, has led the charge in the upper chamber, ramping up his efforts last week as the bill moved through the House. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, and Senate Republicans reached a key threshold in their quest…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sarah Michelle Gellar turned a Manhattan sidewalk into her own runway.The “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress was photographed Feb. 16 wearing a lace bralette and coordinating sheer skirt layered beneath an oversized blazer in the same deep wine tone, with the look revealing high-waisted burgundy underwear underneath.She finished the look with satin pumps and drop earrings that shimmered with diamonds and deep red stones. Her blonde hair fell loose as she smiled for cameras while striding down the sidewalk.Gellar’s appearance comes as she promotes Netflix’s revived live competition series “Star Search,” where…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former FBI agent who worked in behavioral analysis told Fox News Digital that he believes Savannah Guthrie’s latest Instagram video was directed towards a suspect who could be an amateur criminal feeling the heat of a now-massive investigation. Savannah Guthrie began her latest video by saying that after two weeks of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, 84, being missing, she and the rest of the Guthrie family are not giving up. She then made a direct plea to her mother’s alleged abductor. “It’s never too late. You are not lost or alone, and it…

By David Baxter The Canadian Press Posted February 16, 2026 12:37 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada’s immigration department says it still expects Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia to return to their home country once the conflict ends. That’s in spite of comments from Immigration Minister Lena Diab, who recently acknowledged that many Ukrainians who came to Canada on temporary visas are here to stay.Nearly 300,000 people came to Canada through an emergency work and study visa program that was launched after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost four…