Thursday, February 19, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1945, the U.S. Marines invaded Iwo Jima, beginning one of World War II’s bloodiest battles in the Pacific. It lasted five weeks, and the Marines lost 7,000 men before taking control of the island. (See Video)

Not every breakout star at the Olympic Games is wearing a bib number. A local dog stole the spotlight during qualifiers for the women’s cross-country team sprint, sprinting onto the course and chasing the skiers all the way across the finish line.

Tune into today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast, where Ayla Brown breaks down a new ranking of the best and worst states to retire in. Wondering where your state lands? We’ve got that, plus the key takeaways you won’t want to miss. Watch here.

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Bayer Offers $7.25B Roundup Settlement

Bayer has proposed a $7.25 billion class-action settlement to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its Roundup weedkiller, containing the controversial herbicide glyphosate, caused non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

The deal, filed in St. Louis Circuit Court, would pay out claims over 21 years to people exposed to Roundup before this week who have been or will be diagnosed with that cancer.

Bayer has faced a flood of litigation since acquiring Monsanto in 2018 for $63 billion and has already paid more than $10 billion in prior verdicts and settlements. The German company still faces roughly 67,000 remaining claims.

The company, which has lobbied for a law protecting it from liability, maintains that Roundup is safe and admits no wrongdoing. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on the issue in April.

Air Force One Getting a New Look

The U.S. Air Force confirmed it will repaint the Air Force One presidential aircraft in President Trump’s preferred red, white, dark blue, and gold color scheme, replacing the light blue and white design that has been in place since the Kennedy administration.

The new look will appear on the Qatari-donated 747, the two Boeing VC-25B jets being built as the next-generation Air Force One, and four C-32 aircraft used by the vice president, the first lady, and Cabinet members.

The first C-32 has already been repainted and is expected to be delivered in the coming months. See images here.

Trump initially proposed the redesign during his first term, but the Biden administration reversed it, citing concerns that darker colors could cause overheating on certain components.

Shiffrin Wins Gold After 8-Year Drought

Mikaela Shiffrin dominated the women’s slalom at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Wednesday, finishing 1.5 seconds ahead of the field, the largest margin in an Olympic women’s slalom since 1998.

It’s her third career Olympic gold, making her the only American alpine skier in history to hold three. The 30-year-old hadn’t won an Olympic medal since 2018 and went 0-for-6 in Beijing four years ago, a stretch she later called her lowest point in the sport.

In Italy, a fourth-place finish in the combined and an 11th in giant slalom left her staring down her final event without a medal. Then she posted the fastest first run by nearly a full second and never looked back.

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➤ A new study ranked the best and worst states for retirement. (Hear Details)

➤ An avalanche near Lake Tahoe killed eight backcountry skiers, as crews still search for one missing. (Listen Now)

➤ Vice President JD Vance questioned a U.S.-born freestyle skier’s decision to compete for China. (Hear Remark)

➤ At least a dozen Democrats plan to skip President Trump’s State of the Union address next Tuesday, opting instead for a “People’s State of the Union” rally on the National Mall hosted by MoveOn and MeidasTouch. (More)

➤ U.S.-brokered peace talks between Ukraine and Russia wrapped up in Geneva after just two days with little progress, as President Zelenskyy accused Russia of dragging out negotiations over territorial disputes in eastern Ukraine. (More)

➤ President Trump’s Board of Peace will meet in Washington today, where member states are expected to announce $5 billion in pledges toward rebuilding Gaza and commitments of personnel for a stabilization force. (More)

➤ Texas Senate candidate James Talarico raised $2.5 million in 24 hours after CBS blocked his Stephen Colbert interview from the TV broadcast, citing FCC equal-time concerns. Colbert posted the interview on YouTube. (More)

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➤ IMG Academy, one of the premier high school athletics powerhouses in the country, will pay a $1.72 million settlement after accepting tuition money from students tied to a Mexican drug cartel. (More)

➤ UCLA coach Mick Cronin sent forward Steven Jamerson II to the locker room during a lopsided loss to Michigan State after a late hard foul drew a flagrant call. “I was thoroughly disappointed,” Cronin said postgame. “I know Steve was trying to block the shot, but the game’s a 25-point game. You don’t do that.” (See Video)

➤ The San Francisco 49ers added a second international game to their 2026 schedule: They’re set to play the Rams in Melbourne, Australia, and they’ll also be the home team for the NFL’s Mexico City game (the opponent is to be determined). (More)

➤ Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving announced he’ll miss the entire 2025-26 NBA season as he continues recovering from the knee injury he suffered last March. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NCAAM | NCAAW | NCAAB | NCAASB | Soccer

2026 Winter Olympics is brought to you by:

U.S. men’s hockey beat Sweden 2-1 in an overtime thriller yesterday to advance to the semifinals. They’ll face Slovakia tomorrow for a chance to play in the gold medal game. (More)

Team USA plays Canada today in the women’s hockey gold medal match at 1:10 p.m. ET. (How to Watch)

A local dog went viral after running onto the track during the qualifiers for the women’s cross-country team sprint and following the skiers across the finish line. (See Video)

Yesterday’s Results: Daily Events | Global Medal Tracker

U.S. Medal Count (as of yesterday): 🥇7 | 🥈11 | 🥉6

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Daily Market Report 02/18/2026

▲	NASDAQ National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations	22,753.63	0.78%
▲	SPX S&P 500	6,881.31	0.56%
▲	DJI Dow Jones Industrial Average	49,662.66	0.26%
▼	BTC Bitcoin	$66,359.90	-1.68%
▲	GOLD Per Ounce	$4,996.10	2.32%
▲	SILVER Per Ounce	$77.11	4.99%
▲	OIL West Texas Intermediate Crude	$64.94	4.19%
▲	IBRX ImmunityBio Inc.	$8.54	+41.86%

Bitcoin, gold, silver, and oil are traded 24 hours a day.

➤ Big Stock Move: ImmunityBio stock soared nearly 42% on Wednesday after the biopharma company won approval from European Union regulators for a new treatment for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. (More)

➤ The FDA reversed course and agreed to review Moderna’s mRNA flu vaccine application, weeks after initially rejecting it. Moderna’s shares jumped more than 6%, with the agency set to decide by Aug. 5. (More)

➤ The average 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.17% last week, the lowest in a month, driving refinance applications up 7%. (More)

➤ A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit claiming Buffalo Wild Wings used false advertising, filed by a customer who claimed the name “boneless wings” should mean the company was removing the bones from real wings. The judge disagreed, ruling the complaint “has no meat on its bones.” (More)

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➤ The moon is still shrinking. Researchers discovered over 1,000 previously unknown tectonic ridges across the lunar surface, showing the moon is still contracting and could trigger more moonquakes. (More)

➤ Your dog is older than you think. Scientists at UC San Diego found that a 1-year-old puppy is actually closer to 30 in human years, not seven years, and a 5-year-old dog is roughly 60. (More)

➤ A 125-million-year-old dinosaur with never-before-seen hollow spikes has been discovered in China, rewriting what scientists thought they knew about prehistoric life. (More)

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➤ Long before Photoshop, photographers were doctoring images with double exposures, staged scenes, and creative darkroom tricks. Here are 10 early fakes that fooled the public. (See Photos)

➤ Twenty-three vintage photos capture the glorious chaos of life in 1979, from Robin Williams cheerleading for the Broncos to Eddie Van Halen grabbing McDonald’s in the snow. (See Photos)

➤ Tupperware’s Servalier line, with its sunburst-style lids and stackable design, was a boomer kitchen staple. Here’s why it was more innovative than it got credit for. (See Tupperware)

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➤ A Florida congressman filed a bill to set clocks forward just 30 minutes, permanently, and never change them again. The Daylight Act of 2026 is a split-the-difference approach to the eternal Daylight Saving Time debate. (More)

➤ A dump truck sent to repair a sinkhole in Phillipsburg, New Jersey, fell into the sinkhole instead, ending up with its front half sticking out of the street. A car sank into a second sinkhole 30 feet away. (Watch Dump Truck)

➤ Terrifying video from the Italian Alps shows an avalanche barreling down a mountainside at the Courmayeur resort, engulfing skiers who scrambled to flee. (Watch Avalanche)

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Yesterday’s Results:

Have you ever sleepwalked?

No: 62%
Yes: 26%
Is that real: 12%

Daily Quote

“Honestly, the skiing is what I cared about. Of course, a medal and gold, that’s a dream come true. But at some point this week, I just said, like, stop dreaming. Just ski.”

— Mikaela Shiffrin, on winning women’s slalom gold at the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics