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HONOLULU: Hawaii authorities moved into storm preparations on Monday after Governor Josh Green declared a state of emergency and the National Weather Service issued a flood watch for parts of the island chain ahead of a powerful Kona storm expected to bring heavy rain, flooding, thunderstorms and damaging winds this week. The emergency proclamation covers the entire state and is intended to speed coordination across agencies as conditions begin to deteriorate from west to east. The National Weather Service said the first impacts were expected to reach Niihau and Kauai on Tuesday, then spread to Oahu by Tuesday evening and Maui County on Wednesday.…

Two dozen states sued in the U.S. Court of International Trade to block President Trump’s 10% global import tariff imposed under the Trade Act.

Joe Biden told South Carolina Democrats that Trump-era federal history reviews and shifts in US global standing demand renewed political engagement in 2026.

Winter Storm Hernando slammed the US Northeast, closing schools, grounding flights, halting key rail routes and prompting travel bans as crews dug out.

Crews recovered all nine victims from the Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe, ending a four-day operation slowed by storms and unstable snow.

Trump said he ordered the Pentagon and other agencies to release government files on UFOs, UAP and extraterrestrial life in a Truth Social post Thursday, Feb. 19.

U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump’s emergency tariffs illegal, limiting IEEPA powers and leaving importers seeking refunds after broad duties hit global trade.

Washington told Brussels that excluding U.S. defense suppliers from EU tenders would undermine industrial cooperation and prompt a review of reciprocity.

Robert Duvall, Oscar winner for Tender Mercies and a key face of The Godfather, died Feb. 15 at his Middleburg, Virginia home, aged 95. Cause not disclosed yet.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged nations to bridge divisions and boost aid as Ramadan nears, calling for rights and dignity for all amid wars, hunger.