Day: February 28, 2026

Dem Washington House majority leader apologizes for being ‘impaired’ during budget hearing

7:09 am February 28, 2026

A Democratic Washington state lawmaker has apologized after admitting he showed up to a committee hearing after drinking alcohol and making somewhat slurred remarks during the proceeding. Democratic state Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, the state House majority leader, said it was a “serious mistake for many reasons” when he appeared at a House Appropriations Committee […]

Man accused of spraying anti-ICE graffiti at Oklahoma Capitol is registered child sex offender; charges filed

7:04 am February 28, 2026

A registered sex offender is accused of defacing Oklahoma’s state Capitol and other government buildings with anti-ICE graffiti that said “KILL ICE” and other inflammatory messages targeting Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, according to authorities. Shelby Lang Smith was arrested Jan. 23 over several incidents of public property being vandalized, including damage to the Civic Center, […]

USA Rugby to introduce ‘open’ gender category for trans athletes

6:58 am February 28, 2026

USA Rugby, the nation’s governing body for the sport of rugby, announced Friday it will be introducing a new “open” gender division to accommodate trans athletes. The new rule comes more than a year after President Donald Trump’s “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” executive order and nearly seven months after the U.S. Olympic & […]

Falcons dismiss assistant coach LaTroy Lewis amid police probe into Michigan-linked allegations

6:37 am February 28, 2026

LaTroy Lewis’ time as a member of the Atlanta Falcons coaching staff lasted less than a month. The team dismissed him Friday after sexual assault allegations surfaced. The allegations are tied to a December 2024 hotel incident during Lewis’ time with the Michigan football coaching staff. The Falcons released a statement Friday saying the organization […]

Hegseth bans military from attending Princeton, Columbia, other elite universities: ‘Wokeness and weakness’

6:36 am February 28, 2026

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on Friday said he was ordering the “complete and immediate cancellation” of all Department of War attendants at universities like Princeton, Columbia, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Brown and Yale, starting with the next 2026-27 academic year. Hegseth added that the ban would also include “many others,” claiming the […]