Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 02.24.26

Christian County: Sheriff Brad Cole said a Christian County deputy was fatally shot during a traffic stop Monday, Feb. 23, and another Christian County deputy was shot and killed by the suspect hours later during a manhunt
From Cabinet secretary to doomsday president: What being the designated survivor is like

WASHINGTON (AP) — They typically start the day as low-profile Cabinet secretaries. They end it that way, too, God willing. But when the rest of the government is gathered together for a big event, like President Donald
France ups the ante in spat with US ambassador, says ministers will no longer meet him
PARIS (AP) — France’s spat with the U.S. ambassador to Paris took another turn Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top U.S. diplomat in France must respond to a summons and won’t have access to
TED’s Audacious Project raised $1B from donors in 2 days to fund big nonprofit initiatives

NEW YORK (AP) — Last October, 35 major donor families, calling their collaborative The Audacious Project, gathered in California and committed $1.03 billion to more than a dozen nonprofits whose proposed projects span multiple years and take
Nick Reiner enters not guilty plea in fatal stabbings of parents Rob and Michele Reiner

Nick Reiner has entered a not guilty plea in the fatal stabbings of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, during a brief arraignment in Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23. The
Most Americans say Trump is growing erratic with age, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Six in ten Americans including a significant slice of Republicans think President Donald Trump has become erratic as he ages, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. The six-day poll concluded on Monday,
State of the Union could be Trump’s best chance to sell voters on Iran plans

By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Tuesday’s State of the Union address provides President Donald Trump with a nationally televised opportunity to persuade skeptical American voters to rally behind his threatened strikes against Iran over
Paramount+ sets fifth and final season of Jeremy Renner’s “Mayor of Kingstown”

Paramount+ has confirmed that Mayor of Kingstown will return for a fifth season, which will also serve as the series’ conclusion. The final chapter of the Jeremy Renner–led drama will consist of eight episodes, a shorter run
Factbox-Epstein accusers, Olympians among guests invited to State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON, Feb 24 (Reuters) – Over the past four decades, it has become a ritual for presidents, and more recently lawmakers, to invite guests to the presidential State of the Union address to a joint session of
Northeast US digs out from brutal storm that disrupted flights and canceled school

NEW YORK (AP) — Neighbors, government workers and a powerful railroad snow-clearing machine nicknamed “Darth Vader” scrambled to dig out much of the northeastern United States from a brutal and — in some areas — record-breaking storm