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King Leatherbury, Trainer and Trader of Horses, Dies at 92

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 20:36:12 +0000

He trained mostly lesser-known, cheaper thoroughbreds in Maryland and was the fifth-winningest trainer in North American history.




Neighbor Recalls Investigators Searching Home Next Door in Guthrie Disappearance

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:18:59 +0000

David Curl, a retired lawyer, said the woman who lived there was distraught and did not know why investigators were focusing on her home.




ElRoy Face, Ace Forkballer and Effective Closer for Pirates, Dies at 97

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 17:51:21 +0000

Face was one of the first major-league hurlers to make the closer job a specialty. Not an overpowering pitcher, he finagled outs with a tricky forkball.







New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 15:14:47 +0000

The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.




Shivering Americans Snap Up Firewood as Winter Grinds On

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:25:57 +0000

Weeks of freezing temperatures and winter storms across parts of the United States have increased the demand for firewood and manufactured fire logs.




How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:02:57 +0000

The collapse of the Trump administration’s version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.




Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:02:52 +0000

The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”




How Former N.Y.C. Schools Chief Joel Klein Became Friendly With Epstein

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:20:37 +0000

Mr. Klein, who led an education technology company after running the New York City school system, met with Jeffrey Epstein over a period of several months in 2013.




T.S.A. Workers Brace for Another Shutdown They Didn’t Cause

Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:27:43 +0000

As Congress leaves town without funding their department, airport security officers wonder, “How many more times am I going to be able to do this?”