Lindsey Vonn has been through a lot over the last few weeks, even more than we previously knew. The legendary U.S. ski racer revealed Wednesday that on the day after she crashed violently while competing at the Milan-Cortina Olympics, Vonn lost someone very close to her. Vonn wrote in a lengthy Instagram post that Leo has joined two of her other canine companions, Lucy and Bear, “up in heaven.”Advertisement“This has been an incredibly hard few days. I still have not come to terms that he is gone…” Vonn wrote. He will always be my first love,” Vonn wrote.

Whether enforceable or not, Carr’s plan to prioritize the equal-time rule is creating significant political noise, and that may well be the point. Applying 1927 to 2026The equal-time rule was conceived at the dawn of the broadcast age. The FCC rule specifically covers political candidates and election cycles, so there are many times when it doesn’t apply. But the “equal-time rule” is sometimes conflated with broader “equal time” arguments in the never-ending attention war that is American politics. Joe Lamberti/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesLast month, the Los Angeles Times asked Hannity about Carr’s equal-time talk, and he said: “We need less government regulation and more freedom.

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No wonder CNN ... CNN has no ratings because of people like you,“ Trump said to Collins. I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile. “I’ve known you for 10 years — I don’t think I’ve ever seen you smile on your face,” he added while she pointed out that she was asking him about Epstein’s survivors. When speaking with Colbert, Collins said, “I don’t think it surprised me in the moment of the attack. The CNN reporter then said the exchange and feeling in that moment is something she thinks “a lot of woman can identify with.

How the U.S. Ice Dancer Madison Chock Began Designing Her CostumesIn addition to creating costumes for her own team at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, the U.S. ice dancer Madison Chock also designed outfits for her competitors. February 18, 2026

AdvertisementCalifornia U.S. senators tour California City ICE facility, decry conditions and inadequate medical care After an hours-long tour of the California City Detention Facility — the state’s newest and largest — U.S. Sens. At least 32 people died in ICE custody in 2025, they asserted. In the letter, the senators demanded detailed information about the agency’s death investigations, medical standards and oversight procedures. AdvertisementThe lawmakers’ warning comes amid mounting allegations that detention facility staff have withheld critical medication, delayed emergency responses and failed to provide adequate mental health care. The opposition party has grown more unified after the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents in Minnesota, which coincided with reports of record high detention deaths in December.

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'America’s Next Top Model' is messier than we knewA new Netflix docuseries has reopened the wounds of “America’s Next Top Model,” the popular reality show that began by promising young women a chance at a real modeling career and ended as a meme machine for its problematic photo shoots and judging. CNN’s Lisa Respers France explains what you need to know about “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model.”

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California is suing the Trump administration over its termination of billions of dollars in funding for high-profile clean energy projects awarded under President Biden, state officials announced Wednesday. AdvertisementThe funding cuts reflect “partisan retribution” and will lead to more than 200,000 lost union jobs, higher energy prices and worse pollution in California, said Atty. In September, Trump told reporters that he was open to “cutting programs that [Democrats] like” as a government shutdown loomed. The cuts will also erode the nation’s position as a global leader in the clean energy transition, he said. “California will fight for these jobs, this infrastructure, and the global clean energy competitiveness that the Trump administration has ceded to China,” Newsom said.

But there is a second, shadow effort occurring on podcasts and social media platforms. Those involved in the Guthrie case say they are just trying to help solve the case. “From Day One [the Guthrie case] hasn’t followed the usual pattern … we normally see in a missing person or kidnapping case. Some on social media have been quick to point out the delays in finding Guthrie, taking sometimes-subtle jabs at law enforcement. The congresswoman said a man she knows closely was doxxed after reports on social media said he was connected to Guthrie’s disappearance.

Tesla has avoided a 30-day suspension of its California dealer and manufacturer licenses after complying with a regulatory order to end misleading “Autopilot” marketing claims. Tesla sales won’t be suspended in California after regulators ruled Tuesday that the electric vehicle company has stopped misleading customers about its driver assistance features. The DMV threatened to suspend Tesla’s dealer and manufacturer licenses in the state for 30 days if it did not correct its marketing. AdvertisementBusiness California DMV threatens to shut down Tesla sales over ‘autopilot’ false advertising The California DMV has given Tesla 90 days to correct its misleading advertising for its driving assistance features or the company will be barred from selling vehicles in the state for one month. Since then, Tesla has stopped using the term “autopilot” in California and added “supervised” to describe its Full Self-Driving mode.

The US military is prepared to strike Iran as early as this weekend, though President Donald Trump has yet to make a final decision on whether he’ll authorize such actions, sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. But one source cautioned that Trump has privately argued both for and against military action and polled advisers and allies on what the best course of action is. Trump was also briefed Wednesday by special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, about their indirect talks with Iran that occurred a day earlier. The US’s readiness to strike by the weekend was first reported by CBS News. She added that while “diplomacy is always his first option,” military action remains on the table.

It has created divisions among Democrats and has placed Los Angeles at the center of a broader political fight, with Bernie Sanders set to hold a rally on Wednesday night in support of the wealth tax. “California’s proposed wealth tax is an unprecedented attempt to chase down people who have already left as a result of the state’s poor policies,” Kiley said in a statement Wednesday. “But a wealth tax is something unique because a wealth tax is not merely the taxation of earned income, it is the confiscation of assets.”The fate of Kiley’s proposal is just as uncertain as his future in Congress. “What’s especially threatening about this is that our state’s tax structure is essentially a house of cards,” Kiley said. Brin is donating $20 million to a California political drive to prevent the wealth tax from becoming law, according to a disclosure reviewed by the New York Times.

CNN anchor Jake Tapper is said to be fuming over a new company policy that sharply restricts how on-air talent can promote their own books. 3 CNN anchor Jake Tapper is reportedly “very, very unhappy” with a new network policy restricting on-air book promotion. CNNOn Feb. 4, CNN updated its standards guide in what Breaker reported was a direct response to Tapper’s on-air promotion. Tapper has since gathered several fellow anchors and is seeking a meeting with Thompson to discuss the new restrictions, the report said. AP3 CNN chief Mark Thompson rolled out the new policy limiting book promotion by on-air talent.