South Carolina measles outbreak nears 1,000 casesKey takeaways:The measles outbreak in South Carolina is the largest in the U.S. since 1992. A measles outbreak in South Carolina has become the largest in the United States in more than 30 years. As of Feb. 10, 933 measles cases have been reported in upstate South Carolina since September. Texas/New Mexico outbreakLast year, the outbreak in West Texas resulted in 762 measles cases, including two children who died of measles complications. South Carolina outbreakThe measles outbreak in South Carolina began last fall and quickly gained momentum in January.

February 11, 2026 21:10 UTC

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February 11, 2026 21:03 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON — Moderate Democrats who backed a GOP proposal to impose strict voter ID requirements last year on Wednesday abandoned a new Republican-backed effort to crack down on imaginary voter fraud. The old bill, dubbed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, would require voters to prove their citizenship when they register to vote. Advertisement“This is voter ID at the ballot box. The House passed the bill on Wednesday, with all Republicans and no Democrats except Cuellar in support. Nevertheless, voters overwhelmingly like the idea of requiring ID to vote, and some Democrats are willing to go along with it.

February 11, 2026 20:36 UTC

And the members of Congress who forced the Justice Department to release its investigative files on billionaire sex predator Jeffrey Epstein said the government is still engaged in a cover-up. Khanna and Massie were the lead sponsors of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, while Raskin led Democrats at a House Judiciary Committee grilling of U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, where she insisted the department had done its best. Over at the administration, it’s eating them up.”When he looked at the files at the Justice Department, Khanna said there were hundreds of FBI documents recounting interviews with Epstein’s victims that were improperly redacted. (The Justice Department told Khanna the redaction mistakes were the fault of the FBI.) Khanna and other members were granted access to less-redacted material on four computers inside a Justice Department office.

February 11, 2026 20:34 UTC

In the January jobs report released Wednesday – a Schrödinger’s cat of employment snapshots – the seemingly opposed dynamics both held true. “The labor market appears to be stabilizing,” Heather Long, chief economist with Navy Federal Credit Union, told CNN. “I don’t think that one should take this report to show that the labor market is reaccelerating at this point,” he added. That’s because the underlying dynamics of the labor market haven’t dramatically shifted in one month’s time. The case for optimismWednesday’s report indicated that the labor market is neither falling apart nor booming, Hirt noted.

February 11, 2026 20:32 UTC





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February 11, 2026 20:28 UTC

Colon cancer at 48. Might be time to adjust the screening recommendations. Or just pony up the cash and get one on your own at 40 years old. Probably should do a upper endoscopy looking for esophageal cancer too. Both of those are big problems if not caught early.

February 11, 2026 20:13 UTC

In 2015, CNN averaged 711,000 primetime viewers with a total daily audience of only 489,000. The result was a massive ratings bump that saw CNN average 1.3 million primetime viewers and a total day audience of 752,000 in 2016. 4 CNN ratings are down bigly in President Trump’s second term as the media landscape and network have changed drastically. CNN is for sale, again, and only Anderson Cooper remains from the 2017 primetime lineup. From 2017 through 2025, CNN saw 45% of its primetime audience flee and lost 44% of total day viewers.

February 11, 2026 20:10 UTC

Team United States huddles up prior to the Women’s Preliminary Group A match between United States and Canada on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games at Milano Santa Giulia Ice Hockey Arena on February 10, 2026 in Milan, Italy. There will be two games on Feb. 11 and three games on Feb. 12, all part of the preliminary round. On the men’s side, the preliminaries will continue through February 15, with the qualifying round starting on February 17. Finland and Canada will wrap up the preliminary round on Thursday, in a game that had to be rescheduled due to the norovirus outbreak earlier in month. After that, the quarterfinals will happen on Friday and Saturday, with the United States already knowing they’ll face hosts Italy on Friday at 3:10 PM.

February 11, 2026 20:08 UTC

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February 11, 2026 20:07 UTC

They are among the boldface names from Los Angeles who have emerged in the latest dump from the Epstein files. Newly released Epstein files show a series of flirtatious emails exchanged between Casey Wasserman and Ghislaine Maxwell. brett Ratner thought we should meet.”An undated photo from the recently released Epstein files shows film director Brett Ratner seated on a couch next to Jeffrey Epstein and two unidentified women. The newly released files provide more detail about that work and are limited to his role as a chef. The charity founded by Ferguson, Sarah’s Trust, is shutting down after the latest Epstein files revealed the depth of her friendship with Epstein.

February 11, 2026 20:02 UTC

Los Angeles officials just made it easier to convert empty commercial buildings to housing, opening the door to the creation of thousands of apartments across a city clamoring for housing. With the new Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance going into effect this month, many more housing conversions are coming to Los Angeles, Lee said. Jamison Properties is converting this office high-rise on the edge of downtown Los Angeles into housing. People walk through the Union Bank Plaza in downtown Los Angeles in August. The ordinance is not limited to office buildings.

February 11, 2026 20:01 UTC

Marquis Lounge, a New Orleans-themed bar, opens Friday in Portland's Arts District. (Photo by Ryan Garrigan)Marquis Lounge, a New Orleans-inspired cocktail and wine bar, launches Friday in Portland’s Arts District. Co-owner Meg Bartos said the lounge will feature seasonal cocktails alongside some New Orleans classics like a Sazerac and Smoked Vieux Carré, along with absinthe fountain service. “The idea is to be a cozy, approachable neighborhood Parisian-style cafe, but with a few New Orleans speakeasy-style surprises along the way.”Marquis Lounge takes its inspiration from the Marquis de Lafayette, who stayed in Portland in 1825 in a boarding house where the lounge now stands. Marquis Lounge is open at 150 Park St. Sunday through Tuesday from 4 to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m.

February 11, 2026 19:59 UTC

At some point in the next two and a half months, the Minnesota Vikings will have to make a decision on the fifth-year option on the rookie contract of wide receiver Jordan Addison. Picking up that option is never cheap for any player, but for Addison it isn’t quite as bad as it potentially could have been. The folks over at Spotrac have their estimates for the fifth-year option cost for each player selected in the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft, and have projected Addison’s price tag to come in at $17.579 million. If the Vikings were to pick up that option, that salary would be fully guaranteed for the 2027 season. As a Tier 3 player, the price for Addison’s fifth-year option is equal to the average salary of the third through twentieth-highest paid players at his position, which is how Spotrac arrived at the figure that they did.

February 11, 2026 19:59 UTC

If it’s iguana you wanna as a pizza topping, Bucks Coal Fired Pizza in Lake Park, Florida, has what you’re looking for. Owner Frankie Cecere said he has created “the first iguana pizza in the history of mankind,” and the innovation landed his shop on FoxNews.com recently. A local content creator, Ryan Izquierdo, bagged the cold-stunned green iguanas during sub-freezing temperatures in South Florida. For a video spotlighting the Everglades Pie, he showcased iguana meat, venison and bacon. Alligator meat also starred on the BBQ Brisket Alligator, while venison appeared on the Big Rac, paired with pickles and an “avocado oil mac sauce.”Bucks celebrated its two-year anniversary on February 1.

February 11, 2026 19:29 UTC