Today's Headlines: Powerful Storm Pummels Northeast, Bringing Travel Disruptions
Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack
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February 23, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Powerful Storm Hits Northeast With Heavy Snow and High Winds

More than 200,000 customers across the Mid-Atlantic had no power early Monday, and public-transit disruptions were snarling travel across the region.

Trump Considers Targeted Strike Against Iran, Followed by Larger Attack

The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.

Armed Man Is Fatally Shot at Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service Says

The local sheriff identified the man as a 21-year-old resident of Cameron, N.C. The president was not at his resort in Florida and has not commented on the shooting.

World

Mayhem Rocks Mexico After Most-Wanted Cartel Boss Is Killed

“El Mencho” was the longtime head of one of the nation’s most powerful cartels. Armed groups set fire to cars and buildings across Mexico in the wake of his death.

What to Know About the Killing of ‘El Mencho’

The Mexican government has killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the longtime leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful gangs, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

An Ugly Building in a Beautiful City Gets a Much-Debated Makeover

The Tour Montparnasse is one of Paris’s least-loved landmarks. After half a century, it’s finally being remodeled.

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U.S.

Armed Man Who Was Fatally Shot at Mar-a-Lago Liked to Draw Golf Courses

The 21-year-old man, from North Carolina, was killed by law enforcement officers after he entered secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago.

At Least 15 Have Died on Tahoe-Area Slopes This Year

Three more skiers have died in the Lake Tahoe area since the deadliest avalanche in modern California history on Tuesday killed nine.

T.S.A. Says PreCheck Will Remain Operational at Airports

The Department of Homeland Security had said earlier on Sunday that it would suspend the priority airport security program, about a week after its funding lapsed because of the partial government shutdown.

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Politics

Here Are the Rare Instances of Fatal Shootings by the Secret Service

Sunday’s shooting of an armed man at President Trump’s Florida club is one of only a handful of fatal encounters that the agency has had in its 160-year history.

F.B.I. Director Celebrates Hockey Victory as Bureau Stares Down Crises

Kash Patel’s trip to Italy came at a fraught and frenetic time for the bureau and Mr. Patel, who has shown little willingness to curb his jet-setting.

When Faced With Claims of Racism, Trump Points to His Black Friends

President Trump has often invoked his unnamed Black friends, or name-checked celebrities and athletes, when asked to discuss anything related to Black voters.

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Business

Trump Aides Project Confidence on Tariffs After Court Loss

Administration officials maintain that they can replicate the sky-high duties recently invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Trump Calls on Netflix to Oust Susan Rice From Its Board

The president made the attack as Netflix and Paramount Skydance face a key deadline in a bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery.

They Did Deals With Trump to Get Lower Tariffs. Now They Are Stuck.

Countries that under the threat of tariffs made commitments like enormous investment pledges face the reality that they might have been better off waiting.

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New York

Hunter College to Review Professor’s ‘Abhorrent’ Remarks at Meeting

A student objected to the potential closure of her New York City middle school. The professor, speaking on a hot mic, said, “They’re too dumb to know they’re in a bad school.” The comment was assailed as racist.

New York City Public Schools Will Have a Snow Day on Monday

Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that no remote classes would be held. The last official snow day in the city’s schools was in March 2019.

‘I Pushed Him Hard Into a Pile of Black Bags Covering the Sidewalk’

A rough first take in SoHo, a triple bill at the Fillmore East and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

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Arts

BAFTAs 2026: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Film

Paul Thomas Anderson’s comedy drama won six awards at the British equivalent of the Oscars. The best actor choice, however, was a surprise.

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Season 1 Finale Recap: On the Road Again

A melancholy finale sees Dunk finally treated as a proper knight, which includes a royal request to take on Egg as his proper squire.

‘Marcel on the Train’ Review: A Famous Mime’s Little-Known Back Story

This bio play about Marcel Marceau, which delves into his part in the French Resistance, stars Ethan Slater (yes, that’s Boq from the “Wicked” movies).

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Food

Supersmart Sheet-Pan Charred Meat Pitas

They come together quickly, and if you make the meat mixture today, you can spread and broil it on the bread tomorrow for a 15-minute dinner.

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Fashion & Style