NPR (The Associated Press) - Seahawks win Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
Seattle's "Dark Side" defense helped Sam Darnold become the first quarterback in the 2018 draft class to win a Super Bowl, to win the franchise's second title.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Broke Bureaucracies: America's 5 largest U.S. cities don’t have enough money to pay bills: report
It’s Financial State of the Cities 2026 report examines the fiscal health of the cities of Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City, with New York City again leading the U.S. with the greatest taxpayer burden.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Americans believe cutting government spending is best way to reduce debt, poll finds
The survey included 38% of those who self-identified as Republicans, 35% as Democrats, and 25% independents or unaffiliated voters.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Media outlets push for Washington state bill funding state-sponsored journalism
It’s a proposal that garnered support from several news organizations during its public hearing that indicated they will apply for funding, but the bill also drew criticism from tech sector advocates who say the tax could face legal challenges.
JUSTTHENEWS (John Solomon, Steven Richards) - FBI secretly prepared for disputed election and political violence in 2020, bombshell memos show
What did they know, and when did they know it? The memos from 2020 recently turned over to Congress by FBI Director Kash Patel also warned that foreign enemies like Iran and China were likely to foment domestic violence on U.S. soil.
JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Labor unions are leading the anti-ICE resistance, but they once opposed immigration
The vigorous activism against the Trump administration’s enforcement of the nation’s immigration laws is a far cry from the positions once advocated by the nation’s most powerful unions.
DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - More Snow Headed For Northeast, New England As Active Winter Pattern Continues
Locations such as Watertown, New York and Bangor, Maine could pick up 3-5 inches
NYTIMES (The New York Times) - Live Updates: Bad Bunny Delivers Joyful Super Bowl Halftime Show
Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin joined the Puerto Rican musician in a show that celebrated Latino heritage and was performed mostly in Spanish. His appearance had become a political flashpoint amid his criticism of ICE.
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - No, that wasn't Liam Conejo Ramos in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
A publicist for Bad Bunny confirmed to NPR that the little boy in a blue bunny hat detained by ICE in Minneapolis last month did not participate in the Super Bowl halftime show.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Seahawks ride their 'Dark Side' defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
The Seattle Seahawks have won the franchise's second Super Bowl, and defense was the driving force behind this championship.