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In our news wrap Thursday, officials say at least two people involved in a speedboat shooting in Cuba were U.S. citizens, a Columbia University student was detained by ICE agents in her campus apartment and later released and police in Buffalo, New York, are investigating the death of a nearly-blind refugee from Myanmar days after Border Patrol agents dropped him off alone miles from his home. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, Larry Summers is leaving his teaching post at Harvard after his name appeared hundreds of times in the recent batch Epstein files, rescue teams in Brazil are searching for dozens of people after intense rains and floods and Cuba's Interior Ministry says soldiers killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that they say had opened fire in Cuban waters. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

In our news wrap Tuesday, Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie says her family is offering a million-dollar reward for information leading to the recovery of her mother, a bipartisan aviation safety bill failed in the House and after unrest sparked by the death of a major cartel leader, Mexican President Sheinbaum says there is "no risk" to visitors planning to attend World Cup matches there. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge is permanently blocking the release of a report on President Trump's handling of classified documents after he left office in 2021, Trump is warning countries to stick with the tariff deals they agreed to and the Supreme Court will hear a bid by oil and gas companies to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for the effects of climate change. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Monday, a federal judge is permanently blocking the release of a report on President Trump's handling of classified documents after he left office in 2021, Trump is warning countries to stick with the tariff deals they agreed to and the Supreme Court will hear a bid by oil and gas companies to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for the effects of climate change. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Listen to the Weekly News Wrap of the week ending Friday, 20/02/2026

In our news wrap Friday, police searched the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor a day after his arrest related to his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, the Trump administration is requiring all truckers and bus drivers to take commercial driving tests in English and Speaker Mike Johnson's office denied a request for the late Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in the Capitol. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A round up of news from RNZ's rural news teamYou can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becomes the first senior British royal in modern history to be arrested. Government reiterates it will not offer support for partners and children of I-S group fighters to return home. US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it has roughly 10 days to reach a meaningful nuclear agreement. Recorded 20 February. - イギリス国王の弟、マウントバッテン＝ウィンザー氏が公務上の不正行為の疑いで逮捕されました。政府は、イスラム国の戦闘員の家族に対し、帰還支援は行わない方針を改めて強調しています。アメリカのトランプ大統領はイランに対し、核開発をめぐる合意までの時間はあと10日ほどだと警告しました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。2月20日収録。

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor becomes the first senior British royal in modern history to be arrested. Government reiterates it will not offer support for partners and children of I-S group fighters to return home. US President Donald Trump has warned Iran it has roughly 10 days to reach a meaningful nuclear agreement. - イギリス国王の弟、マウントバッテン＝ウィンザー氏が公務上の不正行為の疑いで逮捕されました。政府は、イスラム国の戦闘員の家族に対し、帰還支援は行わない方針を改めて強調しています。アメリカのトランプ大統領はイランに対し、核開発をめぐる合意までの時間はあと10日ほどだと警告しました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。

On today's Newswrap, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, discusses the App Store Accountability Act. And the Wildcard applauds a cat that has been on the job for fifteen years!

Catch up on what has been making news this week on NITV Radio's News Wrap of the week.

n our news wrap Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli settlers shot and killed a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank, National Park Service workers in Philadelphia began restoring a slavery exhibit at the site of George Washington's former residence and the White House ballroom proposal has been approved by a panel whose members were handpicked by Trump himself. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

n our news wrap Thursday, the Palestinian Health Ministry says Israeli settlers shot and killed a Palestinian-American in the occupied West Bank, National Park Service workers in Philadelphia began restoring a slavery exhibit at the site of George Washington's former residence and the White House ballroom proposal has been approved by a panel whose members were handpicked by Trump himself. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, the National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will serve as acting head of the CDC, the FDA reversed its decision to consider whether to approve a new mRNA flu shot from Moderna and billionaire Les Wexner told lawmakers he was "duped by a world-class con-man" as he faced questions about his association with Jeffrey Epstein. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Tuesday, Geneva hosted rounds of high-level talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine and limiting Iran's nuclear program, repair work is underway to fix a sewer line on the Potomac River as a political battle is raging over a sewage spill and a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a slavery-related exhibit at George Washington's former home in Philadelphia. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Tuesday, Geneva hosted rounds of high-level talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine and limiting Iran's nuclear program, repair work is underway to fix a sewer line on the Potomac River as a political battle is raging over a sewage spill and a judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a slavery-related exhibit at George Washington's former home in Philadelphia. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

On today's Newswrap from In Focus, Todd Stacy, host of Alabama Public Television's Capitol Journal, shares an education report that is the envy of the nation. And just in time for Valentine's Day, Todd has a doggy Wildcard!

In our news wrap Monday, a major winter storm is piling up snow in the mountains of Northern California and hitting much of the rest of the state with heavy rain, trial began for a Georgia man whose teenage son allegedly killed four people in a school shooting in 2024 and Ukrainian and Russian officials are gathering in Geneva for the latest U.S.-brokered talks aimed at ending the war. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Listen to the Weekly News Wrap of the week ending Friday, 13/02/2026

In our news wrap Friday, economic data shows inflation is easing at the start of the year, the Trump administration is suing Harvard University, federal authorities are investigating whether two ICE agents lied under oath about shooting an immigrant in the leg and a top lawyer at Goldman Sachs is resigning after emails showed her close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A wrap of the week's news from the primary sector.You can find more from RNZ's rural news team, here.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Angus Taylor is the new leader of the Liberal Party, after winning a spill motion. The 18th anniversary of the national apology to the Stolen Generations marked in Canberra. And in sport, Freestyle skiier Cooper Woods wins gold to secure Australia's first medal at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. - 自由党の、新たな党首にアンガス・テイラー氏が選出しました。これにより、テイラー氏は野党の代表に就任します。「盗まれた世代」への国家による謝罪から、きょうで18年を迎えました。ミラノ・コルティナ冬季オリンピック・フリースタイルスキー男子モーグルで、オーストラリアのクーパー・ウッズ選手が初優勝。オーストラリアにとって今大会、初の金メダルを獲得しました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。

Angus Taylor is the new leader of the Liberal Party, after winning a spill motion. The 18th anniversary of the national apology to the Stolen Generations marked in Canberra. And in sport, Freestyle skiier Cooper Woods wins gold to secure Australia's first medal at the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Recorded 13 February. - 自由党の、新たな党首にアンガス・テイラー氏が選出しました。これにより、テイラー氏は野党の代表に就任します。「盗まれた世代」への国家による謝罪から、きょうで18年を迎えました。ミラノ・コルティナ冬季オリンピック・フリースタイルスキー男子モーグルで、オーストラリアのクーパー・ウッズ選手が初優勝。オーストラリアにとって今大会、初の金メダルを獲得しました。1週間を振り返るニュースラップです。2月13日収録。

In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge temporarily blocked the Pentagon from punishing Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders, Democrats on a Senate committee criticized this week's closure of the El Paso airspace and farmers and trade unions in India mounted a one-day nationwide strike against a trade deal with the U.S. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, Canadian police said the mass shooting suspect who killed eight people was an 18-year-old with a history of mental health issues, investigators in Arizona are widening their search for Nancy Guthrie after releasing a man they had detained for questioning and "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has died after a battle with cancer. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, Canadian police said the mass shooting suspect who killed eight people was an 18-year-old with a history of mental health issues, investigators in Arizona are widening their search for Nancy Guthrie after releasing a man they had detained for questioning and "Dawson's Creek" star James Van Der Beek has died after a battle with cancer. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Tuesday, the FBI released images and videos today of a masked person outside Nancy Guthrie's Tucson home the night she went missing, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a dispute with President Trump over a new bridge that connects Michigan and Ontario will be settled and Estonia says Russia has no intention of stopping the war in Ukraine. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A 1963 conversation with one of the queer pillars of the Harlem Renaissance features Langston Hughes reading his short story, “Thank You, Ma'am” (interviewed by Eve Corey, produced by Brian DeShazor). Alice Walker's birthday and notable LGBTQ February events are celebrated in the “Rainbow Rewind.” And in NewsWrap: the first case against a gay man for violating Uganda's so-called “Kill the Gays” law is dismissed after the damage has already been done, transgender female athletes receiving hormone therapy have no physical advantage over their cisgender counterparts according to new research, fewer transgender people were murdered around the world between October 2024 and September 2025 with the numbers still alarming, a Christian teacher is fighting a losing battle against the Montgomery County Maryland Public School District's policy on using the chosen names and pronouns of her trans and nonbinary students, a record number of proud LGBTQ athletes are competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics, thousands hit the streets of Melbourne on February 1st for the 31st annual Midsumma Pride March, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Michael Taylor Gray and Tanya Kane-Parry (produced by Brian DeShazor). All this on the February 9, 2026 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at thiswayout.org/donate/.

Time to catch up on what's happening overseas with our correspondent Alice Wilkins

In our news wrap Monday, the search for Nancy Guthrie entered its second week with an apparent ransom deadline hours away, the U.S. military boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean and Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is pushing her conservative agenda forward after her party secured a supermajority in Sunday's parliamentary election. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

In our news wrap Friday, the White House defended and then removed a racist depiction of the Obamas from Trump's social media, the U.S. arrested a key suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack, a bomb blast killed Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Pakistan's capital, authorities are investigating the authenticity of a "new message" about Nancy Guthrie, and Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen died. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

A wrap of the week's news from the primary sector.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

There are mixed reactions to the planned visit to Australia by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a major prisoner swap, closing a second day of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. The findings from an inquest into the 2024 mass stabbing at Bondi Westfield shopping centre have been handed down. - 2月8日から5日間、オーストラリア訪問を予定している、イスラエルのアイザック・ヘルツォグ大統領をめぐり、賛否両論の声が上がっています。ウクライナとロシアは、アメリカの仲介による三者協議で、捕虜交換のほか、交渉を今後も続けることで合意しました。2024年に起きた、ボンダイ・ウェストフィールドでの無差別刺傷事件をめぐり、検視による調査結果が公表され、統合失調症などの治療ガイドラインの見直しが勧告されています。

There are mixed reactions to the planned visit to Australia by Israeli President Isaac Herzog. Ukraine and Russia have agreed to a major prisoner swap, closing a second day of US-brokered talks in Abu Dhabi. The findings from an inquest into the 2024 mass stabbing at Bondi Westfield shopping centre have been handed down. Recorded 6 February. - 2月8日から5日間、オーストラリア訪問を予定している、イスラエルのアイザック・ヘルツォグ大統領をめぐり、賛否両論の声が上がっています。ウクライナとロシアは、アメリカの仲介による三者協議で、捕虜交換のほか、交渉を今後も続けることで合意しました。2024年に起きた、ボンダイ・ウェストフィールドでの無差別刺傷事件をめぐり、検視による調査結果が公表され、統合失調症などの治療ガイドラインの見直しが勧告されています。2月6日収録。

In our news wrap Friday, the White House defended and then removed a racist depiction of the Obamas from Trump's social media, the U.S. arrested a key suspect in the 2012 Benghazi attack, a bomb blast killed Shiite worshippers at a mosque in Pakistan's capital, authorities are investigating the authenticity of a "new message" about Nancy Guthrie, and Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen died. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, Trump rejected an offer from Russia to temporarily extend caps on strategic nuclear weapons, Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, the Trump administration is stripping job protections from thousands of federal workers, Nigeria is launching a new military operation against Islamic militants, and Vance cheered on U.S. Olympic athletes in Milan. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, Trump rejected an offer from Russia to temporarily extend caps on strategic nuclear weapons, Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, the Trump administration is stripping job protections from thousands of federal workers, Nigeria is launching a new military operation against Islamic militants, and Vance cheered on U.S. Olympic athletes in Milan. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, Trump rejected an offer from Russia to temporarily extend caps on strategic nuclear weapons, Ukraine and Russia wrapped a second day of talks in Abu Dhabi, the Trump administration is stripping job protections from thousands of federal workers, Nigeria is launching a new military operation against Islamic militants, and Vance cheered on U.S. Olympic athletes in Milan. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, the Supreme Court is allowing California to use its newly drawn congressional map, Fulton County officials are challenging the FBI's seizure of ballots and documents related to the 2020 election, Israeli strikes killed at least 21 people in Gaza, Ukrainian and Russian officials held talks in Abu Dhabi, and fallout continues from the recent release of Epstein files. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. military says it shot down an Iranian drone in the Arabian Sea, more Palestinians gathered at the Rafah crossing on day two of its reopening, Russia renewed its attacks on Ukrainian energy targets, Trump said he's seeking $1 billion in damages from Harvard University, and Disney named Josh D'Amaro as its new CEO. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

An indigiqueer Creating Change keynoter calls for radical inclusion; the E.U.'s rights council urges all member states to ban conversion therapy, Russia declares ILGA “undesirable”, Budapest's mayor is officially charged with criminally allowing last year's LGBTQ Pride march, Missouri's top court upholds the state's ban on pediatric gender-affirming healthcare, and an expelled trans Space Force colonel announces her U.S. congressional run. Those stories and more this week when you choose “This Way Out”. Credits: Hosted this week by Lucia Chappelle and produced with Greg Gordon. “NewsWrap” reported this week by Michael LeBeau and Ava Davis and produced by Brian DeShazor. Jenn Deerinwater feature produced by Greg Gordon with thanks to Cathy Renna and The National LGBTQ Task Force. Theme music: Kim Wilson. Additional music: Paul Simon; Ty Defoe. In our 38th year satisfying your weekly minimum requirement of LGBTQ news and culture!

In our news wrap Monday, Trump said he is "working hard" with Speaker Johnson to pass a funding package in the House to reopen the government, North Carolina is digging out of another winter storm, Arizona police are investigating the disappearance of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother, Trump said he's cutting tariffs on India, and Bad Bunny won album of the year at the Grammys. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Friday, a judge ruled that federal prosecutors cannot seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione and dismissed murder and weapons charges, nearly 230,000 homes and businesses across the South have now gone six straight days without electricity after last weekend's winter storm and Russia says its temporary halt on attacking Ukraine's capital will only last until Sunday. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Thursday, weather officials are warning of dangerously cold temperatures across large parts of the eastern U.S. this weekend, President Trump says he asked Vladimir Putin not to strike Ukraine's capital for a week due to frigid weather there and the EU listed Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization following its crackdown on protests that left thousands dead. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Wednesday, Homeland Security officials say the two federal agents who fired shots in the death of Alex Pretti have been on administrative leave since Saturday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the Trump administration's military operation to seize then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the Federal Reserve hit the brakes on interest rates after three cuts last year. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Tuesday, 42 people have died as a result of last weekend's winter storm, TikTok settled a case related to allegations of social media addiction, federal investigators say a crash between an American Airlines jet and a U.S. Army helicopter over Washington was 100% preventable and activists say that more than 6,000 people were killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In our news wrap Monday, at least six people are presumed dead after a private business jet crashed in Maine during the weekend's snowstorm, Israeli officials say they've recovered the final hostage remains in Gaza and China's top military ranks are in turmoil after its most senior general is being investigated for what's being called "suspected serious violations of discipline and law." PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy