Judge to consider blocking transgender service member ban

The Pentagon’s new policy to separate transgender U.S. service members from the military will face its first legal test on Wednesday when U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes considers issuing an order blocking the policy from taking effect. The plaintiffs have argued that the DOD’s policy — which was finalized in late February and bans most … Read more

Rangers vs Fenerbahce: Barry Ferguson tells players to stop being ‘too nice’ as they aim for Europa League progression | Football News

Rangers head coach Barry Ferguson has told his players they “can’t be nice all the time” if they want to beat Fenerbahce and progress in the Europa League. They have a 3-1 lead from last week’s game in Istanbul, with the winners set to face Roma or Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals of the competition. … Read more

Man shot outside Chicago’s O’Hare Airport following altercation

At least one person has been shot outside Chicago O’Hare International Airport early Wednesday morning, police said. At approximately 12:54 a.m. Wednesday, Police responded to a report of an altercation taking place between multiple individuals outside of Terminal 2 on the street, police said in a statement. “During the altercation, shots were fired and a … Read more

Dapr’s microservices runtime now supports AI agents

Back in 2019, Microsoft open-sourced Dapr, a new runtime for making building distributed microservice-based applications easier. At the time, nobody was talking about AI agents yet, but as it turns out, Dapr had some of the fundamental building blocks for supporting AI agents built-in from the outset. That’s because one of Dapr’s core features is … Read more

ICE arrests over 32,000 migrants in US illegally in 1st 50 days

Immigrations and Customs Enforcement has arrested over 32,000 migrants who are living in the United States without legal status since Jan. 21, according to Department of Homeland Security officials. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a Honduran citizen in York, Pa., Feb. 14, 2025. ICE This is a developing story. Please check back for … Read more

Stock market teeters amid trade war, recession fears

U.S. stocks teetered in early trading on Wednesday, posting shaky performance amid an escalating global trade war and concerns about a possible recession. After some initial modest gains, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 330 points, or 0.8%, while the S&P 500 dropped 0.25%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq ticked up 0.25%. Trading opened minutes after a … Read more