THE DAILY CHRONICLE

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 (UTC) | 00:00 UTC
"Global flashpoints, US gun violence and jittery markets collide as aging legends and new Olympians share the spotlight."
WORLD
tense
US military moves near Iran and in Nigeria deepen tensions as Middle East violence and US security funding spats fuel global unease.
US
anxious
Deadly shootings, an ICE-fueled crash and the Guthrie mystery unsettle the US as elites face Epstein fallout and Congress visits Kyiv.
BUSINESS
cautious
Commodities surge on geopolitical nerves while tech stocks wobble and new defense startups chase Europe’s rearmament boom.
SCIENCE
cautious
Novel solar-heat storage advances contrast with editorial doubts over key cancer biology papers and fresh GPCR drug designs.
CULTURE
reflective
Cinema mourns Robert Duvall as new films and folk-infused stories probe class, gender and gothic longing.
SPORTS
energetic
US athletes chase Olympic glory as NFL stars are cut and baseball argues over the game’s next dominant arms.