YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP | | | | Nicole Fallert
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Morning! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here's what's breaking this morning: |
Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Wednesday, from a Georgia woman's killing to a late night interview America never saw. Plus: The confusion facing Iowa's gymnastics team. |
Linda Davis, a Georgia schoolteacher, was killed after police say a man fleeing immigration officers crashed a car into her vehicle. |
The man, 38-year-old Guatemala native Oscar Vasquez Lopez, is accused of hitting 52-year-old Linda Davis' car on Feb. 16 outside of the Hesse K-8 School where she worked. The crash occurred as he tried to flee Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Savannah, Georgia, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said. Vasquez Lopez was arrested and taken to the hospital with minor injuries, DHS said in a news release. |
The incident comes amid continued national tensions over ICE's presence in U.S. cities. DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in the news release that Davis' death "is an absolute tragedy and deadly consequence of politicians and the media constantly demonizing ICE officers and encouraging those here illegally to resist arrest." |
| • | A sewer spill that is now a political fight. A sewage line recently collapsed in Maryland's suburbs, spilling at least 200 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River. Now, President Donald Trump is getting the federal government involved while blaming local Democrats in Maryland for the spill. | | • | The interview America never saw. "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert's interview with Texas state rep. James Talarico was not allowed to be aired by CBS. Social media clips of the segment have gone viral anyway. | | • | Skiers are missing. Six backcountry skiers were rescued and nine others remain missing Wednesday after an avalanche in Northern California swept through as a powerful winter storm battered the region with heavy snow and high winds. | |
Marking the beginning of a holy season | A Catholic nun applies ash to the foreheads of devotees on Ash Wednesday at a church ground in Manila on February 18, 2026. TED ALJIBE, AFP via Getty Images |
Lent, the annual season to prepare for the celebration of Easter, begins on Feb. 18, or Ash Wednesday. Catholics around the world will receive ash on their forehead today to externally symbolize their transition into the spiritual season. Other Christian denominations may observe Ash Wednesday without the physical mark. |
Iowa State gymnasts left in limbo |
Iowa State gymnasts expected to practice earlier this month. Instead, they were met with Iowa State senior associate athletics director Shamaree Brown, who told the athletes the remainder of their season was canceled. School administrators have not said publicly what led to the cancellation. Now, fans and athletes are left wondering what the canceled season means for gymnasts' careers — and if the program will ever return. |
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