Monday, February 9, 2026

The 'Benito Bowl'

Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Mon Feb 9 2026

 

Nicole Fallert
Reporter & Newsletter Writer

Here's Monday's Olympic schedule . Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Let's dive in:

Team USA Olympic ski legend Lindsey Vonn broke her leg.
Time to debate the best and worst Super Bowl ads.
Parts of the nation get a break from winter weather this week.

Nicole Fallert here. How up to date are you? Test your knowledge in our News Quiz . Then catch up on Monday's news, from the "Benito Bowl" to the continued effort to find "Today" host Savannah Guthrie's mother. Plus: How young Black women are changing one U.S. city.

Bad Bunny parties at the Super Bowl

Rhythm ruled as Bad Bunny delivered a swagger-filled 13-minute Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show on Sunday in Santa Clara, California.

The Puerto Rican artist, born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, sang an entirely Spanish setlist — with some English, including a "God bless America" message — becoming the first halftime show performer to do so. Bad Bunny's invigorating spectacle was filled with cultural references, a wedding, and handing one of his new Grammys to a little boy. Celebrity cameos from Pedro Pascal, Ricky Martin and Jessica Alba were a highlight, including Lady Gaga's salsa version of "Die with a Smile."

Oh yeah — there was football Sunday night, too. The Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots 29-13, earning the second title in franchise history.

Nfl Super Bowl Lx Seattle Seahawks At New England Patriots

Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga perform on Sunday.

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Savannah Guthrie issued a new plea for her missing mother. "This is very valuable to us, and we will pay," Guthrie says in the latest video address to the potential captors of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared from her Tucson, Arizona, home over a week ago.
Ghislaine Maxwell to testify. Maxwell, who was convicted in 2021 of sex-trafficking a minor to Jeffrey Epstein, will face a grilling Monday in a deposition . That is typically a closed proceeding, but the House Oversight Committee could release the transcript afterwards.
A disabled son died after ICE detained his dad. For years, Maher Tarabishi kept his disabled son alive. But when the end finally came, Maher was not at his son's side. He was in a detention center in Arlington, Texas, where he has been held since he was arrested during a routine check-in with federal immigration officials last October. Federal officials barred Tarabishi from going to the funeral.

2026 Winter Olympics

Team USA wins gold in figure skating

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Gold medalists celebrate on the podium of the figure skating team event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic on Sunday.

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Team USA figure skaters captured the gold medal in the team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics after Ilia Malinin delivered a must-win free skate Sunday, breaking a tie with Japan and propelling the Americans to repeat as Olympic champions. Track Team USA's medal count.

Black History Month 2026

The new face of Baltimore's neighborhoods

People like Kourtnee Turner have become the face of a Baltimore renaissance. She's smart, resourceful and a happy urban pioneer. More importantly, she's young, single, Black and female. For sheer homeownership bang-for-the-buck, it may be hard to beat the city of Baltimore, where Turner is proud to have put down roots.

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