February 23, 2026
2-3: inches of snow per hour predicted by the National Weather Service for a nor’easter, expected to bring “blizzard conditions and crippling impacts” and “nearly impossible travel conditions“ to parts of the Northeast.
15%: What President Trump says he will raise global tariffs to after the Supreme Court struck down most of his tariffs in a 6-3 decision. To implement the new global tariffs, the president used a different provision that allows him to issue across-the-board tariffs for up to 150 days. How does this impact existing trade deals? U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says he expects nations to “stand by them.”
$15 million: The reward the United States previously set for information leading to the arrest of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, a.k.a. “El Mencho,” leader of one of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartels. Mexican security forces killed “El Mencho” Sunday with the support of U.S. intelligence, triggering cartel violence and shelter-in-place orders in parts of the country.
3.4 Million: The number of pounds of frozen chicken fried rice recalled from Trader Joe’s after several customers found glass in the product. Read the full recall notice here.
1:30 a.m.: The approximate time early Sunday when a man breached the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago, President Trump’s South Florida residence. Law enforcement shot and killed the man — identified as a 21-year-old from North Carolina — after he reportedly refused orders to drop a gas can and shotgun he was carrying.
11%: The percentage of adolescents ages 12-17 who reported using cannabis in 2023. A large study of 463,000 teens found that those who reported cannabis use faced double the risk of developing bipolar or psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, as well as higher rates of depression and anxiety.
by Stephanie Wagner, based in Florida
