Daily Briefing: National News and Weather – February 20, 2026
Weather Update for Universal City, TX
65°F (feels like 70°F), Humidity 96%, High 72°F, Low 57°F
Today’s Headlines
- The economy slowed in the last 3 months of the year — but was still solid in 2025
- Ali Akbar, who’s sold newspapers on the streets of Paris for 50 years, is now a knight
- For years the Taliban told women to cover up in public. Now they’re cracking down
- U.S. military buildup near Iran reaches critical level. And, Trump’s plans for Gaza
- What I learned watching every sport at the Winter Olympics
- Scientists worry about lasting damage from Potomac sewage spill
- What worked and what didn’t with a cellphone ban at a Kentucky school
- Using saliva to detect disease holds promise, but it’s not perfected yet
- Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say
Source: NPR
Last updated: February 20, 2026
