The NewsWorthy Partial Gov't Shutdown, Obama's Alien Comment & Team USA Highlights - Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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Feb 17, 2026 Coverage of a partial Homeland Security funding lapse and which services and workers are affected. The investigation into Savannah Guthrie's missing mother, including a Walmart footage lead. New evidence around Navalny's death and related international reactions. Winter Olympics highs and judging controversies for Team USA. Storms battering California with major snowfall forecasts.
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DHS Shutdown Creates Unpaid Essential Work
- The Homeland Security shutdown halts agency funding while most essential workers keep working without pay.
- That mismatch risks service delays despite immigration enforcement continuing under prior funding boosts.
Backpack Clue Narrows Guthrie Search
- Investigators focused on a Walmart-exclusive backpack seen in surveillance as they search for Savannah Guthrie's missing mother.
- Authorities also tested a glove for DNA and publicly excluded several family members as suspects.
Forensics Intensify Navalny Murder Claims
- European labs found toxins tied to poison dart frogs in samples from Alexei Navalny's body.
- Allies say Russia had means and motive, strengthening suspicions his death was state-sponsored.