Americans in Mexico on alert Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY Mon, February 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC 0 Morning! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here's what's breaking this morning: TSA PreCheck won't shut down after all, DHS says. The crackdown on stray shopping carts. Will and Kate made a royal BAFTAs return after Andrew's arrest. Nicole Fallert here. Check your knowledge this Monday morning with our News Quiz. Then dive in to today's headlines, from a major snowstorm to Trump's tariff pivot. Plus: We're already nostalgic for our favorite Olympic moments from Milano Cortina.
Americans in Mexico on alert
Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY Mon, February 23, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC
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Morning! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here's what's breaking this morning:
TSA PreCheck won't shut down after all, DHS says.
The crackdown on stray shopping carts.
Will and Kate made a royal BAFTAs return after Andrew's arrest.
Nicole Fallert here. Check your knowledge this Monday morning with our News Quiz. Then dive in to today's headlines, from a major snowstorm to Trump's tariff pivot. Plus: We're already nostalgic for our favorite Olympic moments from Milano Cortina.
Americans shelter in place in Mexico
USA TODAY correspondent Will Carless was leaving his vacation in Mexico when a hotel manager warned him not to leave. "The narcos are coming towards Sayulita," he was told.
Carless is among Americans sheltering in place following a U.S. State Department security warning advising Americans in Mexico to keep inside after the leader "El Mencho" of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was killed Sunday morning by the Mexican military in Tapalpa, Jalisco.
The cartel leader's killing is a major victory for Mexico's war on drug cartels that are responsible for smuggling billions of dollars in cocaine and fentanyl into the U.S. The operation set off a wave of violence Sunday, with chaos at Mexican airports, and torched cars and gunmen blocking highways in more than half a dozen states.
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Prepped for a blizzard? A powerful nor'easter rapidly intensified as it pummeled much of the Northeast with heavy snow early Monday, grounding flights, shuttering schools and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses.
Trump's new tariff plan. President Donald Trump is determined to implement tariffs despite a Supreme Court ruling last week striking down the president's emergency tariffs from last year. Meanwhile, 6-in-10 Americans disapprove of Trump's job performance, a new poll says.
Trump's Ukraine peace deal stalled. The war that Trump repeatedly swore he could end in a single day is now four years old, and on the eve of the Feb. 24 anniversary of Russia's invasion — and his coinciding State of the Union address — there is still no peace deal.
2026 Winter Olympics
A heated rivalry
United States players celebrate after Jack Hughes scores their second goal in overtime to win gold.
The last day of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics was packed with action: Team USA men's hockey defeated Canada 2-1 in OT, earning first men's hockey gold since 1980. The gritty game against America's longtime rival was followed by an emotional tribute to late player Johnny Gaudreau. Sunday capped off with the Closing Ceremony, where Team USA athletes paraded with their medals (USA ended with 33 medals total —12 Gold, 12 Silver, 9 Bronze).
Energy
It's getting hard to build renewable energy
In recent years, wind and solar farms dotted farmland across the country, providing the nation's fastest-growing source of energy. But now, more U.S. counties are making it difficult — or even impossible — to build large-scale wind or solar projects, according to a new USA TODAY investigation that found at least 24% of counties — nearly one in four — have restricted construction of these energy sources.
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