IPhone 18 Launch Sees eSim Expansion to More Regions in 2026

Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 launch could signal a major evolution in smartphone design and connectivity, with reports indicating plans to expand SIM-free models beyond the U.S., potentially bringing full eSIM support to European markets. Pending regulatory approval, this could transform how users manage mobile connectivity across the region. eSIM-Only iPhones Coming to Europe Igor Omilaev/Unsplash … Read more

Arizona State Reveals Starting Five Before Crucial Game vs. Texas Tech

TEMPE — Bobby Hurley’s Arizona State Sun Devils (13-12, 4-8 Big 12) are entering a crucial juncture of their season – the first of the remaining six games in the regular season comes on Tuesday night against the #13 Texas Tech Red Raiders (19-6, 9-3) at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe. The Sun Devils officially … Read more

‘Tell Me Lies’ ending – does Lucy choose Stephen after leaked tape?

Feb. 17, 2026, 5:55 p.m. ET Spoiler alert! The following contains details from Season 3, Episode 8 of “Tell Me Lies,” streaming now on Hulu. A wedding, a cake fight and “Toxic” by Britney Spears playing in the background. It’s kind of exactly how you’d expect a scene out of “Tell Me Lies” to play out. … Read more

‘Love Story’ Is Doing Daryl Hannah Dirty

Like every other gay person with a Hulu account, I’ve been absolutely locked in on the first three episodes of Love Story, Connor Hines’s Ryan Murphy-produced drama about JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. Stars Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Anthony Kelly do a kind of eerie justice to their larger-than-life characters that I wouldn’t have thought … Read more

Aztecs get chance for ‘payback’ after controversial loss at Grand Canyon

San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher showed his team the final, frenetic seconds from the 70-69 loss at Grand Canyon last month, of Antelopes guard Makaih Williams dribbling down the floor and slicing through several Aztecs defenders before hoisting a shot that Miles Byrd cleanly swatted away … Only for official Jeffrey Anderson to blow … Read more

Final 48 hours: Brown and McNeel make last push in Senate District 18 runoff

The final time to vote is on Tuesday, February 17. MACON, Ga. — With just two days until voters return to the polls, Democrat LeMario Brown and Republican Steven McNeel are in the final stretch of their campaign to represent Georgia’s Senate District 18. The runoff election on Tuesday, Feb. 17, will determine who fills … Read more

European Embrace or Russian Straitjacket? Georgia’s Fateful Choice

PSCRP-BESA Reports No 183 (February 17, 2026) The European Union’s 20th sanctions package marks an unprecedented escalation: for the first time, Brussels is targeting a port in a country that holds EU candidate status. Georgia’s Kulevi terminal, now implicated in facilitating Russian oil shipments, encapsulates a broader transformation underway in Tbilisi — one that is … Read more

Kavelashvili warns of external pressure, stresses Georgia’s role in regional security

17 February 2026 17:56 Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili addressed the Georgian Parliament on February 17, outlining his administration’s positions on foreign policy, national sovereignty and domestic development priorities. In his annual address, Kavelashvili said Georgia was facing pressure and blackmail from external forces, which he claimed were acting through domestic political actors and contributing to … Read more