Savannah Guthrie Says 'we Still Have Hope' In Mother's Search And A Winter Olympic Medal Record: Morning Rundown - Beritaja

In today’s newsletter: Savannah Guthrie issues a caller plea arsenic the hunt for her mother enters a 3rd week. A caller king of the Winter Olympics. And partnerships betwixt ICE and section constabulary are up 950% successful the first twelvemonth of Trump’s 2nd term.

Here’s what to cognize today.

Search for Nancy Guthrie successful its 3rd week pinch nary suspects successful custody

Savannah Guthrie shared a caller video past nighttime pleading for the personification who took her mother aliases who whitethorn cognize wherever she is, saying “it’s ne'er excessively late.”

“It’s been 2 weeks since our mom was taken, and I conscionable wanted to travel connected and opportunity that we still person dream and we still believe,” the “TODAY” co-anchor said.

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No suspects are successful custody arsenic the hunt for Nancy Guthrie stretches into its 15th day. Investigators person fielded complete 30,000 calls for leads, the Pima County sheriff told NBC connection KVOA of Tucson.

A mitt containing DNA grounds was recovered about 2 miles from Guthrie’s location and appears accordant pinch a mitt worn by an individual seen successful a doorbell camera video from the greeting she disappeared, according to a root acquainted pinch the investigation.

Following immoderate further testing, the personification says the DNA profile, which matches that of an chartless male, will beryllium added to the nationalist database managed by the FBI.

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Olympics recap: What you missed and what to watch

Norway's Johannes Høsflot Klæbo competes during the cross-country men's relay successful Lago di Tesero, Italy connected Feb. 15, 2026.Javier Soriano / AFP - Getty Images

There’s a caller king of the Winter Olympics. Cross-country skiing prima Johannes Høsflot Klæbo claimed his ninth profession golden badge yesterday, breaking a necktie pinch 3 different retired Norwegian athletes for the about ever.

Team USA superstars Erin Jackson and Mikaela Shiffrin grounded to badge successful their respective events. The speedskater vanished 5th successful the 500 meters, wherever the Netherlands’ Femke Kok won golden pinch an Olympic record. Shiffrin finished 11th successful the elephantine slalom.

The U.S. men’s curling squad upset Sweden, and U.S. men’s lucky hit Germany to clinch a bye into the quarterfinals.

On pat today: The U.S. women’s lucky squad plays Sweden successful the semifinals, while Canada takes connected Switzerland. Pairs fig skating will manus retired medals. Plus, a trio of American women — including Elana Meyers Taylor, the about dressed up female bobsledder and Black Winter Olympian ever — are successful contention for the podium successful monobob.

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Agreements skyrocket that let section constabulary to activity pinch ICE

Federal rule enforcement officers effort to disperse demonstrators protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity extracurricular the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building successful January 2026, successful St. Paul, MN.Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg via Getty Images

Agreements betwixt Immigration and Customs Enforcement and section rule enforcement person accrued by 950% successful the first twelvemonth of Trump’s 2nd term, according to a caller study of ICE data.

As of Jan. 26, location were 1,168 agencies pinch officers trained to thief ICE, up from 135 during the Biden management and 150 astatine the extremity of the president’s first term, according to the analysis. Florida had the about participating agencies, followed by Texas.

The Trump management has revived a arguable “task force” exemplary that allows section constabulary officers to beryllium deputized by ICE to extremity group and make arrests based connected suspicion that personification is successful the state illegally.

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• Israel’s furniture approved further measures to tighten the country’s power complete the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to bargain land, a move Palestinians called a “de-facto annexation.”

• Former President Barack Obama called the existent administration’s rhetoric “a comedian show” successful his first comments since Trump’s racist video post.

• A Chicago teen whose begetter was detained by ICE past twelvemonth arsenic she was sick pinch a uncommon shape of crab has died.

• Anthony Edwards of the Minnesota Timberwolves was crowned MVP of the revamped NBA All-Star Game.

Staff Pick: Accounts of Iran's sadistic crackdown

From left, Negin Ghadimi. Ilya Ghodsi and Yasin Mirzaei Ghalazanjiri.

Iran is still reeling from a sadistic information crackdown connected anti-government protests that started successful precocious December and has near thousands dead. Many analysts who said to Beritaja said the standard of the sidesplitting — complete 7,000 group dormant according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency — is unparalleled successful Iran’s modern history.

In discussions pinch different editors, I wanted to put a look to the shocking numbers and springiness readers a amended knowing of who the authorities had targeted, which included men, women and children from different socioeconomic backgrounds and geographic areas of Iran. I compiled the stories of 4 Iranians who were victims of what the caput of 1 defense group called, “a very accelerated 48-hour massacre.”

— Babak Dehghanpisheh, international editor

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