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A missing Texas college student has been found safe, police said Friday.

Brianna Arango, 21, a student at Southern Methodist University, was reported missing on Thursday, according to police.

A family member contacted SMU Police at approximately 3:30 p.m. Thursday to report that Arango did not meet with them as planned earlier that afternoon, campus police said. She had a class at 1 p.m. that she also did not attend, police said.

She was last seen that day on the Dallas campus around 12:30 p.m. near Harold Simmons Hall, according to the Southern Methodist University Police Department.

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SMU Police said in anadvisoryon Thursday that they were working to locate her and were "treating this as a matter of concern" while asking for the campus community's help in locating her.

Campus police updated Friday that they had located Arangao and she is safe.

The incident remains under investigation, police said.

"We know this situation was concerning for many in our community, and we are grateful for your attention and assistance," SMU Police said. "This remains an active investigation, and law enforcement is limited in the details that can be shared at this time."

By Nate Raymond

BOSTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of a Honduran college student ‌who was deported in violation of a court order, a step the government ‌had previously refused to take.

Boston-based U.S. District Judge Richard Stearns gave the administration two weeks to enable the return ​of Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a student from Babson College in Massachusetts who was deported after being detained at Boston's Logan Airport while traveling to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with her family in Texas.

"Wisdom counsels that redemption may be found by acknowledging and fixing our own ‌errors," Stearns wrote. "In this unfortunate case, ⁠the government commendably admits that it did wrong. Now it is time for the government to make amends."

Stearns, who was appointed by Democratic ⁠President Bill Clinton, said he had hoped to avoid holding anyone in civil contempt by giving the administration a chance to correct what it called a "mistake."

But the State Department last week called ​the judge's ​recommendation to issue her a new student visa "unfeasible," ​and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‌declined to facilitate her return, prompting Friday's order.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which includes ICE, and Lopez Belloza's lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

The 20-year-old college freshman is a Honduran national who was brought to the U.S. by her mother, who was seeking asylum, when she was 8 years old. Babson is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Lopez ‌Belloza has said she was unaware she was ​subject to a final order of removal, which was ​the basis for her arrest.

She was ​flown to Honduras on November 22 even though her lawyer had secured ‌a court order in Massachusetts on the ​previous day barring Lopez ​Belloza from being deported or transferred out of the state for 72 hours. She remains in Honduras with her grandparents.

A lawyer for the government at a hearing ​last month apologized for the ‌violation of the court's order, attributing it to a "mistake" by an ICE officer ​who did not properly flag it.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing ​by Chris Reese, Ethan Smith and Jonathan Oatis)

Some Americans have an extra day off to look forward to this weekend.

Presidents Day, originally created to celebrate George Washington's birthday, is a federal holiday that falls on the third Monday of February each year. Now seen as a day to honor every person who has held the United States' high office, the holiday gives government and some non-government workers alike a day off in the throes of winter.

Here's what to know ahead of Presidents Day this year, including the date, its origins and which businesses will be open or closed.

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When is Presidents Day 2026?

This year, Presidents Day is on Monday, Feb. 16.

Is Presidents Day a federal holiday?

Yes, Presidents Day – the third Monday of February – is a federal holiday. It has been afederal holiday since 1879.

What will be closed on Presidents Day?

Presidents Day is a federal holiday, meaning some governmental entities and businesses will be closed.

Government offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 16, as will U.S. Postal Service post offices. Mail will not be delivered that day.

The stock market and banks, including branches of Capital One, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC, Chase, Truist and Citibank, among others, will also be closed.

Retailers, grocery stores, and pharmacies may be closed or have modified hours for the holiday. Check your nearest location for holiday hour information before stepping out to shop on Feb. 16.

Full schedule of 2026 federal holidays

Federal holidays will fall on the following days in 2026, according to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM):

• New Year's Day: Thursday, Jan. 1

• Birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.: Monday, Jan. 19

• Washington's Birthday/Presidents Day: Monday, Feb. 16

• Memorial Day: Monday, May 25

• Juneteenth National Independence Day: Friday, June 19

• Independence Day/Fourth of July: Observed Friday, July 3 (Because the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday, the day before is considered a federal holiday.)

• Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 7

• Columbus Day: Monday, Oct. 12

• Veterans Day: Wednesday, Nov. 11

• Thanksgiving Day: Thursday, November 26

• Christmas Day: Friday, Dec. 25

What is the history of Presidents Day?

Presidents Day was created by Congress in 1879 to celebrate the birthday of George Washington, the first president of the United States, according to theLibrary of Congress. In 1968, theUniform Holidays Actchanged the date of celebration from Washington's actual birthday, Feb. 22, to the third Monday of February.

With Abraham Lincoln's birthday falling on Feb. 12, the holiday soon evolved to be known colloquially as Presidents Day in honor of all U.S. presidents. However, no law or act was ever passed to change the holiday's official name, which is still formally designated as Washington's Birthday by theOPM.

As for the long weekend, Presidents Day affords many Americans a day off from work, thanks to PresidentLyndon B. Johnson, who mandated that it, along with Memorial Day and Veterans Day, occur on Mondays to avoid mid-week shutdowns. Through the signing of the Uniform Holidays Act, Johnson created longer weekends to enable Americans "to travel farther and see more of this beautiful land of ours," according toThe American Presidency Project.

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Somehow,Denise RichardsandAaron Phypersare still entangled in a messy legal battle with their landlord. It all stems back to the home they shared in Calabasas—the one Denise moved out of in 2023.

According to the formerReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsstar, Aaron stayed at the house, along with his parents and brother. They were on the hook for the rent while Denise's name remained on the lease. However, their landlord said that the rent payments stopped rolling in, and now, he's ready to move on from these headline-grabbing tenants.

Denise Richards and Aaron Phypers have been hit with an eviction order

Denise and Aaron first rented the property in 2020, dropping $23,000 for a security deposit and agreeing to pay $12,000 a month for rent. When Aaron and Denise's divorce went public in July 2025, the property became a central figure in the chaos.

In August 2025, cops showed up at the house when Denise arrived unannounced, hoping to retrieve some belongings that were left behind. Because of Denise's restraining order against Aaron, it took a court orderto arrange the pickup.

A few months later, Aaron accused Denise of leaving the six-bedroom, five-bathroom home in astate of disarray. He took Inside Edition on a tour of the house. It felt like watching an episode of Hoarders. Meanwhile, Denise went to a judge asking for help getting Aaron and his family out of the house.

At that point, Aaron probably could have just found a modest one-bedroom apartment and been done with it. Instead, he pointed his finger at Denise and accused her of abandoning the house, all while she rented a separate townhouse away from him.

According to court documentsreviewed by Radar Online, their landlord, John Karan, said that Aaron abruptly stopped paying rent. He claimed that contacting Aaron became nearly impossible and filed a lawsuit demanding$84,000 in back rent.

The estranged couple didn't respond to the lawsuit, so John was able to move forward with eviction proceedings. A Los Angeles Superior Court clerk signed off on the eviction request in December 2025. They determined that Denise and Aaron forfeited their lease.

John finally has control of his house, but it's unclear if anyone has made any payments towards that massive debt. Based on what we know aboutAaron's current financial situation, it's unlikely.

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Pima County SheriffChris Nanosdenied claims Thursday that he has blocked evidence from the FBI, thereby slowing the investigation into the suspected kidnapping ofNancy Guthrie. "Not even close to the truth," hetold NBC affiliate KVOA.

Reuters earlier quotedan unidentified U.S. law enforcement official who said the sheriff's insistence on sending evidence to a crime lab in Florida instead of the FBI's facility is impeding progress.

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Door-cam images emerged of an armed masked person with gloves at Nancy Guthrie's Tucson-area home, and authorities have recently discovered gloves in the area that they hope are tied to the alleged abduction.

Nanos told the station that he spoke with the FBI early Thursday about submitting the gloves to the bureau's lab, but talked the agency out of it.

"Actually the FBI just wanted to send the one or two they found by the crime scene, closest to it – mile, mile and a half," he told KVOA. "... I said, 'No, why do that? Let's just send them all to where all the DNA exist, all the profiles and the markers exist.' They agreed, makes sense."

The anonymous official in the Reuters article, however, sang an entirely different tune.

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"It's clear the fastest path to answers is leveraging federal resources and technology," the person said. "Anything less only prolongs the Guthrie family's grief and the community's wait for justice."

Ina separate interview with 13News, Nanos said authorities had some "good leads" in the case but still had no sign of Guthrie.

Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, has not been seen since the night of Jan. 31.

HuffPost has reached out to the FBI for comment.

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• Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry is updating followers on her recovery, nearly three months after her fall from the Miss Universe pageant stage shocked the world

• Following the accident, the Miss Universe Organization announced that Henry had suffered a fracture and an intracranial hemorrhage among other injuries

• The beauty queen has given sparse updates on her health since returning to her home country following the accident

Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henryis on the road to recovery.Following hershocking fall from the pageant stage at the global beauty pageant Miss Universein November 2025 — where she was hospitalized after sustaining a fracture and intracranial hemorrhage among other injuries — the beauty queen has returned to social media to provide an update on her recovery.Alongside photos of Henry in the hospital, resting in her bed, as well as another photo of her pedaling on a stationary bike, the Jamaican beauty queen wrote in anInstagrampost shared on Friday, Feb. 13 that this latest season of life had "redefined restoration and renewal for me.""At a time when I wanted only to represent Jamaica at my fullest, I faced the most unexpected injury of my life," she continued, before going on to note that the fall and its ensuing injury "shifted everything."Despite the injury and her hospitalization, Henry went on to emphasize that she had learned that a fall could "uncover a depth of strength you did not know you possessed. My greatest strength has been in choosing to rise, even while I am still on the journey."

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Henry then expressed gratitude to the medical teams that had continued to "guide [her] forward.""From neurosurgeons and neurologists to nurses and physiotherapists, in Thailand and in Jamaica, each has played a vital role," she wrote. "It takes intention to stand beside someone at their lowest point and help them move, step by step, toward their highest."Henry concluded by sharing that her recovery had given her space to "reflect," before going on to say that "what happened was not an ending," but rather "marked the beginning of building a stronger legacy, creating impact and leaving a meaningful mark.""May this chapter, and the work still being done within it, stand as a testament to resilience and resolve," she added.

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On Nov. 19, Henry was taken away on a stretcher after taking a shocking fall from the stage while competing during the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown round in Thailand. At the time, Miss Universe co-owner shared that Henry was being treated at a local hospital in Bangkok.Barely a day after her fall, Henry wasnotably absent from the pageant's official competition, and three days later, it was confirmed in an Instagram Stories post to the official Miss Universe Jamaica Organization account that Henry was still in the hospital.On Nov. 24, the Miss Universe Organization shared another update on Henry's health. "The Miss Universe Organization wishes to address recent speculation by providing a clear and respectful update regarding Dr. Gabrielle Henry Miss Universe Jamaica 2025," the organization's president, Raúl Rocha, wrote in a statement shared onInstagramby the official Miss Jamaica team.

"Out of respect for Dr. Henry and her family, the Organization maintains strict discretion regarding specific details of her medical status," Rocha continued. "We believe that matters concerning her health should be communicated only at the appropriate time and solely at the family's discretion, or by Dr. Henry herself should she choose to do so."

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On Dec. 8, the Miss Universe Organizationreleased a press releaseon behalf of itself and the Henry family to further clarify the circumstances of her situation.Inprevious updates, the MUO, theMiss Universe Jamaica Organizationand Henry's sister disclosed that she was hospitalized in the intensive care unit for several days after the fall.

Friday's update comes months after Henry last shared a messageon Dec. 19, explaining that more information will be shared at a later time. Next to photos of herself onInstagram, Henry wrote, "In a time that calls for stillness and healing, I am grateful to be in Jamaica and to feel the familiar strength of Jamaica surrounding me 💚🖤💛."

"While I continue to recover, I am inspired by the way Jamaicans rise, undeterred, after adversity. In time, more will be shared. For now, my focus remains healing, purpose, and service. Light persists. ✨️," she added later.

In a statement regarding her current condition at the time, legal representatives for Henry also told PEOPLE, "Gabrielle remains hospitalised in Jamaica. The incident has exacted a profound toll. An extraordinary woman and ophthalmology resident, she represented Jamaica and women around the world with energy, dignity, and grace. This should never have happened."

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak has apologized for his yearslong friendship with convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epsteinthat included regular correspondence, multiple visits to the disgraced financier's Manhattan apartment and one to his private island.

The former Israeli leaderhas not been implicatedin Epstein's sexual abuse of underage girls and faces no accusations of wrongdoing. In an exclusive interview with Israel's Channel 12 on Thursday, he said he regretted having ever known Epstein and apologized to all those "who feel deeply uncomfortable."

"I am responsible for all my actions and decisions, and there is definitely room to ask if there wasn't room for more in-depth judgment on my part and a more thorough examination of what the details really are, what exactly happened there," he said.

Barak appears in several documents

Barak is amongseveral political, business and cultural elitesfound to have maintained long relationships with Epstein, even after his 2008 guilty plea for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in Florida. Epstein died by suicide in detention in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal allegations of sexually abusing and trafficking dozens of girls.

Barak, who has previously distanced himself from Epstein, gave the latest interview after millions of pages of documents were released by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with its investigations of Epstein.

Barak and his wife, Nili, have turned up frequently in the documents, showing they stayed in regular contact with Epstein for years, including after he cut a deal with prosecutors in 2008 that resulted in an 18-month prison sentence.

Barak has acknowledged visiting Epstein numerous times, flying on his private plane and staying at his New York apartment when he was out of public office. Barak said he and his wife and some security guards paid a three-hour visit to Epstein's home in the U.S. Virgin Islands, but saw only Epstein and some maintenance workers there.

Barak said he never observed or took part in any inappropriate behavior. He said he was aware of the earlier Epstein case but assumed he had paid his debt to society.

"Only in 2019, when a reinvestigation of the whole story begins, does the breadth and depth of the man's heinous crimes become apparent and I cut off relations with him, and everyone cuts off relations with him," Barak said.

A Netanyahu rival

Barak served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001, when Israel and the Palestinians held high-level peace talks before the process collapsed and a Palestinian uprising broke out. He later served as defense minister.His ties to Epstein came to lightseven years agoafter Barak announced a political comeback in an unsuccessful bid to topple Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu.At the time, U.S. tax records showed Barak received some $2 million in grants for unspecified "research" the previous decade from the Wexner Foundation — a philanthropic organization that supports Jewish causes. At the time, Epstein was a trustee of the foundation.Barak downplayed those ties when they surfaced, saying Epstein "didn't support me or pay me."The new batch of released documents show regular correspondence among Barak, his wife and Epstein.Some detail plans for a 2017 stay at Epstein's New York residence, while others discuss mundane logistics for other visits, meetings and phone calls. In June 2019, Barak's wife, Nili, emailed Epstein saying they delayed their flight to New York by roughly a week. In 2013, Epstein's assistant, Lesley Groff, emailed Epstein about dinner with Barak, his wife and several business people and celebrities, including Woody Allen.In 2019 — about a week before Epstein was arrested — an exchange about Barak between Epstein and an unknown person shows Epstein saying he was "dealing with Ehud in Israel. Making me crazy."The documents show that Epstein connected Barak with U.S. President Donald Trump's former adviser, Steve Bannon, who was seeking to become more involved in Israeli politics. Emails from Epstein to his staff and others in 2018 discussed setting up dinners or meetings between Barak and Bannon.Bannon has not been implicated in any wrongdoing related to Epstein.In Thursday's interview, Barak said it's likely more information will emerge from the documents in the weeks ahead, but he maintained that he had done nothing illegal or improper."I promise you that nothing will be discovered, because there is nothing," he said.___Associated Press reporter Areej Hazboun in Jerusalem contributed___The AP is reviewing the documents released by the Justice Department in collaboration with journalists from CBS, NBC, MS NOW and CNBC. Journalists from each newsroom are working together to examine the files and share information about what is in them. Each outlet is responsible for its own independent news coverage of the documents.

Barak served as prime minister from 1999 to 2001, when Israel and the Palestinians held high-level peace talks before the process collapsed and a Palestinian uprising broke out. He later served as defense minister.

His ties to Epstein came to lightseven years agoafter Barak announced a political comeback in an unsuccessful bid to topple Israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu.

At the time, U.S. tax records showed Barak received some $2 million in grants for unspecified "research" the previous decade from the Wexner Foundation — a philanthropic organization that supports Jewish causes. At the time, Epstein was a trustee of the foundation.

Barak downplayed those ties when they surfaced, saying Epstein "didn't support me or pay me."

The new batch of released documents show regular correspondence among Barak, his wife and Epstein.

Some detail plans for a 2017 stay at Epstein's New York residence, while others discuss mundane logistics for other visits, meetings and phone calls. In June 2019, Barak's wife, Nili, emailed Epstein saying they delayed their flight to New York by roughly a week. In 2013, Epstein's assistant, Lesley Groff, emailed Epstein about dinner with Barak, his wife and several business people and celebrities, including Woody Allen.

In 2019 — about a week before Epstein was arrested — an exchange about Barak between Epstein and an unknown person shows Epstein saying he was "dealing with Ehud in Israel. Making me crazy."

The documents show that Epstein connected Barak with U.S. President Donald Trump's former adviser, Steve Bannon, who was seeking to become more involved in Israeli politics. Emails from Epstein to his staff and others in 2018 discussed setting up dinners or meetings between Barak and Bannon.

Bannon has not been implicated in any wrongdoing related to Epstein.

In Thursday's interview, Barak said it's likely more information will emerge from the documents in the weeks ahead, but he maintained that he had done nothing illegal or improper.

"I promise you that nothing will be discovered, because there is nothing," he said.

Associated Press reporter Areej Hazboun in Jerusalem contributed

The AP is reviewing the documents released by the Justice Department in collaboration with journalists from CBS, NBC, MS NOW and CNBC. Journalists from each newsroom are working together to examine the files and share information about what is in them. Each outlet is responsible for its own independent news coverage of the documents.