Saturday Sessions: Drayton Farley performs "It's Called Doubt"

Saturday Sessions: Drayton Farley performs "The Luckier Ones"

Alabama native Drayton Farley was working at a local auto plant and making bedroom recordings just a few years ago. Now he's being compared to Americana greats like Tyler Childers and Jason Isbell. His new album, "A Heavy Duty Heart," is out now. Here's Drayton Farley performing "The Luckier Ones."

News outlets falsely report Somaliland called for extradition of Ilhan Omar

<p>Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox</a></p></li></ul><p>Several news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ilhan-omar">Ilhan Omar</a>, basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to the contrary.</p><p>Fox News, the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s the National News Desk and the Independent ran stories on the US representative. The reports centred on a post by @RepOfSomaliland ...

Conservatives seethe after Johnson backs Senate plan he previously called ‘a joke’

Hard-line conservatives are seething after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) reversed course to back a Senate plan that detaches funding for immigration enforcement from a broader package to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Although Johnson had previously called the Senate proposal “a joke,” he changed his tune Wednesday after President Trump endorsed the strategy.…

Italy's latest World Cup failure labeled ‘3rd apocalypse.’ It's the new norm for the 4-time champion - AP News

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMimwFBVV95cUxPcGtDUkQ2REstRGVZUHFGRzE2VW0yZkxNX04xUmhiLVE2UGcxaURCakZiZno5OTlLYkFxeC1pVG9GOE1EYWp3RkxacjhDejg3NHdZSUR6T2pvVzZ3anU3V3lNWXd0XzZOTk1NSXJsS2lKRFU3OGdrRjlEVkxRRWItVUlmMmVpUER2Zm90N2xHZnZsTlFrNlhQUW1WUQ?oc=5" target="_blank">Italy's latest World Cup failure labeled ‘3rd apocalypse.’ It's the new norm for the 4-time champion</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">AP News</font>

AI boom drives clash between grid power vs. energy "islands"

<p><strong>HOUSTON</strong> — A high-stakes fight is emerging as the AI boom accelerates: Should data centers plug into the grid, or operate as energy "islands"?</p><p><strong>Why it matters</strong>: The debate is shaping power flows and multibillion-dollar investments, as data centers rival entire cities in their electricity demand.</p><hr><p><strong>Driving the news:</strong> Chevron <a href="https://www.chevron.com/newsroom/2026/q1/chevron-statement-regarding-exclusivity-agreement-with-microsoft-and-engine-no-1" target="_blank">said this week</a> it's working on a deal to build a natural gas plant dedicated to a Microsoft data center in Texas — one of many signs that on-site power is gaining traction.</p><ul><li>Roughly 30% of all planned data center power capacity is expected to be on site, according to <a href="https://cleanview.co/content/power-strategies-report" target="_blank">a February report</a> by Cleanview, a market intelligence firm — up from almost nothing a year ear...

Water utility announces it's ditching fluoride—then reveals it did so years ago