On This Day: February 23

10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
February 23, 2025
Germany's Far Right Has Best Election Since World War II
Germany voters made a change at the top on Sunday, delivering a victory to centrist conservatives in the parliamentary elections and giving the far right its best result since World War II.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2024
Sandy Hook Families Vote to Liquidate Alex Jones' Assets
The families of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting have rejected Alex Jones' offer to pay them $55 million over 10 years.  Keep reading >>
 
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February 23, 2023
Washington Boy, 8, Missing Since June Found Safe
Authorities have been searching for Breadson John, an 8-year-old boy from Washington state, ever since conducting a welfare check at his home in June after neighbors expressed concerns.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2022
Girl Hands Teacher a Note That Leads to a Body
On Tuesday morning, an elementary school student handed her teacher a note that had been written by her mother, KVUU reports, and Las Vegas police say the contents were grim: "That note indicated that the mom was being held against her will," Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Ray Spencer said.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2021
One Word Used 10 Times in Thomas Dissent Raises Eyebrows
While it may not have been a complete surprise that Clarence Thomas dissented from his more liberal colleagues in a Supreme Court election case on Monday, what is causing some head whips is his apparently firm support for former President Trump's debunked claims of election fraud.  Keep reading >>
 
 
February 23, 2020
Missing Toddler Case Is 'Unlike Anything' Before
A missing-toddler case made headlines Friday when the girl's grandmother was pulled over in a reportedly stolen BMW, the Knoxville News-Sentinel reports.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2019
2nd Billionaire Charged in Prostitution Ring
Not one billionaire, but two have been caught up in the human trafficking sting in Florida.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2018
More Companies Respond to Boycott Threats Over NRA Ties
An online push to boycott companies affiliated with the NRA in the wake of the Parkland shooting appears to be having its intended effect.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2017
'Free the Nipple' Campaign Wins in Colorado
Women are now free to "free the nipple" in Fort Collins, Colo.  Keep reading >>
 
February 23, 2016
Senate Republicans: No Hearings on Scalia Pick
The chances of President Obama naming Antonin Scalia's successor just took a nosedive: Republicans on the committee that would consider his nominee say they won't hold any such hearings in Obama's final year, reports the Hill.  Keep reading >>