Newshour - Member of the British royal family arrested

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the brother of King Charles III, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

King Charles said the "law must take its course" in response to Andrew's arrest, and that the police has his ‘full and wholehearted support and co-operation’. Mr Mountbatten-Windsor has denied all wrongdoing arising from his relationship with the US financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Also in the programme: There are sgns in Gaza that Hamas is tightening its grip on the territory; South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol has been sentenced to life in prison for insurrectionl and why the fantasy epic Game of Thrones is inspiring a Shakespearean theatre company.

(Photo shows Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor at Westminster Cathedral, central London on.16 September 2025. Credit: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire)

Native America Calling - Thursday, February 19, 2026 – The growing AI appropriation threat

Native Americans have worked hard for decades to counter the stereotypes perpetuated in old movies and television shows about the American West. Now a new generation of Native technology experts worry that artificial intelligence is eroding that work. Scores of AI-generated images and videos are flooding people’s social media For You pages. The creations are within easy reach of anyone typing a prompt into any AI generator that scrapes information from millions of sources. Often posted by anonymous creators, the products of those prompts present vaguely Native visual and audio characteristics with little to no authentic cultural connections. Along the way they generate hundreds of thousands of admirers. We’ll talk about the work to counter the looming onslaught of AI cultural appropriation.

GUESTS

Dr. Angelo Baca (Diné and Hopi), professor of history, philosophy, and social sciences at the Rhode Island School of Design

Trevor Reed (Hopi), professor of law at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and an associate justice for the Hopi Tribe Court of Appeals

Dr. Tamika Worrell (Gamilaroi), senior lecturer of critical Indigenous studies at Macquarie University

 

Break 1 Music: Obsidian (song) Red-209 (artist)

Break 2 Music: Digital Winter (song) Ya Tseen (artist) Stand On My Shoulders (album)

Marketplace All-in-One - When workers are profiled, bullied, and harassed

In a conversation with the owner of a Portland-based construction firm, something disturbing was revealed: One reason he can't retain the workers he needs is that random bigots are profiling his staff as immigrants and harassing them when they have to leave the jobsite to, for instance, pick up materials. This morning, we’ll hear his account. But first, the tariffs that mid-sized companies are paying nearly tripled starting early last year.

CBS News Roundup - 02/19/2026 | World News Roundup

Former Prince Andrew arrested on suspicion of misconduct. U.S. ready for potential strikes on Iran. Tragedy in California avalanche. CBS News Correspondent Cami McCormick has these stories and more on the World News Roundup.



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Marketplace All-in-One - India’s role in the future of AI

From the BBC World Service: India is hosting an AI summit as part of the country's efforts to showcase itself as a major player in the artificial intelligence space and a leader in the Global South. It's aiming to be an emerging market where AI is not just going to be consumed, but where it's going to be created, built, and exported. Plus, restaurant owners are starting to take action on what they call "entitled" behavior by food influencers.

Village SquareCast - UNUM: Pride, Reckoning, Aspiration with Dr. Theodore R. Johnson

Navy veteran Dr. Theodore Roosevelt Johnson, his family name a legacy first chosen to honor the new possibilities for Black Americans many presidents ago, writes about a football game when he stood during the National Anthem and his son—on the field as a player—chose to kneel. Both, he argues, are acts of love of country. Ted's life, service and scholarship are a love letter to America—both when he confronts our failure and takes pride in our accomplishments.

Now Ted leads New America's Us@250 initiative which "seeks to reimagine the American narrative with a focus on three themes: pride in the nation's progress, reckoning with historical and contemporary wrongs, and aspiration for a better future."

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WSJ What’s News - Former Prince Andrew Arrested Over Epstein Probe, BBC Reports

A.M. Edition for Feb. 19. British public broadcaster the BBC says police have arrested Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. The former Prince Andrew has consistently denied any wrongdoing in relation to his dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Plus, WSJ correspondent Margarita Stancati explains how a major U.S. military buildup and Iranian war preparations suggest the two sides could be on a collision course, even as nuclear diplomacy continues. And President Trump prepares to convene his Board of Peace for the first time. Luke Vargas hosts. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter.

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Bad Faith - Episode 551 – Is There Love Left? (w/ F.D Signifier, Isa Nakazawa, & Cameron Kasky)

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It's here! The annual love-on-the-left episode. This week F.D Signifier returns in the wake of publishing what might be his best viral video essay to date to anchor our panel as our married love veteran. He's joined by returning guests but first time love panelists astrologer Isa Nakazawa & former congressional candidate and activist against gun violence Cameron Kasky to talk male loneliness, contemporary dating culture, and whether new material mores have permanently upended traditional partnership.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).