Morning Edition Friday, the 13th of February

Good morning,

At the top of the news, Nascar driver caught out by new track rule: ‘I feel like an idiot’.

Also in the digest... Kamil Barczentewicz, Luxury, and Texas Roadhouse.

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- The inkl team

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Lead Stories
Lifestyle
US justice department sues Harvard over admissions records access
National
Arizona man indicted on murder charges after fatal state helicopter crash
World
US homeland security department on track for shutdown after funding bill fails in Senate
National
A battered car forces William Byron into a backup for his Daytona 500 three-peat bid
Sport
Patriots’ Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault, strangulation charges
World
Trump sends second aircraft carrier to Middle East in effort to increase pressure on Iran
National
Florida couple arrested after country club pickleball brawl involving 20 people: cops
Health
A sexually transmitted ringworm is spreading in one US state
Team USA
Team USA Women’s Curling Achieves Olympic First in Thrilling Win Over Canada
National
San Francisco teachers, district reach deal after first strike in decades
Jeffrey Epstein
Photos of the week | February 6-12, 2026
Ice
Trump-appointed judge issues scathing order saying ICE violated immigrants’ rights in Minnesota detention
National
Mass shooter who killed five people at age 15 is jailed for life
World
South Africa seeks return of citizens tricked into fighting in Ukraine
Ice
IRS just admitted to a massive privacy failure – handing thousands of confidential taxpayer files straight to ICE
World
Arizona sheriff denies withholding key evidence on Nancy Guthrie from FBI
World
Canada school deaths suspect created shooting simulator on gaming platform
World
Jeffrey Epstein bought 330 gallons of acid the day the FBI launched its investigation, new document reveals
World
Australian Liberal Party’s first female leader vows to ‘step away completely from public life’ after being ousted
World
Florida man saves pregnant woman from drowning hours before baby’s birth