NPR News: 02-22-2026 7PM EST

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In the past, Trump has shown that he prefers military actions that you could call one and done. A quick bombing raid on Iran's nuclear facilities or a quick raid into Venezuela to nab Nicolas Maduro. We don't know if he has the stomach for a long protracted fight. And if he wants to change the regime in Iran that what it would entail NPR Mara Lyson reporting The Greenlandic prime minister has rejected President Trump offer to send a hospital ship to the country Terry Schultz reports Trump announced the ship's deployment on Truth Social, alleging there are, quote, many people who are sick and not being taken care of in Greenland. Greenland's prime minister Jens Frederick Nielsen says his answer is no thank you to President Trump's intention to send a U.S. hospital ship to the semi-autonomous Danish island. Nielsen explains in a Facebook post that a fundamental part of society in Greenland is that there is a public health service where treatment is freely available to all citizens. He adds that Greenlanders are always open to dialogue and cooperation, but he suggests a conversation rather than what he termed a more or less random outburst on social media. It's not clear if Trump's post saying the hospital ship is on its way was sparked by the medical evacuation of a U.S. service member from a submarine to a hospital in the Greenlandic capital on Saturday. For NPR News, I'm Terri Schultz. Millions are in the path of a dangerous winter storm that's forecast to bring blizzard-like conditions across the Northeast. NPR's Shondalee Stuster has more. Blizzard warnings are in effect along the East Coast, including for New York City through Monday afternoon National Weather Service meteorologist Cody Snell said during a briefing Sunday that there could be at least 18 inches to two feet of snow up through Massachusetts That where we going to see the major impacts from snowfall with this system That includes heavy snowfall rates which is going to reduce visibility and accumulate on roads very quickly Emergencies have been declared in multiple states, including Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. A travel ban has also been issued in New York City. All bridges, highways and streets in the city will be closed to traffic Sunday night through noon Monday. Officials are warning those in the storm's path to stay inside. Shondalise Duster, NPR News. And officials say power outages are also possible. U.S. futures contracts are trading lower at this hour. Dow futures down about two-tenths of a percent. You're listening to NPR News from Washington. The U.S. men's hockey team has won their first Olympic gold medal in 46 years with a thrilling 2-1 overtime win against Canada. It was the Americans' third gold medal of all time and their first medal since the Miracle on Ice. MPR's Becky Sullivan has more. This was the first Olympics in more than a decade with NHL players, and with two rivals squaring off for gold, it was a tense, thrilling, fast-paced game. The Americans struck first when six minutes in Matt Boldy chipped the puck to himself as he fought through a pair of Canadian defenders and found the net That was it for the Americans in regulation The rest was a white terrifying ride as the Canadians pressed with chance after chance Cale McCarr evened it up in the second period, but otherwise, U.S. goaltender Connor Hellebuck had the game of a lifetime, with 41 saves each and every one of them needed to send the game to overtime. Then it was Jack Hughes. His mouth bloodied, his front tooth badly chipped after taking a stick to the face who scored the game winner, and his teammates who threw their sticks and gloves into the air to celebrate. Becky Sullivan, NPR News, Milan. The politically charged action thriller One Battle After Another won six prizes, including Best Picture at Britain's BAFTA Film Awards. The vampire saga Sinners and gothic horror story Frankenstein each won three prizes. Paul Thomas Anderson was named Best Director for One Battle After Another. Jesse Buckley won the Best Actress Prize for Hamnet, while Robert Arameo took the Best Actor Prize for the British indie film, I swear. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR News Now Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.