Here's everything that happened on February 21, 2025
So let’s go ahead and get started with the overnight update:
5:51pm - Skims, Kim Kardashian’s clothing brand, announced a joint venture with Nike, called NikeSkims
7:57pm - Right-wing podcast host and Trump ally Steve Bannon did a nazi salute at the Conservative Political Action Conference (also known as CPAC).
8:38pm - Canada beat the US in the hockey 4 Nations Face-Off championship game
9:00pm - Texas AG Ken Paxton is asking the court to require the NCAA to begin gender testing as part of the new anti-trans policies outlined by the Trump Administration
9:03pm - Tate McRae released her new album, “So Close To What”, featuring collaborations with Flo Milli & The Kid LAROI
Now, onto the news of today:
4:13am - The DOJ announced they’re investigating UnitedHealthcare over its Medicare billing practices and how it records diagnoses
5:25am - A federal judge has allowed Trump’s mass firing of federal employees to move forward
5:26am - Tesla announced they’re recalling more than 375,000 vehicles due to a power steering issue
6:22am - The movie, “Spring Breakers” (featuring Selena Gomez and Vanessa Hudgens) is being re-released in IMAX for one night only on March 19
7:00am - Hooters announced they’re preparing for bankruptcy
7:23am - The New York Yankees have announced that their players are officially allowed to grow facial hair
7:24am - LaVar Ball - father of basketball starts Lozno, LiAngleo, and LaMelo Ball - had his foot amputated following a serious medical issue
7:32am - A 19-year-old in Australia has been arrested after allegedly severing his father’s arm with a samurai sword
7:42am - The DOJ indicated they will drop a case accusing Elon Musk’s company SpaceX of discriminating against asylees and refugees in its hiring process
8:58am - Notorious B.I.G.’s mom, Voletta Wallace, died at 82 years old
9:20am - “Karate Kid” and “Deadwood” actor Peter Jason died at 80 years old
9:24am - Soul singer Jerry Butler died at 85-years-old, following a Parkinsons diagnosis
9:29am - The number of measles cases linked to an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 90
9:32am - Trans actress Hunter Schafer revealed that her newly issued passport changed her gender to male instead of female because of Trump’s policy changes
11:04am - “Dallas” and “Ellen” actress Alice Hirson, died at 95 years old
11:30am - We have been given our first look at Luigi Mangione back in court today, the first time since his December arraignment
11:36am - LA Mayor Karen Bass has dismissed the fire chief over the response to the most destructive wildfire in the city’s history
1:00pm - Diddy’s lawyer has filed a motion to be relieved as his counsel, saying, “Under no circumstances can I continue”
1:17pm - After the White House kept the Associated Press reporters out of all the Trump events, the Associated Press has officially sued 3 Trump Administration officials over access to presidential events, citing the First Amendment
