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By Amy Langfield
February 10, 2026
By Amy Langfield
February 10, 2026
Good afternoon and welcome to your afternoon news update from AP. Today, the FBI releases surveillance images of a masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch the night she went missing; Americans’ hope for their future has fallen to a new low, according to a new Gallup poll; and an Israeli minister calls recent West Bank measures "de facto sovereignty."
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This image provided by the FBI shows surveillance images at the home of Nancy Guthrie the night she went missing in Tucson, Ariz. (FBI via AP)
FBI releases first surveillance images of masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s porch
Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person with what appeared to be a handgun holster on her porch from when she went missing more than a week ago. Read more.
What a new Gallup poll shows about the depth of Americans’ gloom
In 2025, only about 59% of Americans gave high ratings when asked to evaluate how good their life will be in about five years, the lowest annual measure since Gallup began asking this question almost 20 years ago. Democrats and Hispanic Americans, in particular, were in a darker mood last year. But even with President Donald Trump back in the White House and his party in control of both houses of Congress, Republicans aren’t feeling nearly as good about the future as they were in the last year of Trump’s first term. Read more.
Israeli minister calls West Bank measures ‘de facto sovereignty,’ says no future Palestinian state
A top Israeli official said Tuesday that measures adopted by the government that deepen Israeli control in the occupied West Bank amounted to implementing “de facto sovereignty,” using language that mirrors critics’ warnings about the intent behind the moves. The steps “actually establish a fact on the ground that there will not be a Palestinian state,” Energy Minister Eli Cohen told Israel’s Army Radio. Read more.
Jake Paul of the U.S., center, cries after his fiancé Jutta Leerdam of the Netherlands, won the gold medal in the women's 1,000 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Monday. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)
