News Summaries in February 2026
Note to readers: summaries may sometimes be posted in two places, at least for a time, when older stories are involved. They temporarily will be placed at the top to call attention to them but also placed in chronological order farther down. Summaries of older stories no longer will say “posted out of chronological order.” Thank you for your attention to this matter. “Four Men Are Convicted in 2018 Murder of a Brazil Councilwoman,” New York Times, Feb. 27, 2026 Two brothers who served on the Rio de Janeiro city council were found guilty Feb. 25 -- along with a former Rio police chief and a military officer -- of killing councilwoman Marielle Franco. Franco was “a Black, gay, feminist councilwoman in Rio de Janeiro who achieved global renown for fighting corruption and systemic racism and whose 2018 killing set off a lengthy quest for justice,” said Times reporter Ana Ionova. A four-member panel of...