Fox News Hourly Update – 1PM ET 02/14/2026 Newscast

Host: FOX News Podcasts
Date: February 14, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode delivers concise updates on major national and international news stories, featuring on-the-ground reportage, political analysis, legal news, tech controversy, and global conflict headlines. The tone is urgent, fact-focused, and maintains the brisk pace typical of FOX News radio updates.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Ongoing Investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s Disappearance

[00:02–00:58]

• Situation Update:
  • Two weeks since Nancy Guthrie disappeared, police activity near her home overnight.
  • Three people detained temporarily, but no arrests or suspects in custody.
• Law Enforcement Caution:
  • Pima County Sheriff Nanos clarifies no arrests yet but questions remain for those interviewed:

  "Law enforcement has already warned that people that they are questioning could later be arrested."
  • High police presence (SWAT, multiple vehicles, etc.) may indicate escalation in tactics, possibly as a precaution:
  "If they're focusing on a target, they may bring out all of the bells and whistles, ... maybe simply just to question someone because they don't want to run the risk of any type of backfire."
  — (Reporter: Matt Finn, Tucson)

• FBI Involvement:
  • Reward increased to $100,000.

2. Federal Government Shutdown over DHS/ICE Funding

[00:58–01:51]

• Context and Conflict:
  • Third government shutdown in six months due to dispute over Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and ICE reform.
  • Both parties publicly blame each other:

  "Democrats say a White House offer falls short of the changes they want to see for ICE. The White House, for their part, says they've been involved in good faith negotiations and that Democrats are being unreasonable."
  — (Fox Reporter)

• Law Enforcement Defense:
  • Strong partisan rhetoric supporting ICE operations:

  "ICE has done a phenomenal job. ... The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe. The blue cities are the cities that are unsafe."
  — [01:33] (Unattributed, heavily partisan source)
  • Despite shutdown, ICE maintained through “one big beautiful bill.”

• Reporting:
  • Madeleine Rivera closes out the segment.

3. Tech Controversy: Amazon Employee Demands on Immigration Ties

[02:16–03:06]

• Employee Activism:
  • Amazon employees demand company sever all business with U.S. immigration enforcement agencies.
  • Grievances center on Amazon Web Services (AWS) hosting functionalities used by immigration authorities and AI partners (specifically Palantir).

  "They put out three calls today, cut ties to ICE and CBP through AWS and partnerships with Palantir, an AI company with facial recognition tech that has been linked to immigration enforcement. ... They're calling for an end to their partnership with Flock by cutting off access to Amazon's ring data."
  — [02:24] (Matthew Smith, Fox 13 Seattle) • Acknowledges broader debate over the dual-use nature of technology:
  "Tech is utilized for everything good and bad in the world all around us."

4. Legal & Health Story: Cooking Spray Settlement

[03:06–03:43]

• Lawsuit Outcome:
  • Los Angeles man, Roland Esparza, receives $25 million after jury finds popular Pam cooking spray caused his chronic lung disease.

  "Finding Pam's parent company, ConAgra, failed to warn consumers of the dangers of inhaling fumes from the spray. This even though they stopped using the offending chemical in 2009."
  — [03:16] (Gary Baumgarten, FOX News) • ConAgra plans to appeal the verdict.

5. International: US-Brokered Russia–Ukraine Talks

[03:43–end]

• High Stakes Diplomacy:
  • Upcoming U.S.-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine to be held in Geneva next week, days before the four-year anniversary of the Russian invasion. • Ongoing conflict highlighted: heavy Russian bombing of Ukrainian civilian areas and attacks on power grids.

  "The Russians have been relentlessly bombing civilian areas of Ukraine. They've also been attacking Ukraine's power power grids as well."
  — [03:43] (Paul Stevens)

Notable Quotes and Memorable Moments

• "We are starting to see a pattern where law enforcement, if they're focusing on a target, they may bring out all of the bells and whistles... simply just to question someone because they don't want to run the risk of any type of backfire."
  — [00:40] Matt Finn (on police tactics in Guthrie case)

• "ICE has done a phenomenal job... The Democrats have gone crazy. They're radical left lunatics. That's why their cities are so unsafe."
  — [01:33] Unnamed partisan source (on ICE amid shutdown)

• "They put out three calls today, cut ties to ICE and CBP through AWS and partnerships with Palantir, an AI company with facial recognition tech that has been linked to immigration enforcement."
  — [02:24] Matthew Smith (on Amazon employee protests)

Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:02 – Nancy Guthrie disappearance update, Pima County law enforcement activity
• 00:58 – FBI raises reward, transition to government shutdown coverage
• 01:11 – DHS funding dispute summarized
• 01:33 – Partisan reaction and ICE defense
• 02:16 – Amazon employee protests and wider tech debate
• 03:16 – Cooking spray lawsuit verdict
• 03:43 – Preview of US-brokered Russia–Ukraine peace talks

Summary for New Listeners

This FOX News update is a rapid-fire briefing on urgent legal cases, mounting tech-industry protests, politically-charged debates over immigration policy and law enforcement funding, a high-profile health lawsuit, and a timely look at the ongoing Russia–Ukraine conflict. Anchored by on-the-ground reporting and direct language, it offers listeners a fast-paced cross-section of the day’s most-talked-about stories.