Six minutes of news from around the nation.

Cultural milestones, media shakeups, and stories of survival and stability are shaping the day from a historic Super Bowl halftime show to new questions about health, housing, and accountability.

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The Public News Service Daily Newscast, Monday, February 9th, 2026.

I'm Farah Sidiqui.

Beyond the final score, this year's Super Bowl is also being remembered for its halftime show, headlined by Bad Bunny.

The Puerto Rican superstar made history with a predominantly Spanish-language performance.

A new report alleges the Glades County Detention Center exposed detained immigrants to toxic chemicals, pepper spray punishment, and hazardous air, causing lasting health harm.

Tramiel Gomes has more.

The report published by a coalition of immigrant rights and environmental organizations calls the facility a site of environmental violence.

Guadalupe de la Cruz with the American Friends Service Committee says the findings reflect a broader pattern in immigration detention.

We see that it is a common practice for detention facilities to either be opened on contaminated land, have such harsh conditions that the health of people that are in the facility runs a major risk.

The report details that during the COVID-19 pandemic, toxic disinfectant sprays were overused and pepper spray was deployed as punishment.

In 2021, a carbon monoxide leak hospitalized several detained workers and staff.

The Glades County Sheriff's Office did not respond to our request for comment on the report's allegations by deadline.

When emergencies strike at home, the first response often comes from family or bystanders.

Isabelle Charlet reports on why knowing CPR can save a life.

More than 70 percent of out of hospital cardiac arrests occur in homes, and the person's survival depends on immediate action.

Tia Sherry of Portland learned this lesson last fall after her husband, Dave Gettler, collapsed with no warning while on a bike ride.

Whether you're CPR certified or not, you are the first responder until help arrives.

You never think you're gonna use it, especially with your loved one, and I'm so glad that I stayed on top of my certification because it kept Dave alive.

Sherry says Dave is doing much better and is back on his bike.

Research shows that CPR, when performed immediately, can triple a cardiac arrest victim's chance of survival.

The cost of home ownership remains a challenge for many buyers, but one study finds Indiana offers promising opportunities.

It identifies New Albany, Terre Haute, Indianapolis, and Valparaiso as ideal Midwestern cities to purchase a home.

Evan Haack is CEO of Make My Move, a marketplace for relocation programs.

They're searching for community connection, they're searching for affordability, to be closer to family or amenities that they value.

That affordability really translates to lower housing costs and the ability to get more for the money that they're putting up.

Hock adds consumers do not want to give up amenities they can find in larger cities.

Room to support family growth and a short commute time were also listed as important factors in the study.

Other priorities include access to airports, walking trails, arts and culture districts and local volunteer opportunities.

I'm Terry Dee reporting.

This is Public News Service.

Across Ohio, child welfare leaders are testing new ways to support families before they ever enter the child protection system, aiming to reduce trauma while ensuring children remain safe.

In Hamilton County, one effort centers on connecting families to help earlier, encouraging them to use the 211 community helpline operated by the United Way of Greater Cincinnati.

The goal is to give families access to housing, child care and other supports before challenges escalate into crisis.

Moira Weir, president and CEO of the organization, says early intervention can prevent unnecessary involvement with child protection services.

There's so much trauma when you involve public sector systems.

And again, they're there for families that are in crisis that really need it, but sometimes there are other ways we can do interventions.

Child protection agencies remain legally required to investigate cases involving abuse or neglect, And officials stress that alternative pathways are meant to complement, not replace mandatory reporting when child safety is at risk.

Veterans are among those in North Carolina who struggle to find housing they can afford.

One credit union in the state has stepped up to help.

Eric Tegethoff has more.

Coastal Credit Union says it has a variety of benefits for veterans, including lower closing costs and more flexible credit requirements.

The company also provides Veterans Affairs mortgage products, including 15-year and thirty year loans, refinancing and interest rate reduction refinance loans.

And Kevin Holton with Coastal Credit Union says his organization makes loans with lower down payments available to veterans.

It's a lower cost program than a normal conventional loan.

Typically they have lower interest rates so it saves the veteran or their cost with their payment and it expands the ownership throughout our state.

Holton notes many military veterans live on modest means and says there's been a lot of demand for these products.

North including Fort Bragg, the largest in the country.

A handful of farmers are implementing regenerative agriculture practices to reduce the use of glyphosate and other potentially dangerous herbicides on a portion of Arizona's 1.2 million acres of cropland.

Regenerative agriculture focuses on long-term soil health rather than using herbicides to kill weeds.

Will Harris, owner of White Oak Pastures, a regenerative farm in Bluffton, Georgia, says the transition away from the current model will be challenging.

If we see a shift in how we produce food in this country, if we do, and I hope we do, it's going to come more from new farmers choosing to farm this way than existing industrial farmers choosing to transition over.

That's a hard switch.

Harris says focusing on soil health and zero-waste ag practices could almost entirely reduce the need for glyphosate and other herbicides on Arizona's cotton, produce and dairy farms, which routinely run off into and surface water.

I'm Mark Moran.

This is Farah Siddiqui for Public News Service.

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