WASHINGTON, Feb 26 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for jobless benefits increased marginally last week and the unemployment rate appeared to hold steady in February amid a stable labor market.

Cuba has accused 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat it intercepted off its coast on Wednesday of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims". Border guards shot dead four people and injured the other six on the boat, the Cuban interior ministry said, alleging that those aboard the Florida-registered vessel had fired first.

The U.S. women’s hockey team says any White House visit after its Olympic win will depend on players’ schedules once seasons end.

MEXICO CITY, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Mexico's Cemex will buy U.S. stucco manufacturer Omega Products International, the cement maker said on Thursday, as part of its push toward offering additional building materials in one of its largest markets.

The top Democrat on the congressional panel investigating Epstein has called on the attorney general to publish the material.

A phone call between President Donald Trump and the Olympic gold-medal winning US men's hockey team has sparked a hot political debate in America.

During Trump's speech on Tuesday, Tlaib, a Palestinian American, and Omar, a Somali American, criticized Trump as he touted his ​administration's hard-line immigration crackdown and its immigration enforcement actions. Both Omar and Tlaib shouted "you're killing Americans" at Trump during his speech, with Omar also calling him a "liar."