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Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has long admired political strongmen such as Russia's Vladimir Putin , Hungary's Viktor Orban and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman. Now he's got a new invite-only international "Board of Peace" that's full of them. "Usually they say, 'he's a horrible dictator-type person, I'm a dictator,'" Trump said of himself in a speech Jan. 21 on the sidelines of the World Economic ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detention of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy with his father outside their home in Minnesota has become the latest lightning rod for America's divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Versions offered by government officials and the family's attorney and neighbors offer contradictory versions of whether the parents were given adequate opportunity to leave the child with ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
Nico Antic was pulled from the water by friends and taken to hospital with severe injuries to both legs Reading Time: 1 minute An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country's east coast. Nico Antic, 12, was attacked on Sunday as he and friends were jumping off rocks in Vaucluse, around 9km (5.5 ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
Much of the Gaza Strip lies in ruin from more than two years of Israeli strikes, with its 2 million Palestinian residents largely living in tents. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner this week unveiled plans for a "New Gaza" filled with gleaming high-rise towers and tourist-packed beaches — an optimistic vision that stands in stark contrast to the reality of a territory in ruins after two years ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
DALLAS (AP) — More than 9,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England. The National Weather Service forecast warns of widespread heavy snow and a band ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. Supreme Court justices appear reluctant to grant President Donald Trump's request to let him immediately remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. But their eventual ruling following this week's arguments in the case may not give Cook a sweeping victory. Rather, according to some legal experts, a likely outcome would be a narrow decision that could return the matter ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard , a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead , is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The Duke of Sussex has called for the sacrifices of Nato troops to be "spoken about truthfully and with respect", after the US president claimed allies stayed "a little back" from the front lines in Afghanistan. "I served there. I made lifelong friends there. And I lost friends there," Prince Harry, who was twice deployed to the country, said on Friday as he paid tribute to Nato troops killed in the conflict, ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
TikTok has dodged a ban and secured its long-term future in the US by announcing a deal on Friday that will see a joint venture take over US operations of the popular social video app. The deal marks the conclusion of a protracted battle over the app's continued presence in the US, which dates back to President Donald Trump's first term in office . TikTok in the US will now be run by TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, ...
Source: cnet.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, issued a call for Congress to curtail funding for the agency "until they stop their aggressive tactics." Sen. Angus King also ...
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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
ONTARIO, Calif. (AP) — Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the United States annually and orchestrating several killings , was arrested in Mexico and then flown to California, officials said Friday. Wedding, 44, turned himself in Thursday at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City. FBI Director Kash Patel said his ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
on Thursday filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, accusing the lawsuit , filed in Florida state court in Miami, alleges that JP Morgan "debanked" Trump and his businesses after his first term "because it believed that the political tide at the moment favored doing so." Debanking, "once a relatively obscure issue in finance," has "become a politically charged issue in recent ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. Until very recently, the conventional wisdom about the expiration of stopgap-spending authority on January 30 was that nobody in either party wanted another government shutdown . That's why House and Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators managed to put together 12 more-or-less consensus appropriations bills ...
Source: nymag.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Former United States Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his prosecution of President Donald Trump, rejecting Republican claims that the cases were politically motivated. Testifying before lawmakers at the House Judiciary Committee, Smith said the two federal cases, one over Trump's handling of classified documents and the other over efforts to overturn the 2020 election , were based on evidence, not politics. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Joe Kottke 5 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A slavery exhibit is dismantled in Philadelphia. (Obtained by NBC Philadelphia) The city of Philadelphia sued the Department of the Interior and the acting director of the National Park Service on Thursday over reports that slavery exhibits were being dismantled in the city's historic district. The suit, filed in federal ...
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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Watch Donald Trump reveal cause of new hand bruise after question on Air Force One Donald Trump has claimed that the bruising on his hand is due to his consumption of aspirin. When asked about his health by a reporter on Air Force One on Thursday (22 January), the US president dismissed concern and said ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia's nearly four-year full-scale invasion . The three-way talks come hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the settlement in Ukraine with U.S. President Donald Trump's envoys during ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The attack left one survivor, and the coastguard has been notified to launch search and rescue operations Reading Time: 2 minutes The US military said on Friday that it had carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month. US Southern Command said on social ...
Source: scmp.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Achieving a credit score of 800 or higher can help unlock the lowest interest rates for products ranging from auto loans to credit cards, but only one in four Americans has managed to reach that level, according to credit bureau Experian. Lenders typically view scores above 800 as "exceptional," a signal that a borrower consistently pays bills on time and manages debt responsibly. Most banks rely on the FICO ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
By Beth Kempton for Upwork Artificial intelligence in the workplace offers compelling benefits, such as faster execution, increased output, and better-informed decision-making. However, as organizations rush to implement AI , they often discover that speed and efficiency alone don't translate into effective outcomes. Without the right guardrails and processes in place, overreliance on technology can introduce AI ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Five Democratic-controlled states are asking a judge Friday to order President Donald Trump's administration to keep money flowing for child care subsidies and other programs aimed at boosting low-income families with children. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it was pausing the funding because it had "reason to believe" the states were granting benefits to people in the country illegally, ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Ex- Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Kevin Johnson died of stab wounds and blunt head trauma he sustained while at a Los Angeles homeless encampment, Los Angeles County medical examiner records show. Johnson, 55, died Wednesday. His death was ruled a homicide and remains under investigation. Los Angeles police told ABC 7 News that officers responded at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday to a report of ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Across the country, U.S. airlines and airports are alerting travelers to brace for a winter storm that's set to bring dangerous snow and ice conditions this weekend. Power outages and tree damage are expected in the Southeast, while heavier snow is expected in the North, impacting some 235 million Americans, FOX Weather reported. Major airlines are issuing travel alerts to ...
Source: foxnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is facing scrutiny over its assertion that federal officers can forcibly enter a home without a judicial warrant – a move constitutional scholars, immigration experts and a federal judge say is a clear violation of the Fourth Amendment. An internal ICE memo from May 2025 directs agents to use force to enter residences after obtaining administrative warrants, which are ...
Source: aol.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
When people hear the word cancer, their mind typically jumps to the worst-case scenario. And, while many types of cancers are on the decline — for example, the CancerNetwork says that brain cancer rates have dropped four percent as of 2025 — there are other types of cancer, like those that affect the colon, that are on the rise. It's not just the rates that are rising, either. Colon cancer is also ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Researchers have found a new method to track space junk. This methodology involves the use of seismometers. Typically, these instruments are used to detect earthquakes, but in this case, they will help spot human-made objects in orbit. Findings have been published in the journal Science . Benjamin Fernando, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, devised this methodology of using existing ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Answer: Yes! Now you'll know for sure if that video from your home security camera of a group of rabbits jumping on your trampoline at night is real or not (spoiler alert: It's not). Popular home security company Ring has introduced a new tool, Ring Verify, that will tell you if a video has been altered. The company says to "think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle." This seal will be applied ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Court told US president's son contacted woman shortly before alleged assault in London A man accused of raping a woman in London denied he was angry when she received a call from Donald Trump's son, a court has heard. Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US president, was on a video call in January last year with the woman, who cannot be named, when he allegedly witnessed her being assaulted by a man in London and ...
Source: theguardian.com