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Top News Stories for Friday, January 23rd 2026
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
, including potentially by military force, President Donald Trump arrived in Davos on Wednesday looking to that would give the United States more control over security of the island and the broader Arctic region, a congressional official and two former U.S. officials told NBC News. Trump dispatched senior U.S. officials to Davos ahead of his trip to lay the groundwork for an agreement, the officials said. Trump's ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
testified Thursday about his investigation of efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president "sought to prey" on his supporters and "looked for ways to stay in power," culminating in the It was Smith's since he left the department last year, and the nearly five-hour session at the House Judiciary Committee delved into far-flung details — from former before the Jan. 6 committee to ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Awards season is in full swing, which means it's time for Oscar nominations. On Jan. 22, actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the nominees for the 2026 Academy Awards before sunrise in Los Angeles. As expected in a competitive year with many acclaimed films, there were some lovely surprises and major snubs on the nominations list. Sinners not only topped the Oscars leaderboard but became the ...
Source: bustle.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
A recent report published by Cyera entitled " State of AI Data Security: How to Close the Readiness Gap as AI Outpaces Enterprise Safeguards ," based on a survey of 921 IT and cybersecurity professionals, finds that although 83% of enterprises "already use AI in daily operations…only 13% report strong visibility into how it is being used." The report concludes: The result is a widening gap: sensitive data is ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The Supreme Court appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook during oral arguments on Wednesday, finally marking an outer limit of what the court's conservative members would stomach from Trump's authoritarian second term. There did not appear to be five votes among the justices to embrace Trump's radical assertion of executive power over the nation's central ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Seven Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to pass a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spending bill, despite opposition from their own leadership over unmet demands for additional guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. The DHS bill will be bundled alongside three other spending bills, totaling a combined $1.2 trillion in federal ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has filed a $5bn (£3.7bn) lawsuit against America's biggest bank JPMorgan Chase, accusing it of illegally closing his accounts for political reasons. The lawsuit, which also names the bank's chief executive Jamie Dimon, alleges that Trump and his businesses suffered "considerable financial and reputational harm" after the bank abruptly closed their accounts in 2021. The bank moved to ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Bank of America and Citigroup are reportedly considering offering credit cards with a 10% interest rate in response to President Donald Trump's demand for a cap on rates. This is one of multiple options that banks are considering, separately, after Trump made that demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing unnamed sources. Neither Bank of America nor Citigroup ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Vance Defends ICE Memo Telling Agents They Can Raid Homes Without A Judge's Warrant without a judicial warrant, as critics slam what they say are the memo's perceived violations of search and seizure protections enshrined in the Fourth Amendment. Vice President JD Vance gives remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the ...
Source: forbes.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The world's oldest known example of cave art, dating back at least 67,800 years, has been discovered by researchers studying handprints in Indonesia . The find, along with others recently made in the Southeast Asian nation, helps scientists trying to determine when and where early humans first learned to make art, and at what point their art became more complex. The reddish hand stencils, though faded and barely ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The restart of the world's largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan Thursday just hours after the process began, its operator said, but the reactor remains "stable". Operations to relaunch a reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province, closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, began late Wednesday after it received the final green light from the nuclear regulator despite divided public ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detained four children from the same Minnesota school district this month, including a 5-year-old boy. Preschooler Liam Ramos was detained in the driveway of his home along with his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, on Tuesday. The father and son were then transported to a detention center in Texas. Ramos is a student in the Columbia Heights Public ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The New Glenn-3 mission moves AST SpaceMobile closer to commercial cellular broadband service, targeting peak data rates of up to 120 Mbps. Blue Origin targets late February for the third launch of its New Glenn mega-rocket, carrying an AST SpaceMobile satellite to low-Earth orbit. This marks the second commercial payload for New Glenn. The company did not provide an immediate explanation for launching the AST ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Maine's Democratic governor challenged federal immigration officials Thursday to provide arrest warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in her state, saying residents have been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities. "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't believe in secret ...
Source: wbur.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
It's quick and easy to access Live Science Plus, simply enter your email below. We'll send you a confirmation and sign you up for our daily newsletter, keeping you up to date with the latest science news. Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Join the conversation Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Water use in California was lower than officials estimated it ...
Source: livescience.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Ex-school police officer, Adrian Gonzales, found not guilty of all 29 child endangerment charges over his response to the 2022 massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. A former police officer has been acquitted of criminal child-endangerment charges related to his role in the flawed law enforcement response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Adrian ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.09% says Freddie Mac Mortgage rates ticked higher this week but remain the lowest in three years, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. Freddie Mac's latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released Thursday, showed the average rate on the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.09% from last week's reading of 6.06%. The average rate on a ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
A cameraman and CBS News contributor was among three journalists killed Wednesday by Israeli forces while working in Gaza , prompting some observers to ask when—or if—Bari Weiss, the network's pro-Israel editor-in-chief, would condemn the attack. Anas Ghneim, Mohammed Salah Qashta, and Abdul Raouf Shaat were using a drone to record aid distribution by the Egyptian Relief Committee in al-Zahra in central ...
Source: commondreams.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
One year ago this week, a case of measles was recorded in Gaines County, Texas. It was the start of an outbreak that killed two children and sickened at least 760 people. Thousands more in the U.S. have contracted measles since. In April, the Pan American Health Organization, an offshoot of the World Health Organization, will determine whether the same virus strain first recorded in west Texas on Jan. 20, 2025, has ...
Source: latimes.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
A week after introducing a new personalization tool for its Gemini chatbot, Google LLC today brought the technology to its flagship search engine. The feature, which is called Personal Intelligence, is initially available to U.S. users with Google AI Pro and Ultra accounts. Google AI is a subscription offering that gives consumers to the company's most capable artificial intelligence models. It also provides ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Apple and Google just made one of the most important artificial intelligence (AI) announcements of the year. Under a new multi-year collaboration, Apple will base the next generation of its Apple Foundation Models on Google's Gemini models and cloud technology. The companies confirmed the partnership in a joint statement, signaling a major shift in how Apple plans to deliver ...
Source: foxnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — President Donald Trump wants to make it harder for large institutional investors to buy single-family homes, but the effort may not deliver the affordability relief many are hoping for. Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to issue guidance aimed at stopping Wall Street from competing with Main Street for homes. But key details — including how "large ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Lawmakers have proposed a bill to curb chip exports as Trump backs Nvidia sales to China. Lawmakers are split between security risks and the preservation of U.S. tech dominance. Chinese regulators are still blocking Nvidia chips despite U.S. approval. In this article U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to grant Nvidia licenses to ship some of its more powerful artificial intelligence chips to China is ruffling the ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Vice-president says 'number one thing' that would lower the temperature would be for officials to help facilitate 'reasonable enforcement of law' JD Vance on Thursday put the onus on local officials to "turn down the temperature" in Minneapolis , where federal immigration agents in recent days have detained a five-year-old child with his father and gassed protesters throughout the city. Flanked by federal law ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed uses as its main forecasting tool, showed inflation at 2.8% for the month both for headline and core in November. The readings were in line with market expectations but showed inflation still above the central bank's 2% target. Personal income rose 0.1% in October and 0.3% in November, the latter 0.1 percentage point below the forecast. Also, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is ending support for research using human fetal tissue. Agency chief Jay Bhattacharya said in a statement on Thursday that the decision was motivated both by a need to cut costs and the "increasing availability of validated alternative technologies." The NIH currently has a nearly $48-billion budget, and in 2025 it spent $53 million on 77 projects that involved human fetal ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
YouTube plans to deepen its use of artificial intelligence (AI) across content creation, moderation and experimentation in 2026, according to a Wednesday (Jan.21) blog post from Chief Executive Neal Mohan . The company framed AI as a core capability that will shape how creators make videos, how audiences discover them, and how YouTube manages quality as generative AI tools become more widespread. The blog post ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Home » » Several off-duty police officers in Minnesota's Twin Cities have been stopped by immigration officers demanding proof of U.S. Citizenship, this according to Brooklyn Park Police Chief Mark Bruley. In a press conference at the Minnesota Capitol, Chief Bruley, alongside several local police chiefs, expressed his concern over the Trump Administration's Operation Metro Surge, suggesting that it is ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
By Liza Minnelli has released new music for the first time in 13 years, and she did so with the help of AI . Minnelli, 79, celebrated the decision on Facebook Wednesday, January 21. "Hi Kids, I'm happy as a clam, laughing like hell and losing my mind! It's all goin' on at the time. Today, my first EDM single since The Pet Shop Boys era, released on @elevenlabsio , a Six Billion Dollar techno behemoth does amazing ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
In a not all that surprising development for those who monitor Chairman Carr's pronouncements, the FCC's Media Bureau today released a " Guidance on Political Equal Opportunities Requirement for Broadcast Television Stations " narrowing the programs found exempt from the Equal Opportunities requirement. The clear target is appearances by candidates on the TV broadcast networks' morning and late night ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions. A federal judge today ordered the US government to stop searching devices seized from the house of a Washington Post reporter. It may be only a temporary reprieve for the Post and reporter Hannah Natanson, however. Further proceedings will be held on whether the search can resume or whether the government must return the devices. ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A New York judge ruled on Wednesday that Republican U.S. Representative Nicole Malliotakis' district - New York City's only Republican-held congressional district - violates the state's constitution and should be redrawn by February 6. Republicans are expected to appeal the decision by New York state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman, who concluded in the order ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
She set the record for most spacewalk time by a woman and spent nine months at the International Space Station Suni Williams, one of two Nasa astronauts whose 10-day test flight mission turned into a nine-month odyssey on the International Space Station (ISS), has retired from the US space agency. The 60-year-old former navy captain left in December after 27 years with Nasa, according to a press release from the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Lindsey Halligan has stepped aside from the U.S. attorney role, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Tuesday night, after a judge ordered her to stop "masquerading" as the top prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia. Bondi praised Halligan for her service to the Justice Department while blaming Democrats for President Donald Trump 's former lawyer's inability to continue on in her position. ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Governor's office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled 'fireside chat' with Fortune magazine The office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration . Newsom had been scheduled to sit down with Fortune at an event sponsored by USA House, the country's official headquarters at the annual ...
Source: theguardian.com