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Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — In a private meeting in the Oval Office last week, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a blueprint for what should happen next in Venezuela. "You're in charge," Graham, R-S.C., recalled telling President Donald Trump. "We are going to rebuild the place, but eventually transition to an election." "I think that's where we're going," Graham later told NBC News in an interview. If and when they ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's parliament speaker warned Sunday that the U.S. military and Israel would be "legitimate targets" if the U.S. strikes the Islamic Republic over the ongoing protests roiling the country, as threatened by President Donald Trump. Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf made the threat after nationwide protests challenging Iran's theocracy saw protesters flood the streets in the country's ...
Source: aol.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Like many of his teammates, Packers safety Evan Williams was shaken after the Bears rallied with 25 fourth-quarter points for a 31-27 victory in their wild-card playoff game Saturday night at Soldier Field. Shaken but not necessarily surprised. Even the Packers know by now, this is what the Bears do. Ben Johnson's Bears, anyway. "We came in at halftime, we know they've made a season out of comeback victories," ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
News - US judge temporarily blocks federal freeze on child care and family assistance A federal district court in New York issued a two week temporary restraining order (TRO) Friday, blocking a Trump administration plan to withhold family assistance funds from five states. On Tuesday, the administration said that it would suspend payments to California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York under three federal ...
Source: jurist.org
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
A Ukrainian drone attack has killed one person and wounded three in the Russian city of Voronezh, according to local officials. Governor Alexander Gusev said in a social media post on Sunday that a young woman died overnight in a hospital intensive care unit after debris from a drone fell on a house during the attack. Three other people were wounded overnight and more than 10 apartment buildings, private houses and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The Norwegian Nobel Institute has said the prize cannot be revoked, transferred or shared once announced. The US president has openly expressed interest in receiving the award. The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize has dismissed claims that Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado could give her recent award to President Donald Trump. The Norwegian Nobel Institute said Friday that once ...
Source: news.sky.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Matthew Stafford is a first-team All-Pro and a favorite to win the NFL most valuable player award. He's also an acknowledged soul-stealer and heart-snatcher. No ballots required. Stafford proved it again Saturday at Bank of America Stadium. In the moments before Stafford took the field with 2 minutes 34 seconds left in an NFC wild-card game against the Carolina Panthers, he made a casual comment to receiver Davante ...
Source: latimes.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump fumbled his way through a very public senior moment while meeting with oil and gas executives at the White House on Friday, when he read aloud a private note handed to him by the secretary of state. Trump was chairing a roundtable with the heads of more than a dozen major oil companies, including Chevron, ExxonMobil, and ConocoPhillips, and was slipped a personal note by Secretary of State ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Reviving a campaign pledge, President Donald Trump wants a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, a move that could save Americans tens of billions of dollars but drew immediate opposition from an industry that has been in his corner. Trump was not clear in his social media post Friday night whether a cap might take effect through executive action or legislation, though one ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
A new, 47-second video was published online by a Minnesota-based conservative news site, Alpha News. MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good as a new video emerged showing the final moments of her encounter with an immigration officer. The Minneapolis killing and a separate ...
Source: boston.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Military says it targeted the jihadist group throughout Syria in response to attack on US and Syrian troops in Palmyra US and allied forces carried out "large-scale" strikes against the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria on Saturday, the US military said, in the latest response to an attack last month that left three Americans dead. Washington said a lone gunman from the militant group carried out the 13 ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Protests against immigration enforcement were planned for cities and towns across the country on Saturday after one federal officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis and another shot and wounded two people in Portland, Oregon. The demonstrations come as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security pushes forward in the Twin Cities with what it calls its biggest-ever immigration enforcement operation. President ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
NASA has revealed the return date for four International Space Station (ISS) crew members who are being evacuated from the station after one fell ill with an unknown condition. The crew are set to begin their return to Earth no earlier than 5 p.m. EST on Wednesday, Jan. 14. The SpaceX capsule is then expected to splash down off the coast of California at about 3:40 a.m. EST on Thursday, Jan. 15. The announcement ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Friday, Jan 9th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Vice President JD Vance reposted the video, writing, 'Watch this, as hard as it is' A video which apparently shows the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis from the perspective of the agent who fired the shots has been published online. Alpha News, a Minnesota-based site, posted ...
Source: independent.co.uk