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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. Trump has left no ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Iran warned President Donald Trump on Sunday that Israeli and U.S. military bases in the region could be considered "legitimate targets," after Trump threatened to strike the nation if protestors challenging Iran's theocracy were killed. At least 116 people have been killed since demonstrations began two weeks ago, according to figures from the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency, and protests continued ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Maybe this really is the Chicago Bears ' year. It's about the only way to explain it. Trailing their archrivals by 18 , with coach Ben Johnson repeatedly getting too cute for his own good and QB getting outplayed by Jordan Love , it sure looked as if the Bears were headed for the offseason. But no opponent's lead is safe with this group, which believes it's in every game until the clock hits zero. And who's to tell ...
Source: aol.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's 19-yard pass to Colby Parkinson with 38 seconds remaining rescued the Los Angeles Rams in a 34-31 victory against the Carolina Panthers in an NFC wild-card game Saturday at Charlotte. "It was MVP type of stuff what he did," Rams coach Sean McVay said of Stafford. "I thought he saw the field really well and that's why we're advancing because of his leadership." Stafford was 24-for-42 for 304 ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump wants to own Greenland. He has repeatedly said the United States must take control of the strategically located and mineral-rich island, which is a semiautonomous region that's part of NATO ally Denmark . Officials from Denmark, Greenland and the United States met Thursday in Washington and will meet again next week to discuss a renewed push by the White House , which is considering a ...
Source: apnews.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 -
Renee Nicole Good 's final moments were spent in her maroon Honda Pilot, her son's stuffed animals peeking out from the glove compartment. She had stopped in the middle of a tree-lined south Minneapolis street and motioned for unmarked government vehicles to drive past. Whistle blasts pierced the early January chill in a now-familiar community response employed by activists in US cities to alert neighbors to the ...
Source: aol.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 -
Mounting outrage over an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent's killing of a woman in Minneapolis spilled into streets across the country Saturday, as crowds of protesters mobilized against what they called the excesses of the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. The "Ice Out for Good" campaign held demonstrations in small towns and major cities, including some that have been central targets of ...
Source: bradenton.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
Space agency said crew of four will leave ISS next week with goal of touching down in California on 15 January Nasa has announced when it will commence its first medical evacuation from the International Space Station after an astronaut fell ill with a "serious" but undisclosed issue. The US space agency announced on social media on Friday night that it will aim to have the crew leave the station no earlier than ...
Source: theguardian.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