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Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
At least five senior prosecutors in the criminal section of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced their resignations this week, believing that the Trump administration has undermined the work and mission of the section, according to four people familiar with the personnel moves. The office is the only part of the Civil Rights Division that handles criminal violations of the nation's civil rights ...
Source: abajournal.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Global central bankers defended U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell in a joint statement Tuesday. The group included the heads of the European Central Bank and Bank of England, among others. Powell has served with "integrity, focused on his mandate and an unwavering commitment to the public interest," the statement said. Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a ...
Source: cnbc.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
In a bid to tamp down growing unrest in communities over tech giants' expansion of power-hungry data centers, President Donald Trump said his administration would push Silicon Valley companies to ensure their massive computer farms do not drive up people's electricity bills, seizing on a promise Microsoft made public Tuesday to be a better neighbor. The Trump administration has gone all in on artificial ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
President Trump's proposal to cap credit card interest rates at 10% for one year could save consumers billions of dollars but hurt Americans with lower credit scores, according to financial experts. The idea, which drew rare support on Monday from Democrats such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts , would prevent Americans from being "ripped off" by card issuers, Mr. Trump said last week in calling for the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Diving into a contentious social issue, the Supreme Court on Tuesday considers whether states can ban transgender athletes from taking part in girls' and women's school and college sports. The court, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, will hear oral arguments in separate cases involving two transgender students, Becky Pepper-Jackson and Lindsay Hecox, who challenged state bans in West ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation declined a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the prior month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the same as in November. Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices rose 0.2%, also matching November's figure. Even as inflation has eased, the large price ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Bill and Hillary Clinton refused on Tuesday to testify in the House's Jeffrey Epstein investigation, escalating a monthslong battle with its Republican leader, Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, who quickly said he would take steps to hold them in contempt of Congress. "Every person has to decide when they have seen or had enough and are ready to fight for this country, its principles and its people, no matter the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
LONDON — The chief executive of a beleaguered Danish wind farm developer said Tuesday that the company would move quickly to complete a $6.2 billion wind farm off Rhode Island, a day after a judge struck down President Trump's effort to halt the project. "We have seven turbines left to install" on the project, called Revolution Wind, Rasmus Errboe, the head of the energy company Orsted, said in an interview. ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
, according to newly filed court documents. programme broadcast in 2024, which faced criticism for allegedly giving the impression that Mr Trump had encouraged his supporters to storm the US Capitol building in 2021. The episode featured a clip from Mr Trump's speech on 6 January, 2021, and was edited to show him stating: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol … and I'll be there with you. And we fight. We ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
About 15,000 nurses are staging the largest nurses strike in New York City history on Monday after the deadline passed to a new contract between their union and five hospital systems. , higher wages and increased security at hospitals. major privately operated hospitals in the city: Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, Montefiore Einstein, and New York-Presbyterian. Gov. Kathy Hochul ...
Source: bradenton.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Elon Musk's X is under fire globally after users started exploiting its AI chatbot to make sexual images of real people. Social media platform X is under pressure after reports that its AI chatbot Grok has allowed users to create sexual images of women and children. Images are being generated by X's AI tool Grok, which manipulates photos of real people, often removing their clothes or making them pose in suggestive ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
For Pittsburgh Steelers fans, making the playoffs doesn't mean much anymore if the team can't win a game once they're in. That has been the frustration for years. The script for Mike Tomlin's Steelers has been way too familiar lately. The Steelers have often snuck into the playoffs but aren't seen as championship contenders, and then they go one-and-done in the postseason. The last seven times Pittsburgh has made ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Head coach Mike Tomlin is leaving the Pittsburgh Steelers after 19 seasons, the team confirmed on Tuesday. "Obviously, I am extremely grateful to Mike for all the hard work, dedication and success we have shared over the last 19 years. It is hard for me to put into words the level of respect and appreciation I have for Coach Tomlin," Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. "He guided the franchise to ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
New language criticizes "uncertainties" in longstanding EPA practice. If you were to do a cost-benefit analysis of your lunch, it would be pretty difficult to do the calculation without the sandwich. But it appears that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is moving in this same direction—removing the benefit—when it comes to air pollution regulations. According to a New York Times report based ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
The administration of United States President Donald Trump will end temporary deportation protections and work permits for some Somali nationals in the US, authorities say. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Tuesday that the Trump administration was ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which shields migrants from deportation to countries where it is deemed unsafe to return and grants temporary work ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Foley Hoag is publishing a series of articles on the legal and business issues confronting the data center industry. Part 1 examined energy usage challenges. Part 2 examined water, community, land use, and e-waste challenges. Part 3 will examine the policy landscape and innovations in data center development. A focus issue post examined emerging aspects of the industry, including cross-border interplays and ...
Source: jdsupra.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Timothy Busfield turned himself into police on Tuesday after authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant for the director and Emmy Award-winning actor accused of child sex abuse . A spokesperson for the Albuquerque Police Department confirmed to CBS News that Busfield had surrendered. He was booked into the Metropolitan Detention Center in Bernalillo County on a child sex abuse charge. The arrest warrant, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
, Apple today revealed its new Creator Studio bundle: A subscription with nine Pro apps, which includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion Compressor, Mainstage, Keynotes, Pages, Numbers, and soon, Freeform. With that, Apple is teasing one of the biggest updates to its creator tools to date, as it finally announces a Liquid Glass treatment, AI features, and better integration between software on ...
Source: bgr.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, asking the courts to halt the surge of immigration law enforcement into the Democratic-led states. Both lawsuits were filed Monday amid growing criticism of the Trump administration's deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents following the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
The U.S. has reached a watershed moment in the fight against cancer: Seven in 10 people now survive five years or more after diagnosis, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer Society. That's a big improvement since the 1970s, when only half of those diagnosed lived at least five years. In the mid-1990s, the rate was 63%. The 70% figure is based on diagnoses from 2015 to 2021. The findings ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department officials on Tuesday accused a federal judge of abusing his power in demanding that Trump loyalist Lindsey Halligan explain why she continues to identify herself as a U.S. Attorney in Virginia despite another judge's ruling that she was illegally appointed. Halligan secured charges against former FBI Director ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Vascular surgeon Michael David McKee, 39 and from Chicago, now faces upgraded charges of premeditated aggravated murder in the deaths of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband, Spencer Tepe, in Columbus, Ohio. A man accused of killing his ex-wife and her husband in Ohio is now facing upgraded murder charges as authorities prepare to transfer him from Illinois to face prosecution. Michael David McKee, 39, has ...
Source: news.sky.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
It's the oldest synagogue in Mississippi, a thriving religious center that has served Jackson's small but vibrant Jewish community for more than half a century. Now, the Beth Israel synagogue is indefinitely closed, its historic interiors blackened with ash, after authorities say a man set a fire in the building's library in the early hours of Saturday morning. The FBI says the suspect confessed to attacking the ...
Source: aol.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Apple has partnered with Google to power AI features including Siri, using Google's Gemini models and cloud technology for future Apple Foundation Models. Apple and Google issued a joint statement: "After careful evaluation, we determined that Google's technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we're excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for our users." The ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Anker's new whole-home backup system frees you from power outage woes Anker says the latest offering from its power solutions division is the first-ever smart hybrid backup system for your entire house. The company claims its sophisticated equipment and installation program make it simple for homeowners to finally stop worrying about blackouts and outages. The kit can also scale up to keep every room powered for ...
Source: newatlas.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed two new members to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee who have challenged broad medical consensus on vaccines and antidepressants in pregnancy. Kennedy on Tuesday announced he is adding two obstetrician-gynecologists to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the body that ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Scott Adams, the "Dilbert" creator whose cartoon was dropped by hundreds of newspapers after he made racist remarks, died months after he revealed his diagnosis with prostate cancer , his family said Tuesday. Adams told fans in May that he'd been diagnosed with prostate cancer, which had spread to his bones. He'd recently been in hospice care in Northern California. "Unfortunately, this isn't good news," his ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Pentagon officials threatened to court martial Democratic senator and cut his retirement rank and pay Democratic Senator Mark Kelly is suing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon officials after Donald Trump's administration threatened to haul the Navy veteran to court and ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Senator Elizabeth Warren got a call from President Trump on Monday after she spent the morning criticizing him in a speech and a subsequent cable news interview, the Massachusetts Democrat said in statement. Warren did not disclose what Trump said to her on the call, nor how long they spoke. But she said that she told the president if he wants to lower costs for Americans as he promised during ...
Source: bostonglobe.com