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Top News Stories for Tuesday, January 13th 2026
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
The Federal Reserve is less likely to make cuts this year as it grapples with a criminal probe, analysts say. That could undermine one of Trump's goals. The Justice Department's criminal investigation of the Federal Reserve and Chair Jerome Powell's willingness to fight back are already shaking Wall Street . But Main Street could feel shock waves, too. The legal showdown makes it less likely that the Fed will lower ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
represents an existential crisis for Nato, the senior Democratic US senator Chris Murphy has warned, with the demise of the decades-old alliance of western nations certain to follow any American military intervention. "It would be the end of Nato, right? Nato would have an obligation to defend Greenland," the Connecticut senator and member of the chamber's foreign relations committee said on Sunday on NBC's Meet ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Abbas Araghchi warns adversaries against 'miscalculation' as Trump mulls military response to protest crackdown From The bloc says it's ready to propose "new, more severe sanctions" on the regime "following the violent crackdown on protesters". The EU already has sweeping sanctions on Iran – for a span of issues ranging from human rights abuses, the regime's nuclear proliferation actions and support for ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Donald Trump has declared himself the "acting president of Venezuela" in an unhinged Truth Social post. The apparent "America First" president shared an edited screenshot of his Wikipedia page suggesting he is the leader of the South American country as of January 2026, alongside his actual titles as the 45th and 47th president of the United States. Ironically, after detaining Venezuela's authoritarian leader and ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump's idea to cap credit card interest could have far-reaching unintended consequences, UBS said on Monday. for a one-year, 10% rate cap for credit card interest, stating that the industry has been taking advantage of consumers. UBS analyst Erika Najarian said that the proposed credit card rate cap would likely backfire, as it would likely reduce consumer spending and curtail lending to certain ...
Source: insider.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Thousands of nurses are hitting the picket lines in what will be the largest nurses strike in the history of New York City . The New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) on Monday announced that nearly 15,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Montefiore, and NewYork-Presbyterian are going on strike after "greedy hospital management at these wealthy private hospitals have given ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Patriots coach Mike Vrabel talked to his team about being prepared to bleed as New England entered its first playoff game since the 2021 season. Then, shortly after Milton Williams sacked the Chargers' Justin Herbert on Sunday night to secure the Patriots' first playoff victory in seven years, Williams celebrated with a head-butt of Vrabel. It knocked the first-year coach backward and bloodied his lip. "The big ...
Source: wbur.org
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
JACKSON, Miss. – A suspect in at a synagogue that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan decades ago admitted to targeting the historic institution because it's a Jewish house of worship and confessed what he had done to his father, who turned him in to authorities after observing burn marks on his son's ankles, hands and face, the FBI said Monday. Stephen Pittman was charged with maliciously damaging or destroying a ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Topics More from TechCrunch It's official. Apple has chosen to work with Google, a longtime partner, to power AI features like Siri. "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," Apple and Google said in a statement. on a deal with Google. ...
Source: techcrunch.com
Judge is asked for emergency hearing after Congress members blocked from ICE facility in Minneapolis
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene. Three Democratic members of Congress from Minnesota were blocked from visiting an Immigration ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
THE HAGUE heard accusations that it is responsible for genocide against the at the top court of the United Nations, as long-awaited hearings began on Monday. The West African country of first filed the case at the in 2019, arguing a so-called "clearance operation" by Myanmar's military in 2017 violated the 1948 Genocide Convention. The Southeast Asian country, which has since been taken over by the military, has ...
Source: news4jax.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Monday said any nation that does business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on imports as massive protests in the Islamic Republic continue into a third week. Trump's tariff threat comes after he had threatened potential military intervention in Iran. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! News of a possible Instagram data breach spread over the weekend after Malwarebytes that cybercriminals had stolen sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, potentially leading to a surge in password reset requests. Users have been complaining last week about ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.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 The White House shared the new portrait on social media earlier this week The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., has swapped out President Donald Trump's portrait and removed accompanying text that referenced his impeachments and the January 6, 2021, ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The British government intensified its crackdown on AI-generated sexual abuse Monday after ministers confirmed a possible ban on Elon Musk's social media platform X amid a widening probe and with the company potentially incurring hefty fines. The dramatic move follows the launch of a formal investigation by Ofcom, the U.K. communications regulator, into whether X breached ...
Source: foxnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Sen. Mark Kelly , D-Ariz., filed a lawsuit Monday against Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon for trying to censure and demote him. Kelly's suit alleges that their efforts are "unlawful and unconstitutional." Last week, Hegseth announced that the Defense Department is reducing Kelly's retirement pay over comments he made in November in a video telling service members that they have ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
in clean energy grants for projects in states that voted for Democrat Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The grants supported hundreds of clean energy projects in 16 states, including battery plants, hydrogen technology projects, upgrades to the electric grid and efforts to capture carbon dioxide emissions. The Energy Department said the projects were terminated after a review determined they did not adequately ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The ex-husband of an Ohio woman charged this weekend with the murders of her and her husband waived his right to an extradition hearing Monday in Illinois. Michael David McKee, 39, a doctor from Chicago, has been charged with premeditated aggravated murder in the shooting deaths of 39-year-old Monique Tepe, whom he divorced in 2017, and Spencer Tepe, 37, in their Columbus home on Dec. 30. ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Toy maker Mattel unveiled the first-ever autistic Barbie, a new version of the popular doll developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The doll, part of the Barbie Fashionistas collection, comes with a pink finger clip fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones and a tablet for non-verbal communication. The autistic Barbie also features an eye gaze shifted slightly to the ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Police said one person was hit by the truck but nobody was seriously hurt, and that the driver had been detained Authorities are investigating an incident in Los Angeles on Sunday in which a person drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people , causing protesters to scramble out of the way. The U-Haul truck, with a window and side mirrors shattered, was ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Every year at Predict, we try to answer one essential question. What is the big story for the year ahead? For 2026, the answer is clear. AI is the story. But for the security community, the real issue is not whether AI will transform technology. It is whether we can secure it, govern it, and trust it before it transforms us. That is why Techstrong has named AI as our Person of the Year, the first time we have ever ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Washington — The Supreme Court on Tuesday is set to consider whether states can forbid transgender athletes from competing on girls' and women's sports teams, stepping into a high-stakes fight that has been simmering for years. Twenty-seven states have enacted laws that prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. President Trump signed an executive order in February that ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Command over the International Space Station (ISS) has changed hands. In a ceremony onboard the station on Monday, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke relinquished the charge of the ISS's Expedition 74 over to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov. Fincke thanked his fellow crew members on the ISS as he handed over command to Kud-Sverchkov, adding that it had been great to serve alongside the Russian cosmonaut before ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Notre Dame football coach Marcus Freeman will not face charges from an incident between him and a high school wrestling coach from Jan. 3 after video evidence refuted the claim. The South Bend Tribune, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported Jan. 11 that Freeman was accused of battery by New Prairie High School assistant coach Chris Fleeger, according to the Mishawaka Police Department. The prosecutor's office ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
In 2026, AI stops being fun: More layoffs, less privacy and lots of shiny pilots getting axed when leaders ask, "Where's the ROI?" As the topic turns toward AI, everyone usually starts discussing new possibilities and capabilities that AI can provide. But today, I must put on my evil hat and offer some uncomfortable truths: 2026 will not merely be another AI hype year. I suspect that this year will be the one when ...
Source: cio.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Google has removed AI Overviews from search results for specific medical queries after a Guardian investigation revealed misleading information. The probe focused on health-related searches where the AI summaries provided incomplete details. The Guardian reported that querying "what is the normal range for liver blood tests" returned numbers that failed to account for factors including nationality, sex, ethnicity, ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Unfortunately a lot of us are at risk. Sleep can feel like an inconvenient necessity with everything else you've got going on right now. But new research is serving up fresh motivation to put yourself to bed a little earlier: It could extend your life. That's the major takeaway from an analysis of nationwide health data published in Sleep Advances . Given that nearly 37% of American adults don't get the recommended ...
Source: self.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
It's time for Golden Globes 2026 , the most chaotically fun time of awards season, and there are so many incredible projects up for nomination. Streaming on Paramount+ and CBS , the film, television and podcast awards will be celebrating some of the biggest and brightest projects in entertainment this year. Let's look at who's up for nominations: One Battle After Another has the most nominations this season, in a ...
Source: teenvogue.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Josh Allen took a pounding, doled out punishment and delivered Buffalo their first road playoff victory in more than three decades, a 27-24 win over Jacksonville in the AFC's wildcard opener on Sunday. With linebacker Devin Lloyd bearing down, Allen found Brandin Cooks for 36 yards just before the two-minute warning and then capped the go-ahead drive with a one-yard touchdown run. On the play before his score, ...
Source: theguardian.com