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Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Thursday said it was "good and natural" that Arctic security had been discussed between U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte. Her comments come shortly after Trump said that he had secured a "framework" deal on Greenland. "The Kingdom of Denmark wishes to continue to engage in a constructive dialogue with allies on how we can strengthen ...
Source: cnbc.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 -
Jan. 21 (UPI) -- The death toll from Sunday's train crash in southern Spain rose to 43 on Wednesday when another victim was found among the wreckage. The 43 people were killed Sunday evening when a private Iryo train traveling from Malaga to Madrid with about 300 people on board derailed, with several of its cars jumping onto adjacent tracks. A state-run Renfe train traveling in the opposite direction collided with ...
Source: upi.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 -
Security execs increasingly see AI as the means to supercharge their security operations, but the rush to embed AI in security tools can create myriad pitfalls, experts warn. CISO's are increasingly turning to AI-enabled security technologies to augment their organizations' cyber defense and extend the capabilities of their teams. According to Foundry's latest Security Priorities Study , 73% of security ...
Source: csoonline.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
A growing measles outbreak in South Carolina has infected more than 600 people since October, with hundreds more being potentially exposed. Measles cases in the United States reached their highest level in more than 30 years in 2025, with 2,242 confirmed infections. A particularly bad outbreak in West Texas that began in January of last year was a significant driver of those cases. Now, a surge of measles in South ...
Source: wired.com
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 -
Deployment of the 5,408-satellite constellation begins in late 2027 using the heavy-lift New Glenn reusable rocket system. Blue Origin announced TeraWave, a satellite internet network offering data speeds up to 6 Tbps, targeting enterprise, data center, and government sectors. The TeraWave constellation will comprise 5,280 satellites in low-Earth orbit and 128 in medium-Earth orbit. Blue Origin plans to deploy the ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Majority of 213-strong House caucus expected to reject funding bill but party has no plans to enforce whip Congressional Democrats are expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICE, the agency spearheading Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, amid mounting outrage over its heavy-handed and violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere. Party leaders told a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
A former school police officer was found not guilty of abandoning or endangering elementary school students during the 2022 mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, in which 19 kids and two teachers were killed. The jury's unanimous verdict came after seven hours of deliberations, capping a two-week trial that focused on whether Adrian Gonzales failed in his duty to act as a police officer and abandoned or endangered ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
A recent medical examiner's report revealed the probable cause of death for 29-year-old Daniel Naroditsky. The world-renowned chess grandmaster and recent Stanford graduate is believed to have died due to cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, exacerbated by drugs in his system, according to the report. The new findings ruled that his death was accidental and probably stemmed from an undiagnosed condition ...
Source: latimes.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
News / Pixabay Joshua Villanueva is JURIST's Washington, DC Correspondent and an LL.M. candidate in National Security and U.S. Foreign Relations Law at The George Washington University Law School. The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Wolford v. Lopez on Tuesday, centering on whether Hawaii may effectively "flip the default" on public carry by licensed gun owners on private property open to the public, or ...
Source: jurist.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Topics More from TechCrunch Two days after settling a lawsuit accusing Snapchat of causing social media addiction and mental health issues, Snap announced that it's introducing new parental controls. Parents and guardians can now use Snapchat's "Family Center" tool to see how much time their teen is spending on the platform, along with additional details about the new friends they add. With these new features, Snap ...
Source: techcrunch.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 -
AI models looks, at first glance, like an admission of failure. After years of promising breakthroughs, Apple is reportedly paying Google roughly $1 billion a year to keep its digital assistant relevant. Top tech reporter Mark Gurman wrote this week that Apple's revamped Siri, codenamed Campos, will launch later this year as a full-fledged chatbot embedded across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The underlying ...
Source: insider.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Former special counsel Jack Smith has been itching to talk about his investigations into President Trump. He'll get that chance on Thursday on Capitol Hill, with one big caveat: A part of Smith's report that focused on the president's mishandling of classified materials remains under wraps. Smith's appearance before the House Judiciary Committee marks the first open testimony about his work. He presided over two ...
Source: npr.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Check Point Research says the Linux malware framework was authored largely through AI-driven processes, lowering the barrier to producing complex threats. VoidLink, the high-impact Linux malware framework disclosed last week, is back under scrutiny for claims that the bulk of its development was done by artificial intelligence (AI). According to the follow-up analysis from Check Point Research (CPR), which first ...
Source: csoonline.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Though deaths linked to cardiovascular diseases are down, stroke and heart disease are still in the top five leading causes of death in the US. A new report from the American Heart Association (AHA) has found that US cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related deaths declined between 2022 and 2023 – bucking a five-year upward trend. , The 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data ...
Source: pharmaceutical-technology.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Lindsey Halligan, a former senior White House aide with no prior experience as a prosecutor, is now out of the post that President Trump appointed her to in eastern Virginia. Her embattled status as an interim federal prosecutor led to the dismissal of controversial Justice Department cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump named Halligan to the Virginia post ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon said a 10% credit card interest rate cap would be catastrophic, Reuters reported Wednesday (Jan. 21). Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Dimon said Wednesday (Jan. 20) that while his bank would weather the disaster, most consumers in the United States would not be as lucky, according to the report. "It would remove credit from 80% of Americans, and that is ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article President Donald Trump swiftly boarded another aircraft after a fault was discovered and was able to continue journey to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, without further incident President Donald Trump 's flight to Switzerland was abruptly cut short on Tuesday ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Hannah Natanson said seizure of her devices has upended her work and potentially exposed personal information not connected to her reporting The Washington Post is demanding the immediate return of computers, phones and other devices seized by federal agents during a search of a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
U.S. forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to take control of the South American country's oil . U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta "without incident" and that the tanker was operating in defiance of President ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
"The United States government is looking for ways around that pesky Fourth Amendment," an investigative journalist said of Wednesday reporting by the Associated Press on an internal US Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo claiming that ICE agents can forcibly enter a private residence without a judicial warrant, consent, or an emergency. The Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution states , "The right of the ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
The legendary, record-setting NASA astronaut Suni Williams has officially retired, according to a NASA press release. Williams was famously stranded in space for an extended period of time due to technical issues, but that chaotic and dramatic mission should not overshadow a groundbreaking career full of tremendous moments. Williams has enjoyed a storied career in a fascinating field, and her accomplishments will ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Maxwell's lawyers have indicated she plans to invoke her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, committee chairman James Comer said. Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein, is set to appear before a US congressional committee next month. The British former socialite, who is serving a 20-year federal prison sentence for sex trafficking, will appear virtually ...
Source: news.sky.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links Syrian government forces have taken control of al-Hawl detention camp, which houses tens of thousands of suspected Islamic State members, after Kurdish forces withdrew . Soldiers entered the heavily fortified camp on Wednesday, part of a handover from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Follow Earth on Google Most health advice boils down to a simple idea: move more. Walk when you can, exercise regularly, and try to stay active as you age. That message is helpful, but it may be incomplete. New research suggests that how you move matters just as much as how much you move. Repeating the same workout over and over may not deliver the strongest benefits. Instead, mixing different types of physical ...
Source: earth.com
Iran's top diplomat issues most direct threat yet to U.S. as crackdown over protests squeezes nation
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
"Our powerful armed forces have no qualms about firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack," Abbas Araghchi wrote in an op-ed. Iran's foreign minister issued the most direct threat yet Wednesday against the United States after Tehran's bloody crackdown on protesters , warning the Islamic Republic will be "firing back with everything we have if we come under renewed attack." The comments by ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
You are not logged into your account. You have a registered email address and password on pressherald.com, but we are unable to locate a paid subscription attached to these credentials. Please Thank you for your support of local journalism! A day after residents across the state reported a noticeable increase in activity by immigration agents, federal officials confirmed a Maine-specific enforcement effort that ...
Source: pressherald.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 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Tim Henderson, Stateline.org New federal guidance to reduce the number of vaccines recommended for all children from 17 vaccines down to 11 comes as states already are charting their own courses on vaccine policy. The new federal guidelines mention a directive issued by President Donald Trump in December calling to align the U.S. vaccination schedule with "peer" ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Three Palestinian journalists have been killed in an Israeli strike in central Gaza, first responders say. Gaza's Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said their car was hit in the al-Zahra area and named them as Mohammed Salah Qashta, Anas Ghneim and Abdul Raouf Shaat. They are understood to have been working for an Egyptian relief organisation. The Israeli military said it struck "several suspects who operated a drone ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Veronika's improvised grooming device has caused great surprise – but that tells us more about humans than cows I have a farmer friend who regularly regales me with colourful stories of her cattle. Take the time when a beef cow called Noisette used her tongue to pull back the catch on the door of her pen so she could steal cattle nuts from the nearby feed bin. Or the time when she did it again, not to let ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
The House of Representatives passed two bills Tuesday (Jan. 20) that would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help small businesses adopt artificial intelligence (AI). The AI for Main Street Act (HR 5764), sponsored by Rep. Mark Alford , R-Missouri, requires the SBA's Small Business Development Centers to provide guidance, training and outreach that will help small businesses evaluate, adopt and use ...
Source: pymnts.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
The AI Boom Will Increase US Carbon Emissions—but It Doesn't Have To A new analysis finds that data centers' energy demands will drastically increase power plant emissions over the next decade. Renewables, though, could cut them while helping keep prices from rising. As the world keeps warming and electricity bills take center stage in national politics, the data center boom will drive up US carbon emissions ...
Source: wired.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Federal officials are warning shoppers to steer clear of cans of potentially tainted Genova Yellowfin Tuna that were mistakenly shipped this week to six grocery store chains in nine different states. The suspect cans were part of a larger recall of tuna products last February after Tri-Union Seafoods learned that some of the "easy open" pull tab lids were defective, the Food and Drug Administration said in a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
A Superior Court judge will order one of the largest prediction markets in the country to stop taking action on sports-related events in Massachusetts, approving the intervention that Attorney General Andrea Campbell sought this fall when she accused the company of illegally offering de facto sports betting. Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Christopher Barry-Smith said Tuesday he will issue a preliminary ...
Source: wbur.org
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
Questions about data governance and privacy safeguards at the U.S. Social Security Administration have resurfaced following new court filings that allege employees tied to the Department of Government Efficiency accessed sensitive agency systems. Accusations that DOGE employees may have illegally accessed or copied SSA data first emerged in August when a senior official filed a whistleblower complaint. DOGE was ...
Source: siliconangle.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
Second lady Usha Vance is pregnant with her fourth child, she announced Tuesday with Vice President JD Vance . "We're very excited to share the news that Usha is pregnant with our fourth child, a boy," the couple said in a social media post . The pair already share two sons and a daughter. Their joint statement said that Usha Vance and the baby are both doing well, adding that they look "forward to welcoming him in ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
The Justice Department has sent subpoenas to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other state leaders, escalating its investigation into whether state officials conspired to impede law enforcement during the Trump administration's immigration operations, according to a document reviewed by NBC News and a person familiar with the investigation. The subpoenas were also sent to Minnesota Attorney ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 20th, 2026 -
Netflix has amended its proposed $72-billion purchase of Warner Bros. and HBO, converting it to an all-cash offer in hopes of defusing criticisms from rival bidder, David Ellison's Paramount. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery approved the change Monday, according to a regulatory filing. Warner board members previously had accepted Netflix's $27.75-a-share cash-and-stock proposal for Warner's Burbank studios and ...
Source: latimes.com