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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 -
Iranians took to the streets in new protests against the clerical authorities overnight despite an internet shutdown, as rights groups warned on Sunday that authorities were committing a "massacre" to quell the demonstrations. The protests, initially sparked by anger over the rising cost of living, have now become a movement against the theocratic regime that has ruled Iran since the 1979 revolution and have ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
What marks do the Bears get after their 31-27 comeback win against the Packers in the wild-card round at Soldier Field? CALEB WILLIAMS — C-PLUS If only Aristotle, Kant, Nietzsche and Einstein were still around, we might have a better understanding of why such a talented passer can be (a) a maddeningly slow starter, (b) way too inaccurate, (c) so good, his team is never out of it and (d) all of the above on a ...
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 -
Greenland's political parties said they did not want to be under Washington as US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory, raising concern worldwide. The statement late Friday came after Trump repeated that Washington was "going to do something on Greenland, whether they like it or not". European capitals have been scrambling to come up with a ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
A shopper pays with a credit card at the farmer's market in San Francisco on March 27, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was calling for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% starting on Jan. 20, but he did not provide details on how his plan would come to fruition or how he planned to make companies comply. Trump also made the pledge during the 2024 campaign, which he won, but ...
Source: cnbc.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
A new video has emerged showing the final moments of a Minnesota woman's encounter with an immigration officer before she was killed, as public uproar grows in the United States over the shooting and exclusion of local agencies from the investigation. A Minnesota prosecutor on Friday called on the public to share with investigators any recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good , ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Saturday, Jan 10th, 2026 -
U.S. and partner forces carried out large-scale strikes against multiple Islamic State targets across Syria, as part of an ongoing military operation launched in response to a deadly December ISIS attack that killed U.S. personnel. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were conducted at about 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Saturday across multiple locations in Syria. The operation is part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, ...
Source: bnonews.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 -
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