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Top News Stories for Saturday, January 31st 2026
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Trump said Friday that he will nominate former Federal Reserve official Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Fed, a decision likely to result in sharp changes to the powerful agency that could bring it closer to the White House. Warsh would replace current chair Jerome Powell when his term expires in May. Trump chose Powell to lead the Fed in 2017 but this year has relentlessly ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
The files were made public a month after a deadline imposed by Congress through a transparency law On Friday, the Justice Department finally unveiled some 3 million documents from the criminal investigations of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein , in accordance with a law that established a deadline of Dec. 19, 2025, for making the material public. The DOJ's statement on the release, which includes more than ...
Source: rollingstone.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
The Senate passed a deal to fund the government Friday but lawmakers must navigate other obstacles to quickly end a likely partial shutdown and reach an agreement on immigration enforcement policy changes Democrats are demanding. The Senate passed the agreement on a 71-29 bipartisan vote just hours before the expiration of funding for the government's largest agencies at the end of Friday. But House lawmakers ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, while another independent journalist and two protest participants were arrested in Minnesota . He ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
How Does Agentic AI Revolutionize Healthcare Security? Are you prepared to explore the transformative power of Agentic AI in securing the healthcare industry? The intersection of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity has opened doors to innovative methodologies. This sector is under constant scrutiny due to the sensitive nature of its data. While we delve deeper into the concept of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Healthcare, visas and whisky: What did UK and China get from Starmer's visit? Sir Keir Starmer's visit to China this week is the clearest sign yet the two countries are seeking to end the diplomatic "ice age" that has defined their relationship. Both leaders face economic pressures at home and are seeking new opportunities for trade and investment. For Sir Keir, the first UK prime minister to visit China since ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he participates in the White House Iftar dinner at the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 27, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Donald Trump's administration just took an action that "hints" about future ambitions for a total electoral takeover by Republicans, a former federal prosecutor said Thursday. It was recently ...
Source: rawstory.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
LEWISTON, Maine — The heart of the city's immigrant community expands from Lisbon Street, where ethnic food markets and other businesses usually bustle with customers. But for the past week and a half, it's been quiet, as federal immigration agents scoured the state making arrests. Many residents stayed home — and out of sight. "The community is scared," said Effrax Saciid-Cisse, who emigrated from ...
Source: wbur.org
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Luigi Mangione, accused of murdering UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson , will not face the death penalty if convicted on federal charges, a judge ruled Friday. Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed the federal firearms charges against Mangione that carried the possibility of the death penalty, but left in place stalking charges against him that can bring a maximum punishment of life in prison without the ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has sued the US Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns during his first term in the White House , when the president broke with decades of tradition by refusing to voluntarily divulge the records. The lawsuit—joined by Trump's two eldest sons and his family business, the Trump Organization—was revealed Thursday in a filing ...
Source: commondreams.org
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The terms of a Russian commitment to U.S. President Donald Trump to temporarily halt its bombardment of Ukraine during one of the country's bleakest winters in years remained unclear Friday, as Ukrainians braced for even worse conditions to come next week. Trump said late Thursday that President Vladimir Putin had agreed to a temporary pause in targeting Kyiv and other places as the ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
A bill that will end the monopoly of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela SA in the oil sector has been passed by Venezuela's National Assembly, less than a month after the US captured Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela's interim president Delcy Rodriguez has signed a law opening the country's oil sector to privatisation. The National Assembly approved the bill to lure in foreign investment on Thursday - as the US eased ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Former Illinois sheriff's deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday for the 2024 killing of Sonya Massey in her Springfield home. A jury last year found Grayson guilty of second-degree murder. police body camera footage shown widely across the nation," said the Chicago Tribune. The footage showed Grayson, who is white, fatally shooting the 36-year-old Black mother of two after responding to a ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
– The Justice Department has opened a federal civil rights investigation into , the Minneapolis resident killed Saturday by Border Patrol officers, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday. "We're looking at everything that would shed light on what happened that day and in the days and weeks leading up to what happened," Blanche said during a news conference. Blanche did not explain why DOJ decided to ...
Source: news4jax.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Google AI lets you explore any virtual world you can dream up instantly Google's just begun opening up access to an AI model I can actually get behind. This one lets you generate a virtual world of any kind and travel through it with a vehicle or character like in a video game – all with text prompts or images you upload. That could be a spaceship flying over an alien planet, a blimp over a European city set ...
Source: newatlas.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Experts presumed that sea ice melting and habitat loss would hinder polar bears' hunting practices. In the aftermath, food consumption would be scarce, and the giant furry bears would shed some pounds. However, a new study showed that adult polar bears between the years 1995 and 2019 managed to maintain their body weight. This observation was astonishing considering the rapid and significant levels of sea ice loss ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Panama's Supreme Court has ruled that the contracts under which a Chinese company operates ports on the Panama Canal are unconstitutional. The decision regarding the facilities run by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison was announced late on Thursday. It comes one year after United States President Donald Trump threatened to seize control of the crucial passageway, claiming it was effectively under Chinese control and ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Homebuyers and owners looking to refinance, for the first time in years, largely entered 2026 with a sense of cautious optimism. And that feeling was supported by hard data and encouraging economic developments in the final four months of 2025, specifically. A declining inflation rate played a large role in encouraging the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts. While those were on hold for the majority of the year, ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Pressure was building on Iran on Friday as President Donald Trump weighed a military strike on the Islamic Republic and the Treasury Department sanctioned several officials it said were responsible for the regime's brutal crackdown on its own people. But the country's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told a news conference no talks between Tehran and Washington were currently planned and his country was ready for ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
US alpine skier Lindsey Vonn says her "Olympic dream is not over" after being airlifted to hospital following a crash in her final race before the Winter Games. The downhill race in Switzerland was part of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, but was cancelled for "adverse conditions" after Vonn became the third skier of the day to crash. She lost control after landing a jump on the course in Crans-Montana, before ...
Source: bbc.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Answer: The Model S and Model X. Tesla believes artificial intelligence and robotics are the future of tech, and so it's going to stop producing some of its legacy car models in order to make room. The specific models on the chopping block are the Model S luxury sedan and Model X crossover SUV. Both are priced around $100,000 and have been in production for more than a decade, but their sale numbers have slumped in ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Artificial intelligence helps doctors spot more cases of breast cancer when reading routine scans. Artificial intelligence helps doctors spot more cases of breast cancer when reading routine scans, a world-first trial found Friday. The results suggest countries should roll out programmes taking advantage of AI's scanning power to ease the workload of short-staffed radiologists, the Swedish lead researchers said. ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Actor Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Beetlejuice," and "Schitt's Creek," has died at 71, according to a statement from her agency, CAA. O'Hara died at her Los Angeles home "following a brief illness," her agency said. A private celebration of life will be held by her family, the statement said. O'Hara was born in Canada and started her career at Toronto's Second City ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
This change affects users who haven't upgraded to GPT-5.2, though OpenAI claims most users have already transitioned to the newer model. The retirement streamlines ChatGPT's offerings, leaving users with fewer but more advanced AI models for their interactions. You'll soon have fewer AI models to choose from when conversing with ChatGPT. OpenAI recently announced that it'll soon be discontinuing several of the AI ...
Source: pcworld.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
President Trump's plan to slap tariffs on nations that provide oil to Cuba has created a formidable new challenge for Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum in her efforts to balance Mexico's interests with White House demands. On Friday, Sheinbaum said Mexico would seek a clarification from Washington in a bid to avoid a difficult choice: Halt oil shipments to Cuba, potentially triggering a humanitarian crisis on the ...
Source: latimes.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Steak 'n Shake announced it will give $1,000 to employees' children to match the Trump accounts. "For every child born between 2025 and 2028. By funding tax-advantaged investment accounts for our employees' children, we are ensuring that the next generation of Americans participate from birth in our free-market, wealth-building economy," Steak n' Shake said in a post on X, formerly known ...
Source: wfla.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Donald Trump has appeared to undermine Second Amendment rights in statements about Alex Pretti's killing. Many in the firearms community are going along with it. In the hours after Border Patrol agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump and his administration appeared to directly undermine the rights granted to gun owners in the Second Amendment. Department of Homeland Security ...
Source: wired.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has said that he expects the United States to respect the country's sovereignty after reports that Alberta separatists have met several times with officials of the Donald Trump administration. The Financial Times reported that US State Department officials held meetings with the Alberta Prosperity Project (APP), a group calling for a referendum on whether the energy-rich western ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Saks Global plans to shutter most of its Sak Off 5th stores as the bankrupt retailer looks to slash costs and cater to higher-income customers. The company said on Thursday that it will close all but 12 of its 70 Saks Off 5th locations. The remaining outlets will serve primarily as a selling channel for residual inventory from Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman. Saks, which also owns ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! A federal jury in California convicted former Google software engineer Linwei Ding, also known as Leon Ding, on seven counts of economic espionage and seven counts of theft of trade secrets tied to AI technology. Ding faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for each count of ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
President Trump on Thursday threatened Canada with a 50% tariff on any aircraft sold in the U.S., the latest salvo in his trade war with America's northern neighbor as his feud with Prime Minister Mark Carney expands. The president said he was retaliating against Canada for refusing to certify jets from Savannah, Georgia-based Gulfstream Aerospace. In response, Mr. Trump said on Truth Social late Thursday the U.S. ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Apple on Thursday forecast a surge of up to 16% in revenue for the March quarter, well ahead of Wall Street's expectations, powered by strong demand for its iPhones and a sharp rebound in China. That followed holiday-quarter results that beat estimates as well, with CEO Tim Cook telling Reuters that demand for the latest handsets was "staggering." Apple's iPhone 17 lineup helped lift sales across key markets, ...
Source: nypost.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Jan. 29 (UPI) -- The National Highway Transportation and Safety Administration is investigating an incident in which an autonomous Waymo taxi struck and injured a child last week in Santa Monica, Calif. The child was injured Friday after they ran into the street and was struck by an autonomous Waymo taxi about two blocks from an elementary school during its morning drop-off hours, the NHTSA's Office of Defects ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
An escalating conflict between the federal judiciary and the Trump administration led a frustrated judge in Minnesota to release a list Wednesday of nearly 100 court orders he says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) violated over the last month. "ICE has likely violated more court orders in January 2026 than some federal agencies have violated in their entire existence," Patrick J. Schiltz, Chief Judge of ...
Source: reason.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
In 2023 thoracic surgeon Ankit Bharat was working at Northwestern Memorial Hospital when he was drafted to help a 33-year-old influenza patient who was on the verge of death. Bharat recalls that the man had developed a secondary infection from one of the "most dreaded bugs" in the hospital, and had been put on a ventilator. The patient's lungs were filling with fluid and pus, his kidneys were failing, and his heart ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The United States and Iran are engaged in increasingly hostile rhetoric as US warships move into the Arabian Sea , despite regional nations seeking a diplomatic solution to prevent a military flare-up. US President Donald Trump warned this week that " time is running out " for Iran to return to talks to reach a new deal on its nuclear programme. Trump said the naval forces he was sending to Iran's neighbourhood ...
Source: aljazeera.com