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Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Processing Content The Trump administration's threat of criminal charges against Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell sent shock waves across Washington and financial markets Monday, with watchers weighing the implications for the economy and the central bank's independence. But some observers note that the move could backfire on President Donald Trump's housing affordability agenda and complicate the swift ...
Source: americanbanker.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Washington and Tehran are engaged in escalating rhetoric over antigovernment protests in Iran with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi saying his government is ready for war after United States President Donald Trump threatened military action over Iran's crackdown on the demonstrations. A spokesperson for United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk cited UN sources in the country ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Republican Rep. Randy Fine introduced legislation Monday authorizing President Donald Trump to take measures necessary to acquire Greenland, amid renewed White House rhetoric about taking the autonomous Danish island. The Greenland Annexation and Statehood Act, which is anything but assured of passage through the House, would give Trump the power to take the island, including through annexation, ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
, and it's costing them even more to get rid of it. In a move that has been pushed for by lawmakers across the aisle, President Donald Trump on January 9 called for a one-year, 10% cap "Please be informed that we will no longer let the American Public be 'ripped off' by Credit Card Companies that are charging Interest Rates of 20 to 30%, and even more, which festered unimpeded during the Sleepy Joe Biden ...
Source: insider.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article China, the UAE and India are among Iran's top trading partners has announced that any country trading with Iran will face a 25 per cent tariff on all US business, as Washington weighs its response to Iran's biggest anti-government protests in years . Writing on Truth Social , ...
Source: independent.co.uk
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 -
After years of AI experiments and pilots that have largely failed to scale, CIOs are feeling the heat to deliver measurable value on AI investments. Here are some of the strategic adjustments they're making to get it done. AI initiatives by and large have fallen short of expectations. That's the conclusion of most research to date, including MIT's The GenAI Divide: State of AI in Business 2025 , which found a ...
Source: cio.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Delhi is world's second largest purchaser of Russian crude, which is now cheaper than oil from Middle East Russia is already working to circumvent the latest US sanctions to ensure India can continue to import high levels of cheap Russian crude oil, according to industry analysts. Since the outbreak of the Ukraine war, India has become the world's second largest purchaser of Russian crude oil , which has been ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Tuesday over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes in Idaho and West Virginia who challenged the state bans, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court might not follow suit. In just the past year, the justices ruled in favor state bans on gender-affirming ...
Source: bostonglobe.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 -
The Steelers' playoff frustration continues, as they have now gone nine seasons without a playoff win. Houston's 30-6 victory in Pittsburgh has opened the door to questions about the futures of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and quarterback Aaron Rodgers. The Texans dominated Rodgers and the Steelers offense all night, with two second-half defensive touchdowns. They have won in the wild-card round for the third ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Police have arrested a 48-year-old man accused of being the driver of a box truck that was driven through a crowd protesting the Iranian government on Sunday in Los Angeles' Westwood neighborhood. Calor Madanescht was arrested Sunday and booked Monday on charges of reckless driving, a misdemeanor offense, according to jail records . His bail was set at $0. The incident occurred Sunday afternoon ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Broadcaster's submission calls on Florida court to throw out defamation case where US president is suing over editing of 6 January 2021 speech The BBC is to attempt to have Donald Trump's $10bn defamation lawsuit over the editing of a speech for Panorama thrown out, according to court documents. The broadcaster faced criticism for airing an episode of the investigative documentary series that featured an edited ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
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 -
Truth matters more than ever. As the Trump administration escalates its immigration crackdown and lethal patterns emerge, HuffPost reporters are on the story, holding power to account. Support the journalism that documents what's happening — and why it matters. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's photo portrait display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery has had ...
Source: huffpost.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysian authorities said Tuesday they will take legal action against Elon Musk's social media platform X and its artificial intelligence unit xAI, accusing the companies of failing to ensure the safety of users of its Grok chatbot. The move came just days after Malaysia and Indonesia became the first countries to block access to Grok, as concerns grow that it is being misused ...
Source: aol.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
UK media regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over its AI chatbot Grok's image creation feature. UK media regulator Ofcom on Monday launched a formal investigation into Elon Musk's X over its AI chatbot Grok's image creation feature that has been used to produce sexualised deepfakes. Grok is facing growing international backlash for allowing users to create and share ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
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
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 -
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a civil lawsuit against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday seeking to block the Pentagon's efforts to downgrade his retirement rank and pay, which he claims amounts to unconstitutional retaliation against him. In a 46-page complaint , Kelly, a retired Navy captain, argued that he is the target of "extreme rhetoric and punitive retribution" by the ...
Source: cbsnews.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 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has responded harshly to public warnings issued by U.S. President Donald Trump as tensions between Havana and Washington escalated. Trump issued an ultimatum on his social media platform saying there would be "no more oil or money" from Venezuela for Cuba and suggesting the island should "reach a deal before it is too late" -- a move aimed at pressuring the ...
Source: upi.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Security Experts See Coincidental Timing After Leak of Scraped Instagram User Data Social media mainstay Instagram said hackers didn't breach its systems even amid a massive wave of password reset emails sent by its own systems to users traced to malicious activity. Users on Thursday and Friday reported receiving emails from security@mail.instagram.com , sometimes dozens a day, stating that "we got a request to ...
Source: bankinfosecurity.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down syndrome, a blind Barbie, a Barbie and a Ken with vitiligo, and other models the toymaker added to make its fashion dolls more inclusive. Mattel said it developed the autistic ...
Source: wfla.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 -
WBD calls Paramount's lawsuit "meritless" and its offer deficient. Paramount Skydance escalated its hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) today by filing a lawsuit in Delaware Chancery Court against WBD, declaring its intention to fight Netflix's acquisition. In December, WBD agreed to sell its streaming and movie businesses to Netflix for $82.7 billion. The deal would see WBD's Global Networks ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
The Crew-11 mission is coming to an early end so that one of its members can receive medical attention back on Earth. Reading time 3 minutes , a crew of International Space Station (ISS) astronauts is about to return to Earth early due to a medical issue. Crew-11, which includes NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov, will depart from the ISS ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Meta has appointed new executives to head various aspects of its artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives. "Meta is planning to build tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time," CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote on Facebook Monday (Jan. 12). "How we engineer, invest, and partner to build this infrastructure will become a strategic advantage." Zuckerberg made that announcement soon after ...
Source: pymnts.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 -
Meta is urging Australia to reconsider its social media ban for under 16s as teens look to circumvent the law via alternative platforms. The ban restricts access to platforms like Meta's Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, YouTube and TikTok. Meta is arguing for "safer" and more "age appropriate" experiences for kids online rather than the enforced "blanket ban." In this article Australia blocked teens from using social ...
Source: cnbc.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards —hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser for the second year running—took place on Sunday in Beverly Hills, filled with all the excitement, and the glamour, that one could hope for from a major awards show. Going into the night, the critical favorites were clear: While on the film side, One Battle After Another led the way with nine nods, closely followed by Joachim Trier's ...
Source: vogue.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MARK LONG JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen took a pounding and doled out punishment — looking every bit like the reigning MVP. He carried Buffalo to its first road playoff win in more than three decades, 27-24 over Jacksonville in the AFC's wild-card opener Sunday. Tough and tenacious, Allen did what he does best. With linebacker Devin Lloyd bearing down ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com