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Top News Stories for Friday, January 30th 2026
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders were scrambling on Friday to save a bipartisan spending deal and prevent a partial government shutdown this weekend as Democrats demanded new restrictions on federal immigration raids across the country. Democrats struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security from a broad government spending bill and provide money ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
In Minneapolis and communities nationwide, trust is built on reporting that follows the facts wherever they lead -- even when powerful institutions resist scrutiny. Support journalism that stands firmly for the public's right to know. Already a member? President Donald Trump on Friday announced he will nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve. "I have known Kevin for a long period of time, ...
Source: huffpost.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
A CIO's playbook for responsible enterprise adoption. The past year has been a turning point for CIOs. Artificial intelligence has moved from experimentation to executive priority. But in the rush to "adopt AI," I've seen many organizations stumble — not because of the technology itself, but because they skipped the fundamentals. After three decades in enterprise IT — supporting global clients from ...
Source: cio.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
FBI raid in Georgia has little legal basis – but serves Trump's goal to weaken trust in election results Raid on Fulton county election office is part of the Trump administration's wider US push to fuel false claims of fraud The FBI raid on the Fulton county election office Wednesday was an aggressive new front in Donald Trump's effort to use his 2020 election loss to continue to sow doubt about American ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 30th, 2026 -
At least five world leaders have visited Beijing in January alone. The high-level visits come as countries navigate tense U.S. relations. Business executives are also using the opportunity for China deals. In this article China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 29, 2026. BEIJING — ...
Source: cnbc.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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba , a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis. The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico , a government that has acted as an oil lifeline for Cuba and has constantly voiced solidarity for the U.S. adversary ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
WASHINGTON - After championing school voucher programs in Ohio throughout his political career, U.S. Sen. Jon Husted brought his advocacy to a national stage at a Wednesday Senate committee hearing. "Every child has a different background, they have a different need, and we can't expect public schools to meet all of those needs," the Columbus-area Republican told a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions ...
Source: cleveland.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
that the vehicle maker will "basically stop the production" of its Model S and Model X cars in the next quarter to focus on producing the company's Optimus humanoid robots. "It's time to bring the Model S and X program to an end with an honorable discharge, because we're really moving into a future that's based on autonomy." Musk also says Tesla will continue to support Model S and Model X vehicles for years to ...
Source: bgr.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security launched Operation Catch of the Day , a disturbingly named immigration operation in Maine, which the agency said aimed to remove the "worst of the worst" in the state. What followed was familiar from previous such actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere: reports of residents without criminal records being detained , plummeting school-attendance rates as children stayed ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former Illinois sheriff's deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey , a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, who is white, was convicted in October of second-degree murder in a police brutality case that prompted protests over systemic racism and led to a U.S. Department of ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The Fed at their January meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to continue easing interest rates. This holds the short-term federal funds rate at a top rate of 3.75% which was set in December. This is the first time since September that the Fed has not eased rates. Their FOMC statement read. "Available indicators suggest that economic activity has been expanding at a solid pace. Job gains have ...
Source: bdmag.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The chief federal judge in Minnesota Wednesday sharply criticized ICE for violating at least 96 court orders this month during its operations in Minneapolis. "ICE is not a law unto itself," U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz wrote in a four-page order that canceled a contempt hearing he had scheduled Friday for ICE acting Director Todd Lyons. Shortly after Schiltz issued his rebuke, U.S. District Judge John ...
Source: theweek.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to slap a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian aircraft and says his administration will "decertify" those planes, mentioning a series of jets by aerospace company Bombardier by name. U.S. president accuses Canada of 'illegally' blocking certification of American jets Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based ...
Source: cbc.ca
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The iPhone maker reported first-quarter earnings after market close Apple released its first quarter earnings on Thursday, exceeding Wall Street's expectations and seeing its revenue skyrocket 16% from the same time last year. "Apple is proud to report a remarkable, record-breaking quarter, with revenue of $143.8bn," Tim Cook, the company's CEO, said in a statement . "iPhone had its best-ever quarter driven by ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Global America Can Have the Oil Venezuela's riches were squandered, souring many on national stewardship. Illustration by The Atlantic. Sources: Alamy; Mallandine / Getty. Save M aría-Elena Pombo has created "petroleum weavings," turning threads made from oil into elaborate yarnlike wall hangings. Oil, she told us, has shaped her life. Her father, an oil engineer, met her mother after he moved to Cabimas, an ...
Source: theatlantic.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
BERLIN — President Trump is turning his attention back to Iran, which he is threatening with more military strikes "with great power, enthusiasm, and purpose." He suggested that the strikes would come if Iran did not agree to various demands, including a deal to end its nuclear enrichment program. "Time is running out" for Iran to negotiate such a deal, Trump warned Wednesday. Trump — and Israel — ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The outrage over Bill Belichick getting stuffed at the golden jacket goal line is palpable and understandable. But this outcome was always a possibility, and some of us tried to warn about it when Patriots owner Robert Kraft kept getting turned aside for the call to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Kraft was the canary in the Canton coal mine when he was blocked with Spygate and Deflategate used as part of the ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Home » » A federal judge in Minnesota has temporarily halted the Trump Administration from arresting and detaining resettled refugees in the state, following a suit accusing federal immigration officers of "hunting" them down and transporting them to a detention facility in Texas. U.S. District Judge John Tunheim said federal immigration agencies can continue lawful immigration procedures in Minnesota. ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The team's total artificial lung system, or TAL, bought the man precious time until a double lung transplant was viable. Reading time 3 minutes Our lungs are crucial for every breath of life we take. But a research team has found a way for technology to step in and completely replicate the complex functions of a person's lungs, at least for a brief while. Surgeons at Northwestern University detailed the impressive ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Reading time 2 minutes As robotaxis become more mainstream and spread across American cities, accidents are bound to happen. Unfortunately, we're already starting to see some. A Waymo robotaxi struck a child near an elementary school in Santa Monica on January 23. Luckily, the child suffered only minor injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Wednesday that the incident happened ...
Source: gizmodo.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving Polar bears have been getting fatter even as sea ice disappears in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, the fastest-warming place on Earth – but scientists don't expect the good times to last. The northern Barents Sea, which stretches between Svalbard and Russia's Novaya Zemlya in ...
Source: newscientist.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The Justice Department filed charges Thursday against a man who is accused of trying to spray Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., with a substance from a syringe during a town hall in Minneapolis this week. Anthony Kazmierczak faces a count alleging that he "forcibly assaulted, opposed, impeded, intimidated and officer and employee of the United States" while she was engaged in official duties. In a separate case, federal ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's deployment of troops to five different U.S. cities last year cost roughly $496 million through the end of December, according to estimates released by the Congressional Budget Office this week. Keeping Guard forces deployed at the same levels as late December could cost about $93 million per month going forward, the nonpartisan office estimated. The Pentagon in June 2025 deployed ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Forbes writers and editors independently select all products and services. If you click through links we provide, we may earn a commission. Apple Debuts Its Next-Gen AirTag: Here's What To Know , its latest smart tracker. The second-gen AirTag improves upon many of the first-gen's functions and adds new features to make sure you can easily track and find your belongings. While there's practically nothing new about ...
Source: forbes.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
An outbreak of the Nipah virus in India's eastern state of West Bengal has heightened concerns in China and several Southeast Asian countries, prompting them to tighten health screening operations at airports as millions prepare to travel for the Lunar New Year holiday. Since December 2025, two confirmed cases of the virus have been reported in West Bengal, India's health ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
"We're now exploring updates to our controls to let sites specifically opt out of Search generative AI features," Google said on Wednesday in a blog post. Yet, the tech giant also warned that strict new controls could threaten its prized Search engine, which generates most of the company's profits. "Any new controls need to avoid breaking Search in a way that leads to a fragmented or confusing experience for ...
Source: insider.com
Thursday, Jan 29th, 2026 -
Elon Musk's SpaceX Eyeing Merger With XAI Ahead Of Expected IPO, Report Says Elon Musk's aerospace firm SpaceX and his artificial intelligence company xAI are talking about a possible merger, according to Reuters , a move that would wrap some of the billionaire's tech and space companies into one organization ahead of SpaceX's anticipated initial public offering. The potential merger would involve xAI shares being ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
Rock icon Bruce Springsteen on Wednesday released a song called "Streets of Minneapolis," a tribute to activists who have been leading the uprising against federal immigration enforcement operations in the Twin Cities. In a statement posted on social media, Springsteen explained his inspiration for the song, which he wrote in the wake of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti being gunned down by federal agents on ...
Source: commondreams.org
Wednesday, Jan 28th, 2026 -
By Riley Griffin and Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg News Meta Platforms Inc.'s better-than-expected sales outlook helped ease Wall Street concerns about plans for unprecedented spending on artificial intelligence this year. The social networking giant topped projections for holiday quarter revenue and gave a strong forecast for the current period during its earnings report Wednesday. Improvements in its online advertising ...
Source: miamiherald.com