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Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
When Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell said on January 11 that he is being criminally investigated by the federal government, President Donald Trump told NBC News, "I don't know anything about it." Trump could have been in the dark about the specifics of the Department of Justice investigation – approved in November by United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, The New ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Iran eased some restrictions on its people and, for the first time in days, allowed them to make phone calls abroad via their mobile phones on Tuesday. It did not ease restrictions on the internet or permit texting services to be restored as the death toll from days of bloody protests against the state rose to at least 2,000 people, according to activists. Although Iranians were able to call abroad, people outside ...
Source: apnews.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
Klarna CEO backs Trump's 10% credit card cap, criticizing rewards as built on poorer borrowers' debt
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski has expressed support for President Donald Trump's call to cap US credit card interest rates at 10% for one year. "I think Trump is wise here and is proposing something that makes a lot of sense," Siemiatkowski told CNBC on Monday. Siemiatkowski said traditional credit cards are designed to push consumers to put most or all of their spending on credit and carry large balances at ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
said Monday that he'll impose a tariff of 25% on any country that does business with Iran. "Effective immediately, any Country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran will pay a Tariff of 25% on any and all business being done with the United States of America," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. It's unclear how the tariff will be implemented or which countries could be affected. The White House did ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of New York City nurses were set to return to the picket lines Tuesday as their strike targeting some of the city's leading hospital systems entered its second day. The walkout, which comes during a severe flu season , involved roughly 15,000 nurses spread out across multiple private hospitals, including NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai ...
Source: aol.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 -
By Andrew Chung and John Kruzel WASHINGTON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court will consider on Tuesday the legality of laws banning transgender athletes from participating on female sports teams amid escalating efforts by dozens of states and Republican President Donald Trump's administration to restrict the rights of transgender people. The justices are due to hear arguments in appeals by Idaho and ...
Source: aol.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 -
Less than 30 minutes had elapsed since the clock expired on the ' playoff hopes and, perhaps, on Aaron Rodgers ' career. Less than 30 minutes had passed since the Steelers lost a game so thoroughly that their prized quarterback spent the final 2:39 on the sideline, as a franchise known for its black-and-gold Terrible Towels instead waved a white flag. So when Rodgers took the podium to address media and to reflect, ...
Source: aol.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 -
The BBC will file a motion to dismiss President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit over its editing of a speech that made it appear he had directed supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol. In a filing late on Monday, the British broadcaster argued that the court in Florida lacked personal jurisdiction in the case because it did not broadcast the programme in Florida, and that the president could not prove damages ...
Source: nbcnews.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 -
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk's X over concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images. In a statement, the UK watchdog said there had been "deeply concerning reports" of the chatbot being used to create and share undressed images of people, as well as "sexualised images of children". If found to have broken the law, Ofcom can potentially issue X with a fine of up to 10% of ...
Source: bbc.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
FOXBOROUGH — Drake Maye's first exposure to playoff football resembled a test. It was one where the precocious Patriots quarterback settled for a solid passing grade and continuing education instead of acing the subject matter like the regular-season syllabus. Graduating to advanced NFL football, it took Maye a spell to get comfortable with the new material. Once he found his comfort zone and finally found ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
On Thursday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued an order to once again limit congressional visits to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facilities, just a day after an immigration agent killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. In a memo , Noem directed ICE to bar congressional visits to ICE detention centers unless they request the visit seven days in advance. This timeline starts upon receipt of ...
Source: truthout.org
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
US defense secretary Pete Hegseth tried to reduce veteran's pension for speaking out against Trump administration Democratic US senator Mark Kelly filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to nullify the "chilling" attempt by the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, to reduce the military veteran's rank and pension as punishment for speaking out against the Trump administration . Hegseth had previously issued a formal censure ...
Source: theguardian.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 -
Home » » President Donald Trump on Sunday issued a warning to the government of Cuba , suggesting that Venezuela's close ally strike a deal with the U.S., ramping up pressure following Venezuelan Dictator Nicolas Maduro's capture. Since the operation led by U.S. forces in early January, Cuba has been cut off from Venezuelan crude oil as the U.S. government continues to seize tankers in an attempt to ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Help Net Security newsletters : Daily and weekly news, cybersecurity jobs, open source projects, breaking news – subscribe here! News of a possible Instagram data breach spread over the weekend after Malwarebytes that cybercriminals had stolen sensitive information from 17.5 million Instagram accounts, potentially leading to a surge in password reset requests. Users have been complaining last week about ...
Source: helpnetsecurity.com
Monday, Jan 12th, 2026 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Toy maker Mattel unveiled the first-ever autistic Barbie, a new version of the popular doll developed in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The doll, part of the Barbie Fashionistas collection, comes with a pink finger clip fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones and a tablet for non-verbal communication. The autistic Barbie also features an eye gaze shifted slightly to the ...
Source: upi.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 -
David Ellison's Paramount has sued Warner Bros. Discovery — the smaller firm's latest move to block Warner's $72-billion sale to Netflix. The lawsuit, filed Monday morning in Delaware court, asks Warner and its chief executive, David Zaslav, to produce more information about Warner's deliberations and decision to select Netflix, ending the hotly contested auction on Dec. 4. Last week, Warner's board ...
Source: latimes.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 -
By Kurt Wagner, Bloomberg News Meta Platforms Inc. has appointed a former top adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump to a newly created senior management role focused on partnering with governments and investors on AI. Dina Powell McCormick, a former Goldman Sachs executive, is joining the company this week as president and vice chairman. She's part of a new team of senior executives that will focus on the ...
Source: miamiherald.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 -
Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Meta has removed more than half a million social media accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16, the company said, as it announced its efforts to comply with the Oceanian nation's new social media age ban. The law, introduced in late 2024, went into effect Dec. 4, requiring social media services to remove accounts held by those under the age of 16 and younger and block the creation of ...
Source: upi.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The 83rd Golden Globe Awards took over the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday night, with comedian Nikki Glaser returning as host. After coming into the ceremony with the most film nominations, Paul Thomas Anderson's paranoid joyride "One Battle After Another" left with Best Comedic Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay while Teyana Taylor was recognized a Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role. One of the evening's ...
Source: huffpost.com
Sunday, Jan 11th, 2026 -
The narrative started before the NFL playoffs even started: This was a prime chance for Josh Allen to finally make a Super Bowl, and anything short of that would be a personal failure. That's irrational in many ways, but Allen showed again Sunday why it is reasonable to predict him to carry a flawed Buffalo Bills team to Super Bowl LX. There's a good reason he is the reigning NFL MVP. Allen was hit often and hit ...
Source: aol.com