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Top News Stories for Saturday, January 24th 2026
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has long admired political strongmen such as Russia's Vladimir Putin , Hungary's Viktor Orban and Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman. Now he's got a new invite-only international "Board of Peace" that's full of them. "Usually they say, 'he's a horrible dictator-type person, I'm a dictator,'" Trump said of himself in a speech Jan. 21 on the sidelines of the World Economic ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The detention of a 5-year-old Ecuadorian boy with his father outside their home in Minnesota has become the latest lightning rod for America's divisions on immigration under the Trump administration. Versions offered by government officials and the family's attorney and neighbors offer contradictory versions of whether the parents were given adequate opportunity to leave the child with ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
Nico Antic was pulled from the water by friends and taken to hospital with severe injuries to both legs Reading Time: 1 minute An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country's east coast. Nico Antic, 12, was attacked on Sunday as he and friends were jumping off rocks in Vaucluse, around 9km (5.5 ...
Source: scmp.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
Much of the Gaza Strip lies in ruin from more than two years of Israeli strikes, with its 2 million Palestinian residents largely living in tents. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner this week unveiled plans for a "New Gaza" filled with gleaming high-rise towers and tourist-packed beaches — an optimistic vision that stands in stark contrast to the reality of a territory in ruins after two years ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
DALLAS (AP) — More than 9,000 flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend have been canceled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country threatens to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. Roughly 140 million people were under a winter storm warning from New Mexico to New England. The National Weather Service forecast warns of widespread heavy snow and a band ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
Conservative majority appears eager to hand president greater power – with one exception: the US central bank Donald Trump has tried his usual tactics when it comes to getting the US Federal Reserve to lower interest rates: bully when persuasion doesn't work, and then fire when bullying doesn't work. In an unprecedented assault on the central bank, the president has called the Fed chair, Jerome Powell, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Saturday, Jan 24th, 2026 -
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard , a force which was key in putting down recent nationwide protests in a crackdown that left thousands dead , is "more ready than ever, finger on the trigger," its commander said Saturday, as U.S. warships headed toward the Middle East. Nournews, a news outlet close to Iran's Supreme National Security Council, reported on its Telegram ...
Source: military.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
provoked outrage and distress among many in the United Kingdom on Friday with his suggestion that troops from NATO countries — other than Americans — stayed away from the front line during the war in Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday, Trump said he was not sure NATO would be there to support the United States if and when requested. "I've always said, will they ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The long and winding road over the fate of TikTok — the enormously popular social video platform that has been a force in American youth culture and entertainment — has come to an end. After years of questions about TikTok's future in America, the social media platform and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, have finalized the app's U.S. joint venture. The announcement closes the chapter on a saga ...
Source: latimes.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
This live blog is now closed. From This concludes out live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day. Here are the latest developments: As much of the nation braces for a potentially deadly winter storm, CNN reports the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned officials at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to avoid using the word "ice" in its alerts to the public, out of ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been taken into custody. Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged drug kingpin, has been taken into custody, US media reported on Friday. Wedding, 44, is wanted by the United States on drug and murder charges and has been on the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list. The State Department has offered a $15 ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
on Thursday filed a $5 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon, accusing the lawsuit , filed in Florida state court in Miami, alleges that JP Morgan "debanked" Trump and his businesses after his first term "because it believed that the political tide at the moment favored doing so." Debanking, "once a relatively obscure issue in finance," has "become a politically charged issue in recent ...
Source: theweek.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account's 'Saved for Later' section. Until very recently, the conventional wisdom about the expiration of stopgap-spending authority on January 30 was that nobody in either party wanted another government shutdown . That's why House and Senate Democratic and Republican negotiators managed to put together 12 more-or-less consensus appropriations bills ...
Source: nymag.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Former United States Special Counsel Jack Smith has defended his prosecution of President Donald Trump, rejecting Republican claims that the cases were politically motivated. Testifying before lawmakers at the House Judiciary Committee, Smith said the two federal cases, one over Trump's handling of classified documents and the other over efforts to overturn the 2020 election , were based on evidence, not politics. ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of "whitewashing history" on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order "restoring truth and sanity to American history" on display at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks. Empty bolt holes and shadows are all that remains ...
Source: pbs.org
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The US president insisted that using large doses of aspirin had left him prone to such marks, which have repeatedly been seen on both his left and right hands. Donald Trump has claimed a large purple bruise on his left hand was caused by "clipping it" on a table while he was in Switzerland. Speaking to reporters on Air Force One, he said using high doses of aspirin had left him prone to bruising. The US president ...
Source: news.sky.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Ukrainian, Russian, and US negotiators met Friday in the United Arab Emirates, marking the first trilateral talks since the start of the war in Ukraine and signaling a measure of progress in President Trump's efforts to end the conflict. This round of talks, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday, could focus on postwar control of territory in eastern Ukraine's Donbas region, which has emerged as a major ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
The attack left one survivor, and the coastguard has been notified to launch search and rescue operations Reading Time: 2 minutes The US military said on Friday that it had carried out a deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first known attack since the raid that captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month. US Southern Command said on social ...
Source: scmp.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Achieving a credit score of 800 or higher can help unlock the lowest interest rates for products ranging from auto loans to credit cards, but only one in four Americans has managed to reach that level, according to credit bureau Experian. Lenders typically view scores above 800 as "exceptional," a signal that a borrower consistently pays bills on time and manages debt responsibly. Most banks rely on the FICO ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
When models are trained on unverified AI slop, results drift from reality fast. Here's how to stop the spread, according to Gartner. Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways According to tech analyst Gartner, AI data is rapidly becoming a classic Garbage In/Garbage Out (GIGO) problem for users. That's because organizations' AI systems and large language models (LLMs) ...
Source: zdnet.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump's administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now. The ruling Friday from U.S. District Judge Vernon Broderick extends by two weeks a temporary one issued earlier this month that blocked the federal government from holding back the money from ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Jan. 23 (UPI) -- Ex- Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Kevin Johnson died of stab wounds and blunt head trauma he sustained while at a Los Angeles homeless encampment, Los Angeles County medical examiner records show. Johnson, 55, died Wednesday. His death was ruled a homicide and remains under investigation. Los Angeles police told ABC 7 News that officers responded at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday to a report of ...
Source: upi.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Airlines are canceling thousands of U.S. flights ahead of the massive winter storm that's forecast to bring a mix of ice, snow and frigid conditions to a 2,000-mile expanse of the country this weekend. Delta Air Lines said late Thursday that flight cancellations "are necessary at select airports in North Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Tennessee to ensure the safety of our customers and people." ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers began forcibly entering homes without judicial warrants last summer, two administration officials told NBC News. An internal document, dated May 12, 2025, but made public by two whistleblowers earlier this week , told officers they could rely on an administrative warrant to enter homes if there was an order to remove someone from the country. Administrative warrants are ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Colorectal cancer is now officially the leading cause of cancer-related death among men and women 50 and younger, a significant increase from the 1990s, when it was the fifth deadliest. That's according to research from the American Cancer Society, published on Thursday in JAMA. Researchers analyzed national mortality data for all types of cancers over multiple decades, ...
Source: foxnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Researchers have found a new method to track space junk. This methodology involves the use of seismometers. Typically, these instruments are used to detect earthquakes, but in this case, they will help spot human-made objects in orbit. Findings have been published in the journal Science . Benjamin Fernando, a postdoctoral research fellow at Johns Hopkins University, devised this methodology of using existing ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Answer: Yes! Now you'll know for sure if that video from your home security camera of a group of rabbits jumping on your trampoline at night is real or not (spoiler alert: It's not). Popular home security company Ring has introduced a new tool, Ring Verify, that will tell you if a video has been altered. The company says to "think of it like the tamper-evident seal on a medicine bottle." This seal will be applied ...
Source: govtech.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Court told US president's son contacted woman shortly before alleged assault in London A man accused of raping a woman in London denied he was angry when she received a call from Donald Trump's son, a court has heard. Barron Trump, the youngest son of the US president, was on a video call in January last year with the woman, who cannot be named, when he allegedly witnessed her being assaulted by a man in London and ...
Source: theguardian.com