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Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Vice President JD Vance cast the deciding vote Wednesday to effectively kill a Venezuelan war powers resolution after the Senate deadlocked on the measure. Vance broke a 50-50 tie on a vote that stops the Senate from further considering the resolution and senators will not take further votes on the resolution.. Republicans Sens. Josh Hawley and Todd Young, who previously supported the resolution, flipped on ...
Source: aol.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told CNBC that President Donald Trump reached out on Monday to discuss capping interest rates on credit cards. The president called Warren, the Senate Banking Committee ranking member, after she made a speech on how Democrats can win the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans on Capitol Hill have lightly thrown cold water on the plan to cap credit card interest. President Donald Trump ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told MPs he welcomes reports that X is taking action over sexualised deepfakes produced by its AI tool, Grok. Sir Keir told MPs he had been informed X was "acting to ensure full compliance with UK law" - but his spokesman later clarified he did not have any new information from the firm but was instead responding to media reports. There has been a fierce backlash to the ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The House Oversight Committee's attempt to hold Clinton in contempt comes after it subpoenaed the former president and secretary of state Republicans on the House Oversight Committee faced hecklers as they announced the beginning of contempt of Congress proceedings against Hillary ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Becky Pepper-Jackson just wanted to be on the girls' middle school cross country team. Now, five years later, she's at the Supreme Court. In 2021, West Virginia enacted a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls' and women's sports teams, from middle school through college, from the top levels of athletics down through intramural sports. But Pepper-Jackson didn't just wake up one morning and decide to ...
Source: reason.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The FBI executed a search warrant at the home of a Washington Post reporter this week as part of an investigation into a federal employee who is suspected of mishandling classified information, Attorney General Pam Bondi said. In a statement, Bondi said the warrant was executed at the request of the Pentagon. "The leaker is currently behind bars," she said. "I am proud to work alongside Secretary Hegseth on this ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Washington — President Trump said Wednesday he's heard on "good authority" that the "killing in Iran is stopping," as thousands are feared dead amid anti-government protests. He also said there's "no plan for executions," a day after he told "CBS Evening News" anchor Tony Dokoupil on Tuesday there would be "very strong actions" against the Iranian regime if it hangs accused anti-government protesters . ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
As a political candidate, Rep. Mike Bost (R-Ill.) — a longtime ally to President Donald Trump who was involved in efforts challenging Joe Biden's 2020 presidential victory — has the right to governing how Illinois counts votes in its election, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. was written by Chief Justice John Roberts. Justice Kentanji Brown Jackson wrote the dissent with Justice Sonia Sotomayor ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
By Verizon's wireless network was hit with a massive outage beginning around noon on Wednesday-one that prompted more than 178,000 users to file service reports within a single 15-minute period. It's a nightmare situation for the telecommunications giant, and one that its competitors have seized upon. Within just a few hours of Verizon's service problems making headlines, both T-Mobile and AT&T had a message for ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
By As global central bankers issued a rare letter of support for Federal Reserve independence, blowback against the Department of Justice probe of Chair Jerome Powell mounted that it could threaten the White House search for Powell's successor as well as markets. The unprecedented criminal investigation against a sitting Fed chair rattled not only economists, industry heads and politicians but also members of the ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield made his first court appearance on Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to authorities to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. Busfield was ordered held without bond. He appeared remotely via a video link from jail. Whether he remains in jail will be ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The United States says it will suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 countries around the world, as US President Donald Trump's administration continues its wide-reaching crackdown on immigration . The Department of State said on Wednesday that visa processing would be paused for countries "whose migrants take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates". "The freeze will remain active until the US ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
LoneStar Data Holdings plans orbital facilities by 2028 with lunar surface centers by early 2030s Surging demand for energy to power artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is reaching new heights as companies are pursuing plans to station data centers in space. Billionaire entrepreneurs Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, and Jeff Bezos, founder of Blue Origin, have signaled they're working on developing data ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Four crewmembers aboard the International Space Station were set to depart Wednesday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short — a first for the orbiting laboratory. American astronauts Mike Fincke and Zena Cardman, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Platonov and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui were set to undock from the ISS at 2205 GMT on Wednesday, after five months in space. NASA has declined ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
CLEVELAND, Ohio — What do Mike Tomlin and John Harbaugh have in common? A lot. Both have coached in the AFC North seemingly forever. Harbaugh ended his 18th season in Baltimore with a 26-24 loss to Pittsburgh in the final regular season game. He then was fired. A week later, Tomlin finished his 19th season with Pittsburgh. He decided to "step down" from the head coaching position after a 30-6 loss to Houston ...
Source: cleveland.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump's embattled U.S. attorney pick filed a furious response to a judge's question about why she's still calling herself a U.S. attorney after a court ruled her appointment was illegal. The president's own appointee, Judge David Novak, issued an order earlier this month demanding that Lindsey Halligan "explain why her identification does not constitute a false or misleading statement." In response ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
There were 1.18 million units available for sale at the end of December, down 18% from November. The median price of a home sold in December was $405,400, up 0.4% from a year earlier. There were 4.06 million existing home sales for the full year, unchanged from 2024. December sales were the strongest in nearly three years after adjusting for seasonal factors. A home with a "Sold" sign from a real estate company in ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
By Apple Inc. announced a new subscription bundle of creative apps called Creator Studio, an attempt to give its photo- and video-editing software fresh momentum in the face of intensifying competition. The bundle, announced Tuesday, includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro, among others, and will be available Jan. 28 for $12.99 per month or $129 annually. Apple is also offering a one-month free trial. ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Billionaires Here's What The Richest Californians Would Pay Under The Proposed Billionaire Tax Updated Jan 14, 2026, 02:40pm EST The controversial 5% wealth tax could cost the Golden State's record 246 billionaires anywhere from $50 million to $13 billion apiece. Whatever the sum, it has a number of its richest and most famous residents plotting moves. A number of billionaires in the Golden State are fired up over ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Report Shows 7 in 10 Patients Survive Cancer — a New Record Routine cancer screenings, improved treatments, and less smoking are changing what it means to have cancer today, a new report shows. Seven in 10 people now survive at least five years after first receiving a cancer diagnosis in the United States, according to the latest annual report from the American Cancer Society. "Immunotherapy is being used in ...
Source: everydayhealth.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The feature will start with paid users only, and it's off by default. Google has toyed with personalized answers in Gemini, but that was just a hint of what was to come. Today, the company is announcing extensive "personal intelligence" in Gemini that allows the chatbot to connect to Gmail, Photos, Search, and YouTube to craft more useful answers to your questions. If you don't want Gemini to get to know you, ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Trump administration placed new security requirements on Nividia's semiconductor sales to China, but essentially greenlighted the export of its powerful H200 artificial intelligence chips to Chinese buyers. Nvidia must ensure that there is an adequate supply in the U.S., and the H200 chips must undergo a third-party review before being exported to ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
A Trump administration decision to terminate hundreds of health services grants sent several Massachusetts mental health and addiction treatment providers scrambling for further details and plans to cover new funding gaps. According to a federal notice issued Tuesday, grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration were terminated as of January 13. The funding supported many nonprofit ...
Source: wbur.org
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The United States will push forward with the next phase of its plan for peace in Gaza, moving toward "demilitarization, technocratic governance, and reconstruction," President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Wednesday. The second phase will see the establishment of a "transitional technocratic Palestinian administration" in Gaza, Witkoff said in a post on X, as well as the beginning of the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
China reported strong trade numbers for 2025 on Wednesday, as its surplus rose year-on-year to a record $1.2 trillion despite a slump in exports to the United States after President Donald Trump hiked tariffs. Last year's bruising trade war between Washington and Beijing — which at one point saw reciprocal tariffs in the triple digits — led to a 20 percent plunge year-on-year in China's exports to the ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California can use a new voter-approved U.S. House map that is designed to boost Democrats in the 2026 midterms, a federal three-judge panel ruled Wednesday. In a 2-1 ruling, a three-judge panel in Los Angeles denied requests from state Republicans and the U.S. Justice Department to block the map from being used in future elections. The complaint accused California of violating the ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Billboard , and it's getting harder and harder to distinguish AI music from human-made work, despite the general Uncanny Valley-type vibe of it all. Now, Bandcamp is saying no to AI, and many listeners support the decision. "We believe that the human connection found through music is a vital part of our society and culture," the post continued. "And that music is much more than a product to be consumed. It's the ...
Source: vice.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in healthcare costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants. The change means in considering limits on fine particulate matter and ozone pollution, the EPA will focus only on the cost to industry. It's part of a broader realignment under President Trump toward a business-friendly ...
Source: latimes.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration's immigration policies, expanding on previous threats to cut off resources to the so-called sanctuary cities themselves. Such an action could have far-reaching impacts across the U.S., potentially even in places that aren't particularly friendly to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
– Iranian demonstrators' ability to get details of out to the world has been given a strong boost, with SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service dropping its fees to allow more people to circumvent the Tehran government's strongest attempt ever to prevent information from spilling outside its borders, activists said Wednesday. The move by the American aerospace company run by Elon Musk follows the of ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
NASA is gearing up for the Artemis II mission , its first crewed flight around the Moon in over 50 years. In the upcoming days, the agency will roll the massive Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion spacecraft to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida for crucial final tests and rehearsals. This rollout will mark the start of final integration work, system testing, and launch rehearsals ahead of the ...
Source: greenmatters.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. announced Tuesday it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Seraphic Security, a browser security startup, marking the cybersecurity giant's fourth acquisition since August and its second in less than a week. While CrowdStrike did not disclose financial terms, Israeli publication Calcalist reported the deal is worth approximately $400 million, to be paid predominantly in cash with a ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Research conducted partly aboard the International Space Station (ISS) suggests that "microgravity" could help scientists fight drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report from SWNS. Microgravity is the condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless, NASA states. Experiments by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison show that viruses and ...
Source: foxnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Last week, we wrote about how ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renee Nicole Good , a 37-year-old poet and mother, on a Minneapolis street in broad daylight. We wrote about how the Trump administration immediately began lying about it despite multiple video angles showing exactly what happened. We wrote about how the media called documented murder a "dispute." This week, we're writing about how career Justice ...
Source: techdirt.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Actor Kiefer Sutherland was arrested and accused of assaulting a ride-share driver in Los Angeles, according to police, in the Hollywood star's latest brush with the law. L.A. police said in a statement Wednesday that Sutherland entered the ride-share vehicle and "physically assaulted the driver (the victim), and made criminal threats." Officers arrested Sutherland at the scene, police said. The driver did not ...
Source: washingtonpost.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 -
Bureau of Labor Statistics releases closely watched December inflation data Inflation rose at a steady pace in December and remained persistently above the Federal Reserve's target rate as policymakers consider the case for interest rate cuts amid economic uncertainty. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Tuesday that the consumer price index (CPI) – a broad measure of how much everyday goods like ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
, according to newly filed court documents. programme broadcast in 2024, which faced criticism for allegedly giving the impression that Mr Trump had encouraged his supporters to storm the US Capitol building in 2021. The episode featured a clip from Mr Trump's speech on 6 January, 2021, and was edited to show him stating: "We're going to walk down to the Capitol … and I'll be there with you. And we fight. We ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Donald Trump's administration said Tuesday it will end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Somalia, the latest move in the president's mass deportation agenda. The move affects hundreds of people who are a small subset of immigrants living in the United States with TPS protections. It comes during Trump's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, where since a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Tuesday, Jan 13th, 2026 -
Scott Adams, the cartoonist who created the "Dilbert" comic strip, has died at the age of 68, his first ex-wife revealed on Tuesday. Adams said last year that he was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer. Adams' ex-wife, Shelly Miles, announced the news of his death during a live stream of his YouTube show, "Real Coffee with Scott Adams." She read a "final message" from Adams on the ...
Source: cbsnews.com