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Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Home » » U.S. Senate Republicans voted 51-50 on Wednesday against a war powers resolution that would have restrained President Donald Trump from further use of military force in Venezuela without congressional authorization, after the president put pressure on fellow Republicans who had supported the measure. Last week, Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined Democrats in voting to ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump's work on the economy hasn't lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. at home and abroad. Just 16% of Republicans say Trump has helped "a lot" in addressing the cost of living, down from 49% in April 2024, when an AP-NORC poll asked Americans the same question about his first ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Iran appeared to backpedal on previous threats to execute protesters, amid global condemnation and fears of U.S. military action, even as the government continues a brutal crackdown after weeks of demonstrations. Iran's judiciary said on Thursday that it had not issued a death sentence for Erfan Soltani, 26, a protester whose execution had been widely reported as imminent and had drawn intense international ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Through the first two weeks of 2026, President Donald Trump and his administration have been very busy. The midterm elections are in November, and concerns about affordability remain top of mind for consumers. One such initiative recently proposed by Trump is a one-year, 10% cap on credit card interest rates, which would be significantly lower than the national average. It's understandable why consumers are ...
Source: fool.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
, the mother of without her consent. St. Clair, 27, filed the lawsuit in the state of New York on Thursday, January 15, reported CNN NBC News People In the filing, the right-wing political commentator alleged that "xAI's product Grok, a generative artificial intelligence ('AI') chatbot, uses AI to undress, humiliate, and sexually exploit victims." St. Clair claimed that X users were able to use Grok to generate ...
Source: bradenton.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
News / Pixabay US suspends immigrant visa applications in 75 countries The US State Department announced on Wednesday that it will suspend the ability for citizens of 75 countries to obtain immigrant visas beginning on January 21. The affected countries include Latin American countries like Brazil and Colombia, South Asian countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, and multiple countries in the Middle East, Africa, ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
News , Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons FBI searches home of Washington Post reporter On Wednesday, the FBI searched the home and electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter and seized her phone, Garmin watch, and two laptops, one of which belongs to the newspaper. According to the Post , the warrant said the search of reporter Hannah Natanson's home was connected to the investigation of Aurelio ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Canada, traditionally a staunch US ally, has been hit especially hard by Trump's steep tariffs on steel, aluminium, vehicles and lumber. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney hailed a "new strategic partnership" with Beijing as he held talks President Xi Jinping on Friday, the first visit by a Canadian leader to China in eight years. The two countries had been locked in years of diplomatic spats after the retaliatory ...
Source: digitaljournal.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Jan 16, 2026 – Alan Fagan – AI Breach Case Studies: Lessons for CISOsQuick Facts: AI Security BreachesThe threat landscape isn't what it used to be: AI breaches are happening right now, driven by real-world vectors like prompt injections, model theft, and the leakage of training data.Your biggest risk is internal: It's usually well-meaning employees who cause the most damage. When they paste customer ...
Source: securityboulevard.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump has issued a new demand, accompanied by threatening language, that Hamas disarm, as the second phase of the United States-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel gets underway. Trump pledged on social media late on Thursday to achieve a "comprehensive" demilitarisation Hamas, threatening the Palestinian group if it fails to do so, and demanded the return the remains of the last Israeli ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown. The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further ...
Source: cleveland.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Abena Binfaah, an undergraduate nursing student at Boston College, is excited to join the workforce after she graduates in May. "I like to help people, to care for others," Binfaah said. "With nursing, there's a variety of things you can do. There's room to grow." Binfaah had already been plotting how to advance her nascent career: She plans to move back in with her family to save money, work for a few years, then ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
News , via Wikimedia Commons US Supreme Court grants standing to congressman challenging Illinois election law The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Republican congressman may bring suit to challenge an Illinois mail-in ballot law. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the 7-2 majority decision, which confirmed that Congressman Michael Bost had standing to continue his lawsuit in federal court, writing: Candidates ...
Source: jurist.org
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
Actor Timothy Busfield has made his first court appearance after turning himself in on criminal charges that he allegedly sexually abused two boys on the set of a TV series filmed in New Mexico, prosecutors say. The Emmy-winning actor, who starred in Thirtysomething and The West Wing, was taken into custody in Albuquerque on two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse that police ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Four astronauts aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule splashed down early Thursday in the Pacific Ocean, ending a weeklong effort to get an unnamed crew member home to evaluate a medical issue. "NASA was ready. The team responded quickly and professionally, as did the teams across the agency, working closely with our commercial partners and executed a very safe return," NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said during a ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Verizon said Thursday that it would begin issuing $20 credits to the accounts of customers affected by Wednesday's nearly daylong cellular service problems . The outage, which brought voice and data services to a halt for many customers of the country's largest wireless network, lasted from about 12 p.m. ET until well after 10 p.m. ET. "Yesterday, we did not meet the standard of excellence you expect and that we ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Home » » Thousands of federal grants funding mental health and addiction services were suddenly terminated late Tuesday as the Trump administration sent hundreds of notices announcing the discontinuations. The sudden terminations at the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) affected over 2700 of the agency's discretionary grants worth nearly $1.9 billion. According ...
Source: floridianpress.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Mayor urged calm as protesters gathered on the scene, as city continues to reel in aftermath of Renee Nicole Good's killing A federal officer has shot a man in the leg during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking protests in a city still on edge after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week. The shooting occurred about 7pm local time, according to witnesses. Several hundred ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
A sprawling betting scheme to rig NCAA and Chinese Basketball Association games has led to charges against 26 people, including more than a dozen college basketball players who tried to fix games as recently as last season, federal prosecutors said on Thursday. The scheme generally revolved around fixers recruiting players with the promise of a big payment in exchange for those players purposefully underperforming ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that a judge had no jurisdiction to order Columbia University pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil released from immigration detention last summer, a decision that could lead to his re-arrest. Khalil, a green card holder who is married to an American citizen, was released from ICE custody last June following his arrest by ICE agents in New York City in ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- A federal judge ruled Thursday that a large offshore wind project, blocked by President Donald Trump , can continue construction. Judge Carl Nichols of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said the Interior Department's stop-work order for Empire Wind -- which is 60% complete -- would likely cause irreparable harm . He granted a preliminary injunction allowing Empire Wind to ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — As Democrats across the country propose state law changes to restrict federal immigration officers after the shooting death of a protester in Minneapolis , Tennessee Republicans introduced a package of bills Thursday backed by the White House that would enlist the full force of the state to support President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Momentum in Democratic-led states for ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
U.S. forces seized a sixth oil tanker Thursday in an early morning operation, according to U.S. Southern Command. The tanker was seized as part of a quarantine on sanctioned oil tankers going in and out of Venezuela. "In another pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in support of the Department of Homeland Security, launched from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and apprehended ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday advised against selling, eating or serving Super Greens dietary supplement by Live It Up due to salmonella concerns. All Live It Up-brand Super Greens dietary supplement powder, including original and wild berry varieties, with lot markings that start with the letter "A" and all stick pack products with expiration dates ranging from 08/2026 to 01/2028, ...
Source: upi.com
Thursday, Jan 15th, 2026 -
ban stock trading by lawmakers, the latest in a wave of legislation attempting to crack down on lung-running concerns over congressional ethics that have drawn bipartisan support. If the Senate bill— introduced by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY, and Ashley Moody, R-Fla.—passes, lawmakers would have 180 days to divest their stock holdings, with newly elected members getting 90 days after they're sworn ...
Source: forbes.com
Wednesday, Jan 14th, 2026 -
Judges uphold redrawing to offset Texas gerrymandering as Newsom attacks lawsuit as 'weak attempt to silence voters' A federal appeals panel on Wednesday upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections. The measure, known as Proposition 50 , emerged in response to actions taken in Texas, where Republican leaders ...
Source: theguardian.com