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Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invitation for Canada to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, in what appeared to be a retaliatory move following Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum . "Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining, ...
Source: aljazeera.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 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The Independent's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission. President Trump said he hoped he would be 'remembered by those who use and love TikTok' for 'saving' the popular video app The parent company of ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Since coming to the United States 30 years ago from Mexico, Fernando Perez said U.S. immigration officers have stopped by his home numerous times, but he has never once answered the door. "There are rules and I know them," said Perez, speaking in a mix of English and Spanish in a Home Depot parking lot where he has routinely sought work as a day laborer from contractors and people renovating ...
Source: apnews.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts Water-related violence has almost doubled since 2022 and little is being done to understand and address the trend and prevent new and escalating risks, experts have said. There were 419 incidents of water-related violence recorded in 2024, up from 235 in 2022, according to the Pacific Institute, a ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Watch Donald Trump reveal cause of new hand bruise after question on Air Force One Donald Trump has claimed that the bruising on his hand is due to his consumption of aspirin. When asked about his health by a reporter on Air Force One on Thursday (22 January), the US president dismissed concern and said ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Moscow says prior talks with Washington 'useful in every respect' and repeats call for Ukraine to exit Donbas Ukraine, Russia and the US are to hold three-way talks in Abu Dhabi, the first time the three countries have sat down together since Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 – but with Russia maintaining its demands for Ukrainian territory its military does not control. The meeting was confirmed in the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
Prime minister joins MPs, veterans and relatives in condemning US president's claim that troops avoided frontlines Keir Starmer has accused Donald Trump of "diminishing" the sacrifice of fallen British soldiers by claiming that those who fought in Afghanistan avoided the frontlines, as the US president faced a fierce backlash from all sides of the UK political spectrum as well as the families of veterans. Trump's ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 23rd, 2026 -
– Syrian government forces took control Friday of a prison housing members of the Islamic State group in the north of , after hundreds of Kurdish fighters evacuated from the area as part of a recent deal. Syria's Interior Ministry said in a statement that the government's prisons authority is now in charge of al-Aqtan prison north of the northern city of Raqqa, and the files of the detainees are being ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Was the best film of the year Sinners , One Battle After Another , Marty Supreme , or something else entirely? The Oscars 2026 nominations are here to offer up some critically-acclaimed options. On Jan. 22, the Academy Awards hosted a live stream available on Oscars.org, Good Morning America, and more, where actors Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman announced the highly-anticipated 2026 Oscar nominees. Ahead of the ...
Source: teenvogue.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
This moment demands a press that cannot be bullied, bought, or silenced. It demands journalism backed by people who believe the truth is worth defending. Join HuffPost and support our mission of holding power to account. Already a member? WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday with no meaningful constraints on President Donald ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
President Trump's attorneys filed a $5 billion — with a "B" — lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for "debanking" Trump in early 2021. The lawsuit says that on February 19, 2021, Trump received notice, "without warning or provocation," that several of his and his company's bank accounts would be closed "just two months later, on April 19, 2021." "In essence, JPMC debanked ...
Source: breitbart.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Liam Ramos of Minnesota detained with father and flown to Texas, prompting Democrats to accuse ICE of cruelty Democratic lawmakers are lashing out at Immigration and Customs Enforcement after agents detained a five-year-old Minnesota boy with his father and transported them to Texas, with one congressman calling for the agency to be disbanded. Liam Ramos was taken into custody on Tuesday as he and his father ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Bank of America and Citigroup are reportedly considering offering credit cards with a 10% interest rate in response to President Donald Trump's demand for a cap on rates. This is one of multiple options that banks are considering, separately, after Trump made that demand, Bloomberg reported Thursday (Jan. 22), citing unnamed sources. Neither Bank of America nor Citigroup ...
Source: pymnts.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Donald Trump's youngest son contacted UK police saying he witnessed a friend in London being "beat up" during a video call, a court has heard. Barron Trump, 19, told police he had friends call 999 from the US so that he could report the alleged attack in January 2025. Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the alleged ...
Source: bbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Deployment of the 5,408-satellite constellation begins in late 2027 using the heavy-lift New Glenn reusable rocket system. Blue Origin announced TeraWave, a satellite internet network offering data speeds up to 6 Tbps, targeting enterprise, data center, and government sectors. The TeraWave constellation will comprise 5,280 satellites in low-Earth orbit and 128 in medium-Earth orbit. Blue Origin plans to deploy the ...
Source: techbriefly.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
AI is replacing your website as the first customer touchpoint. Here's why AI visibility is now a data, governance and revenue priority. Your brand is being evaluated, summarized and recommended — or ignored — thousands of times per day by AI systems. For most enterprises, this is happening without visibility , measurement or control. AI is no longer just influencing search results. It is replacing the ...
Source: martech.org
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Ex-school police officer, Adrian Gonzales, found not guilty of all 29 child endangerment charges over his response to the 2022 massacre that killed 19 children and two teachers. A former police officer has been acquitted of criminal child-endangerment charges related to his role in the flawed law enforcement response to the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead. Adrian ...
Source: news.sky.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The restart of a reactor at the world's largest nuclear power plant has been suspended in Japan, a day after the process began, its operator, which also manages the wrecked Fukushima plant, said. But the reactor remains "stable". The No 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan – closed since the 2011 Fukushima disaster – reactivated on Wednesday as plant workers started removing ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The Supreme Court appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump's bid to fire Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook during oral arguments on Wednesday, finally marking an outer limit of what the court's conservative members would stomach from Trump's authoritarian second term. There did not appear to be five votes among the justices to embrace Trump's radical assertion of executive power over the nation's central ...
Source: newrepublic.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Freddie Mac released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) on Jan. 15, 2026, showing the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.06%. The 30-year FRM decreased from last week's average of 6.16%. A year ago on Jan. 15, 2025, the 30-year FRM averaged 7.04%. "Late last week, mortgage rates dropped, driving the weekly average down to its lowest level in more than three years," said Sam ...
Source: bdmag.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Google Search is the main gateway to the internet for many people, but the experience has changed significantly in the past few years after the introduction of AI features like . The next step in this AI-focused overhaul of Google Search might be the most important. Google Search is about to get more personal than before, which should make online search an even more productive experience. You'll no longer have to ...
Source: bgr.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Lawmakers have proposed a bill to curb chip exports as Trump backs Nvidia sales to China. Lawmakers are split between security risks and the preservation of U.S. tech dominance. Chinese regulators are still blocking Nvidia chips despite U.S. approval. In this article U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to grant Nvidia licenses to ship some of its more powerful artificial intelligence chips to China is ruffling the ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
AI models looks, at first glance, like an admission of failure. After years of promising breakthroughs, Apple is reportedly paying Google roughly $1 billion a year to keep its digital assistant relevant. Top tech reporter Mark Gurman wrote this week that Apple's revamped Siri, codenamed Campos, will launch later this year as a full-fledged chatbot embedded across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. The underlying ...
Source: insider.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine's Democratic governor challenged federal immigration officials Thursday to provide warrants, real-time arrest numbers and basic information about who is being detained in a sweeping enforcement operation in her state, saying residents have been left largely in the dark as fear spreads through immigrant communities. "If they have warrants, show the warrants. In America, we don't ...
Source: apnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Vice President JD Vance conceded Thursday that federal law enforcement officers have not been perfect in their handling of immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. But in his visit to the city, Vance's main message was that the best way to reduce clashes around ICE operations would be for Democrats to just cooperate with the Trump administration's agenda. "Look, I don't need Tim Walz or Jacob Frey or anybody else to ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The personal consumption expenditures price index, a measure the Fed uses as its main forecasting tool, showed inflation at 2.8% for the month both for headline and core in November. The readings were in line with market expectations but showed inflation still above the central bank's 2% target. Personal income rose 0.1% in October and 0.3% in November, the latter 0.1 percentage point below the forecast. Also, ...
Source: cnbc.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — President Donald Trump wants to make it harder for large institutional investors to buy single-family homes, but the effort may not deliver the affordability relief many are hoping for. Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to issue guidance aimed at stopping Wall Street from competing with Main Street for homes. But key details — including how "large ...
Source: wfla.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
One year ago this week, a case of measles was recorded in Gaines County, Texas. It was the start of an outbreak that killed two children and sickened at least 760 people. Thousands more in the U.S. have contracted measles since. In April, the Pan American Health Organization, an offshoot of the World Health Organization, will determine whether the same virus strain first recorded in west Texas on Jan. 20, 2025, has ...
Source: latimes.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
This moment demands a press that cannot be bullied, bought, or silenced. It demands journalism backed by people who believe the truth is worth defending. Join HuffPost and support our mission of holding power to account. Already a member? WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday that daytime and late-night TV talk shows featuring interviews with political candidates ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on The United States' withdrawal from the World Health Organization became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency that dates back to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Thursday marks ...
Source: statnews.com
Thursday, Jan 22nd, 2026 -
The U.S. National Institutes of Health is ending support for research using human fetal tissue. Agency chief Jay Bhattacharya said in a statement on Thursday that the decision was motivated both by a need to cut costs and the "increasing availability of validated alternative technologies." The NIH currently has a nearly $48-billion budget, and in 2025 it spent $53 million on 77 projects that involved human fetal ...
Source: scientificamerican.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
White House denies Arctic territories mix-up after the US president's freewheeling speech in Davos Reading Time: 2 minutes US President Donald Trump repeatedly made an apparent gaffe in a speech on Wednesday to world leaders assembled in Switzerland by referring to "Iceland" several times instead of his much coveted "Greenland", with the White House furiously denying any confusion on his part. The 79-year-old ...
Source: scmp.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
Order says gov't must stop search while court reviews Washington Post motions. A federal judge today ordered the US government to stop searching devices seized from the house of a Washington Post reporter. It may be only a temporary reprieve for the Post and reporter Hannah Natanson, however. Further proceedings will be held on whether the search can resume or whether the government must return the devices. ...
Source: arstechnica.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional district in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw its borders because its current composition unconstitutionally dilutes the votes of Black and Hispanic residents. Republicans are expected to appeal the decision, as a new front opens in a national gerrymandering battle that has both ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026 -
California Governor Gavin Newsom has said he was blocked from speaking at a World Economic Forum event in Davos and blamed the Trump administration. Newsom's office said on X that USA House, the official US pavilion at the global event, denied his entry to speak there on Wednesday despite being invited as part of an event by media partner Fortune. , wrote on X: "California was just denied at the USA House. Last we ...
Source: bbc.com