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Top News Stories for Sunday, January 18th 2026
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
ChatGPT's Ads era is here This doesn't just change OpenAI's business model, it shifts the rules of the game OpenAI's decision to introduce advertisements inside ChatGPT for free users and its new $8 "Go" tier is already shaping up to be one of the most consequential pivots in generative AI's short history. It's not a simple business tweak. It's a reframing of where digital intent, attention, and commercial ...
Source: thenextweb.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
As President Trump prepares to nominate a new Federal Reserve chair in the coming months, he hasn't been shy about his goal for the powerful economic posting: lower interest rates. "I want somebody that when the market is doing great, interest rates can go down because our country becomes stronger," the president said during a speech in Detroit on Tuesday. He's long pushed for lower rates, which could boost ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
Emergency call logs and reports detailing last week's fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer reveal a greater sense of the organizational chaos and heightened emotion surrounding her final moments. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents "just shot a lady," one 911 caller said soon after the agent shot Good in her vehicle on January 7, according to emergency call transcripts CNN obtained ...
Source: aol.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump a week ago told the credit card industry it had until Jan. 20 to comply with his demand for a 10% cap on interest rates . With just days to go, consumer groups, politicians, and bankers alike remain unclear on what the White House has planned and whether Trump even remains serious about the idea. So far, the White House has not provided any detail about what will happen ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia's first female governor after centuries of men holding the state's top office. The inauguration of Spanberger, who defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to succeed Gov. Glenn Youngkin , marks a new chapter in Virginia as Democrats pull the levers of power in state government ...
Source: apnews.com
Saturday, Jan 17th, 2026 -
A U.S. judge on Friday ordered federal law enforcement participating in the Minnesota immigration crackdown to stop pepper spraying, detaining and pulling over peaceful protesters. The preliminary injunction by Judge Katherine Menendez of the U.S. District Court in Minnesota applies to federal agents and officers participating in Operation Metro Surge, the controversial immigration crackdown launched by the ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
By If you're behind on paying your student loans, the federal government might soon come for your paycheck. After an almost six-year hiatus, the Department of Education told the Washington Post that on Jan. 7 it would resume garnishing wages of those in default on their federal student loans. That means the federal government can seize up to 15% of your post-tax paycheck if you're more than 270 days behind on ...
Source: miamiherald.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
ADHD or intellectual disabilities – adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the , telling pregnant women: "Don't take Tylenol." The latest research review, published Friday in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women's Health, looked at 43 studies and concluded that the most rigorous ones, such as those that compare siblings, provide strong evidence that taking the drug commonly known ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
until the end of the year, according to a memo reviewed by The Associated Press. The memo, signed by Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and dated Wednesday, said "the conditions of the mission" warranted an extension past the end of next month to continue supporting President Donald Trump's "ongoing efforts to restore law and order." Meanwhile, Trump has at least temporarily National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
As hospitals scramble and country reaches record-breaking rates of illness, officials cast doubt on flu shot's necessity As the US reaches record-breaking rates of illness and hospitals scramble to care for flu patients, officials have stopped fully recommending the flu shot, casting doubt on the necessity and effectiveness of the vaccine . "We are in the midst of a very severe flu season," said Seema Lakdawala, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Friday, Jan 16th, 2026 -
The explosive growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has also led to explosive growth in electricity demand. Infrastructure is straining under the weight of that demand, and nowhere is the strain more visible than in the PJM Interconnection region . Data centers supporting AI workloads are driving unprecedented power needs, colliding with grid limitations and pushing the cost of backup generation sharply higher. ...
Source: pymnts.com