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Top News Stories for Sunday, January 18th 2026
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
If you're behind on your student-loan payments , you now have more time to figure out a payment plan before filing your taxes. The Department of Education announced on January 16 that it's temporarily pausing wage garnishment and the Treasury Offset Program, which seizes federal tax refunds, to give defaulted borrowers more time to repay their loans. Prior to this pause, defaulted borrowers were subject to both ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Sunday, Jan 18th, 2026 -
Top tier membership removes ads from your experience and keeps our journalism accessible to all. No paywalls. No billionaire owners. Just independent reporting funded by readers who believe truth matters. Already a member? We're in the middle of a severe and record-breaking season throughout the United States. Flu-related doctor's visits are at an all-time high as millions of people come down with the virus. Flu ...
Source: huffpost.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 -
RICHMOND, Va. – Abigail Spanberger is set to take Virginia's top office on Saturday, becoming the first female governor to lead the state, with Democrats regaining control of the seat. She will be sworn in during a midday inauguration ceremony filled with pageantry and grandeur in front of the state Capitol in Richmond. A traditional inaugural parade will kick off after the ceremony. Spanberger, a former CIA ...
Source: news4jax.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 -
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 -
Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The Trump administration, backed by a group of eastern-states' governors, are planning to ask the PJM Interconnection electric grid operator to hold an auction to help boost the power supply strained by data centers and lower prices for consumers. The emergency power auction would offer 15-year contracts for electricity generation from newly built power plants. Normally, auctions offer one-year ...
Source: upi.com