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Top News Stories for Friday, January 9th 2026
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
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Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
Warner Bros. Discovery's board of directors on Wednesday rejected Paramount Skydance's revised hostile bid, saying that its terms are inferior to Warner's $82.7 billion merger agreement with Netflix. "Our binding agreement with Netflix will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty, without the significant risks and costs Paramount's offer would impose on our shareholders," Warner Bros. Discovery's board ...
Source: aol.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
It's not too often that Tucker Carlson , J.D. Vance , and Elizabeth Warren end up on the same side of an issue, but private equity's intrusion into the housing market tends to have that effect on people across the political aisle. Since 2008, trillion-dollar-asset managers like Blackstone have been buying up single-family homes for their portfolios and raising rent on properties in that cut young families out of ...
Source: nymag.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
The Trump administration's unprecedented decision to slash the number of recommended vaccines for children opens the door to changes in a program for individuals seeking compensation from drug manufacturers over immunization injuries. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that it will no longer universally recommend childhood vaccines against Covid-19, rotavirus, flu, meningococcal ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
Mortgage applications plunge 9.7% to new low while credit availability hits lowest level since 2011 Fewer Americans are applying for mortgages despite lower rates — even as lending standards tighten — signaling that high prices and financial pressures are outweighing modest rate relief. For the week ending Jan. 2, mortgage applications fell 9.7% from two weeks earlier, a steep drop marking a new low to ...
Source: foxbusiness.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
executive order Wednesday imposing new restrictions on major defense contractors, accusing parts of the defense industrial base of prioritizing shareholder returns over timely production for the military. Trump said the order is intended to accelerate defense procurement and expand production capacity. It directs the federal government to curb stock buybacks and dividends for contractors found to be ...
Source: meritalk.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
ALBANY, N.Y. – A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into , ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully serving as an acting U.S. attorney. U.S. District Judge Lorna G. Schofield blocked subpoenas , the acting U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York. The judge said the Department of Justice did not follow statutory procedure after judges declined ...
Source: news4jax.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
, as Democrats press for answers following the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro. to seek Congress's permission before attacking or otherwise using the military against Venezuela. The president did not notify lawmakers before the Saturday raid that saw US special forces assault the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and , where he is facing an array of "narco-terrorism" charges. "After the administration's actions ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
Minnesota's investigations agency said Thursday that the U.S. attorney's office has prevented it from taking part in the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Good , a 37-year-old mother of three. The announcement came as protestors and law enforcement clashed Thursday morning outside a Minneapolis immigration court, with the ...
Source: wbur.org
Thursday, Jan 8th, 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? America's obsession with consuming "enough" protein has officially reached fever pitch. While some folks have been feeding their muscles with baked chicken and fat-free yogurt for decades , we've ...
Source: huffpost.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
Lawsuit accuses AI chatbots of harming minors and includes case of Sewell Setzer III, who killed himself in 2024 Google and Character.AI, a startup, have settled lawsuits filed by families accusing artificial intelligence chatbots of harming minors, including contributing to a Florida teenager's suicide, according to court filings on Wednesday. The settlements cover lawsuits filed in Florida, Colorado, New York and ...
Source: theguardian.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
The IRS will start accepting 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, marking the official start of the 2026 tax filing season. Tax season is the annual period when taxpayers prepare and submit their income tax returns for the previous calendar year to the IRS by April 15. Most U.S. citizens and permanent residents need to file a tax return if they make more than a certain amount of money for the year. Tax experts, including ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Thursday, Jan 8th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Federal agents are generally immune from state prosecution for actions taken as part of their official duties State and local officials have demanded ICE leave Minneapolis after an officer shot and killed a woman during an immigration operation Wednesday. But Homeland Security ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Jan 7th, 2026 -
"One Battle After Another" dominated nominations to the Actor Awards on Wednesday, with Paul Thomas Anderson's ragtag revolutionary saga landing a record seven nods in the annual SAG-AFTRA honors. In the 31 years of the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, no movie has received more than five nominations. Along with a nod for the guild's top award, best ensemble, the cast of "One Battle ...
Source: apnews.com
Wednesday, Jan 7th, 2026 -
Companies added 41,000 hires for the month, a reversal from the loss of 29,000 in November, providing a positive sign for a labor market that otherwise struggled as 2025 came to a close. The final tally was slightly less than the Dow Jones consensus estimate for 48,000. Payroll growth came entirely in services industries as education and health-related fields and from companies that employ fewer than 500 workers. A ...
Source: cnbc.com
Wednesday, Jan 7th, 2026 -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to take up a redraw of the state's congressional map in April, following through on his promise to dive into the national mid-decade redistricting fray. "Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally," DeSantis said in a post on X . "This Special Session will take place after the regular legislative ...
Source: nbcnews.com