• Fri, 23 Jan 2026

• Prosecutors charge five people in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife
• Rene Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances
• Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
• Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in 5 states for now
• More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm
• Immigrants often don't open the door to ICE, but that may no longer stop officers
• Minnesota gears up for a mass anti-immigration enforcement protest despite the dangerous cold
• Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested
• Network shutdown leaves Wisconsin lawmakers meeting outside of public view
• Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power and heat

• Thu, 22 Jan 2026

• US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization
• Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporters home
• Judge warns Trump administration from changing plaintiffs immigration status in First Amendment case
• Maine governor questions secret arrests,' sheriff says ICE targeted one of his recruits
• Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as 'bait'
• Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to arrests but no charges for journalist Don Lemon
• Officer's acquittal brings Uvalde attack's other criminal case to the forefront
• Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states
• Blake Lively and Taylor Swift's texts exposed in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni
• Trump administration halts use of human fetal tissue in NIH-funded research
• Trump appointees ask about White House ballroom's design and scale and want to see models
• Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming he was a US citizen
• US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including a beauty salon, for trafficking cocaine
• Trial of Chicago man accused of putting bounty on top Border Patrol leader sent to jury
• Take these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers
• Trump administration to expand ban on foreign aid for abortion providers to add groups promoting DEI
• Missouri lawmaker reprimanded for sexually vulgar text sent during redistricting protest
• Huge US winter storm to bring crippling snow, sleet and ice from Texas to Boston
• Vance heads to Minneapolis and says 'far left' should stop resisting immigration enforcement
• 'Sinners' makes history, setting Oscars nomination record
• The Latest: Jack Smith testifies in public about his Trump investigations
• Study shows how earthquake monitors can track space junk through sonic booms
• Texas leads the nation in supplying new residents to other states
• What to know about FDA's review of new Zyn advertising proposal
• Homicide rate declines sharply in dozens of US cities, a new report shows
• Auction marking the United States' 250th birthday features some of its most iconic documents
• Inflation fears are high for most Americans. But a new poll shows one group is particularly worried

• Wed, 21 Jan 2026

• Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
• Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5
• Immigration officials allow suspect in $100M jewelry heist to self deport, avoiding trial
• A former flight attendant is accused of fooling airlines into giving him free flights. But how?
• ICE activity increases in Maine as anxiety grows in immigrant communities
• Immigration enforcement arrives in Maine as a court freezes restrictions on tactics in Minnesota
• Minneapolis businesses struggle during Trump's immigration enforcement surge
• Bruce Lee play and Vocal Arts DC join growing list of Kennedy Center cancellations
• Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
• Washington Post seeks court order for government to return electronics seized from reporter's home
• Snapchats to informant central at trial for man accused in murder plot of Border Patrol leader
• Lawmakers can sue to ensure release of Epstein files, but not as part of Maxwell case, judge says
• Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet
• Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges

• Tue, 20 Jan 2026

• 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield released from New Mexico jail pending trial
• Justice Department subpoenas Walz and others in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation
• Slave descendants score a victory with voters in fight to protect their Georgia island homes
• Opening statements begin in sex assault trial of 'Dances With Wolves' actor Nathan Chasing Horse
• Democrat Mikie Sherrill sworn in as New Jersey governor with defiant tone against Trump
• Jurors selected in trial for alleged murder-for-hire plot of Border Patrol leader in Chicago
• Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown
• Testimony ends in Uvalde officer's trial over response to 2022 school shooting, case set for jury
• US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant
• Jury selection begins for luxury real estate brothers accused of sexually abusing women
• Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable

• Mon, 19 Jan 2026

• Parts of the US could see northern lights Monday
• Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service
• 100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country
• AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case
• The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday
• '60 Minutes' airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago
• US Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
• The Sundance Film Festival prepares to bid farewell to Park City, and Robert Redford
• What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• ICE says an immigrant who died in a sprawling Texas detention facility killed himself
• Oregon baby is still battling infant botulism after ByHeart formula exposure
• IMAX movie tells Ohio's environmental comeback story from burning river to top-ranked state parks

• Sun, 18 Jan 2026

• Thousands gather peacefully in Los Angeles in support of protesters in Iran
• Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
• Small part of Sunshine State becomes Snowy State as Florida gets snow for 2nd year in a row
• Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir in San Francisco
• SoCal Edison lawsuits claim series of missteps made Eaton Fire more deadly
• Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says
• Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement
• New Hampshire bishop warns clergy to prepare for 'new era of martyrdom'
• Counterprotesters chase off conservative influencer during Minneapolis immigration crackdown
• Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown
• Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump's Greenland aggression. Will it be enough?
• Why Bernice King sees MLK Day as a 'saving grace' in today's political climate

• Sat, 17 Jan 2026

• Blast of winter weather hits Midwest and East Coast and could bring snow to Florida
• Abigail Spanberger sworn in as Virginia's first woman governor
• Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family's SUV after they get caught between protesters and officers
• Trump says 8 European countries will face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland
• Trump administration social posts amid Minnesota immigration tensions seen as appealing to far right
• Why US cities are reverting 1-way streets back to their original 2-way design
• NASA's new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early as February
• Climate activist predicts high electricity prices and Trump's attacks on green energy will hurt GOP

• Fri, 16 Jan 2026

• Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation cant detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
• Justice Department says members of Congress can't intervene in release of Epstein files
• 8-year-old girl who went missing on Navajo Nation found dead Friday
• The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it
• California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents
• Defendant in Charlie Kirk's killing asks judge to disqualify prosecutors
• NYC nurses restart contract talks with another major hospital system on 5th day of strike
• Warming shelters for the homeless are open as Florida experiences its coldest weather this winter

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