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The current US political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday

Some Black advocacy groups are vowing a day of resistance and rallies nationwide against what they see as an administration that governs with fear-based tactics.

FILE – A marcher holds up a sign at a march and rally at the South Carolina Statehouse to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on his holiday on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Columbia, S.C. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)

Indira Gandhi is surrounded by the crowd just after her election as Prime Minister of India, 19 January 1966. Only child of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, Indira Gandhi was Prime Minister of India from 19 January 1966 to 24 March 1977 and from 14 January 1980 until her assassination on 31 October 1984, by her own two Sikh bodyguards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Today in History: January 19, Indira Gandhi becomes first prime minister of an independent India

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FILE – As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

’60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago

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A person holds an upside-down American flag as law enforcement stand during a protest outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say

By The Associated Press

January 18, 2026 at 4:11 p.m.

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a...

FILE – President Donald Trump speaks during a signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 11, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump’s Greenland aggression. Will it be enough?

By Stephen Groves

January 18, 2026 at 11:56 a.m.

Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Donald Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland,...

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke, wearing sunglasses, is escorted out of the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, after testifying in his first degree murder trial for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

Today in History: January 18, White Chicago police officer sentenced in Laquan McDonald’s shooting

By The Associated Press

January 18, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Jason Van Dyke, the white Chicago police officer who gunned down Black teenager Laquan McDonald...

Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore surrounded by deputies and other guards after receiving a new execution date of Jan. 17, shouts to a newsman as he is led from the courtroom, Dec. 15, 1976. Looking lean and haggard and speaking of his girlfriend Nicole Barrett, he said "I love her more than life itself." (AP Photo)

Today in History: January 17, Murderer Gary Gilmore executed by firing squad

By The Associated Press

January 17, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison...

ChatGPT’s free ride is ending: Here’s what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2026 at 1:37 p.m.

OpenAI hasn’t yet rolled out ads but will start testing them in the coming weeks.

People attend a candlelight vigil at US Embassy in London for US citizen Renee Good

Renee Good had 4 gunshot wounds, Fire Department report reveals

By Tribune News Service

January 16, 2026 at 11:26 a.m.

The Minneapolis Fire Department’s incident report details Renee Good's gunshot wounds.

Entertainer Wayne Newton stands by a picture of himself promoting the Wayne Newton Theatre at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999. The Boyd Gaming Corp., owner of the Stardust hotel-casino, signed Newton to a 10-year contract to star at the new theatre for 40 weeks a year. The Stardust showroom will be renamed the Wayne Newton Theatre when he begins his regular run there on Jan. 24. (AP Photo/Jeff Klein)

Today in History: January 16, Wayne Newton performs 25,000th Las Vegas show

By The Associated Press

January 16, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Newton had performed more shows as a headliner in Las Vegas than any other entertainer.

A woman covers her face from tear gas as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

As immigration agents police Minneapolis protests, experts warn of training gaps and the rising risk

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

The confrontations come amid a major immigration enforcement surge.

FILE – Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Oval Office of the White House, May 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 11:49 a.m.

Grok has been controversial for echoing Musk's views on race, gender and politics.

Young visitors dash across Stoneman Meadow on Dec. 8 during a visit to Yosemite National Park. (Eric Thayer/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

National park staff are asking about citizenship status. Here’s why

By Tribune News Service

January 15, 2026 at 11:22 a.m.

Eleven of the most popular national parks in the U.S. are affected.

FILE – A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist’s home will chill reporting

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 11:04 a.m.

The raid was one in a series of actions taken against the media by Trump.

FILE – Workers install lighting on an “X” sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it’s illegal, X says

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 9:12 a.m.

The announcement followed a backlash over sexualized images of women and children, including bans and...

Federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 6:14 p.m.

Trump made the threat after a federal officer shot a man in the leg in...

The ruins of tanks containing 2 1/2 million gallons of molasses lie in a heap after an eruption that hurled trucks against buildings and crumpled houses in the North End of Boston, Mass., Jan. 15, 1919. The disaster took 21 lives and injured 40. The damage ran into the millions. An investigation started the following day, ended six years later. (AP Photo)

Today in History: January 15, ‘Great Molasses Flood’ kills 21

By The Associated Press

January 15, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

In Boston, a tank containing an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses burst, flooding the...

FILE – The organ donor entry on the back of a driver license is photographed in New York, Oct. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Public mistrust linked to drop in deceased donor organ donations and kidney transplants

By The Associated Press

January 14, 2026 at 5:52 p.m.

Transplants of hearts, livers and lungs continued to see gains.

Is Verizon down? Nationwide mobile service outage reported

By David Matthews

January 14, 2026 at 1:19 p.m.

Many users reported seeing 'SOS' in the area of their cellphone screen typically reserved for...

In this undated photo provided by her attorney, Todd Pomerleau, in January 2025, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza celebrates her high school graduation in Texas. (Any Lucia Lopez Belloza’s attorney via AP)

US apologizes for deporting a college student flying home for Thanksgiving surprise

By The Associated Press

January 14, 2026 at 11:07 a.m.

The Trump administration still argued the error should not affect her case.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio makes a statement to reporters while meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

US to suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

By The Associated Press

January 14, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

The department says it’s “bringing an end to the abuse of America’s immigration system.”

FILE – In this Jan. 14, 1967 file photo, Timothy Leary addresses a crowd of hippies at the “Human Be-In” that he helped organize in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, Calif. Leary told the crowd to “Turn on, Tune in and Drop out”. The event was a prelude to the “Summer of Love”, which brought the hippie experience into the American mainstream. (AP Photo/Bob Klein)

Today in History: January 14, ‘Summer of Love’ starts in San Francisco

By The Associated Press

January 14, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

The “Summer of Love” unofficially began with a “Human Be-In” involving tens of thousands of...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at Mar-a-Lago, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Plane used in boat strike off Venezuela was painted to look like a civilian aircraft, AP sources say

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 2:40 p.m.

The plane was carrying munitions in the fuselage, rather than beneath the aircraft.

FILE – An Aldi’s Food Market in Salem, N.H on June 5, 2017. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Family budgets are stretched and bargain grocer Aldi seizes the moment in a rapid expansion

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 2:44 p.m.

Aldi has sought to snap up market share as more families trade down.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 11:02 a.m.

It follows criticism of Grok for generating sexualized deepfake images of people without their consent.

A protester is sprayed with pepper spray by a federal agent

Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good’s death

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 4:57 p.m.

Federal authorities used tear gas on Monday to break up crowds.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert.

‘Dilbert’ cartoonist Scott Adams dies at 68

By Brian Niemietz

January 13, 2026 at 9:22 a.m.

"Dilbert" cartoonist Scott Adams is dead at 68 after a battle with prostate cancer.

FILE – Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 11:53 a.m.

The Clintons slammed a Republican-controlled committee’s attempts as “legally invalid.”

A video of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plays on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Top central bankers express ‘full solidarity’ with Fed Chair Powell in clash with Trump

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 12:56 p.m.

Economists warn that a politicized Fed could harm its credibility.

An Air Florida Boeing 737 took off from National Airport in a snowstorm and crashed into a crowded bridge in the afternoon and broke as it plunged into the Potomac River in Washington on Jan. 14, 1982. Of the 79 persons on the plane, 74 were killed. Four other persons who were in vehicles died when the plane struck the 14th St. Bridge. (AP Photo/Barry Thumma)

Today in History: January 13, Plane crash into Potomac River in snowstorm kills 78

By The Associated Press

January 13, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

An Air Florida Boeing 737 crashed into Washington, D.C.’s 14th Street Bridge and plunged into...

Protesters try to avoid tear gas dispersed by federal agents, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

By The Associated Press

January 12, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

The Department of Homeland Security says it’s surging more than 2,000 immigration officers into Minnesota.

FILE – In this Jan. 12, 1969, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath gives his father, who is wearing an Orange Bowl hat, a big hug in the Jets’ locker room after leading them to a 16-7 win over Baltimore Colts in the Super Bowl III NFL Football game in Miami. Namath is subject of a new HBO documentary abouth his football career and life, from winning a state championship in western Pennsylvania to Alabama to the “guarantee” of a Super Bowl title with the Jets.(AP Photo/File)

Today in History: January 12, Joe Namath, New York Jets win Super Bowl III

By The Associated Press

January 12, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

The biggest upset in Super Bowl history occurred as the New York Jets of the...

FILE – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, right, and President Donald Trump look over a document of cost figures during a visit to the Federal Reserve, Thursday, July 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment

By The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 at 8:59 p.m.

The move represents a major escalation in President Donald Trump’s battle with the Fed.

Sara Murphy, Teyana Taylor, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Chase Infiniti pose in the press room

‘One Battle After Another’ and ‘Hamnet’ take top honors at Golden Globes

By The Associated Press

January 12, 2026 at 7:32 a.m.

Many of the Oscar favorites won.

FILE – Bob Weir of Dead & Company performs at Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival on Sunday, June 12, 2016, in Manchester, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP,File)

Bob Weir dies: Grateful Dead founding member was 78

By Andrew Dalton

January 11, 2026 at 10:38 a.m.

"Bobby will forever be a guiding force whose unique artistry reshaped American music.”

A family member reacts after federal immigration officers make an arrest Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good

By The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 at 9:01 p.m.

The investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis...

Former St. Louis Cardinals slugger and now batting coach Mark McGwire speaks to fans at the team’s annual Winter Warm-up during his first public appearance in St. Louis since admitting to using steroids Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Today in History: January 11, Mark McGwire admits to steroids use

By The Associated Press

January 11, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Mark McGwire admitted to The Associated Press that he’d used steroids and human growth hormone...

Bystanders are pictured at the site of a bomb explosion in Quetta on January 10, 2013. A bomb attack killed 11 people and wounded dozens more in a crowded part of Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta, police said. AFP PHOTO/Banaras KHAN (Photo by BANARAS KHAN / AFP) (Photo by BANARAS KHAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Today in History: January 10, bomb blasts kill more than 100 in Pakistan

By The Associated Press

January 10, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

A series of bomb blasts in Pakistan killed more than 100 people, including dozens who...

FILE – Actor Timothy Busfield smiles before an NFL football game in Detroit, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Actor Timothy Busfield accused of child sex abuse in New Mexico

By The Associated Press

January 10, 2026 at 4:07 p.m.

By AUDREY McAVOY Authorities in New Mexico issued an arrest warrant Friday for director and...

Philip Yancey during during Columbine 20 Years Later: A Faith-based Remembrance Service at Waterstone Community Church April 18, 2019, in Littleton, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)

Philip Yancey, prominent Colorado Christian author, admits to extramarital affair

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

January 9, 2026 at 3:06 p.m.

Philip Yancey, a prominent evangelical author known for his work on the Christian concept of...

Demonstrators protest outside the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Minneapolis schools will offer remote learning amid federal immigration enforcement

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 2:43 p.m.

This move comes as Trump sends 2,000 immigration agents to the area.

FILE – Customs and Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino walks with border patrol agents through a neighborhood during an immigration crackdown, in Kenner, La., Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)

Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 11:24 a.m.

Trump has begun surging thousands of federal officers to Minnesota.

Demonstrators march to the White House in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, as they protest against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Minnesota shooting videos challenge administration narrative, policing experts question tactics

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

Policing experts say some of the choices the officer made defy practices.

Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday , Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (Shannon Stapleton/Pool Photo via AP)

Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 12:47 p.m.

The judge said she expects jury selection to begin around Sept. 8.

Musk’s Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

The chatbot, accessed through Elon Musk's platform X, had been granting malicious requests to modify...

Protesters confront law enforcement outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

New video of fatal Minnesota ICE shooting, from officer’s perspective, brings fresh scrutiny

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 6:18 p.m.

The Minneapolis killing and a shooting in Portland, Oregon, set off protests in multiple cities.

U.S. Coast Guard landing crafts are under way in the waters of Lingayen Gulf, off the coast of Luzon island, Philippines, on January 9, 1945. Following after naval bombardment of enemy shore positions, the barges bring the first wave of U.S.troops for the invasion of Japanese-occupied Luzon. (AP Photo)

Today in History: January 9, Americans arrive in Lingayen Gulf during World War II

By The Associated Press

January 9, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

During World War II, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in...

A security guard stands at the scene following reports that federal immigration officers shot and wounded people in Portland, Ore., Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Federal immigration officers shoot and wound 2 people in Portland, Oregon, authorities say

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 7:26 p.m.

The Portland Police Bureau said its officers found a man and woman with gunshot wounds.

A couple of Bosch 800 Series fully automatic espresso machines are seen on display at the Bosch booth during the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

‘Worst in Show’ CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 5:08 p.m.

The “Worst in Show” awards highlighted products seen as invasive, fragile or wasteful.

A notice reading "RIP Renee, murdered by ICE" is seen next to a memorial for Renee Nicole Good on January 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation earlier today in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

What we know about Renée Good, the Colorado-born woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis

By The Denver Post

January 8, 2026 at 5:36 p.m.

Renée Good and her partner had moved to Minneapolis last year from Kansas City, Missouri,...

Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 12:01 p.m.

Protesters have confronted federal officers in Minneapolis on Thursday.

FILE – Pedestrians walk past a help wanted sign posted on the door of a restaurant in San Francisco, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 10:25 a.m.

Analysts are expecting Friday's jobs report will show the U.S. added 55,000 non-farm jobs.

FILE – Airboats carry members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and protect the Florida Everglades, on a field visit to the Miccosukee Indian Reservation ahead of a task force meeting hosted by the Miccosukee Tribe, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

U.S. House refuses to override Trump veto of bill that would’ve helped fund Colorado water pipeline

By Kevin Freking

January 8, 2026 at 3:47 p.m.

The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s vetoes of two low-profile bills as...

U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino arrives as protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good’s killing by ICE, governor says

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 2:49 p.m.

An unidentified ICE officer shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good in the head on Wednesday.

** ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY, SEPT. 25 **FILE** President Lyndon Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, center left, leave the home in Inez, Ky., of Tom Fletcher, a father of eight who told Johnson he’d been out of work for nearly two years, in this April 24, 1964, file photo. The president visited the Appalachian area in Eastern Kentucky to see conditions firsthand and announce his War on Poverty from the Fletcher porch. (AP Photo)

Today in History: January 8, Lyndon Johnson declares ‘war on poverty’

By The Associated Press

January 8, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, declared an “unconditional war...

FILE – The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

US will exit 66 international organizations as it further retreats from global cooperation

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

Most of the targets are U.N.-related agencies, commissions and advisory panels.

FILE – People stand in Times Square in New York, Aug. 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)

Trump immigration policies and a lower fertility rate slow US growth projection, budget office says

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 3:57 p.m.

It's a 2.2% smaller gain than it had predicted in 2025.

President Donald Trump speaks to House Republican lawmakers during their annual policy retreat, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump proposes massive increase in 2027 defense spending to $1.5T, citing ‘dangerous times’

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

The 2026 military budget is set at $901 billion.

Law enforcement personnel investigate after the Department of Homeland Security said an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a man in the Franklin Park suburb of Chicago

Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in US immigration crackdown

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

No officers or agents have been charged in the deaths.

Newspapers seek sanctions over allegations OpenAI deleted key evidence

By Molly Crane Newman

January 7, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Lawyers allege OpenAI deleted millions of conversations it was required to hand over.

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield as law enforcement officers attend to the scene of the shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

ICE officer kills Minneapolis driver in deadly start to Trump’s latest immigration operation

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 6:43 p.m.

It's at least the fifth person killed during immigration operations since 2024.

A government supporter holds an image of President Nicolas Maduro during a women’s march to demand his return in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, three days after U.S. forces captured him and his wife. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

US seeks to assert its control over Venezuelan oil with tanker seizures and sales worldwide

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 5:51 p.m.

Trump intends to control the distribution of Venezuela’s oil products globally.

FILE – American contralto Marian Anderson appears at the Metropolitan Opera House with general manager Rudolf Bing in New York on Oct. 7, 1954, after Bing announced that Anderson will sing the role of “Ulrica”, the fortune teller, in Verdi’s “The Masked Ball.” Sony Classical has put together a digitally remastered 15-CD set that spans her career from 1924 to 1966. (AP Photo/Tom Fitzsimmons, File)

Today in History: January 7, first African American sings with the Metropolitan Opera

By The Associated Press

January 7, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

Marian Anderson became the first African American to sing with the Metropolitan Opera in New...

Jim Farley, CEO of Ford Motor Company, poses for a photo in front of a Ford F-150 Lightning during a launch celebration for the all electric truck at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn on April 26, 2022. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News/TNS)

Automakers face an ‘EV winter’ in 2026 as sales growth slows

By Tribune News Service

January 6, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.

While EV policy is deteriorating, the sector’s economics are improving.

Secretary Marco Rubio meets with Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot at the State Department, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026 in Washington. (AP Phoro/Kevin Wolf)

US nearly triples list of countries whose citizens must post bonds up to $15,000 to apply for visas

By The Associated Press

January 6, 2026 at 2:19 p.m.

The bond requirement for the latest additions will take effect Jan. 21.

FILE – A certified medical assistant holds a syringe for a flu vaccine at a clinic in Seattle, on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

Here’s what to know about the unprecedented changes to child vaccine recommendations

By The Associated Press

January 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m.

Here’s what is changing and what is not changing.

FILE – Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack brings fresh division to the Capitol

By The Associated Press

January 6, 2026 at 5:27 p.m.

There's no official event to memorialize the attack.

** FILE * Edgar Ray Killen is shown in the Neshoba County Courthouse, in Philadelphia, Miss., Jan. 7, 2005. A judge granted Killen $600,000 bond Friday, Aug. 12, 2005, so the ex-Klan leader can be released from prison while he appeals his manslaughter convictions and 60-year prison sentence in the killings of three civil rights workers. (AP Photo/Rogelio Solis, File)

Today in History: January 6, former KKK leader indicted 41 years after killing civil rights workers

By The Associated Press

January 6, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder charges 41 years...

FILE – An entrance to the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix is seen, May 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Katie Oyan, File)

Corporation for Public Broadcasting votes itself out of existence

By The Associated Press

January 5, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

The agency steered federal funding to PBS, NPR and others.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., arrives on stage at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit

US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians

By The Associated Press

January 5, 2026 at 5:19 p.m.

Medical experts said the move increases confusion for parents and could increase preventable diseases.

Consumer debt levels keep rising, but so have wages. (U-T FILE IMAGE)

Are Americans’ household debt levels a major concern for the economy?

By Phillip Molnar

January 5, 2026 at 10:37 a.m.

Nearly 203 million U.S. shoppers, the highest in nine years, went to retail stores and...

In this illustration, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, second from right, appear in Manhattan federal court with their defense attorneys.

Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

By The Associated Press

January 5, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.

Maduro said: “I’m innocent. I am not guilty. I am a decent man."

Hen Dogg of The Sugarhill Gang performs at halftime during an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)

Today in History: January 5, ‘Rapper’s Delight’ hits Billboard Top 40

By The Associated Press

January 5, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

“Rapper’s Delight,” by The Sugarhill Gang, became the first hip-hop song to reach the Billboard...

FILE – U.S. Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell wipes his eye as he watches a video being displayed during a House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 27, 2021. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP, File)

Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot

By Mary Clare Jalonick

January 4, 2026 at 1:56 p.m.

“I lost my career, my health, and I’ve been trying to get my life back.”

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – JANUARY 04: The Burj Dubai tower is pictured prior to the opening ceremony of the Burj Dubai tower on January 4, 2010 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The Burj Dubai, which in Arabic means Dubai Tower, is at 824.55 meters the world’s tallest man-made structure. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

Today in History: January 4, Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world, opens in Dubai

By The Associated Press

January 4, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

The Burj Khalifa, the tallest structure in the world at 2,717 feet tall, opened in...

Venezuelans celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of the country in Santiago, Chile

Colorado leaders react to U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

By Katie Langford

January 3, 2026 at 4:46 p.m.

Colorado’s elected officials reacted to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro largely along...

Steve Jobs, left, chairman of Apple Computers, John Sculley, center, president and CEO, and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, unveil the new Apple IIc computer in San Francisco, April 24, 1984. (AP Photo/Sal Veder)

Today in History: January 3, Apple Computer incorporated in California

By The Associated Press

January 3, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

Apple Computer, months after its founding, was incorporated in Cupertino, California, by Steve Jobs, Steve...

Tommy Lee Jones and Victoria Jones attend the red carpet of the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival at Roppongi Hills on October 25, 2017 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)

Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter: Details revealed in San Francisco hotel death

By Martha Ross

January 2, 2026 at 11:11 a.m.

Paramedics reportedly rushed to the Fairmont Hotel early Thursday morning.

A photofit issued by the police of Peter Sutcliffe, aka ‘The Yorkshire Ripper’, 1979. In 1981, Sutcliffe was convicted of the murders of thirteen women and assaults on seven more. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today in History: January 2, ‘Yorkshire Ripper’ captured in England

By The Associated Press

January 2, 2026 at 2:01 a.m.

British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, aka the “Yorkshire Ripper,” was captured after a series of...

President Donald Trump speaks at a New Year’s Eve celebration at his Mar-a-Lago club, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year

By The Associated Press

January 1, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation...

circa 1895: Ellis Island, New York, the first port of call for millions of immigrants to the United States. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today In History, January 1: Ellis Island opens

By The Associated Press

January 1, 2026 at 2:00 a.m.

The Ellis Island Immigration Station in New York formally opened, processing nearly 700 immigrants on...

FILE – Tatiana Schlossberg, second right, granddaughter of President J.F. Kennedy pauses for a moment of silence during a short ceremony at the JFK memorial Runnymede, England, Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

Trump vilifies Kennedy family hours after Tatiana Schlossberg’s death

By Theresa Braine

December 31, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.

No sooner had John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter died of leukemia at age 35, than President...

FILE – Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks during an event with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House, Oct. 15, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/John McDonnell, file)

Department of Justice is reviewing more than 5.2 million documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

By The Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 1:36 p.m.

The DOJ has run over a week past a deadline set in law by Congress.

FILE – This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year’s Eve ball designed for the U.S.’s 250th year. (Eli Ritter/America250 via AP,File)

The nation’s 250th anniversary arrives with a call for year-round community service

By The Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 9:52 a.m.

The idea is to leverage nationwide reflections on the country’s direction to encourage community involvement.

Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know

By The Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 2:13 p.m.

Health experts urge vaccination as it provides at least partial protection.

TV Grab taken on Russian television showing Russian President Boris Yeltsin announcing 31 December 1999 in Moscow he was resigning immediately and the country would be run by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin until presidential elections next March. (Photo by RUSSIAN TV / AFP) (Photo by -/RUSSIAN TV/AFP via Getty Images)

Today in History: December 31, Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigns

By The Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

Russian President Boris Yeltsin resigned, making Prime Minister Vladimir Putin acting president.

Isiah Whitlock Jr. attends Peacock's "Devil In Disguise: John Wayne Gacy" red carpet at DGA Theater on October 09, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)

Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of ‘The Wire’ and Spike Lee films, dies at 71

By Joseph Wilkinson

December 31, 2025 at 11:23 a.m.

Whitlock appeared in five films directed by Spike Lee and as state senator Clay Davis...

The remains of Staff Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar and Staff Sgt. William Nathaniel Howard are moved during a dignified transfer.

Nearly 25 Islamic State fighters killed or captured in Syria, US military says

By The Associated Press

December 30, 2025 at 3:45 p.m.

U.S. Central Command said 11 missions were carried out over the past 10 days.

Tatiana Schlossberg, a grandchild of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35

By The Associated Press

December 31, 2025 at 11:22 a.m.

Schlossberg worked as a reporter for The New York Times’ Science section.

a 16-ounce package of Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef

Idaho company recalls nearly 3,000 pounds of ground beef for E. coli risk

By The Associated Press

December 30, 2025 at 12:41 p.m.

The recall involves 16-ounce packages labeled “Forward Farms Grass-Fed Ground Beef.”

This 1825 etching provided by the Library of Congress shows an astronomical chart depicting Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on leashes, a quadrant, and the hair of Berenice forming the constellations. (Sidney Hall/Library of Congress via AP)

The year’s first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

By The Associated Press

December 30, 2025 at 9:33 a.m.

The light from the supermoon may dim the meteor shower.

Bill Cosby arrives at court to face a felony charge of aggravated indecent assault Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, in Elkins Park, Pa. Cosby was charged Wednesday with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 12 years ago. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Today in History: December 30, Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault

By The Associated Press

December 30, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at...

FILE – Fourth District Court Judge Tony Graf presides over a hearing for Tyler Robinson, who is accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025, in Provo, Utah. (Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

Court releases transcript from closed hearing for man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

By The Associated Press

December 29, 2025 at 5:52 p.m.

The judge said Monday the transcript must be posted by the end of the day.

Workers work to restore power after severe storms, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, in Wrightwood, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)

A power outage can turn dangerous fast. Here’s how to prepare

By The Associated Press

December 29, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

One of the biggest factors in getting through a blackout safely is being ready.

FILE — In this courtroom sketch, Ghislaine Maxwell enters the courtroom escorted by U.S. Marshalls at the start of her trial, Nov. 29, 2021, in New York. A judge has declined to throw out Maxwell’s sex trafficking conviction, despite a juror’s failure to disclose he’d been a victim of childhood sexual abuse. U.S. District Judge Alison J. Nathan on Friday, April 1, 2022, refused to order a new trial for Maxwell, who was convicted in December of helping the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein abuse several teenage girls. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams, File)

Today in History: December 29, Ghislaine Maxwell convicted

By The Associated Press

December 29, 2025 at 2:00 a.m.

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted in New York of helping lure teenage girls to...

Afghan and international soldiers stand at attention during a ceremony at the headquarters of the U.S.-led International Security Assistance Force in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014. The United States and NATO formally ended their war in Afghanistan on Sunday with the ceremony at their military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years remains as ferocious and deadly as at any time since the 2001 invasion that unseated the Taliban regime following the Sept. 11 attacks. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Today in History: December 28, U.S. Afghan war formally ends

By The Associated Press

December 28, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

The U.S. war in Afghanistan came to a formal end after 13 years with a...

English survey ship HMS Beagle in the Straits of Magellan during its circumnavigation of the globe with Captain Robert Fitzroy and scientist Charles Darwin aboard. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Today in History: December 27, Charles Darwin sets out on world voyage

By The Associated Press

December 27, 2025 at 2:01 a.m.

Naturalist Charles Darwin set out on a round-the-world voyage from Plymouth, England, aboard the HMS...

Arturo Suarez, a Venezuelan migrant sent by the U.S. to El Salvador and later deported to Venezuela, walks with his family after reading a statement at a government building in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuelan migrants sent to El Salvador demand justice after US judge ruling

By The Associated Press

December 26, 2025 at 3:11 p.m.

The men said they hope legal organizations can push their claims in court.

FILE – Robert Smith, left, Simon Gallup, center, and Perry Bamonte of British rock group The Cure hold a plaque after being inducted into Hollywood’s Rockwalk in Los Angeles, Friday, April 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure, dies at 65

By The Associated Press

December 26, 2025 at 2:27 p.m.

Bamonte is featured on a number of The Cure's albums, including 1992's “Wish.”

FILE – A person carries a shopping bag in Philadelphia, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Why your holiday gift returns might go to a landfill and what you can do about it

By The Associated Press

December 26, 2025 at 2:01 p.m.

The National Retail Federation estimates 17% of holiday purchases will be sent back this year.

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