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Lead: President Donald Trump warned Iran that “time is running out” to reach a negotiated settlement on its nuclear programme as a substantial US naval force moves into the Gulf. The deployment, described by US officials as a large armada led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, comes amid renewed tensions after US strikes … Read more
Jan. 28, 2026 — Federal action in Minneapolis after the killing of Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen with no criminal record, exposed a political headache for President Trump. Video footage circulated showing immigration agents pinning Mr. Pretti when officers fired, contradicting early administration descriptions of the episode. Growing protests and alarm among Republican allies prompted … Read more
Lead A 34-year-old man in Mexico arrived at hospital with sudden, severe abdominal pain seconds after drinking an alcoholic cocktail that had been infused with liquid nitrogen. Examinations showed widespread tympanic resonance across the abdomen and imaging revealed a layer of gas trapped above the stomach. Surgeons found and repaired a perforation about 1.2 inches … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump renewed a direct threat of US military action against Iran on Wednesday, posting that a large naval force is en route and urging Tehran to accept a nuclear agreement. He framed the message as a last chance for a deal that prohibits nuclear weapons and warned a further attack would be … Read more
Jan. 27, 2026 — S&P 500 futures rose modestly before the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement as investors awaited guidance on interest rates and a busy slate of technology earnings. Futures tied to the S&P 500 were up about 0.2% and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed roughly 0.8%, while Dow futures fell 27 points, or about 0.1%. … Read more
Lead Charles Victor Thompson, 55, was scheduled for lethal injection on Wednesday after being condemned for the April 1998 shootings of his ex-girlfriend, Glenda Dennise Hayslip, 39, and her new partner, Darren Keith Cain, 30, at an apartment in Tomball, Texas. Prosecutors say the killings followed a domestic dispute in the early hours of the … Read more
Lead German police carried out searches at Deutsche Bank offices in Frankfurt and Berlin on Wednesday morning, part of a money-laundering investigation led by Frankfurt prosecutors. The action came on January 28, 2026, a day before the bank was due to release fourth-quarter and year-end results. Deutsche Bank said it is cooperating fully with prosecutors … Read more
President Donald Trump said the federal government will “de-escalate a little bit” in Minnesota after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers, the second such death in the state within weeks. Trump called the episodes “terrible” in a Fox News interview and described Pretti’s killing as “a very unfortunate incident.” The shootings … Read more
Lead: Starbucks reported mixed fiscal first-quarter results on Wednesday for the period ended Dec. 28, 2025, as rising customer visits collided with margin pressure. The company posted adjusted earnings per share of $0.56, slightly below the Street consensus of $0.59, while revenue reached $9.92 billion. Global same-store sales rose 4% and transactions increased 3%—the first … Read more
Lead Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis in January 2026 have faced intense public backlash after two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens and widespread unrest. President Trump replaced Operation commander Gregory Bovino and sent Border Czar Tom Homan to oversee the response, but critics say leadership changes do not address a deeper problem: Customs and … Read more
On Wednesday, graphic video verified by independent investigators showed passengers fleeing a burning long-distance passenger train after a drone strike in Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine. The service had departed Chop and was bound for Barvinkove when a carriage was struck; President Volodymyr Zelensky said three drones were involved and called the attack an act of … Read more
The long-awaited fourth season of Ted Lasso will debut globally in summer 2026, Apple TV+ confirmed as it released four first-look images. The photos show Jason Sudeikis’s Ted back in Richmond to take on a new challenge: coaching a second-division women’s football team. New cast additions are visible in the images, including Tanya Reynolds as … Read more
On Jan. 28, 2026, following the killings of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents, Democratic state lawmakers and allied libertarian groups accelerated efforts to curb federal immigration enforcement tactics inside their jurisdictions. Proposed measures range from allowing civil suits against federal agents to cutting fuel … Read more
World No. 2 Iga Swiatek urged tournament organizers to create private spaces for players at the Australian Open after cameras captured Coco Gauff smashing a racket in a post-match meltdown that the American said should have remained a personal moment. The episode followed Gauff’s 59-minute quarter-final defeat by Elina Svitolina on Jan. 27, 2026, at … Read more
Lead: In Seoul on Jan. 28, 2026, a court sentenced Kim Keon-hee, former first lady of South Korea, to one year and eight months in prison after finding she accepted valuable gifts from the Unification Church. The ruling, in one of three criminal trials against her, convicted Kim on bribery counts tied to luxury items … Read more
