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Lead Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. strike on Oct. 14 filed the first wrongful-death lawsuit against the Trump administration over its campaign targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats. The suit, lodged in federal court on Tuesday, accuses U.S. officials of extrajudicial killings and challenges the administration’s claim that the strikes occur in … Read more
Lead On January 27 and in observances around the world this week, survivors, officials and citizens gathered to remember victims of the Nazi genocide and to warn against rising hatred. Ceremonies were held at Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Berlin, Prague and other sites across Europe, bringing survivors, politicians and members of the public together. The commemorations recalled … Read more
Lead: Amazon announced on Jan. 27, 2026 that it will close its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go physical stores and convert various locations into Whole Foods Market outlets across the U.S. The company said the move follows a strategic review intended to concentrate investment in higher-priority formats while keeping Fresh as an online grocery service. … Read more
Lead Investor’s Business Daily reported that former President Donald Trump has taken an equity stake in USA Rare Earth (USAR), and markets reacted with a pullback across some rare-earth equities. The report, carried by a national financial outlet, prompted immediate investor scrutiny and short-term price weakness in names tied to rare-earth exploration and processing. The … Read more
Federal District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of Minnesota on Jan. 27, 2026 ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acting director, Todd Lyons, to appear in court on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for alleged violations of judicial orders tied to the Trump administration’s recent immigration enforcement actions. Schiltz said … Read more
Lead CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has scheduled an all-staff meeting for late Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, 2026, to outline a major editorial reshaping of the division. She plans to hire roughly 18 paid commentators and has signaled that significant newsroom cuts are likely, according to multiple newsroom sources. The moves follow early clashes over … Read more
Lead Early on Jan. 26, 2026, a mountain lion was seen near the corner of Sacramento and Gough streets in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights and filmed as it crossed toward Lafayette Park. San Francisco Animal Care and Control issued an alert at about 6:20 a.m., saying wildlife handlers were on scene and managing the situation. … Read more
Jan. 27, 2026 — A review of government social accounts found that in the past month the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor published a string of posts that reused slogans, imagery and even a song tied to white‑nationalist groups. Several posts referenced neo‑Nazi texts, ethnic‑cleansing rhetoric and QAnon motifs, and … Read more
A severe storm-driven landslide has left the hilltop town of Niscemi in southern Sicily perilously close to collapse, officials say. Beginning to move on Sunday and expanding into a roughly 4km-wide front, the earth shift has prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and exposed houses at the rim of a deepening chasm. Local authorities … Read more
Lead At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, technology executives presented ambitious plans for rapid global deployment of artificial intelligence, while investors continued to funnel large sums into startups with limited products. Speakers from major firms promoted distributed datacenters and new AI-enabled devices, even as some industry leaders warned of bubble-like conditions. Parallel … Read more
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed it will deploy Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) personnel to support American security arrangements at the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics, which begin on 6 February. The announcement came amid public outrage in Italy after images and reporting from Minneapolis — where federal agents have been linked to two fatal shootings … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 27, 2026, video from Minneapolis showed federal agents wrestling and then fatally shooting 37‑year‑old registered nurse Alex Pretti, touching off protests and a weekend of intense national debate. The incident, the second deadly encounter with federal agents in three weeks, played across television and social feeds even as a major winter storm … Read more
Lead President Donald Trump and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt have sought to separate the president from aggressive assertions made by senior administration officials following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on Saturday. Top figures including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and deputy White House chief of staff Stephen Miller quickly labeled … Read more
In the fourth quarter of 2025, Boeing reported $23.9 billion in revenue, a 57% increase from the same period a year earlier, driven by a surge in airplane deliveries and stronger commercial and defense sales. The company recorded $8.22 billion in net income for the quarter and generated roughly $400 million in cash flow, both … Read more
Lead On January 27, 2026, senior Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and several agents were reported to be leaving Minneapolis as the White House dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee immigration operations after the fatal shooting of 37 year old Alex Pretti. The move followed intensified protests, arrests outside a Twin Cities hotel, and … Read more
