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Lead: More than 200 people died when a landslide collapsed part of the Rubaya coltan mine in North Kivu province on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, local officials and spokespeople said. The mine, a major source of coltan used to make tantalum for electronics, has been under the control of the M23 rebel group since 2024. … Read more

Friday evening in downtown Los Angeles, an “ICE Out” demonstration that began peacefully turned confrontational near the federal detention center on Alameda Street, between Aliso and 1st Street. By about 7:30 p.m., roughly 150 people remained in the area, and Los Angeles police said up to five people were arrested for failure to disperse after … Read more

Michigan snapped its East Lansing drought and handed Tom Izzo a 71st-birthday loss, beating No. 7 Michigan State 83-71 at Breslin Center on Feb. 1. The Wolverines led by 16 at halftime and survived a spirited second-half comeback to secure the road victory. Yaxel Lendeborg paced Michigan with 26 points and key late free throws, … Read more

Former UCLA guard Amari Bailey has informed multiple outlets that he is pursuing a return to college basketball after spending time in the NBA and G League. Reports first surfaced via ESPN’s Dan Murphy and were confirmed by On3’s Joe Tipton, saying Bailey aims to be among the first players to regain collegiate eligibility after … Read more

A search-and-rescue operation began early on Friday after the 72-foot fishing vessel Lily Jean sent an emergency position-indicating radio beacon about 6:50 a.m., roughly 25 miles off Cape Ann, Massachusetts. The U.S. Coast Guard recovered one unresponsive person from the water and found an unoccupied life raft; six crew members remained unaccounted for as searches … Read more

Lead In recent weeks, several close U.S. partners have traveled to Beijing to rebuild economic and diplomatic links with China. Visits from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and an upcoming trip by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz mark a sharp change in Western engagement. The adjustments … Read more

Lead On Jan. 30, 2026, more than 1,000 people gathered at Salt Lake City Hall to join a nationwide “National Shutdown” protesting recent federal immigration enforcement operations and deadly encounters involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Speakers including Jakey Sala Siolo of NuaNua Collective urged sustained action … Read more

Who: The Kansas City Royals and first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. When: Agreement reached after the arbitration filing period this month. Where: Negotiations between the player and club concluded without a hearing. What: The two sides agreed to a multi-year contract covering the first two of Pasquantino’s three arbitration-eligible seasons. Result: The deal reportedly guarantees more … Read more

Lead On Jan. 30, 2026, President Donald J. Trump filed a federal lawsuit in Miami against the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department, accusing them of failing to stop the unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns. The complaint, brought by Mr. Trump alongside two of his sons and his family business, seeks at least … Read more

On Jan. 30, 2026, hundreds of high school students across Portland left classes and gathered at Glenhaven Park and along city streets to join a loosely organized national general strike against immigration enforcement. The actions—centered on McDaniel and Roosevelt high schools—were held in response to recent deadly shootings linked to federal immigration operations and broader … Read more

Emmy-winning actress Catherine O’Hara, known for her offbeat comic energy in films such as Home Alone and for her acclaimed turn on the television series Schitt’s Creek, died on Jan. 30, 2026 at her Los Angeles home. She was 71. Her longtime representative, Creative Artists Agency, said she had been briefly ill but did not … Read more

Lead: NASA is juggling two high-profile astronaut missions in the same week as an uncommon Arctic cold front compresses launch opportunities. Artemis 2, the first crewed lunar mission since Apollo 17, is conducting a crucial wet dress rehearsal from Jan. 31–Feb. 2 that will influence schedules. SpaceX’s Crew-12, intended to ferry four crew to the … Read more

Lead Federal agencies are preparing to implement partial shutdown procedures ahead of a potential funding lapse at midnight Friday, even as the Senate advanced a spending package that lawmakers say would likely restore funding by Monday. The Office of Management and Budget told Federal News Network it has issued guidance this week and will instruct … Read more

Lead Jan. 30, 2026 — Federal immigration enforcement under the Trump administration is reportedly preparing operations in Ohio that could begin as early as next week, with Haitian immigrants expected to be a primary focus. The planning follows the scheduled expiration of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti on Feb. 3, when an estimated more … Read more

Jan. 30, 2026 — Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks told CNBC that planned Medicare coverage of obesity medicines could materially accelerate the rollout of the company’s experimental oral GLP‑1 pill, orforglipron, which Lilly plans to fully launch in the second quarter of 2026. Ricks said Medicare begins covering obesity treatments later this year under drug‑pricing … Read more