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On January 16, 2026, YouTube announced an update to its advertiser-friendly guidelines that will allow more videos addressing controversial issues to receive full ad revenue so long as the material is dramatized or presented in a non-graphic way. The company said the change applies to content about self-harm, abortion, suicide and domestic and sexual abuse, … Read more
Lead Business owners in Minneapolis and in cities nationwide have begun barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) from their premises after a spike in federal enforcement activity and two recent fatal shootings involving immigration agents. The measures — signs on doors demanding judicial warrants or outright refusal … Read more
Lead: Norwegian political leaders reacted sharply after Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. The handover, which Machado said honored Trump’s role in securing a free Venezuela, drew immediate criticism in Norway and prompted reminders from Nobel institutions that … Read more
Lead: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review whether so-called geofence warrants—orders that seek large sets of cellphone location records to identify devices near a crime—are consistent with the Fourth Amendment. The decision will resolve conflicting rulings in lower courts and focuses in part on a 2019 Virginia bank robbery that led investigators to … Read more
Lead: The New York Rangers announced on Friday that they will begin a roster retool this season, a move that could include trading long‑loved players, president and general manager Chris Drury wrote in a letter to fans. The decision follows a five‑game losing streak that has dropped the club to last place in the Eastern … Read more
Lead The New York Giants and coach John Harbaugh remain in active contract talks but have not reached a final agreement, according to reporting by Adam Schefter of ESPN. Sources say the remaining hold-ups center on contract wording rather than compensation. Negotiators are working to close gaps on provisions that could affect roster control, reporting … Read more
On Jan. 3, 2026, 55-year-old Cuban immigrant Geraldo Lunas Campos died at Camp Montana East, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention site on the Fort Bliss Army base in El Paso, Texas. The El Paso County Medical Examiner’s Office told the family a preliminary autopsy indicates homicide by asphyxia from chest and neck compression. … Read more
Lead: On 20 November, Any Lucía López Belloza, a 19-year-old Babson College freshman, was detained at Boston’s Logan airport while trying to fly home to Texas to surprise her family and was flown to Honduras two days later. The federal government told a Boston court this week it made a “mistake” in her removal and … Read more
Lead: Prince Yriel returns to lead a fresh Corsair strike in the Eldritch Raiders Battleforce, announced as part of Warhammer Community’s New Year preview. The set includes a new Prince Yriel model, the debut of winged Skyreavers, the Void Dreamer Kharseth, a redesigned Vyper, ten Corsair Voidscarred and two transfer sheets. The release positions Aeldari … Read more
President Donald Trump is reportedly preparing to grant full pardons to former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vázquez Garced and two co-defendants, multiple sources told CBS News on Jan. 16, 2026. The trio pleaded guilty to reduced corruption charges in August 2025 after a 2022 indictment alleging conspiracy, federal programs bribery and honest-services wire fraud tied … Read more
Virginia lawmakers on Jan. 16, 2026 approved a constitutional amendment that would let the Democratic-controlled legislature redraw U.S. House districts ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. If voters approve the amendment in a spring referendum—Democratic leaders have signaled April is the target—the new maps could shift the state’s 11-seat delegation and potentially deliver Democrats … Read more
Lead On January 16, 2026, Virginia’s Democratic-led state Senate voted 21-18 to advance a proposed constitutional amendment that would put a congressional redistricting referendum before voters as soon as April. If approved, the measure would allow a new U.S. House map to take effect for the November midterm elections — a move Democrats say could … Read more
Lead Several U.S. partners in the Middle East — including officials from Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Qatar — urged the Trump administration over the past 48 hours to pause any military strikes on Iran in response to Tehran’s lethal crackdown on protesters, an Arab diplomat familiar with the conversations told reporters. The appeal came … Read more
Updated January 16, 2026 / 12:07 PM EST Lead: A coastal low developing off the East Coast on Sunday is increasingly likely to bring accumulating snow to parts of Massachusetts, with the greatest risk Sunday night as the system passes nearest southern New England. The storm could affect travel and arrive around the kickoff window … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 16, 2026, President Donald J. Trump granted a group of clemency actions that included a California woman he had previously helped and several figures tied to a high-profile political-corruption matter. Among the recipients was Adriana Camberos, whose 2017 conviction for selling counterfeit 5-Hour Energy bottles was commuted by Mr. Trump in 2021 … Read more
