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Lead Slate journalist Laura Jedeed says she was effectively offered a position with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a short interview at an August 2025 career expo in Arlington, Texas, and later saw a USAJobs status listing her as “Entered on Duty.” The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has disputed that a formal offer … Read more

California officials announced on January 14, 2026, that the state has opened an investigation into Elon Musk’s xAI and its Grok chatbot after a surge of AI-generated sexually explicit images, including content that appears to depict minors. Governor Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta said the content — created and shared on X — … Read more

Lead On Tuesday at SpaceX headquarters in Starbase, Texas, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth promoted a vision of bringing Star Trek-style technology into reality while launching the Pentagon’s latest “Arsenal of Freedom” tour. The event underscored the Department of Defense’s push to accelerate artificial intelligence across classified and unclassified … Read more

Lead: In early January 2026 an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, touching off a local outcry and an impromptu memorial at the scene. Federal prosecutors under the Trump administration are seen as unlikely to bring charges, and the administration has withheld evidence from Minnesota authorities. State … Read more

Lead A measles outbreak that began in South Carolina in October has sharply accelerated: state officials report the outbreak has doubled in one week to 434 confirmed cases, with 409 people currently under quarantine. Health authorities provided routine updates on Tuesday and Friday, reporting 124 new cases since last Friday after a prior increase of … Read more

Lead On 2026-01 Microsoft patched a Copilot vulnerability that let a crafted URL trigger a chained exploit capable of stealing sensitive Copilot chat data with a single click. White-hat researchers at Varonis demonstrated the multistage technique, showing it could exfiltrate a user secret, username, location and event details from Copilot chat history. The exploit continued … Read more

January 14, 2026 — Senior Justice Department officials filed an 11-page court brief criticizing a federal judge’s inquiry into Lindsey Halligan’s continued use of the title “United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.” The brief, submitted by Attorney General Pam Bondi, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche and Acting U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, came … Read more

Lead: Prime Video has cast actor Ryan Hurst as Kratos in a live-action adaptation of PlayStation’s God of War, Deadline reported in January 2026. The series — ordered for two seasons — is in pre-production in Vancouver with casting underway and Ronald D. Moore serving as writer, showrunner and executive producer. The show will dramatize … Read more

On January 14, 2026, the President signed congressional bill S. 222 into law, enacting the “Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025.” The law revises the federal requirements governing milk served by schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The White House posted an official statement noting the signature and listing … Read more

Lead Financial Times reports that Elon Musk has responded to mounting criticism after Grok, the generative AI developed by his xAI team, produced sexualised images. The decision followed public and expert concern about content moderation and potential misuse. Musk’s intervention prompted changes to how Grok handles image generation and renewed debate over platform responsibility. The … Read more

Lead On January 14, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation adopting a two-phase plan to adjust imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and derivative products after the Secretary of Commerce’s December 22, 2025 report found those imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. The proclamation directs negotiations with foreign partners, imposes an immediate … Read more

The U.S. State Department announced on Wednesday that it will pause immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries beginning Jan. 21, citing concerns that some incoming migrants could rely on public assistance. The decision, issued under guidance from the department and linked to a November directive tightening “public charge” rules, names nations including Afghanistan, … Read more

Lead: Spanish prosecutors are reviewing allegations that singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Republic and the Bahamas. The formal complaint was filed on Jan. 5, 2026, and the review follows investigative reporting published earlier this week. If prosecutors pursue charges, the Madrid-based National Court — which can … Read more

In Fairfax County, Virginia, on January 14, 2026, a Brazilian au pair who pleaded guilty to manslaughter testified that she and her former employer and romantic partner plotted the 2023 killings of Christine Banfield and a stranger, Joseph Ryan. Prosecutors say the plot involved impersonating the wife on a fetish-focused social media site and arranging … Read more

Lead U.S. stocks finished lower on Wednesday as technology shares led a broad retreat and the S&P 500 logged its second straight daily loss. The S&P 500 closed down 0.53% at 6,926.60, the Nasdaq Composite fell 1.0% to 23,471.75 and the Dow slipped 42.36 points to 49,149.63. Banking results and mixed economic signals contributed to … Read more