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Lead: On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, Elon Musk said he was not aware that xAI’s generative model Grok had produced any “naked underage images,” asserting on X that there were “literally zero” such outputs. His statement comes as regulators, lawmakers and rights groups escalate scrutiny of Grok and X across multiple countries. Calls are growing … Read more

Lead The family of Monique and Spencer Tepe spoke publicly this week after the couple were found shot dead in their Columbus, Ohio home on Dec. 30, 2025. Authorities have charged 39-year-old Michael David McKee with premeditated aggravated murder in connection with the killings. The couple’s two young children were discovered safe inside the residence, … Read more

Lead: U.S. officials and outside analysts say any renewed American strikes on Iran would differ from last summer’s raid on nuclear sites, which used B-2 bombers and 14 of the world’s largest munitions with no U.S. casualties. President Donald Trump has signaled support for protesters in Iran, and planners are weighing options that target the … Read more

U.S. officials advised some personnel at Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar to evacuate by Wednesday evening as a precaution amid rising regional tensions, a U.S. official told reporters. The advisory followed public comments by a senior Iranian official referencing Tehran’s June missile strike on the base. Qatar said it was implementing protective measures to … Read more

January 14, 2026 — The British government announced a narrowing of its plan to require a single digital identity for proving the right to work in the U.K. Officials said the proposed BritCard will no longer be the only acceptable verification method; employers will instead be able to accept a range of digital credentials, including … Read more

President Donald Trump’s announcement on Jan. 14, 2026 proposing a 10 percent cap on credit-card interest rates has prompted major U.S. banks to prepare aggressive resistance. Leading lenders, including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, signaled this week they will press lawmakers and regulators against the measure. Bank executives argue the cap … Read more

After a disappointing 2025 campaign that exposed offensive shortcomings, the Philadelphia Eagles dismissed offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo and opened a fresh search for coaching fixes. On Jan. 13, reporter Josina Anderson flagged that Kliff Kingsbury and Kevin Stefanski would “get a real look for the Eagles offensive coordinator position,” a development the team and league … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 14, 2026, residents of Nuuk and other Greenland communities reacted with alarm after statements from the U.S. White House renewed talk of acquiring the island. Greenlandic officials, led by Pipaluk Lynge, rejected the idea and warned that most inhabitants do not want to be treated as an object in great-power bargaining. A … Read more

Lead Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Beijing on Jan. 14, 2026, for a three-day state visit aimed at repairing a strained Canada–China relationship and finding new markets for Canadian exports. He is scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping and other senior Chinese officials as Ottawa seeks a pragmatic reset after years of diplomatic rupture. … Read more

Citigroup on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, reported fourth-quarter results that beat analyst forecasts as higher interest income and a smaller-than-expected loan-loss provision lifted adjusted profit. The bank posted adjusted earnings of 1.81 per share on revenue of 21.0 billion, both above Street estimates, while reported net income fell 13 percent year-on-year driven by a 1.1 … Read more

Lead: Tesla announced on Jan. 14, 2026, that it will stop offering its Full Self-Driving (FSD) package as a one-time purchase and will provide it only via a monthly subscription starting after Feb. 14. The move, announced by CEO Elon Musk on X, affects a program that Tesla has sold either as an $8,000 one-time … Read more

Lead Federal immigration officers in mid-January detained dozens of refugees in Minneapolis who had previously passed U.S. security checks, lawyers and advocates say. The arrests, reported on Jan. 13, 2026, involved mainly Somali arrivals and included children; many detainees were transferred to facilities in Texas. The actions followed a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announcement … Read more

President Donald Trump unveiled a rapid sequence of affordability proposals in mid-January 2026, centering on housing and credit costs and promising near-term relief for struggling households. Over one week he proposed a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates, restrictions on large institutional purchases of single-family homes, a $200 billion mortgage-bond purchase through Fannie … Read more

In Kyiv this week, residents are coping with intense cold and repeated Russian strikes that have left thousands without reliable electricity, heating or running water. Temperatures have fallen to as low as -19C with wind chill, while municipal authorities report major outages after attacks on energy infrastructure. City services and private crews are working round … Read more

Lead South Korea’s special prosecutor has asked the Constitutional Court to impose the death penalty on former President Yoon Suk Yeol for his Dec. 3, 2024 martial law declaration, saying the move amounted to an insurrection. The request came as closing arguments finished late on Tuesday in Seoul; the court is expected to deliver its … Read more