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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

Lead On January 30, 2026, the Senate approved a six-bill spending package in a 71-29 bipartisan vote, sending it to the House but leaving funding technically set to lapse at midnight because the lower chamber has not yet acted. The package substitutes a two-week extension for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding so lawmakers can … Read more

In the days after two 37-year-old American citizens were fatally shot in incidents involving federal agents in Minneapolis this month, large-scale anti-ICE demonstrations erupted across the United States on January 30, 2026. Protesters staged a coordinated “National Shutdown” calling for “no work, no school, no shopping,” with major actions reported in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, San … Read more

Lead: Over the past decade, display makers pushed 8K as the next big upgrade, but industry behavior this month shows demand never materialized. Major suppliers and TV brands have scaled back or stopped 8K production and sales, citing weak content ecosystems and limited consumer interest. The shift is most visible in announcements around LG Display … Read more

Lead: On Friday, January 30, 2026, President Donald J. Trump nominated Kevin M. Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, setting the stage for a contentious Senate confirmation over the central bank’s independence and interest-rate path. Warsh, a former Fed governor (2006–2011) and Hoover Institution fellow, is seen by the White House … Read more

Lead Newly released Department of Justice files show that Howard Lutnick, now serving as U.S. commerce secretary under President Trump, arranged to visit Jeffrey Epstein’s private island in December 2012 and exchanged emails that year and in 2015 connecting Epstein with social events. The documents include messages dated 20 November 2012, 19 December 2012 and … Read more

Lead: The US Department of Justice announced on Friday, 30 January 2026, that it has opened a federal civil‑rights investigation into the fatal shooting of 37‑year‑old Minneapolis nurse and activist Alex Pretti by federal immigration officers during protests last weekend. The Department of Homeland Security said the FBI will lead the inquiry, while DOJ officials … Read more

New federal estimates released Jan. 30, 2026 show that net domestic migration into Texas dropped to roughly 67,000 in the 12 months ending June 2025, the lowest inflow in about 20 years and a sharp decline from almost 219,000 three years earlier. The Census Bureau data indicate Texas has now seen three consecutive years of … Read more

Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence and names victims in public records. Reader discretion advised. Lead On Jan. 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice published a tranche of documents totaling more than 3 million pages tied to its investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. The release includes FBI interview memos, email threads … Read more

Lead At the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, Beth de Araújo’s family drama Josephine won the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition and the U.S. Narrative Audience Award on Friday. The film drew strong notices for performances by Channing Tatum, Gemma Chan and newcomer Mason Reeves and prompted an emotional acceptance … Read more