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Lead On January 22, 2026 the United States formally left the World Health Organization, executing a policy President Trump pledged on his first day in office. The administration announced termination of all U.S. government funding and the recall of assigned federal employees and contractors from WHO offices in Geneva and around the world. Officials said … Read more

Lead Search teams continued on Friday after multiple landslides struck the Mount Maunganui camping area and nearby Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. Two people have been confirmed dead and six people remain unaccounted for at the main campsite; police are also seeking information about three other people who may have been present but … Read more

Lead On Thursday a federal jury in Chicago acquitted Juan Espinoza Martinez of a single murder-for-hire charge tied to an alleged plot against U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, concluding the first trial arising from the Operation Midway Blitz prosecutions. Jurors reached the verdict after roughly three hours of deliberation following closing arguments in which … Read more

Lead: On Thursday in Washington, the House rejected a Democratic-backed war powers resolution intended to bar President Donald Trump from deploying U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote failed to produce the majority needed for passage. Republican leaders kept the tally open for more than 20 minutes so Rep. Wesley Hunt, who had … Read more

Lead In May 2025, an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo authorized officers to enter private homes using only administrative warrants, a change first disclosed publicly after a whistleblower complaint and reporting by the Associated Press in January 2026. Constitutional law and immigration experts warn the directive undermines Fourth Amendment protections by sidestepping neutral … Read more

Lead: Ian Roberts, the one-time superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to falsely attesting to U.S. citizenship on an I-9 form and to illegally possessing firearms. Roberts, a native of Guyana who led Iowa’s largest district serving about 30,000 students, faces up to 20 years in prison across two … Read more

Lead: A major winter storm forecast for this weekend could increase television audiences for the NFL Conference Championship games by keeping more viewers at home. The AFC Championship begins at 3:00 p.m. ET and the NFC Championship at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. Industry observers say prolonged indoor stays during severe weather often lift live-TV … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 22, 2026, Mississippi State announced it has signed 22-year-old quarterback Jaden Rashada from the NCAA transfer portal. Rashada joins the Bulldogs after a six-game stint at Sacramento State in which he completed 17 of 42 passes for 264 yards and one touchdown. The move brings a player with two years of eligibility … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 22, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos and addressed his cabinet in Quebec City, outlining a clearer, more independent direction for Canada. He framed the country as an example of openness and security at a time of rising protectionism, urging middle powers to coordinate a … Read more

Guinea-Bissau has suspended a planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine in infants after widespread ethical objections from public health researchers. The controversy followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s approval in January 2026 of a $1.6 million grant for a trial involving 14,000 newborns, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more

Lead: The US House on 22 January 2026 rejected a Democratic war‑powers resolution that would have prevented President Donald Trump from deploying US forces to Venezuela. After an extended roll‑call and a tied tally, Republican leadership held the vote open for more than 20 minutes while Rep. Wesley Hunt returned from a Texas campaign trip … Read more

Lead ByteDance announced on Jan. 22, 2026 that it has reached an agreement with a consortium of non‑Chinese investors to form a new U.S. TikTok, resolving a six‑year legal battle that threatened the app’s presence in the United States. The investor group — including Oracle, MGX (an Emirati firm), Silver Lake and the personal investment … Read more

Lead On Jan. 22, 2026, a federal jury in Chicago acquitted Juan Espinoza Martinez, a longtime Chicago resident and union carpenter, of a felony murder-for-hire charge alleging he sought a bounty on Border Patrol tactical commander Gregory Bovino. The prosecution said private Snapchat messages contained photos of Mr. Bovino and a post reading “10K if … Read more

Lead: More than 200 million people across the United States are bracing for a major winter storm set to intensify over the weekend, with the National Weather Service updating maps and warnings on Jan. 22, 2026. The system is forecast to start in the southern Plains on Friday and move eastward through the South into … Read more

Vice President J.D. Vance said on Jan. 22, 2026, that the Trump administration does not currently plan to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops in Minneapolis, following weeks of clashes between federal immigration agents and protesters. Vance told reporters he traveled to the city to assess rising tensions and urged greater cooperation from local … Read more