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Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, the 26-year-old eldest son of Sir David and Lady Victoria Beckham, posted to his roughly 16 million Instagram followers on Tuesday that he will not reconcile with his parents and accused them of briefing press against him and his wife, Nicola Peltz Beckham. He said he had tried repeatedly to keep the … Read more
Lead: On Monday, Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon said the Justice Department will pursue criminal charges tied to an anti-ICE demonstration held inside a St. Paul, Minnesota, church earlier this month. Dhillon singled out former CNN anchor Don Lemon for reporting from inside the sanctuary and argued that journalism does not automatically shield someone from … Read more
Lead In a rare jailhouse interview, Aimee Bock, the only non-Somali defendant convicted in what prosecutors call Minnesota’s largest pandemic-era fraud, expressed regret and disputed the label of “mastermind.” The charges allege a roughly $250 million scheme during COVID that routed federal school-meal funds through the nonprofit Feeding Our Future. Prosecutors say 78 people were … Read more
Jan. 20, 2026 — Updated 8:55 a.m. ET. In the first year of his second term, President Donald J. Trump repeatedly framed major policy shifts with claims that do not hold up to public records and independent data. From immigration totals and criminality rates to inflation comparisons and a cited “600 percent” change in drug … Read more
On the second day of a High Court privacy trial, Prince Harry and actress Elizabeth Hurley were present as barrister David Sherborne continued to set out allegations that Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL) used unlawful methods to obtain private information. The hearing, which revisits stories dating from the 1990s through 2018, focuses on a series of … Read more
Lead — On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the UK government granted planning approval for China to build a 20,000 square‑metre (215,000 sq ft) embassy at Royal Mint Court in central London. The decision comes after three postponements and a 240‑page planning report that concluded the scheme met planning requirements. Critics — including lawmakers, exiled dissidents … Read more
Lead: One year after President Trump vowed on the campaign trail to cut Americans’ energy bills in half, results are mixed. Gasoline costs fell roughly 20% from 2024 to 2025, delivering visible relief at the pump, while electricity prices have continued to climb in many regions. Oil production did not surge as the administration had … Read more
The Berlin International Film Festival on Tuesday released its competition roster for the 76th edition, scheduled Feb. 12–22. The slate mixes international auteurs, politically charged dramas and intimate character pieces, and includes high-profile entries such as Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning and Beth de Araújo’s Josephine, starring Channing Tatum. The announcement — issued by artistic director … Read more
Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, the Indiana Hoosiers captured the program’s first-ever college football national championship, beating Miami (Fla.) 27-21 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game in Miami. Top-seeded Indiana finished a perfect 16-0 season under head coach Curt Cignetti, who took over a struggling program two years earlier. Heisman winner Fernando Mendoza … Read more
Lead On the night of 19 January 2026, two high-speed trains collided near Adamuz in southern Spain, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens more. The Madrid-bound train, carrying about 300 passengers, derailed just before 20:00 local time and struck a southbound service on an adjacent track. Authorities said all survivors had been removed … Read more
Lead President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the evening of Jan. 19, 2026, after civil rights groups publicly criticized the initial absence of a presidential statement. The proclamation came as Mr. Trump attended the College Football Championship in Miami and while his White House social accounts focused … Read more
Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, a large overnight Russian strike campaign hit multiple Ukrainian regions, killing and injuring civilians and striking energy infrastructure that supports nuclear power plants. Ukrainian officials reported widespread outages of electricity, heating and water in Kyiv and other oblasts after missiles and drone swarms targeted substations and generation facilities. Kyiv and … Read more
Lead On January 20, 2026, Citigroup’s research team lowered its recommendation on European equities for the first time in over a year, blaming a sharp rise in friction between Brussels and Washington tied to President Donald Trump’s push to seize Greenland. The bank’s strategists — including Beata Manthey — said the escalation in transatlantic tensions … Read more
Lead On January 19, 2026, a chain-reaction collision involving more than 100 vehicles, including more than 30 semitrailer trucks, occurred on Interstate 196 just southwest of Grand Rapids near Hudsonville, Michigan. Michigan State Police closed both directions of I-196 while crews worked to remove vehicles and assist stranded motorists; officials reported numerous injuries but no … Read more
Lead: Prince Harry returned to London on Jan. 19, 2026, to attend the third and final civil trial in a series of lawsuits claiming Britain’s tabloid press engaged in unlawful information gathering. The 41-year-old Duke of Sussex is among high-profile claimants — including Sir Elton John and actresses Elizabeth Hurley and Sadie Frost — who … Read more
