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US Seizes 2 Sanctioned Oil Tankers Linked to Venezuela
The United States has seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:14:10 EDTBondi: DOJ Sending Prosecutors to Minnesota
The Justice Department is sending additional prosecutors to Minnesota, which has been at the center of government fraud allegations, Attorney General Pam Bondi said.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:14:09 EDTTrump Says US Will 'Always Be There' for NATO Alliance
President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. would always support NATO and that Russia and China only feared the alliance as long as the United States was a member. "We will always be there for NATO, even if they won't be there for us," Trump said in a post on ...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:05:05 EDTBrown Looks to DEI Official to Lead Campus Healing Plan
Brown University is launching a campus-wide "healing and recovery" initiative after December’s deadly shooting, appointing Matthew Guterl, a diversity and inclusion vice president and professor, to oversee the effort.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:51:23 EDTCovering Trump's Face on National Park Passes Could Cost Visitors More
Covering President Donald Trump's face on a new national park pass could cost extra, as an updated "void if altered" policy warns that modifying the pass may result in additional entry charges, according to an internal document cited by The Washington Post.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:45:15 EDTNewsmax's Jason Mattera: Georgia Dems Indicted in COVID Fraud Case
Two Georgia Democrat lawmakers have been indicted in separate Justice Department cases over alleged false statements in COVID-era unemployment benefit applications, Newsmax crime correspondent Jason Mattera reported Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:37:50 EDTSen. Murkowski: Greenland Should Be 'Ally, Not an Asset'
Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said Greenland should be "an ally, not an asset" amid reports that President Donald Trump wants to acquire the world's largest island.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 09:00:48 EDTFederal Grand Jury Indicts J6 Pipe Bomb Suspect Cole Jr.
A federal grand jury has indicted Brian Cole Jr., the suspect accused of planting pipe bombs near the headquarters of both major U.S. political parties on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, protest.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:06:00 EDTDOJ Warns Mamdani Over Anti-White Bias
A Department of Justice civil rights official has warned New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration about discriminating against white people.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:33:40 EDTIsrael-Backed Militia Kills 2 Hamas Terrorists in Gaza
An Israeli-backed Palestinian militia said Wednesday it had killed two Hamas terrorists in southern Gaza, marking a renewed challenge to Hamas after Israel empowered its rivals in areas under Israeli military control.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:42:14 EDTJob Openings Rebound, Unemployment Dips to 4.5%
U.S. private payrolls rebounded less than expected in December, the ADP's national employment report showed Wednesday.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:28:30 EDTRob Reiner's Son Due Back in Court for Murder Plea
The younger son of slain Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner was due in court on Wednesday to enter a plea to murder charges stemming from the fatal stabbing of his parents, in one of the most shocking celebrity homicide cases in Los Angeles history. An initial court appearance...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 08:27:21 EDTHorror of School Attack in Uvalde Brings Tears as Officer Faces Trial
Families whose loved ones died in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school massacre sobbed in court while listening to frantic 911 calls during the first day of testimony in the trial of a police officer accused of failing to protect the children by not doing enough to stop the...
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:39:15 EDTWarner Bros Rejects Revised Paramount Bid as Risky, Leveraged
Warner Bros Discovery's board has unanimously turned down Paramount Skydance's latest attempt to acquire the studio, saying its revised $108.4 billion hostile bid amounted to a risky leveraged buyout that investors should reject.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:28:12 EDTIran Executes Man Accused of Spying for Israel
Iran executed a man accused of spying for Israel, the Iranian judiciary's media outlet Mizan reported on Wednesday, naming the defendant as Ali Ardestani.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:37:15 EDTZelenskyy's Chief of Staff Hails 'Concrete Results' in Day 2 of Paris Talks
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's top adviser hailed "concrete results" on Wednesday as talks in Paris on peace and security guarantees for Ukraine entered their second day, vowing Kyiv's national interests would be protected.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 06:52:40 EDTRussian Submarine Escorts Tanker Fleeing US Venezuela Blockade
Russia has deployed a submarine and other naval vessels to escort an empty, aging oil tanker that has been trying to evade the U.S. blockade near Venezuela, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing a U.S. official.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:01:12 EDTGreenland, Denmark Seek Rubio Talks as Trump Presses Takeover
Denmark and Greenland are seeking a meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island, a Danish territory.
Wed, 07 Jan 2026 05:00:16 EDTTrump Admin Freezes Child Care Funds to 5 Blue States
The Trump administration on Tuesday notified five blue states - including Minnesota - that it was freezing $10 billion in child care funds pending a "thorough review" amid concerns of "systemic fraud," Axios reported.
Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:22:28 EDTUS Urges Venezuelans to Return Home After Maduro Capture
More than 600,000 Venezuelans stripped of Temporary Protected Status by the Trump administration last year are being encouraged to return home following the U.S. capture of Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro.
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