Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican with deep roots in agriculture and a national profile on water and forestry policy, died at age sixty five. GOP officials said Tuesday, abruptly ending the seventh term lawmaker’s tenure and further tightening Republicans’ already slim majority in the US House. KEY POINTS The death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa … Read more
George Conway, a former Republican lawyer and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, announced January six that he is running as a Democrat for Congress in New York’s Twelfth District. Entering a crowded primary race with a campaign centered almost exclusively on confronting the president and restoring what he describes as constitutional accountability. KEY POINTS … Read more
CARACAS/NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Venezuela’s interim government, stating that the United States could launch a second military operation. If acting President Delcy Rodríguez refuses to cooperate with US plans to stabilize the country. The warning follows a high profile US military raid that captured former Venezuelan President … Read more
NUUK, Greenland — Greenland’s prime minister on Monday downplayed concerns over a possible US takeover of the Arctic island, following renewed interest from President Donald Trump. The remarks came amid heightened attention after Washington’s recent military operation in Venezuela. Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen stressed that Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is “not comparable … Read more
Roblox was down for thousands of users worldwide on Jan. 6, 2026, after an internal server error disrupted access to its gaming platform. Triggering widespread connection failures, gameplay interruptions and website access problems, according to outage tracking data and user reports. KEY POINTS The Roblox outage underscored the vulnerability of large scale digital platforms that … Read more
Tiffany Mitchell and Candiace Dillard Bassett, two prominent reality television figures and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities. Are set to appear in the new season of The Traitors USA, premiering Thursday on Peacock, as the global franchise enters a phase marked by expanded casting. Intensified viewer engagement and unprecedented fan led scrutiny of … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — US Sen. Amy Klobuchar is seriously considering a bid for governor of Minnesota following Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Monday that he will not seek a third term. Sources familiar with the matter told CBS News that Klobuchar has received outreach from party leaders encouraging her to run but has not yet … Read more
One person is in custody and a federal investigation is underway after an incident at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio residence that caused visible damage to the property. According to a federal law enforcement source, as authorities assess whether the vice president or his family were targeted. KEY POINTS The incident at Vance’s Ohio residence … Read more
The Indian rupee slipped against the US dollar on Monday in Mumbai as concentrated dollar demand around the Reserve Bank of India’s reference rate coincided with weakness across Asian currencies. Underscoring persistent external pressures on India’s foreign exchange market at the start of the year. KEY POINTS The rupee ended Monday at 90.2775 per dollar, … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The 2026 Critics Choice Awards opened the global film awards season Sunday night with a decisive show of critical consensus. As One Battle After Another emerged as the evening’s most honored film, winning Best Picture and securing major victories for director Paul Thomas Anderson while Timothée Chalamet and Jessie Buckley claimed the … Read more
