Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump’s requested cuts
In a rebuff of the Trump administration’s proposal to drastically cut funding for federal science agencies, the Senate…
UK Department of History launches ‘Celebrating 1776’ series ahead of America’s 250th anniversary
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 16, 2026) — As the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the founding of the…
CBS News report on ICE officer’s injuries drew ‘huge internal concern’ | CBS
Some CBS News employees expressed concern after the network cited two anonymous “US officials” on Wednesday to report…
Secretary-General of ASEAN holds Pull-aside Meeting with Senior Bureau Official, Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy of the United States
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and…
Iran Update, January 15, 2026
Toplines The Iranian regime’s extreme securitization of society and brutal crackdown on protests appear to have suppressed the…
Why access to Venezuela’s ‘heavy’ oil is ‘tremendous’ news for US refiners | Oil and Gas News
The United States’ bid to control Venezuela’s oil sector after abducting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has shone a…
Dueling accounts of ICE shooting of Venezuelan migrant in Minneapolis
Minneapolis — Two versions have emerged of Wednesday night’s shooting in north Minneapolis in which a Venezuelan migrant…
U.S. sanctions Iranian security officials amid deadly protests
Jan. 16 (UPI) — The United States has sanctioned five Iranian security officials, a notorious women’s prison and…
Kyrsten Sinema sued by former bodyguard’s ex-wife over ‘alienation of affection’ | US politics
Kyrsten Sinema, a former US senator from Arizona, had a romantic relationship with a member of her security…
Death of man at ICE camp could be investigated as homicide after examiner’s report | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)
The death of a man who was being held at a federal detention camp in Texas in early…
Less Foreign Aid, More Climate Risk
Climate change is an expensive problem. According to the insurance and risk management firm Aon, economic losses from…
Pentagon moves to turn independent military outlet into a ‘mouthpiece,’ advocates warn
The Trump administration is exerting political pressure on Stars & Stripes, the independent military newspaper that informs US…