Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say
Jan 19, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two…
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A scheme to rig college basketball games has been uncovered. Here's what we know
Jan 16, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal investigation into a sprawling betting scheme to fix basketball games stretched from the Chinese Basketball Association to the NCAA and has ensnared 26 people, including current and former college players, prosecutors revealed Thursday.…
NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation
Jan 15, 2026
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An astronaut in need of doctors' care departed the International Space Station with three crewmates on Wednesday in NASA's first medical evacuation. The four returning astronauts — from the U.S., Russia and…
Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as death toll in crackdown goes over 2,500
Jan 14, 2026
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The head of Iran’s judiciary signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for those detained in nationwide protests despite a warning from U.S. President Donald Trump. The comments…
Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown
Jan 13, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and…
Federal Reserve Chair Powell says DOJ has subpoenaed central bank, threatens criminal indictment
Jan 12, 2026
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellsaid Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations.…
The deadly shooting outside a Utah church grew out of a dispute between funeral goers, police say
Jan 09, 2026
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A complicated crime scene and uncooperative witnesses hindered Salt Lake City police efforts to investigate a fatal shooting outside a house of worship belonging to The Church of Jesus Christ…
Minneapolis on edge after fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer
Jan 08, 2026
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown, with the governor calling for people…
Entertainment leaders amp up discussions about AI, creators and innovative tech at CES 2026
Jan 07, 2026
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The world’s largest tech showcase does not come without theatrics. Innovations and gadgets like a lollipop that sings to you as you consume it, a laundry-folding robot and a “smart” LEGO…
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges
Jan 06, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty Monday to federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify…