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Homeland Security to send hundreds more officers to Minnesota, Noem says
Julia Harte, Matt Tracy and Curtis Williams, Reuters | Updated Jan. 11 - 9:42 p.m. | Save Story
The Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in remarks that aired on Sunday.
Fed's Powell says administration threatened him with criminal indictment over Senate testimony
Howard Schneider and Ann Saphir, Reuters | Updated Jan. 11 - 9:04 p.m. | Save Story
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Sunday the Trump administration had threatened him with a criminal indictment and served grand jury subpoenas over congressional testimony he gave last summer.
Holiday spending set records despite consumer pessimism
Art Raymond, Deseret News | Posted Jan. 11 - 8:34 p.m. | Save Story
In the face of an economy beset by persistent inflation and skyrocketing housing costs, a majority of Americans told pollsters that fiscal concerns would lead to tighter spending budgets at the start of the 2025 winter holiday shopping season.
Cuba defiant after Trump says island to receive no more Venezuelan oil or money
Dave Sherwood and Marianna Parraga, Reuters | Updated Jan. 11 - 4:02 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump on Sunday said no more Venezuelan oil or money will go to Cuba and suggested the Communist-run island should strike a deal with Washington, ramping up pressure on the long-time U.S. nemesis and provoking defiant words from the island's leadership.
Google teams up with Walmart and other retailers to enable shopping within Gemini AI chatbot
Anne D'innocenzio, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 11 - 2:00 p.m. | Save Story
Google said Sunday that it is expanding the shopping features in its AI chatbot by teaming up with Walmart, Shopify, Wayfair and other big retailers to turn the Gemini app into a virtual merchant as well as an assistant.
Death toll in crackdown on protests in Iran spikes to at least 538, activists say
Jon Gambrell, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 1:01 p.m. | Save Story
Activists say the death toll in the crackdown on two weeks of nationwide protests in Iran has spiked to at least 538 people.
6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
The Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 11:23 a.m. | Save Story
Authorities in Mississippi have charged 24-year-old Daricka M. Moore with murder after six people were killed in a series of related shootings Friday night.
Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4%
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 11 - 10:27 a.m. | Save Story
Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even as layoffs and unemployment have also been low.
Washington National Opera latest to leave Kennedy Center after Trump takeover
Kanishka Singh and Bhargav Acharya, Reuters | Posted Jan. 11 - 9:04 a.m. | Save Story
The Washington National Opera will leave the Kennedy Center, the two organizations said on Friday, marking the latest departure from the storied Washington arts institution since President Donald Trump and his allies took it over.
Fears of an AI bubble were nowhere to be found at the world's biggest tech show
Lisa Eadicicco, CNN | Posted Jan. 11 - 8:03 a.m. | Save Story
Robots took over the floor at the biggest technology show of the year, and CNN's Lisa Eadicicco was there for all of it, while also learning why an AI bubble is not happening any time soon.
FCC approves SpaceX plan to deploy an additional 7,500 Starlink satellites
David Shepardson, Reuters | Updated Jan. 10 - 9:43 p.m. | Save Story
The FCC said on Friday it has approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 second-generation Starlink satellites as it works to boost internet service worldwide.
Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78
Andrew Dalton, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 10 - 8:03 p.m. | Save Story
Bob Weir, guitarist, singer and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at age 78, according to a statement on his Instagram page. The statement said Weir had succumbed to underlying lung issues.
Anti-ICE protesters march in Salt Lake City and across the country
Rebecca Santana, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 10 - 7:27 p.m. | Save Story
Hundreds marched in downtown Salt Lake City Saturday, joining hundreds of other demonstrations across the country protesting the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69
Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 5:44 p.m. | Save Story
Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for his roles in "The Thing" and "Punky Brewster," has died at 69. Police have not disclosed a cause of death but said no foul play is suspected.
Military says it carried out strikes across Syria targeting Islamic State
Kanishka Singh, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:41 p.m. | Save Story
The military said on Saturday it carried out multiple strikes in Syria targeting the Islamic State militant group as part of an operation that Washington launched in December after an attack on American personnel.
Trump moves to block courts from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue in US accounts
Ernest Scheyder, Reuters | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:37 p.m. | Save Story
President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at blocking courts or creditors from impounding revenue tied to the sale of Venezuelan oil held in Treasury accounts, the White House said on Saturday.
100 skulls and mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case
Mark Scolforo, Associated Press | Posted Jan. 10 - 4:34 p.m. | Save Story
A man is accused of stealing about 100 sets of human remains from an abandoned Philadelphia cemetery after police were led to a basement filled with body parts, which authorities say the man hoarded.
Doctors say changes to US vaccine recommendations are confusing parents, could harm kids
Laura Ungar, Associated Press | Updated Jan. 10 - 1:59 p.m. | Save Story
Doctors fear this week's unprecedented changes to federal vaccine recommendations will stoke vaccine hesitancy even more, pose challenges for pediatricians and parents and ultimately lead to more illness and death among children.
