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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

DeSantis picks new Florida Supreme Court justice who is his sixth appointee to 7-member court

House for sale

2025 US home sales stuck at 30-year low as mortgage rates, prices weighed on market

Smithsonian Museum

Smithsonian faces a deadline to show Trump its plans for exhibits for America’s 250th birthday

President Donald Trump

Trump is ending protected immigration status for Somalis, long a target of his anti-immigrant barbs

Pollution

EPA says it will stop calculating the economic savings to health in key air pollution rules

doctor

Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike

Chris Cuomo

SiriusXM rehires Chris Cuomo to host morning talk show

Minnesota Protests

Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off

Nurses Strike

Nurses strike enters second day at major New York City hospitals

court scale of justice

‘Dances with Wolves’ actor Nathan Chasing Horse standing child sex abuse trial in Las Vegas

Microsoft’s Brad Smith

Microsoft’s Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to ‘pay our way’ for AI data centers amid rising opposition

Scott Adams

Scott Adams, whose comic strip ‘Dilbert’ ridiculed white-collar office life, dies at 68

Crimestoppers (amory Police) 01/13/26

Crimestoppers (Amory Police) - 01/13/26

The Clintons

Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation as Republicans threaten contempt charges

President Trump

DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

Darika Moore

Mississippi man accused of killing 6 people, including a 7-year-old, pleads not guilty

President Nicolás Maduro

Judge rejects lawyer’s disputed bid to join ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s defense team

META

Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman

Luigi Mangione

Judge says she’ll hold a limited hearing on seizure of Luigi Mangione’s backpack

Gerrymandering

What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump

Mullet Hairstyle

Pennsylvania contest celebrates the much-maligned but enduring mullet

President Trump

Trump’s legal attack on Powell underscores his aim for full control over Fed

Hacking

Hackers accessed University of Hawaii Cancer Center patient data; they weren’t immediately notified

Uber/Lyft

Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations