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Trump backs down on Europe tariffs threat over Greenland after reaching 'framework of a future deal'

<p>In background conversations with reporters about the ‘Inside CECOT’ segment, Bari Weiss supposedly criticized 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi.</p>

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Bari Weiss ‘expressed significant frustration’ with ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent during private briefings with reporters

<p>ICE is reportedly ramping up operations in Philadelphia, and many residents have the same reaction</p>

Politics

ICE is rumored to be heading for Philadelphia. Everyone is saying the same thing

<p>A beloved mall in San Francisco will shut its doors for good after following spikes in area crime that have contributed to low footfall and heavy store closures</p>

News

Downtown San Francisco mall beleaguered by crime and stores shuttering is set to close for good next week

<p>Lawyers for The Washington Post are demanding the FBI immediately return a reporter’s computers, phones and other devices seized by agents as part of an investigation into a government contractor who allegedly withheld classified materials. FBI Director Kash Patel pictured with U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche</p>

politics

Washington Post demands immediate return of reporter’s devices seized by FBI citing threats to free press

Livepolitics

Trump says 'additional discussion are being held' after dropping tariff threat over Greenland

‘Canada lives because of the US’: Trump hits out at ‘ungrateful’ PM

<p>US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 20, 2026.</p>

politics

Howard Lutnick’s Davos speech ends in chaos after heckling and ‘walkouts’

Trump mocks Macron’s sunglasses during Davos speech: ‘What happened?’

<p>An ICE agent stands guard as an individual is detained in Minneapolis. Leaders in Minnesota’s Twin Cities are now accusing federal agents of targeting off-duty cops</p>

Politics

Off-duty cops targeted by ICE during deportation crackdown, officials say

<p>Trump’s envisioned ‘Golden Fleet’ of Naval battleships will have powerful lasers – which the Navy chief thinks can be more powerful</p>

Politics

Trump’s Navy chief is calling for giant lasers to be included on new battleships

<p>Nicholas Galitzine in the first teaser trailer for the reboot of 'Masters of the Universe'</p>

News

He-Man fans rave about return of ‘80s hero in new Masters of the Universe trailer

<p>House burping is the new trend for improving the air quality of your home</p>

House burping is the new winter trend - and it comes with health benefits

<p>A major winter storm is set to slam over two dozen states this weekend, with millions of Americans facing dangerously cold conditions, ice, and snow</p>

News

The biggest snowstorm of the season is set to wallop the US and drop at least 3 inches of snow across 2,000 miles

US gas prices soar as America hit with life-threatening Arctic front

<p>Prue took over from Dame Mary Berry</p>

News

Great British Baking Show judge Prue Leith quits after nine years

<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt joked about the Trump administration's Qatari jet amid technical troubles on Air Force One</p>

Politics

Karoline Leavitt jokes that Trump’s gifted Qatari jet was sounding ‘much better’ after scare on Air Force One

<p>Estee Lauder store at Beijing Daxing International Airport</p>

News

Cosmetics giant Estee Lauder sued by ‘disruptive’ beauty tech startup over theft allegations

Justice Department Jeffrey Epstein

Politics

Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to sit for deposition with Congress next month

House GOP starts push to hold Clintons in contempt over Epstein probe

<p>A woman is suing an IVF clinic in Florida after she said she was given the wrong embryo and gave birth to a child that had no genetic relationship to her or her partner</p>

News

White mom sues Florida fertility clinic after giving birth to ‘racially non-Caucasian’ child in alleged mix-up

<p>Trump stripped Hunter Biden of his Secret Service protection in March </p>

POlitics

White House brags about first-year accomplishments, including taking away ‘crackhead’ Hunter Biden’s protection detail

<p>Lululemon stops online US sales of its Get Low leggings</p>

News

Lululemon pauses sales of leggings after customers complain about ‘see-through’ fabric

<p>GameStop is closing New York stores as part of over1,000 closures, shrinking from 6,000 to under 2,000 locations</p>

News

Beloved video game seller is closing 30 New York stores as nationwide purge mounts due to failing sales

<p>The top 1 percent own about a third of the nation’s wealth</p>

Finance

As the 1 percent get richer, the average American is still falling behind

<p>Residents of a Los Angeles neighborhood have urged local authorities to ‘be competent and fix the problem’ after being overrun with mosquitoes for months</p>

News

‘My kids are covered in bites’: Residents of Los Angeles neighborhood say mosquito invasion been ongoing for months

<p>Stephen Miller (right) called on original Star Trek legend William Shatner (left) to save Paramount+'s new 'woke' Star Trek series</p>

William Shatner mocks Stephen Miller’s call for him to save ‘woke’ new Star Trek series

<p>Chris Pratt in ‘Mercy’</p>

Reviews

Mercy review – An AI judge decides Chris Pratt’s fate in this absolutely dismal dystopian dreck

Trump Reshapes The World

<p>Donald Trump has confirmed that a mysterious sonic weapon was used in the capture of Venezuelan President Maduro</p>

politics

Trump claims a secret ‘sonic weapon’ was used in Venezuela raid: ‘Nobody else has it’

<p>Justin Jones unleashed a blistering attack on Sean Hannity on last night's episode of the Fox News host's show</p>

POlitics

Hannity and Democrat get into wild on-air argument and accuses Fox host of hanging out with ‘pedophiles and perverts’

<p>Experts say President Donald Trump’s solutions for homeownership may not have a big impact on the housing market</p>

Experts explain why the president’s plans for the housing market may let you down

Experts are skeptical that the president’s plan for improving the housing market will have lasting benefits

Trump executive order bans big investors from buying homes

<p>CDC leader Ralph Abraham drew criticism this week for his comments about the U.S. losing its longstanding elimination status</p>

politics

CDC’s deputy director says measles outbreak is ‘cost of doing business’ in a global economy

<p>MS NOW host Chris Hayes expresses concern that the United States has now become ‘the bad guys’ because it is ‘acting like an Axis power.’</p>

Politics

MS NOW host Chris Hayes wonders if the US is now the ‘bad guy’ as it acts like an ‘Axis’ nation

<p>President Donald Trump was asked about his agenda for 2026. Then he started talking about straws</p>

Politics

Trump was asked to detail what he would like to accomplish in year 2 - then started talking about straws

<p>The Trump administration has been accused of placing ‘zero value on human life’ after the Environmental Protection Agency stopped calculating how much money is saved in health care costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules</p>

POlitics

Trump team accused of lowering the value of a human life from millions to ‘zero’ dollars: report

<p>Former NFL reporter Michele Tafoya announces her run for the Senate in Minnesota on Wedensdat January 21, 2026</p>

Politics

Former NFL sideline reporter announces Senate bid in Minnesota as a Republican

<p>Fifa president Gianni Infantino (right) may need to intercede with US president Donald Trump to avoid a World Cup boycott</p>

How Trump’s Greenland obsession could spark a World Cup boycott

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Margot Robbie opens up about ‘codependent’ bond with Jacob Elordi

Bulletin

Trump press sec accused of ‘plain lying’ about Davos speech mistakes

<p>Pope Leo is currently evaluating an invitation to join Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’</p>

Bulletin

Pope Leo invited to join Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

<p>Childhood ADHD traits may increase the risk of developing physical health problems later in life</p>

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Childhood ADHD traits linked to poorer physical health later in life

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<p>People on social media have been sending death threats and demanding money from 4-year-old Reese Donatelli's family after her early NFL playoff predictions went wrong</p>

News

Four-year-old who went viral for her NFL picks received death threats over playoff results, father says

<p>Bill Gates: ‘AI can be a game-changer in expanding access to quality care’</p>

POlitics

Gates and OpenAI in $50M deal to help fight global aid cuts by Trump and others

<p>New Mexico has been ranked the worst U.S. state to raise a family in 2026 by WalletHub</p>

News

The worst state to raise your child in America has been revealed

<p>Rebecca White was stabbed to death at her practice in Orange County, Florida, on Monday</p>

Crime

Florida therapist stabbed to death by former patient after he burst into her office demanding session, police say

<p>Prince Harry became emotional as he said media attacks had made his wife’s life ‘an absolute misery’ </p>

Royal Family

Tearful Prince Harry says media attacks made Meghan Markle’s life ‘an absolute misery’

<p>Taylor Swift will join Kiss founders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley</p>

Taylor Swift to get inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this summer

<p>The Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is seen in Kashiwazaki, Niigata prefecture, Japan.</p>

World

World’s largest nuclear plant restarts for first time since Fukushima meltdown

<p>Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield have been married since 2013</p>

Crime

Melissa Gilbert reacts after husband Timothy Busfield is released from custody following child sex abuse charges

<p>Researchers suggested that people with a severe Vitamin D deficiency were more likely to be admitted to hospital with respiratory conditions such as bronchitis and pneumonia (stock image)</p>

Vitamin D can help protect you against the flu, study suggests

<p>Meghan Trainor explained in an interview with ‘People’ that surrogacy was not her first choice, but doctors concluded it would be the safest option</p>

Meghan Trainor reveals why her third child was born via surrogate

LiveUkraine

Trump says Putin and Zelensky ‘stupid’ not to strike peace deal ahead of US talks

<p>People gather during protest on January 8, 2026 in Tehran, Iran</p>

Pictures of hundreds of people killed in Iran’s violent crackdown on protests leaked

<p>Blake Lively, Jenny Slate and Justin Baldoni</p>

Blake Lively co-star Jenny Slate said It Ends With Us shoot was ‘really gross and disturbing’ in private texts

<p>Nathan Chasing Horse, center, confers with attorneys as he appears in court for his trial on charges of sexually abusing Indigenous women and girls Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)</p>

news

Prosecutors say ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor used medicine man reputation to prey on Indigenous women and girls

<p>A fall in heart disease deaths in America has brought to an end a five-year-long spike in higher deaths linked to the Covid-19 pandemic</p>

Health

Heart disease deaths decrease for the first time in five years but it’s still America’s most deadly condition

Health

Heart disease deaths decrease for the first time in five years but it’s still America’s most deadly condition

<p>A fall in heart disease deaths in America has brought to an end a five-year-long spike in higher deaths linked to the Covid-19 pandemic</p>

<p>File. A man lifts weights during a workout at a gym</p>

Even tiny tweaks to sleep, exercise and diet can give you a longer life, study finds

Kristen Bell returning to host SAG’s Actor Awards for third time

<p>File: Tetsuya Yamagami, convicted of killing former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, is escorted by police officers as he is taken to prosecutors, at Nara-nishi police station in Nara, western Japan, in this photo taken by Kyodo, 10 July 2022</p>

News

Gunman who assassinated Japan’s former prime minister Shinzo Abe at political rally jailed for life

<p>Workers clean a roof at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, May 22, 2025</p>

news

Former flight attendant accused of posing as pilot to get hundreds of free flights

<p>Workers clean a roof at the Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, May 22, 2025</p>

news

Former flight attendant accused of posing as pilot to get hundreds of free flights

<p>Jill Scott</p>

Jill Scott: ‘There’s a ridiculous myth that people don’t find a curvaceous woman attractive’

<p>Mamadou Diallo sold victims either a 2013 gray Honda Civic or a 2013 brown Buick Verano through Facebook Marketplace, police said</p>

Crime

Man sold cars on Facebook Marketplace only to steal them from the new owners hours later, police say

<p>The 'Queer Eye' cast address Karamo Brown's absence on CBS Mornings</p>

Queer Eye cast forced to react live on air after Karamo Brown skips interview due to ‘bullying’ fears

<p>The damaged A321 was removed from the runway at Orlando International airport (file image)</p>

News

United Airlines plane loses wheel after hard landing at Orlando airport

<p>Astronauts Sunita "Suni" Williams, and Barry "Butch" Wilmore speak during a news conference at the NASA Johnson Space Center on March 31, 2025 in Houston, Texas</p>

NASA astronaut who was stuck on space station for months retires

<p>Rachel Zegler in the Disney live-action remake of ‘Snow White’</p>

Rachel Zegler’s Snow White and Ice Cube’s ‘War of the Worlds’ lead 2026 Razzie nominations

Product Reviews

<p>I’d always recommend taking note of what she’s hinted at throughout the year</p>

Best gifts for women in 2026: Present ideas from $13

<p>Should you take fiber supplements? And if so, what are the best ones to take? Experts tell all</p>

We asked dieticians the best fiber supplements to take in 2026

<p>I tried and tested a whole host of different options to settle on the top five</p>

5 best walking pads for hitting your 10,000 step goal with ease

<p>The $20 <a href="https://go.linkby.com/CPQXWCKF/products/natural-deodorant?_pos=2&_sid=acdad98e7&_ss=r&variant=44363764924666">aluminum-free deodorant</a> comes in five scents</p>

The natural deodorant that doubles up as a perfume

Culture

LiveNews

Traitors give ceremonial dagger to James as final week begins - live

<p>‘Game of Thrones’ author George RR Martin (left) questioned whether the scene of Peter Claffey’s Ser Duncan (right) defecating was necessary</p>

George RR Martin’s reservations about Game of Thrones prequel

The final eight Traitors contestants hoping for victory

Olivia Dean, Lily Allen and Sam Fender lead Brit Awards nominations

<p>The Dune actor befriended Cruise while acting alongside him in the Mission: Impossible franchise</p>

Rebecca Ferguson’s wild reason for calling Tom Cruise during illness

<p>Traitors stars Rachel and Stephen have run a successful, if not always slick, operation</p>

Why this year’s messy Traitors are the only ones I’m rooting for

Lifestyle

<p>A software update has seen up to 2,650 motorists incorrectly fined for speeding since 2021 </p>

How motorists can claim money back if wrongly caught speeding

<p>Kids make a tower of canned tun fish in Raleigh, North Carolina, in January 2016. Canned goods can offer a cheaper way to boost your daily protein intake</p>

Health & Families

Don’t overlook these canned foods that are packed with protein

This Morning star left emotional as viewer says she saved her life

Brooklyn vs the Beckhams: Where does the truth lie?

<p>Having a takeaway is one of the top treats for consoling oneself after a tough day at work, a new study suggests</p>

Health & Families

Brits console themselves with takeaway food after a tough day

<p>Vote in our weekly Independent Women poll</p>

Poll: Was Brooklyn Beckham right to call out his family in public?

<p>Having an insufferable boss, like Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) in ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, can prompt someone to rage quit</p>

Hate your job? Why you shouldn’t ‘rage quit’ in January

<p>Ora says all pieces were made with her favourite form of Pilates – hot mat – in mind</p>

Five pieces from Rita Ora’s Primark Pilates collection to pick up

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Shop holiday gifts with heart this festive season

Interested in trying CBD? Lazarus Naturals offers clarity with its pure ingredients

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Cold Plasma Plus+ Advanced Hydrating Complex is multi-tasking skincare

Only at iHerb: The exclusive California Gold Nutrition NMN

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Greenland protesters condemn ‘circus’ of Trump tariff threats

Travel

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<p>The damaged A321 was removed from the runway at Orlando International airport (file image)</p>

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Flight attendant flung by turbulence sues over ‘danger zone’ claims

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