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Why the Federal Reserve has historically been independent of the White House 01/12/2026 03:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment over the testimony of Fed Chair Jerome Powell this summer regarding its building renovations, Powell said over the weekend. It is a major escalation by the administration after repeated attempts Editorial Roundup: United States 01/12/2026 02:41pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 9 The Washington Post on national nutrition guidelines The Trump administration has flipped the national food pyramid as part of its campaign to “Make America Healthy Again,” and once again the new dietary guidelines recom Variawa's incredible comeback snatches stage in Dakar Rally and Benavides rides to another win 01/12/2026 11:16am • WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saood Variawa snatched stage eight from South African compatriot Henk Lategan by three seconds after an impressive comeback drive in the Dakar Rally on Monday. Variawa, only 20 and driving in his third Dakar, started 26th and was in sixth place with 100 kilomet Photos of Syrians fleeing violence in Aleppo as shelling leaves heavy damage 01/12/2026 11:02am • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing their homes due to clashes between the government and Kurdish forces in a contested area in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo. Signs of the fighting can be seen in the damage to buildings, cars, and ammunition littering the ground, as China and EU agree on steps to resolve EV imports dispute 01/12/2026 09:26am • HONG KONG (AP) — China and the European Union said Monday they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc’s imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles. A “guidance document” released by the EU on Monday gives instructions for Chinese EV manufacturers on making price off California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks 01/12/2026 09:07am • Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has asthma and recently learned her lung cancer is back, worries about health ris Protesters try to attack driver after truck speeds through Iran demonstration in Los Angeles 01/12/2026 06:29am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing protesters to scramble out of the way and then run after the speeding vehicle to try to attack the driver. The Celebrities wear pins protesting ICE at the Golden Globes 01/12/2026 12:16am • Some celebrities donned anti-ICE pins at the Golden Globes on Sunday in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer this week in Minneapolis. The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” introducing a Railroads and their regulators thwart safety fixes, costing lives 01/12/2026 12:06am • Human errors and track defects caused more than 3,000 rail accidents over the last decade, killing 23 people and injuring nearly 1,200. Yet federal railroad regulators failed to implement most of the safety recommendations that emerged from accident investigations. That’s according to an origin The Latest: Golden Globes kicks off Hollywood's 2026 awards season 01/11/2026 11:51pm • Hollywood’s awards season got underway Sunday with the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. Comedian Nikki Glaser returned for a second year to host the ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. It’s a Champagne-soaked party featuring some of the biggest names in film and television, eve Video captures Minneapolis immigration arrest in a city on edge after shooting of Renee Good 01/11/2026 09:49pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal agents carrying out immigration arrests in Minnesota's Twin Cities region already shaken by the fatal shooting of a woman rammed the door of one home Sunday and pushed their way inside, part of what the Department of Homeland Security has called its largest enforcement o A South Carolina police officer is shot and wounded and a suspect is killed 01/11/2026 05:49pm • GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina police officer was shot and wounded while sitting in his patrol car Sunday in what one official called an “ambush-style attack,” and local sheriff's deputies later shot and killed a suspect in a shootout, authorities said. The Greenville police officer First responders enter devastated Aleppo neighborhood after days of deadly fighting 01/11/2026 03:23pm • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — First responders on Sunday entered a contested neighborhood in Syria’ s northern city of Aleppo after days of deadly clashes between government forces and Kurdish-led forces. Syrian state media said the military was deployed in large numbers. The clashes broke out Tuesday in Former New Jersey acting governor Richard Codey dies at 79 01/11/2026 02:48pm • TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Richard “Dick” Codey, a former acting governor of New Jersey and the longest serving legislator in the state's history, died Sunday. He was 79. Codey’s wife, Mary Jo Codey, confirmed her husband’s death to The Associated Press. “Gov. Richard J. Codey passed away pea Lategan's late trouble gifts Dakar Rally stage seven to Ekström 01/11/2026 12:43pm • WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Henk Lategan was cruising to the stage win and overall lead in the Dakar Rally on Sunday until he hit trouble in the last section. Lategan led at the final checkpoint 40 kilometers from the end of the 459-kilometer special between Riyadh south to Wadi ad-Dawasi