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How Trump reshaped DC���s relationship with the federal government 01/20/2026 05:24am • Only one year into President Donald Trump���s second term, the relationship between Washington, D.C. and the federal government has been tested in new ways, as a series of legal challenges have put fresh attention on the limits of home rule and who ultimately controls policing, public safety and gov Today in History: January 20, American hostages released from Iran after 444 days 01/20/2026 04:10am • Today is Tuesday, Jan. 20, the 20th day of 2026. There are 345 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 20, 1981, Iran released 52 Americans it had held hostage for 444 days, minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as president of the United States, succeeding Jimmy Carter. Also on this da Surfer bitten in 4th shark attack off Australia's east coast in 3 days 01/20/2026 01:03am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A surfer had minor injuries from being bitten by a shark Tuesday in the fourth attack off the coast of Australia's most populous state in three days. The shark attacked the man's surfboard at Point Plomer, 460 kilometers (290 miles) north of the New South Wales state ca Trump threats and Bukele model on crime back Latin American progressives into corner 01/20/2026 12:40am • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Latin American progressive leaders are increasingly being backed into a corner on organized crime by pressure from the Trump administration and from their own voters, who point to the results from El Salvador president���s war on gangs. The hunger for a more heavy-handed respons Death toll rises to 10 in gangsters' attacks on Guatemalan police as state of emergency is declared 01/20/2026 12:14am • GUATEMALA CITY (AP) ��� The death toll from suspected gangsters��� attacks on Guatemalan police rose to 10 on Monday, as Guatemalans saw heavier security in the streets and curtailed rights after Congress approved President Bernardo Ar��valo's emergency declaration. The violence started Saturday whe Police search for suspect in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife 01/19/2026 09:49pm • LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) ��� An Indiana state court judge and his wife were in stable condition Monday as authorities continued to search for suspects who shot the couple the day before at their Lafayette home. Steven Meyer, a Tippecanoe Superior Court judge, suffered an injury to his arm and his wife, Canadian woman found dead on Australian beach in suspected dingo attack 01/19/2026 08:38pm • Authorities were trying to determine on Tuesday whether a Canadian woman found dead on an Australian beach had been killed by dingoes. The 19-year-old woman was found on a beach at K���gari, formerly known as Fraser Island, on Monday. Police said her body had been ���interfered with��� by native Aus The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday 01/19/2026 08:31pm • As communities across the country on Monday hosted parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon's legacy. In Editorial Roundup: United States 01/19/2026 08:28pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 19 The Washington Post says Congress has dropped the ball regarding oversight of ICE, DHS Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a Texas detention center on Jan. 3 while pleading for air as guards choked him, according to a fellow detai Hackers disrupt Iran state TV to support exiled crown prince as deaths from crackdown exceed 4,000 01/19/2026 08:12pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country's exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not ���point your weapons at the people,��� online video showed early Monday, the latest disruption to 100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country 01/19/2026 07:20pm • HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) ��� More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off an interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The massive pileup prompted the Michigan State Police to close both directions of Interstate 196 Monday morning just south Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 23 as rescuers search for dozens missing 01/19/2026 06:25pm • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) ��� The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the badly damaged building, police said. Dozens remain missing. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the multistory plaza late Sunday, nearly 24 Driver in custody after car crashes into lobby of Massachusetts police station 01/19/2026 05:56pm • SHREWSBURY, Mass. (AP) ��� A car rammed into the front of the police station in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, on Monday afternoon, ending up entirely inside the lobby of the red brick building. Police say the driver of the 2022 BMW SUV was taken into custody and was transported to a nearby hospital to FIFA boss Infantino criticizes 'unacceptable' Senegal conduct at chaotic Africa Cup final 01/19/2026 04:39pm • Senegal leaving the field to protest referee decisions before winning the Africa Cup of Nations title amid shocking chaos was ���unacceptable,��� FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Monday. Infantino criticized the Senegal coaches, players and some fans for their behavior at the end of regulation t Man faces felony charges after DC nightclub dispute ends with police shooting 01/19/2026 04:20pm • A man is facing felony charges and remains hospitalized Monday after being shot by police outside a D.C. nightclub early Sunday morning and crashing his vehicle just blocks away. In an update on Monday, D.C. police identified Christopher Cherry as the man who allegedly made threats to the nightcl