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Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says 01/15/2026 11:01pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government's deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter. Top officials from Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting 01/15/2026 10:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Venezuelan opposition leader Mar��a Corina Machado said she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday even as he has questioned her credibility to take over her country after the U.S. ousted then-President Nicol��s Maduro. The An app���s blunt life check adds another layer to the loneliness crisis in China 01/15/2026 10:03pm • BEIJING (AP) ��� In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It's called, simply, ���Are You Dead?" In a vast country whose young people are increasingly on the move, the new, one Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter information from California 01/15/2026 09:56pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on its 23 million registered voters, concluding that the government's request was ���unprecedented and illegal.��� The Trump Federal immigration agents filmed dragging a woman from her car in Minneapolis 01/15/2026 09:44pm • A U.S. citizen on her way to a medical appointment in Minneapolis was dragged out of her car and detained by immigration officers, according to a statement released by the woman on Thursday, after a video of her arrest drew millions of views on social media. Aliya Rahman said she was brought to a de The Latest: UN Security Council discusses Iran's deadly protests after US request 01/15/2026 09:20pm • The U.N. Security Council in an emergency meeting Thursday discussed Iran's deadly protests at the request of the United States, even as President Donald Trump left unclear what actions he would take against the Islamic Republic. Tehran appeared to make conciliatory statements in the lead up to the Live updates: Venezuela���s Machado says she presented Trump with her Nobel Peace Prize during meeting 01/15/2026 07:05pm • Venezuelan opposition leader Mar��a Corina Machado discussed her country���s future with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, even though he has dismissed her as an option to take over after an audacious U.S. military raid captured then-President Nicol��s Maduro. Less than two Credit Privacy Number -- More Like Credit Piracy 01/15/2026 07:00pm • You may have come across credit privacy numbers, or CPNs, while scrolling through your feed lately. They've increased in popularity, which isn't necessarily surprising considering the current state of the economy. A CPN looks just like a Social Security number and can be enticing to consumers with b How to Pay for Senior Living: A 2026 Budget Comparison 01/15/2026 07:00pm • It's no secret that saving for retirement is a good idea. And for many older adults, retirement expenses often include senior living, which can be pricey. If you aren't of retirement age, and you're trying to figure out how to best plan, it can be hard to know where to start. But one thing is for su Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil 01/15/2026 06:25pm • A federal appeals panel on Thursday reversed a lower court decision that released former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from an immigration jail, bringing the government one step closer to detaining and ultimately deporting the Palestinian activist. The three-judge panel of the Aggressive tactics used on Minneapolis protesters raise concerns about federal officer training 01/15/2026 05:58pm • Federal immigration agents deployed to Minneapolis have used aggressive crowd-control tactics that have become a dominant concern in the aftermath of the deadly shooting of a woman in her car last week. They have pointed rifles at demonstrators and deployed chemical irritants early in confrontations What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it 01/15/2026 05:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Elon Musk's Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world's governments are trying to intervene. First launched in 2023, Grok is Musk���s attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI���s ChatGPT and Google���s Gemini in building an AI assistant powered by a large lan Former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey now running for Connecticut governor 01/15/2026 05:01pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Betsy McCaughey, a Republican former lieutenant governor of New York who switched parties in an unsuccessful 1998 bid to unseat then-Gov. George Pataki, is now running for governor of Connecticut. McCaughey, 77, currently a conservative host on Newsmax and columnist for the Top ICE official resigns to seek battleground congressional seat in Ohio 01/15/2026 04:56pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� A top ICE official resigned her job on Thursday in hopes of ousting the longest-serving woman in Congress, Democrat Marcy Kaptur, this fall. In a video launching her campaign for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, former ICE Deputy Director Madison Sheahan said she had stoppe US seizes sixth sanctioned tanker it says has ties to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil 01/15/2026 03:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. forces in the Caribbean Sea have seized another sanctioned oil tanker that the Trump administration says has ties to Venezuela, part of a broader U.S. effort to take control of the South American country���s oil. The U.S. Coast Guard boarded the tanker, named Veronica, early