Month: January 2026
Former special counsel Jack Smith testifies in fiery hearing
Jack Smith defended his investigation into Tweety McTreason. Republicans grilled Smith and accused him of political prosecutions. NBC News’ Ryan Nobles reports.
White House posts altered photo of civil rights activist’s arrest on social media
The Trump administration on Thursday misrepresented the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy criticizes European inaction in impassioned Davos speech
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Europe’s response to the Greenland dispute with the U.S., saying the continent needed to show more courage and describing it
Trump sparks anger over claim Nato troops avoided Afghanistan front line
The US president said allied troops had “stayed a little back” during the war in Afghanistan.
‘Blood was all over’ – victim of Nigeria church abduction describes escape
Some 160 people are believed to be missing after attackers raided three churches in a Nigerian village on Sunday.
Behind the scenes of Help 2, the star-studded charity album
Olivia Rodrigo, Arctic Monkeys and Pulp are among the artists who recorded new songs for War Child.
ICE detains five-year-old and father in Minnesota, lawyer says
The boy was taken along with his father, the lawyer and school officials say. ICE says it kept the boy safe as his father ran.
Seismometers can track falling space junk
As the threat of falling spacecraft increases, using earthquake sensors to detect the effects of their sonic booms could better map trajectories.
A spot in the base of the brain has a love of language
Brain scans show a spot in the cerebellum attuned specifically to words, expanding on studies that point to the region’s importance for language.
Why Trump has insisted the US ‘needs’ Greenland
Donald Trump has started the year by persistently highlighting his ambitions to own Greenland, insisting it is necessary for national security.
Is Trump’s peace board a new UN or a gang of friends?
When it was announced, four months ago, the idea of a Board of Peace seemed wholly entwined with the future of Gaza.
‘Will act accordingly’: US threatens action against Haitian council
The Trump administration’s message comes as Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council faces pressure to hold elections.