In the run-up to the Oscar nominations, a chat with a reporter who has followed every twist and turn of the race. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/briefing/prize-fight.html Author : Melissa Kirsch Publish date : 2026-01-17 11:23:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Airline meal vouchers are often a measly amount, but a few tricks can help passengers stretch them into a substantial airport meal. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2026/01/17/airlines-meal-vouchers-delays/ Author : Andrea Sachs Publish date : 2026-01-17 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, U.S. ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker pushed back against growing European backlash over Washington’s focus on Greenland after France announced new military exercises with Denmark, saying Arctic security is a core American defense interest and that Europe "has a tendency to overreact."Asked whether the dispute reflects American pressure or European inaction, Whitaker said, "This is ultimately an issue between the United States, Denmark and Greenland."Whitaker said Greenland’s importance has been clear for years as the ice melts, it reshapes the Arctic and opens new routes. "The security of the high north, which
President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s announcement comes after days of deadly clashes between government and Kurdish forces that have underscored the difficulty he faces in uniting the country. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/middleeast/syria-kurds-rights-decree-clashes.html Author : Christina Goldbaum Publish date : 2026-01-17 09:06:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The president bought the bonds days after saying he’d be “involved” in deciding whether to approve the $83 billion deal.’ Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/01/16/trump-bought-1m-netflix-warner-bros-bonds-after-merger-announcement/ Author : Scott Nover Publish date : 2026-01-16 23:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, said Friday that prosecutors in both the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and the New York Attorney General’s Office "pressured and coerced" him into delivering testimony tailored to securing convictions against Trump.Cohen, who was a key prosecution witness in two New York cases against Trump, accused New York Attorney General Letitia James and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of pursuing evidence aimed at Trump, saying prosecutors were uninterested in testimony that didn’t fit their narrative."I felt pressured and coerced to only provide information and testimony that would satisfy the government’s desire to build
The batteries offer an affordable system for those who lack reliable power and the money to buy their own solar panels. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/world/africa/batteries-south-africa-electricity.html Author : John Eligon and Joao Silva Publish date : 2026-01-17 05:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The judge’s order comes in response to a lawsuit from Minneapolis-area residents alleging that their rights were violated while they were observing or protesting immigration raids. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/16/minneapolis-ice-protester-arrests-judge/ Author : Gaya Gupta, Mariana Alfaro, Marisa Iati Publish date : 2026-01-17 03:17:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A Minnesota judge issued a ruling Friday barring federal officers from detaining or deploying tear gas against peaceful protesters who are not obstructing authorities while participating in Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.The order from U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez restricting the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal agents comes amid ongoing protests and heightened tension in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot Minnesota resident Renee Good earlier this month.The ruling prohibits officers from retaliating against anyone peacefully protesting or observing the actions of immigration officers, adding that federal agents must show probable cause or reasonable suspicion
After months of upheaval at the state’s flagship university, a new Democratic governor appeared ready to shake up the school’s leadership. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/uva-resignations-abigail-spanberger.html Author : Michael S. Schmidt and Stephanie Saul Publish date : 2026-01-17 03:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Bobi Wine, the pop star-turned-politician who is contesting President Yoweri Museveni’s rule, was forced into a helicopter and flown to an unknown location as votes are tallied, his party said. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/16/uganda-election-bobi-wine-abducted-museveni/ Author : Tobi Raji Publish date : 2026-01-16 23:24:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) delivered good news for America’s troops Friday, confirming that the one-time $1,776 "Warrior Dividend" paid to service members in December 2025 is completely tax-free, allowing troops to keep every dollar of the bonus.In a Friday release, the Treasury Department and the IRS said that "supplemental basic allowance for housing payments" made to members of the uniformed services in December 2025 "are not to be included in income by those who received the payments; they are not taxable."The agency said federal tax law specifically excludes from gross income a "qualified military benefit," adding that basic allowances
One of Israel’s leading archaeologists, he found evidence that the writing of the Old Testament likely began much earlier than historians had thought. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/middleeast/gabriel-barkay-dead.html Author : Clay Risen Publish date : 2026-01-17 01:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The domestic military mission, which is the subject of an ongoing court challenge, was due to expire at the end of February. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/01/16/trump-national-guard-dc/ Author : Dan Lamothe Publish date : 2026-01-17 01:34:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
FIRST ON FOX: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Friday shared the arrest of what it called the "worst of the worst" criminal illegal immigrants during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, including a man with 24 criminal convictions, as the agency blasted state and local leaders for refusing to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement.DHS said the arrests show the impact of ICE enforcement operations in sanctuary jurisdictions, contrasting the agency’s actions with what it described as the refusal of Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to honor ICE detainers. That policy, DHS claims, has resulted in hundreds of
Officials denounced the Trump immigration crackdown in Minneapolis at an unofficial congressional hearing, while the president said he no longer saw a need to send in military forces. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/us/minnesota-democrats-ice-hearing.html Author : Jazmine Ulloa Publish date : 2026-01-16 23:15:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Housing, money and the cure to loneliness, in readers’ eyes. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/16/lonely-people-food-pyramid-spider/ Author : Letters to the Editor Publish date : 2026-01-16 19:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
FIRST ON FOX: A new initiative to "Make Housing Great Again" led by conservative influencer Benny Johnson and the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has a plan on how to make housing more affordable for Americans.In November, conservative influencer Benny Johnson and AFPI announced a new ‘Make Housing Great Again’ initiative, which has also tapped former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson and developer Michael Burkentine to help advise. Johnson brings a massive following to the initiative and also has a stake in the matter himself, considering he is a young father, AFPI pointed out when asked to explain
China will in turn cut its own tariffs on Canadian canola products, Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada said in Beijing on Friday. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/canada/canada-slash-tariffs-chinese-evs.html Author : Matina Stevis-Gridneff Publish date : 2026-01-16 18:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Milder respite Saturday afternoon. Snowflakes in the coming days bring only a coin flip chance for a dusting. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/01/16/dc-weather-live-updates-friday-saturday-snow-shower/ Author : A. Camden Walker Publish date : 2026-01-16 19:20:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Several co-hosts of "The View" pleaded on Friday that former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary should comply with congressional subpoenas on disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told reporters Wednesday that the Clintons could face contempt charges for not having complied with the call to testify. Meanwhile, the Clintons' attorneys criticized Comer's leadership of the investigation in a letter and discounted the subpoenas, saying, "President and Secretary Clinton have already provided the limited information they possess about Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to the Committee."But some prominent liberal voices have said
The state embodies a civic ideal that the administration in Washington wants to discredit. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/magazine/minnesota-liberalism-trump-ice.html Author : Charles Homans Publish date : 2026-01-16 17:57:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
NFL primer: Previewing this weekend’s four compelling matchups. Plus, news on the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/16/nfl-playoffs-have-been-electric-here-comes-divisional-round/ Author : Mark Maske Publish date : 2026-01-16 17:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
A Franklin County grand jury has indicted Michael McKee on multiple counts of aggravated murder and other felony charges in connection with the fatal shootings of an Ohio dentist and his wife, court records show.McKee was indicted Friday on four counts of aggravated murder, each with firearm specifications, according to an indictment filed in Franklin County Common Pleas Court.Three of the aggravated murder counts include specifications alleging the use or display of an automatic firearm or silencer, while the fourth alleges a firearm was displayed or brandished. McKee is also charged with one count of aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony,
The 24 former volunteers, including the refugee turned campaigner Sara Mardini, were prosecuted after helping migrants during the European refugee crisis nearly a decade ago. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/world/greece-migration-trial-rescue-workers.html Author : Niki Kitsantonis Publish date : 2026-01-16 15:29:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.