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US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump’s effort to control its oil

January 20, 2026 5:00 pm Associated Press

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration’s broader efforts to take control of the South American country’s oil. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that

Suspect charged in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home pleads not guilty

January 20, 2026 4:38 pm Associated Press

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The individual charged in connection with the vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home earlier this month pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. William D. DeFoor, 26, entered pleas to three counts in federal court in Cincinnati. Prosecutors have charged DeFoor with damaging government property,

Federal judge says Trump-appointed federal prosecutor in Virginia is ‘masquerading’ in the job

January 20, 2026 4:06 pm Associated Press

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two judges in Virginia are rejecting Trump administration arguments that a White House loyalist can continue serving as a top federal prosecutor in the state, with one on Tuesday soliciting applications for a replacement and the other prohibiting Lindsey Halligan from continuing to represent herself in his

Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

January 20, 2026 4:00 pm Associated Press

By TIM SULLIVAN and CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There was the pregnant woman who missed her medical checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesotaimmigration crackdown. A nurse found her at home, already in labor and just about to give birth. There was the patient with kidney cancer

Mexico sends 37 cartel members to US in latest offer to Trump administration

January 20, 2026 3:57 pm Associated Press

By MEGAN JANETSKY MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s security minister said Tuesday that it had sent another 37 members of Mexican drug cartels to the United States, as the Trump administration ratchets up pressure on governments to crack down on criminal networks it says are smuggling drugs across the border. Mexican Security Minister Omar García

Brooklyn Beckham accuses David and Victoria of putting branding before family and sabotaging wedding

January 20, 2026 3:06 pm Associated Press

By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Beckham family falling-out has spilled further into public view in a series of social media posts from Brooklyn Beckham alleging that his parents David and Victoria Beckham have tried to sabotage his marriage and have always prioritized public branding over their family relationships. “For

Under fire in Haiti: Veteran AP cameraman tells the story

January 20, 2026 3:02 pm Associated Press

By The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Veteran Associated Press videographer Pierre-Richard Luxama was filming a tactical police unit patrolling Haiti’s capital Monday when some of the gang members who control almost the entire city attacked. They set the armored police vehicle’s roof ablaze with Molotov cocktails, filling it with smoke. The officers returned

Israel’s settler movement takes victory lap as a sparse outpost becomes a settlement within a month

January 20, 2026 2:39 pm Associated Press

By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press YATZIV SETTLEMENT, West Bank (AP) — Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the sounds of construction, almost drowning out calls to prayer from a mosque in the Palestinian town across this West Bank valley. Orthodox Jewish women in colorful head coverings, with babies on their hips, shared platters of

China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump’s shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

January 20, 2026 2:02 pm Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S., but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs. Earlier this month,

China meets initial soybean purchase goal, but Trump’s shifting trade policy could disrupt deal

January 20, 2026 2:02 pm Associated Press

By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer China has fulfilled its initial commitment to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans from the U.S., but it’s not clear if the trade agreement announced in October can withstand President Donald Trump’s ever-shifting trade policy as American farmers are still dealing with high production costs. Earlier this month,

Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open

January 20, 2026 1:03 pm Associated Press

By JOHN PYE AP Sports Writer MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold opening act at the Australian Open. Aware that such an iconic walk-on

Another hearing delay for a Florida congresswoman accused of stealing COVID-19 funds

January 20, 2026 12:50 pm Associated Press

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge in Miami yet again rescheduled a hearing on Tuesday so that a Florida congresswoman charged with conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds could finalize her legal team. Judge Enjoliqué A. Lett granted U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick’s request for two more

Russia’s top diplomat says NATO faces a deep crisis over Greenland

January 20, 2026 12:49 pm Associated Press

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The bid by U.S. President Donald Trump to take over Greenland heralds a “deep crisis” for NATO and raises questions about the alliance’s preservation as a single military-political bloc, Russia’s top diplomat said Tuesday. “It was hard to imagine before that such a thing could happen,” Foreign

Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei

January 20, 2026 12:16 pm Associated Press

By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign. “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extended toward

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January 20, 2026 12:01 pm Associated Press

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