On the morning of January 7, 2026, a federal agent from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) fatally shot a 37-year-old woman through the window of her SUV in south Minneapolis, according to authorities and multiple eyewitness accounts. The incident occurred amid a large federal immigration enforcement operation that brought hundreds — and potentially thousands … Continued
Canadian fiddler and singer-songwriter Ashley MacIsaac saw an upcoming concert canceled after a Google AI summary falsely described him as a convicted sex offender, the artist says. The error occurred when a “Google AI Overview” — an automatically generated summary displayed at the top of search results — combined details about MacIsaac with information about … Continued
Police in Borgo Virgilio, a town near Mantua in northern Italy, are investigating a bizarre case of benefit fraud and body concealment after a man allegedly posed as his deceased mother over several years to continue collecting her pension. Rather than report her death in 2022, the 56-year-old — a former nurse who was unemployed … Continued
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accused a Hilton-branded hotel in the Minneapolis area of canceling reservations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and other DHS personnel as they prepared for an escalated immigration enforcement operation in the region. According to screenshots DHS posted on X, hotel staff told agents that the property … Continued
Following a dramatic U.S. military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas on January 3, 2026, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores have been arraigned in a Manhattan federal court on a series of federal charges, including narco-terrorism and drug-trafficking conspiracies. These charges stem from a long-standing indictment alleging Maduro and others ran a … Continued
The U.S. Department of Education announced that it will withhold about $10 billion in federal funding from five states — Arizona, Florida, Iowa, Utah, and Texas — citing concerns that their education policies are violating federal civil rights law. Federal officials say the decisions stem from non-compliance with Title IX and other civil-rights protections, particularly … Continued
Jesy Nelson, the former Little Mix singer, has shared deeply personal and emotional news about her twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, who were diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) — the most severe form of the rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. The twins, born prematurely on 15 May 2025, have spent … Continued
In a dramatic announcement following a U.S. military operation in Venezuela, President Donald Trump said the United States will temporarily “run” Venezuela until a political transition can take place, marking an unprecedented shift in U.S. foreign policy in the region. The statement came after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured … Continued
French lawmakers are pushing for an official investigation into deepfake and AI-generated sexualized images of women that have been circulating on X (formerly Twitter) and generated using the AI chatbot Grok. The calls for action stem from concerns that current rules do not adequately protect individuals’ privacy or safety when online tools can produce manipulated … Continued
After more than 44 years of continuous music video programming, MTV has officially shut down all of its remaining music-only channels globally as of December 31, 2025, parent company Paramount Skydance/Paramount Global confirmed. These channels included MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV, and MTV Live, which were dedicated to playing music videos and … Continued