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4:01 PM on Thursday, January 8

FILE - Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser is seen during a news conference, July 22, 2025, in Denver. (Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via AP, File)

Colorado AG accuses Trump of 'revenge campaign' for state refusal to free convicted elections clerk

3:58 PM on Thursday, January 8

Colorado’s attorney general is accusing the Trump administration of waging a “revenge campaign” against the state

Metropolitan Police Department officers salute as a van carrying the body of MPD officer Terry Bennett, who died on Wednesday, weeks after being struck by a motorist, is driven past the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Washington Metropolitan Police officer dies from injuries suffered while helping stranded motorist

3:49 PM on Thursday, January 8

A Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer struck by a car last month while helping a stranded motorist has died from his injuries, the department announced

FILE - Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords talks during a vigil remembering the 25th anniversary of the Columbine High School mass shooting, April 19, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey, File)

Former Rep. Gabby Giffords returns to House floor on 15th anniversary of shooting

3:47 PM on Thursday, January 8

Former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords returned to the House floor on the 15th anniversary of the assassination attempt that ended her political career

Trump advisers met at the White House with Denmark, Greenland envoys as Trump reignites 'takeover' talk, AP sources say

3:43 PM on Thursday, January 8

Trump advisers met at the White House with Denmark, Greenland envoys as Trump reignites 'takeover' talk, AP sources say

Cardinal Stefen Brislin attends at a press conference at the end of Pope Leo XIV's first Extraordinary Consistory, a special formal assembly convening the College of Cardinals from around the world, at the Vatican, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope indicates new governing style for Catholic Church with regular, annual cardinal meetings

3:37 PM on Thursday, January 8

Pope Leo XIV says he intends to bring the world’s Catholic cardinals together on an annual basis

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, accompanied by military personnel and their families, attends an Orthodox Christmas service at a church in Moscow Region, Russia, on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Vyacheslav Prokofyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Russia harshly condemns US seizure of oil tanker, warns of a spike in tensions

3:35 PM on Thursday, January 8

Russia has strongly condemned the U.S. seizure of an oil tanker

House refuses to override Trump vetoes of 2 bipartisan bills as Republicans stick with president

3:24 PM on Thursday, January 8

House refuses to override Trump vetoes of 2 bipartisan bills as Republicans stick with president

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz responds to questions from reporters regarding whether he will seek a third term during a press conference following an event on the state's new Paid Family and Medical Leave program, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

ICE shooting reinforces Minnesota's grim role as Trump's public enemy No. 1

2:49 PM on Thursday, January 8

This week's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an immigration agent had grim echoes in Minnesota

El Helicoide, top, the headquarters of Venezuela's intelligence service and detention center, stands in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, after National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez said the government would release a significant number of Venezuelan and foreign prisoners. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'

12:31 PM on Thursday, January 8

The head of Venezuela's national assembly says a “significant number” of citizens and foreigners will be released from prison as a gesture to “seek peace.”

Protesters gather outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

The Latest: State investigators say they can't access ICE shooting evidence after FBI takes case

9:43 AM on Thursday, January 8

The head of Minnesota’s state investigations agency says the U.S. attorney’s office has barred it from taking part in the investigation into an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer’s fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks to reporters about a war powers resolution regarding Venezuela on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Senate pushes back on Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

9:02 AM on Thursday, January 8

The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela

FILE - Coloured houses covered by snow are seen from the sea in Nuuk, Greenland, on March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

The Latest: Senate advances resolution to limit Trump’s ability to attack Venezuela

8:46 AM on Thursday, January 8

The Senate has advanced a resolution that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere

FILE - Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka, File)

Denmark, Greenland envoys met with White House officials over Trump's call for a 'takeover'

7:16 AM on Thursday, January 8

Denmark and Greenland’s envoys to Washington have begun a vigorous effort to urge U.S. lawmakers as well as key Trump administration officials to step back from President Donald Trump’s call for a “takeover” of the strategic Arctic island

People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring the victim of a fatal shooting involving federal law enforcement agents, near the site of the shooting, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

Minnesota must play a role in the investigation into Renee Good's killing by ICE, governor says

2:00 AM on Thursday, January 8

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz insists that the state must play a role in investigating the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer

FILE - Airboats carry members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and protect the Florida Everglades, on a field visit to the Miccosukee Indian Reservation ahead of a task force meeting hosted by the Miccosukee Tribe, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

House refuses to override Trump vetoes as Republicans stick with president

12:03 AM on Thursday, January 8

The House refused Thursday to override President Donald Trump’s veto of two low-profile bills as Republicans stuck with the president despite their prior support for the measures

POOL PHOTO: Harvey Weinstein appeared in court today to see if he will have to stand trial again for his sexual assault crimes. Photos by Steven Hirsch /New York Post via AP) Harvey Weinstein appears in court in New York, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Steven Hirsch/New York Post via AP, Pool)

Harvey Weinstein weighs plea on rape charge but insists he 'never assaulted anyone'

12:01 AM on Thursday, January 8

A judge says Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided rape charge and avoid going to trial for a third time in New York

Specialist James Denaro works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Most of Wall Street drifts as defense companies rally

11:40 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Modest moves for Wall Street overall are masking big gains underneath the surface, including for makers of weapons and other military equipment

Protesters confront federal agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (AP Photo/Tom Baker)

What to know about the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis

10:28 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Protesters have confronted federal officers in Minneapolis the day after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer

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