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FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks on stage at the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Mexico President Sheinbaum says cartel members sent to US were requested by Trump administration

1:18 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Wednesday that Mexico sent 37 cartel members to United States at the request of the Justice Department

Documents that were included in the U.S. Department of Justice release of the Jeffrey Epstein files are photographed Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Judge rules against lawmakers pressing for monitor to ensure release of Epstein files

12:07 PM on Wednesday, January 21

A judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal case says two members of Congress lack the legal right to intervene and press their demand for a court-appointed observer to ensure the government complies with a new law ordering release of its files on Jeffrey Epstein

Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook and attorney Abbe Lowell, arrive at the Supreme Court in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

12:04 PM on Wednesday, January 21

The Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation’s central bank

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

12:03 PM on Wednesday, January 21

Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her

FILE - Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Trump administration drops legal appeal over anti-DEI funding threat to schools and colleges

11:52 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The Trump administration is dropping its appeal of a federal court ruling that blocked a campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion threatening federal funding to the nation’s schools and colleges

People climb over the damaged Al-Rashid Bridge, with some crossing on foot, after it was destroyed as Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces withdrew, a day after Syrian government forces took control of the area on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

11:22 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

FILE - International Olympic Committee President Kirsty Coventry delivers her speech during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics cauldron lighting, in front of the Quirinale Presidential Palace, in Rome, Friday Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

IOC president says no contact yet with Trump's White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics

11:12 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration but says she looks forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month

CFP Board Appoints K. Dane Snowden as Chief Executive Officer

10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 21

FILE - NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya is seen before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buffalo Bills, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya's new play

9:35 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya has launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate

CORRECTS DATE In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits perform drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)

Trump to meet with Zelenskyy as Ukraine endures a bitter winter after Russian attacks

9:26 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says about 4,000 buildings in Kyiv remain without heating, and nearly 60% of the city is without power following days of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s power grid

FILE - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

House Republicans begin push to hold the Clintons in contempt of Congress over the Epstein probe

7:10 AM on Wednesday, January 21

House Republicans are starting a push to hold former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation

FILE - President Donald Trump and Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store shake hands during the group photo at the Gaza International Peace Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Oct.13 2025. (Yoan Valat, Pool photo via AP, File)

Trump's threats challenge Europe's security and prosperity, EU chief says ahead of summit

5:53 AM on Wednesday, January 21

President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland and impose tariffs continue to raise concerns in Europe

Sundus al-Hassan, 10, poses for a picture inside the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, Syria, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, after the withdrawal of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

US military transfers first 150 Islamic State detainees from Syria to Iraq

5:27 AM on Wednesday, January 21

The U.S. military has started transferring Islamic State detainees from northeastern Syria to secure facilities in Iraq

President Donald Trump speaks during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

The Latest: Trump says he won’t use force to acquire Greenland in Davos address

2:07 AM on Wednesday, January 21

U.S. President Donald Trump appeared at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, a day after the elite event produced contentious statements and economic threats arising from tensions between the U.S. and Europe

President Donald Trump walks on to the stage during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)

Trump in Davos says NATO should allow the US to take Greenland but he won't use force

12:17 AM on Wednesday, January 21

President Donald Trump is insisting that he wants to “get Greenland, including right, title and ownership.”

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, attends a seminar in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iranian state TV issues first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 were killed

12:16 AM on Wednesday, January 21

Iranian state TV has issued the first official death toll from recent protests, saying 3,117 people were killed in the demonstrations that began Dec. 28

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