A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests

A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests

new video loaded: A Look at Iran’s Antigovernment Protests Protests have rocked Iran in recent weeks, and the country’s supreme leader has threatened to escalate a crackdown on demonstrators. Erika Solomon, our bureau chief for Iran and Iraq, discusses what’s fueling the protests with our senior writer Katrin Bennhold. By Erika Solomon, Katrin Bennhold, Christina […]

What went wrong at luxury retailer Saks?

What went wrong at luxury retailer Saks?

Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Getty Images Shoppers leave a Saks Fifth Avenue store on December 30, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. On a recent January morning, tourists admired the rows of Balenciaga and Burberry handbags on display at Saks Fifth Avenue’s flagship midtown Manhattan location. But a conversation on the second floor hinted at financial troubles at […]

Benefits fraud is long-standing in both blue and red states : NPR

Benefits fraud is long-standing in both blue and red states : NPR

Child care advocates speak at a news conference last month in the Minnesota state capitol building in St. Paul. Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP hide caption toggle caption Giovanna Dell’Orto/AP The Trump administration has escalated its campaign against alleged benefits fraud, freezing social services funding for five Democratic-led states and announcing a new fraud-focused position in the Justice […]

Owner of Swiss Bar Detained in Fire Investigation

Owner of Swiss Bar Detained in Fire Investigation

new video loaded: Owner of Swiss Bar Detained in Fire Investigation Prosecutors in Switzerland ordered Jacques Moretti to be detained after investigators questioned him and his wife, Jessica Moretti. Officials are looking into whether negligence played a role in last week’s deadly fire at their bar, Le Constellation. By Meg Felling January 9, 2026 Source […]

Australia heatwave live updates: Victorian fire threat ‘very dangerous and difficult’, premier says; temperatures to reach 43C in Sydney | Bushfires

Australia heatwave live updates: Victorian fire threat ‘very dangerous and difficult’, premier says; temperatures to reach 43C in Sydney | Bushfires

Fire threat continues to be ‘very dangerous and difficult’, Victoria’s premier says Caitlin Cassidy Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, is appearing on the Today show after declaring a state of disaster in more than a dozen areas earlier this morning resulting from the ongoing bushfires. Allan confirms there are 36 active fire fronts across Victoria today, […]