The State Department is freezing immigrant visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to clamp down on applicants it deems likely to become a public charge. The directive instructs embassies and consulates to halt decisions beginning Jan. 21 while the department reassesses its vetting procedures under existing immigration law, according to an internal memo […]
‘Fundamental disagreement’ with Trump over Greenland : NPR
Denmark’s Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenland’s Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt speak at a news conference at the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. John McDonnell/AP hide caption toggle caption John McDonnell/AP WASHINGTON — A top Danish official said Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland remains with President Donald Trump after […]
Mapping who controls what in Yemen in 2026 | Maps News
The internationally recognised government of Yemen, known as the Presidential Leadership Council (PLC), says its forces have recaptured two strategic southern provinces, reversing a month-long takeover by the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC). In early December 2025, the STC, a UAE-backed secessionist force, seized the two oil-rich provinces of Hadramout and al-Mahra, which border Saudi […]
Greenland’s Leader Says His Nation Wants to Remain Part of Denmark
new video loaded: Greenland’s Leader Says His Nation Wants to Remain Part of Denmark transcript Back transcript Greenland’s Leader Says His Nation Wants to Remain Part of Denmark Before a meeting on Wednesday with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Greenland’s prime minister said that his nation intended to remain part […]
Health secretary RFK Jr appoints two vaccine skeptics to CDC advisory panel | Trump administration
The health and human services secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, has appointed two new obstetrician-gynecologists to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory committee. Both are physicians who have publicly disputed prevailing scientific views on vaccines and the use of antidepressants during pregnancy. Kennedy announced on Tuesday that the two doctors will join […]
Actor John Alford jailed for sex assaults on teen girls
BBC Actor John Alford has been sentenced to eight and a half years in jail after sexually assaulting two teenage girls. The former London’s Burning and Grange Hill star committed the offences against a 14-year-old and 15-year-old girl at a friend’s house in Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, in April 2022. The 54-year-old, of Holloway, north London, stood […]
WATCH: Is your dog eavesdropping on you?
New research suggests man’s best friend is also listening in on conversations in an effort to learn from you. Source link
MN prosecutors quit; Trump on economy; Inflation : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump delivered a speech yesterday at the Detroit Economic Club. He touched on the U.S. economy but also meandered into other […]
Russia turning occupied Donbas into ‘huge military base to frighten Europe’ | Russia-Ukraine war News
Kyiv, Ukraine – A Russian officer in the Moscow-occupied part of the Donetsk region in southeastern Ukraine has reportedly become unusually lenient towards one new soldier. As the tale goes, the officer lets him spend several days in the administrative capital, also named Donetsk, and – knowing that the serviceman is single and childless – […]
Construction Crane Falls on Train in Thailand
new video loaded: Construction Crane Falls on Train in Thailand A crane fell on an express train carrying about 200 passengers in northeastern Thailand. Officials said more than 30 people were killed and dozens of others were injured. By Nailah Morgan January 14, 2026 Source link