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 (DIR)  * French far-right leader Le Pen appeals embezzlement conviction with her 2027 presidential run in the balance
 (DIR)  * A suspect’s arrest in the killing of a Columbus, Ohio, couple leads to the next big question: What was the motive?
 (DIR)  * The world’s most powerful passports for 2026
 (DIR)  * Minnesota and Illinois are suing the Trump administration over immigration operations. Here are the lawsuits’ key claims
 (DIR)  * What we know about the alleged arson at Mississippi’s largest and oldest synagogue
 (DIR)  * Trump ‘immediately’ imposes 25%% tariffs on countries that do business with Iran. That could include China
 (DIR)  * Literary festival axed after high profile authors join mass walkout over dumped Palestinian writer
 (DIR)  * A student, a bodybuilder and a father of three among those killed during protests in Iran
 (DIR)  * Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information about ships to Chinese intelligence
 (DIR)  * Department of Homeland Security changes story of Maryland ICE shooting after local police release contradicting details
 (DIR)  * Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome
 (DIR)  * Texans defense overwhelms Steelers in potential Aaron Rodgers finale
 (DIR)  * Musk’s Grok blocked by Indonesia, Malaysia over sexualized images in world first
 (DIR)  * A morgue overflowing with more body bags than answers amid Iran’s latest crackdown on dissent
 (DIR)  * Former Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify in House Judiciary hearing
 (DIR)  * London’s homicide rate at decades-low, mayor says it disproves Trump’s ‘dystopian’ claims
 (DIR)  * Bessent unhappy with criminal investigation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell
 (DIR)  * Teacher relives the day all his students were killed in Uvalde massacre for officer’s trial
 (DIR)  * FBI: Arson suspect admitted to starting fire at Mississippi’s largest synagogue ‘due to building’s Jewish ties’
 (DIR)  * Trump administration strikes deal with AbbVie to cut costs of certain drugs
 (DIR)  * Justice Department fires top career prosecutor in Lindsey Halligan-led office
 (DIR)  * Why are there mass protests in Iran, and could the US get involved?
 (DIR)  * Why no one in Corporate America wants to stick their neck out for Jay Powell
 (DIR)  * Man shot by Border Patrol in Portland, Oregon, is charged with aggravated assault on federal officer for alleged car attack
 (DIR)  * Trump administration under pressure to restore funding to groups supporting internet freedom in Iran
 (DIR)  * Sen. Mark Kelly files lawsuit alleging Hegseth violated his rights with push for punishment over illegal orders video
 (DIR)  * Minnesota, Twin Cities sue Trump administration over unprecedented immigration operations
 (DIR)  * Families demand proof of life as Venezuela releases only dozens of political prisoners. Here’s what we know so far
 (DIR)  * ‘A bone-headed move’: Trump’s shocking battle with Powell could badly backfire
 (DIR)  * Russia killed more than 2,500 Ukrainian civilians in 2025, many of them far from the front lines
 (DIR)  * Elizabeth Warren says Democrats need to ‘read the room’ on the economy
 (DIR)  * Paramount files lawsuit in pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery and threatens proxy fight
 (DIR)  * An Ohio mother and her husband were found dead in their home. Now, her ex-husband is charged with murder. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Trump is pledging to ‘rescue’ protesters in Iran. He has a selective view of the sanctity of protests.
 (DIR)  * Stocks shrug, hit record highs after Trump ups the ante against Jerome Powell and the Fed
 (DIR)  * Trump officials see fraud everywhere. Here’s what we know
 (DIR)  * Lt. Gov. Jay Collins enters Florida governor’s race against Trump-backed Rep. Byron Donalds
 (DIR)  * Apple teams up with Google Gemini for AI-powered Siri
 (DIR)  * Brooks Koepka returns to PGA Tour under stiff financial penalty just 5 weeks after leaving LIV
 (DIR)  * Judge orders HHS to restore funding for children’s health programs as lawsuit continues
 (DIR)  * Birds at a college changed beak shapes during the pandemic. It might be a case of rapid evolution
 (DIR)  * Venezuelan opposition leader Machado to visit White House on Thursday
 (DIR)  * Real Madrid replaces coach Xabi Alonso with B team manager Álvaro Arbeloa
 (DIR)  * Cuban leader says ‘no one dictates what we do’ as Trump tells regime to make a deal
 (DIR)  * The Golden Globes were calm, scripted and largely apolitical amid a world on fire
 (DIR)  * ‘Completely bonkers’: Trump’s Greenland mining dreams collide with reality
 (DIR)  * CNN’s guide to the most important elections of 2026
 (DIR)  * Meet the US Olympic figure skaters: A soldier, a daredevil ice queen and a son who triumphed over tragedy will head to Milan
 (DIR)  * Autism advocates celebrate release of ‘magical’ first-ever Barbie on the spectrum
 (DIR)  * US will pour $115 million into counter-drone tech ahead of World Cup
 (DIR)  * ‘We have a mission in the US’: France star Ousmane Dembélé tells CNN Sports he’s targeting World Cup glory after huge 2025
 (DIR)  * Will Trump push the US and the world to breaking point?
 (DIR)  * Supreme Court leaves multibillion-dollar Boy Scouts bankruptcy settlement in place
 (DIR)  * How Trump built a case against the Fed chair, explained
 (DIR)  * Swiss court keeps bar owner in custody after deadly fire
 (DIR)  * Former Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola announces Senate run in Alaska
 (DIR)  * Wegmans is scanning your face at some stores. It’s not the only company
 (DIR)  * Tired of traditional red carpet glam? The Golden Globes goth girls have you covered
 (DIR)  * Nikki Glaser’s best jokes from the 2026 Golden Globes
 (DIR)  * Iran’s troubled regime cracks down hard as Trump ratchets up pressure
 (DIR)  * At the Golden Globes, stars redefined what it means to dress for modern times
 (DIR)  * This teen was targeted by deepfake nudes. She hopes new training course will help future victims
 (DIR)  * Since the Supreme Court protected transgender people from discrimination, ‘The backlash has been brutal’
 (DIR)  * Japan dives into New Year with prayers and an icy plunge
 (DIR)  * The first ‘Battle’ for award show domination is won and other takeaways from the 2026 Golden Globes
 (DIR)  * Federal prosecutors open criminal investigation into the Fed and Jerome Powell
 (DIR)  * ‘We hope they will give us heat’: Bitter winter cold bites for Kyiv’s residents as Russia steps up attacks
 (DIR)  * Trump weighs potential military intervention in Iran
 (DIR)  * The Golden Globe nominations show it was a pretty solid year for movies and television
 (DIR)  * Selena Gomez wows Golden Globes in custom Chanel gown that took over 320 hours to make
 (DIR)  * Smithsonian takes down details about Trump’s impeachments from presidential portrait exhibition
 (DIR)  * Anti‑ICE protests held across US after agent’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis
 (DIR)  * The US is taking control of Venezuela and targeting Greenland. The Dow could still hit 50,000
 (DIR)  * What happens when the US decides to seize an oil ship?
 (DIR)  * What 4 videos left by the suspected shooter at Brown University and of an MIT professor confirm – and still don’t answer
 (DIR)  * This high school sophomore is aiming for a Supreme Court upset in transgender sports case
 (DIR)  * Trial set for Virginia man accused of conspiring with au pair to kill his wife and another man
 (DIR)  * Nobel Institute says Peace Prize cannot be transferred after Machado suggestion
 (DIR)  * Venezuela has a ton of oil. It also has something else America needs
 (DIR)  * ‘It could have killed me’: Minnesota shooting solidifies the anxieties of people who track ICE
 (DIR)  * Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, dies at 78
 (DIR)  * Ex-husband arrested in deaths of Ohio dentist and his wife, ending 10-day manhunt
 (DIR)  * Protesters in Tehran describe seeing ‘bodies piled up’ in hospitals after crackdown by authorities
 (DIR)  * US carries out strikes in Syria as part of ongoing retaliation against ISIS
 (DIR)  * The keys to understanding one of the most critical weeks for Venezuela — and why some citizens have mixed emotions
 (DIR)  * Whistles, then gunfire: How the deadly ICE shooting unfolded in Minneapolis
 (DIR)  * Trump’s foreign policy sounds rather king-like
 (DIR)  * Judge blocks Trump’s elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
 (DIR)  * Defending champions Crystal Palace knocked out by non-league Macclesfield in giant-killing FA Cup shock
 (DIR)  * A midwife’s death days after childbirth complications reignites the conversation around Black maternal health
 (DIR)  * Remember when Julia Roberts upended tradition by wearing a suit to the Golden Globes?
 (DIR)  * US will take Greenland the ‘hard way’ if it can’t do it the ‘easy way,’ Trump says
 (DIR)  * 100 skulls and mummified body parts found in a Pennsylvania grave robbery case, police say
 (DIR)  * Trump’s iron grip on congressional Republicans is weakening
 (DIR)  * 6 questions that will be answered in the first weekend of the NFL playoffs
 (DIR)  * Why tariffs have hit Americans’ jobs harder than their shopping carts
 (DIR)  * 16 Michelin-approved food destinations for 2026
 (DIR)  * Fears of an AI bubble were nowhere to be found at the world’s biggest tech show
 (DIR)  * Indiana is no longer the underdog after stomping Alabama and Oregon. They’re not taking their foot off the gas just yet
 (DIR)  * Trump calls for a 10%% cap on credit card rates in his latest appeal to affordability concerns
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