January 21, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time
The gathering of the global elite is set to serve as an all-hands effort to de-escalate tensions between President Trump and America’s allies over his insistence on acquiring Greenland.
For roughly one hour 45 minutes, President Trump meandered through his accomplishments and grievances, attacked perceived enemies and threatened allies.
Prime Minister Mark Carney got a standing ovation in Davos for starkly describing the end of Pax Americana. He is looking for new allies to help his country survive it.
Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, had admitted to shooting Mr. Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, with a homemade gun at a political rally in 2022.
Train service in the Catalonia region will be suspended until it is safe to resume rail traffic, the local operator said.
A senior U.S. official declined to confirm the specific operations in Venezuela, but said a covert team provided real-time support for the military.
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The agent told an investigator that he was assaulted with a broom and a shovel before he fired a single shot that wounded a Venezuelan man.
Schools with more white children miss out on smaller class sizes and other benefits, the lawsuit says. The policy dates back to desegregation efforts in the 1970s.
The federal government has sued the University of Pennsylvania for information on its Jewish employees. The university said the request recalls a “frightening” history.
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The plane was heading for Switzerland when it turned back for Joint Base Andrews. A White House official said there had been a minor electrical issue.
The Venezuelan opposition leader stressed the need for free elections in her latest bipartisan meeting with lawmakers.
The change in tone was stark for the president, who said he had been told that Ms. Good’s father was a strong Trump supporter.
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The S&P 500 saw its biggest decline since October, and market jitters spread to Asia on Wednesday.
President Trump’s policies have so far done little to change the overall state of the American economy, but economists warn they will ultimately weaken the United States.
The World Economic Forum is now dominated by global technology companies whose interests shunt aside most others.
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The settlement means Snap will avoid a trial where plaintiffs had planned to argue that social media platforms are inherently defective and subject to personal injury liability.
The agency is aiming to reverse a setback in the government’s campaign to rein in the power of the biggest tech companies.
Founded by researchers from Anthropic, Google and xAI, the new company, Humans&, is already valued at $4.48 billion.
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The new governor of New Jersey signed six executive orders after taking office on Tuesday. They matched the priorities she campaigned on last year.
Federal prosecutors quietly dropped their case against the officer, but a Police Department investigation based on the charges led to his firing, the suit says.
In one of his final acts in office, Gov. Philip D. Murphy signed a bill on Monday requiring third, fourth and fifth graders to learn cursive.
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The largest performing arts organization in the country will lay off workers, cut salaries and reduce its offerings. It may also sell its Chagall murals that are valued at $55 million.
Co-directed by Judd Apatow, the two-part HBO series is an exhaustive look at Brooks’s life and comedy. It is also about longevity and loneliness.
