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Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino gestures to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, center, before Lula's decoration ceremony at the presidential palace in Panama City, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Latin American leaders call for unity against growing political polarization

4:19 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Latin American leaders have gathered for a development forum, calling for regional unity amid increasing political polarization and recent U.S. intervention in Venezuela

EPA plan would begin rolling back 'good neighbor' rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

4:16 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The Trump administration is taking a step toward rolling back a rule that limits smokestack emissions that burden downwind areas in neighboring states

Iranian-American journalist Masih Alinejad speaks outside Manhattan federal court after the sentencing of a man who admitted to agreeing to try to kill her on behalf of the Iranian government Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)

Man sentenced to 15 years for assassination plot against Iranian American journalist

3:57 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A federal judge has given a would-be assassin the maximum 15 years in prison for plotting to kill an Iranian American writer on behalf of Tehran

Chinese national who exposed human rights abuses in his homeland is granted asylum to remain in US

3:30 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A U.S. immigration judge has granted asylum to Guan Heng, who exposed human rights abuses in China and fears persecution if sent back

Search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office seeks records tied to the 2020 election, officials say

1:53 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Search warrant FBI served at Fulton County elections office seeks records tied to the 2020 election, officials say

House Speaker Jon Burns holds up proposed property tax relief legislation during a press conference at the Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Arvin Temkar /Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

In some states, a push to end all property taxes for homeowners

1:51 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners

FILE - Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Bessent warns Carney against picking a fight before US-Canada-Mexico trade talks

1:36 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a warning for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney: Your comments against U.S. trade policy could backfire, especially at a time when the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement is facing a formal review

FILE - Cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, Sept. 9, 2014. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)

Nicaraguan man's death at troubled Texas detention camp was reported as a suicide, 911 records show

1:18 PM on Wednesday, January 28

A 911 call shows that a Nicaraguan man who died at a Texas detention camp days after he was detained by immigration authorities in Minneapolis is suspected of dying by suicide

FILE - An exterior view of San Jose State University is seen, June 30, 2011, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Trump administration says San Jose State broke the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player

12:54 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The Trump administration has concluded that San Jose State University discriminated against women by letting a transgender athlete play on the women’s volleyball team

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Rubio details how the Trump administration will control Venezuela's oil money

12:43 PM on Wednesday, January 28

The United States will allow Venezuela to sell oil that's currently under American sanctions and use the proceeds to pay for basic government services

FILE - Bruce Springsteen performs in Asbury Park, N.J., Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in 'Streets of Minneapolis'

12:04 PM on Wednesday, January 28

Bruce Springsteen has released a new song, “Streets of Minneapolis,” criticizing President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., waits to speak to reporters following a closed-door meeting with fellow Democrats on spending legislation that funds the Department of Homeland Security and a swath of other government agencies at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes

11:33 AM on Wednesday, January 28

A partial government shutdown is looming at week’s end

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks as Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio says technical talks with Denmark, Greenland officials over Arctic security have begun

11:29 AM on Wednesday, January 28

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that technical talks with officials from Denmark and Greenland over hatching an Arctic security deal are now underway

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

Omar criticizes Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' after attack; suspect had made pro-Trump posts online

10:01 AM on Wednesday, January 28

The man accused of squirting an unknown substance on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall in Minneapolis has a criminal history and made online posts supportive of President Donald Trump

FILE - The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building in Washington, is photographed March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

IRS faces stiff challenges in 2026 tax season due to workforce cuts and new laws, a watchdog says

8:00 AM on Wednesday, January 28

The national taxpayer advocate says the 2026 tax filing season is likely to face significant challenges due to IRS workforce reductions and complex tax law changes

Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, a candidate for Wisconsin governor, gives a news conference, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Scott Bauer)

Trump endorses Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin's open governor's race, leading GOP rival to drop out

7:47 AM on Wednesday, January 28

President Donald Trump's endorsement of U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s open race for governor has led Tiffany's top Republican rival to drop out of the race

Detainees at Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' say they were punished for seeking legal help

10:10 PM on Tuesday, January 27

Two former detainees at a Florida immigration center known as “Alligator Alcatraz” testified they faced punishment for seeking legal advice

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to explain President Donald Trump's policy toward Venezuela following the U.S. military raid that ousted then-President Nicolas Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Rubio defends Trump on Venezuela while trying to allay fears about Greenland and NATO

10:03 PM on Tuesday, January 27

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has given a full-throated defense of President Donald Trump's military operation to oust and arrest then-Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

Residents of a polluted California town pinned hopes on new state rules. They’re still waiting

3:28 PM on Tuesday, January 27

Residents of Kettleman City face severe pollution from nearby farms, a composting facility, freeway traffic, and a hazardous waste landfill

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