Trump sets fraudster free from prison for a second time
The president issued a raft of clemency grants this week, including pardoning a woman he had given relief to once before and a man whose daughter had donated millions to a Trump super PAC.
Day: January 17, 2026
Louvre raises ticket prices for non-Europeans, hitting Canadian visitors
France has hiked ticket prices at the Louvre for visitors from outside the European Union, a move that is fuelling debate over the growing backlash against overtourism.
ICE vs. ice: Protesters in Minneapolis find an ally in winter
Temperatures are expected to plunge to around zero degrees this weekend but Minnesotans say they will be out in the street, using the weather to their advantage.
The US EPA rules that xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers in the Memphis area (Dara Kerr/The Guardian)
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The US EPA rules that xAI acted illegally by using dozens of methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 1 and Colossus 2 data centers in the Memphis area — Win for Memphis activists who say ‘Colossus&…
Divisions deepen as WA bill to ban masks for law enforcement advances
Debate on the bill reflects deepening partisan divisions, with Republicans and Democrats increasingly entrenched in opposing views.
Germany weighs deploying Eurofighters, naval vessels to Greenland in NATO Arctic security push
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Marco Rubio, Tony Blair, Jared Kushner named to Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
US President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled the members of a “Board of Peace” tasked with overseeing the temporary governance of post-war Gaza. Trump will chair the board himself and will be joined by former British prime minister Tony Blair, US Secr…
Family of man killed by off-duty ICE agent in LA demands charges: ‘The ache will never go away’
After Renee Good’s killing in Minneapolis, calls grow for accountability in the shooting of Keith Porter Jr on New Year’s EveUS citizens and permanent residents: have you been racially profiled by ICE?Family and friends of a Los Angeles man who was kil…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,423
These are the key developments from day 1,423 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.