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Wall Street gains ground as crude prices and oil company stocks rise after the US raid on Venezuela

By MICHELLE CHAPMAN
Jan 05, 2026 4:31 pm - Stocks gained ground on Wall Street Monday to kick off their first full week of the new year.
Trump’s tax stimulus set to keep US economy on track in 2026

By Enda Curran
Jan 05, 2026 2:40 pm - After a year of rolling policy shocks, the US economy is set to get a lift from President Donald Trump’s tax-cuts package to keep the expansion on track in 2026. American...
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

The Associated Press
Jan 05, 2026 1:14 pm - The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
Hegseth censures Sen. Kelly after warning about following illegal orders

By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and MEG KINNARD
Jan 05, 2026 9:59 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced that he is issuing a letter of censure to Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over the lawmaker’s p...
Walz drops bid for reelection as Minn. governor while Klobuchar considers run

By Hannah Knowles, Dan Merica, Theodoric Meyer
Jan 05, 2026 9:31 am - Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced Monday he is dropping his bid for reelection in Minnesota, a dramatic turn for the two-term governor who gained national prominence as his party’s 2024 vice-presidential nominee but now faces intense scrutiny over welfare fraud investigations in his state.
Zelenskyy replaces Ukraine’s security chief ahead of Paris talks

By ILLIA NOVIKOV
Jan 05, 2026 9:06 am - President Volodymyr Zelenskyy replaced the head of Ukraine’s security service Monday, continuing a top-level reshuffle ahead of a trip to Paris where he hoped to finalize agreements with allies on how to ensure that Russia doesn’t repeat its invasion if a peace agreement is signed.
Maduro says 'I was captured' as he pleads not guilty on drug trafficking charges

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOHN HANNA
Jan 05, 2026 8:35 am - A defiant Nicolás Maduro declared himself "the president of my country” as he protested his capture and pleaded not guilty on Monday to the federal drug trafficking charges that the Trump administration used to justify removing him from power in Venezuela.
Man who broke windows at Vance's Ohio home is detained, the Secret Service says

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and KATHY McCORMACK
Jan 05, 2026 8:29 am - A man who broke windows at Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home and caused other property damage was detained early Monday, the U.S. Secret Service said.
A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady Brigitte Macron

By SYLVIE CORBET
Jan 05, 2026 7:39 am - PARIS — A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality...
Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris

By ABBY SEWELL
Jan 05, 2026 7:26 am - Syrian and Israeli officials are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris in hopes of reaching a security agreement to defuse tensions between the two countries, a Syrian official said Monday.

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