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Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rally

By MEG KINNARD
Jan 23, 2026 7:34 pm - Vice President JD Vance on Friday encouraged anti-abortion activists to “take heart in how far we’ve come” on the quest to limit the practice, listing the Trump administration's accomplishments including an expansion of a ban on U.S. foreign aid for groups supporting abortion services.
More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm

By EMILIE MEGNIEN, JEFF AMY and JAMIE STENGLE
Jan 23, 2026 7:30 pm - Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to bring snow, sleet, ice, bone-chilling temperatures and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Forecasters warned that catastrophic damage, especially in areas pounded by ice, could rival that of a hurricane.
Ukraine, Russia, US to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi

By KAMILA HRABCHUK and KOSTYA MANENKOV
Jan 23, 2026 7:22 pm - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region will be a key focus as negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the United States meet in Abu Dhabi on Friday for talks to end Russia’s nearly four-year full-scale invasion.
Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Illinois, 4 other states for now

By GEOFF MULVIHILL
Jan 23, 2026 6:57 pm - A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s administration must keep federal funds flowing to child care subsidies and other social service programs in five Democratic-controlled states — at least for now.
What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions

By SETH BORENSTEIN and TAMMY WEBBER
Jan 23, 2026 4:23 pm - Smartphone weather apps that summarize their forecasts with eye-popping numbers and bright icons may be handy during mild weather, but meteorologists say it's better to listen to human expertise during multi-faceted, dangerous winter storms like the one blowing through the U.S.
Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park

By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and GRAHAM LEE BREWER
Jan 23, 2026 4:17 pm - Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.
Thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperatures

By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO and SARAH RAZA
Jan 23, 2026 4:05 pm - Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota's largest airport Friday, and thousands gathered in downtown Minneapolis despite Arctic temperatures to protest the Trump administration's crackdown.
Prosecutors charge five people in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife

By TODD RICHMOND
Jan 23, 2026 3:57 pm - Members of a motorcycle club and a street gang worked together in an attempt to kill an Indiana judge in hopes of derailing a domestic abuse trial, prosecutors alleged Friday, hours after police announced they had arrested five people in connection with the investigation.
Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jan 23, 2026 10:11 am - Renée Fleming has withdrawn from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Center, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership and the new leadership’s announcement that the venue would be renamed the Trump Kennedy Center.
Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Jan 22, 2026 10:09 pm - A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year.

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