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Trump threatens tariffs on nations that ‘don’t go along’ with Greenland plans

By Maegan Vazquez, Noah Robertson, Theodoric Meyer and Adam Taylor
Jan 16, 2026 4:58 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to place tariffs on countries that object to his demands to acquire Greenland - the same day a bipartisan group of lawmakers is in Denmark for an official visit that aims to reassure their NATO ally despite the administration’s push to annex the Arctic territory.
Trump says he wants to keep Hassett in White House, clouding Fed chair selection

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
Jan 16, 2026 4:45 pm - President Donald Trump on Friday said he would like to keep his top economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, at the White House rather than potentially nominate him to replace Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve.
Justice Department says members of Congress can’t intervene in release of Epstein files

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER
Jan 16, 2026 4:39 pm - Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
Mixed signals and suspicions fueled clash between Fed and prosecutors

By Salvador Rizzo and Andrew Ackerman
Jan 16, 2026 4:33 pm - The battle between the Federal Reserve and Trump administration prosecutors accelerated over the past few weeks amid mixed signals and mutual suspicion, according to interviews with a half-dozen figures with knowledge of both sides of the dispute.
Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro’s release

By ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ
Jan 16, 2026 10:54 am - Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government release former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes

By MICHELLE L. PRICE, MARC LEVY and JONATHAN J. COOPER
Jan 16, 2026 8:15 am - The White House and a bipartisan group of governors are pressuring the operator of the mid-Atlantic power grid to take urgent steps to boost energy supply and curb price hikes, holding a Friday event aimed at addressing a rising concern among voters about the enormous amount of power used for artificial intelligence ahead of elections later this year.
Julio Iglesias calls sexual abuse allegations against him ‘absolutely untrue’

Jan 16, 2026 8:06 am - Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias on Friday denied allegations that he sexually assaulted two former employees, calling the accusations “absolutely untrue."
The 40% of US oil jobs lost over the last decade aren’t coming back

Julia Fanzeres and Will Kubzansky
Jan 16, 2026 8:00 am - The US oil and gas industry slashed 40% of its workforce over the past decade of record-breaking production — and those jobs are unlikely to return. In an industry known ...
Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

By KEN MORITSUGU and ROB GILLIES
Jan 16, 2026 7:49 am - Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday.
'A great deal of fear': Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jan 16, 2026 7:22 am - WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Ben'Ary was driving one of his children to soccer practice on an October evening last year when he paused at a red light to check his work phone...

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