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Former Olympic snowboarder on FBI’s most-wanted list is arrested in Mexico, faces drug chargesJan 23, 2026 7:46 pm - Former Canadian Olympic snowboarder Ryan Wedding, a top FBI fugitive accused of moving some 60 tons of cocaine from Latin America into the United States annually and orchestrating several killings, was arrested in Mexico and then flown to California, officials said Friday.
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Vance touts the Trump administration’s record against abortion at a Washington rallyJan 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.
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More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter stormJan 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.
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Ukraine, Russia, US to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu DhabiJan 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.
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Judge rules Trump administration must keep funding child care subsidies in Illinois, 4 other states for nowJan 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.
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What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditionsJan 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.
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Philadelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical ParkJan 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.
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Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold’s price rises to another recordJan 23, 2026 4:16 pm - NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market drifted through mixed trading Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks finished with a quiet and tentative ...
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Thousands rally against immigration enforcement in subzero Minnesota temperaturesJan 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.
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Prosecutors charge five people in connection with the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wifeJan 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.