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2:23 PM on Tuesday, January 13

A jury has convicted a former Navy SEAL with neo-Nazi beliefs of transporting fireworks across state lines with plans to shoot explosives at police during last year’s “No Kings” protest in San Diego

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2:10 PM on Tuesday, January 13

Houses covered by snow are seen on the coast of a sea inlet of Nuuk, Greenland, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims when discussing Greenland's security in the Arctic

2:02 PM on Tuesday, January 13

U.S. President Donald Trump has made an American takeover of Greenland a focus of his second term in the White House

People raise signs during a news conference outside Greater New York Federal Building, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status

1:25 PM on Tuesday, January 13

A New York City Council employee has been arrested in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown

FILE - A loader holds a sign reading "Alligator Alcatraz" in its bucket as workers install it at the entrance to a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, July 3, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Immigrant detainee at 'Alligator Alcatraz' agrees to leave US, asks that lawsuit be dismissed

1:07 PM on Tuesday, January 13

One of three court challenges to an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades has ended

FILE - Bethsaida Sigaran, left, of Baltimore, her brother Jaime Sigaran, with American Rivers, and Thea Louis, with Clean Water Action, join other supporters of the Clean Water Act as they demonstrate outside the Supreme Court, Oct. 3, 2022, in Washington, as the court begins arguments in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

EPA proposes limiting power of states and tribes to block major projects over water concerns

12:54 PM on Tuesday, January 13

The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing limiting the power of states some authorized Indian tribes under the Clean Water Act to block major projects like natural gas pipelines

FILE - Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaks at the America Business Forum, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, file)

Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry

12:27 PM on Tuesday, January 13

Wall Street's relationship with the Trump administration is souring

FILE - Emissions rise from the smokestacks at the Jeffrey Energy Center coal power plant as the suns sets, near Emmett, Kansas, Sept. 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

EPA says it will stop calculating health care savings from key air pollution rules

12:05 PM on Tuesday, January 13

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating the economic savings of health benefits from air pollution rules

FILE - Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton listen during the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein probe as Republicans threaten contempt proceedings

11:06 AM on Tuesday, January 13

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are refusing to testify to Congress about Jeffrey Epstein

President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Air Force One from Florida, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump cancels meetings with Iranian officials and tells protesters 'help is on its way'

9:59 AM on Tuesday, January 13

President Doanld Trump says he’s canceled talks with Iranian officials amid a protest crackdown, telling Iranian citizens “help is on its way.”

A visitor stops to look at a photograph of President Donald Trump and a short plaque next to it are on display at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery's "American Presidents" exhibit on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

The Latest: Trump in Michigan to promote US manufacturing amid concerns about a weakening job market

8:34 AM on Tuesday, January 13

President Donald Trump is in Michigan to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing amid concerns about a weakening job market and rising prices

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while in flight on Air Force One to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration labels 3 Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist organizations

8:30 AM on Tuesday, January 13

President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them

Naaja Nathanielsen, Greenland's Minister for Business, speaks during a press conference in the Houses of Parliament in London, England, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Greenland official calls it 'unfathomable' that the US is considering taking over the island

8:14 AM on Tuesday, January 13

A senior Greenland government official says it’s “unfathomable” that the United States is discussing taking over a NATO ally, and urged the Trump administration to listen to voices from the Arctic island nation

Protesters hold up placards and flags as they demonstrate outside the Iranian Embassy in London, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Latest: Iran eases some communications restrictions as activists say death toll spikes to 2,000

2:27 AM on Tuesday, January 13

Iran has eased some restrictions, allowing mobile phone calls abroad for the first time in days

A protester grabs a tear gas grenade deployed by federal immigration officers near the scene where Renee Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last week, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off

1:01 AM on Tuesday, January 13

Days of demonstrations against immigration agents and a new lawsuit have left Minnesota tense

In this photo obtained by The Associated Press, Iranians attend an anti-government protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)

Death toll from Iranian protests surpasses 2,000, activists say, as chaos recalls 1979 revolution

12:36 AM on Tuesday, January 13

Activists say the death toll from nationwide protests in Iran has surpassed 2,000 people

Protesters wave transgender pride flags outside the Supreme Court as it hears arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

12:08 AM on Tuesday, January 13

The Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams

President Donald Trump speaks to, from left Bill Ford, Executive Chairman of Ford, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, and Corey Williams, Ford River Rouge Plant Manager, during a tour of the Ford River Rogue complex, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026, in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump visits a Ford pickup truck factory, aiming to promote his efforts to boost manufacturing

12:02 AM on Tuesday, January 13

President Donald Trump has toured a Ford F-150 assembly line in Michigan to promote his efforts to spur U.S. manufacturing and job creation

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen leaves for a break during her appeal trial after an embezzlement conviction, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Marine Le Pen's appeal trial opens in Paris, with far-right leader's 2027 presidential bid at stake

Tuesday, January 13

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions

FILE - Workers install lighting on an "X" sign atop the company headquarters, formerly known as Twitter, in downtown San Francisco, July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

Musk's AI chatbot faces global backlash over sexualized images of women and children

12:29 PM on Tuesday, January 6

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, is facing global criticism for generating sexualized deepfakes

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