Türkiye urges US to pursue step-by-step approach in talks with Iran
Hakan Fidan urges the U.S. to address its disagreements with Iran step by step rather than through a comprehensive agreement. He adds that Tehran is prepared to hold talks on its nuclear program. Türkiye opposed any foreign intervention or attack on Iran.
Deborah Warner is the new artistic director of the Park Avenue Armory. She comes from the U.K., where she has done award-winning work in theater, opera and experimental stagings. Her first priority is to finalize the 2027 season. She wants to explore the possibility of overlaps between different art forms.
Photos from 1979 Iran revolution echo uprising today - The Washington Post
David Burnett was in Tehran in 1978. He witnessed the revolution in Iran before the internet and cellphones. The current regime has been even more ruthless in its treatment of demonstrators than the previous regime. At least 6,159 people have been killed in the protests in Iran.
DEA agents visited Savannah to announce a new campaign to target the use of the deadly drug fentanyl. The campaign is called "Fentanyl Free America". The DEA says just two milligrams of fentanyl is deadly. According to the DEA, Atlanta is a regional hub or base operations for drug traffickers.
Oh, Deer: Catalina’s plan to slaughter local herd sparks controversy
Catalina Island Conservancy wants to kill 2000 mule deer over the next several years. The group owns and manages 88% of the 75-square-mile island off the Southern California coast. The non-native species introduced nearly a century ago have overgrazed vegetation and are choking out native flora and fauna. A petition opposing the plan has over 22,000 signatures. Los Angeles County …
In the mid-2000s, some PFAS were banned in Europe and North America or their production and use was restricted. The success is also evident in the environment, as PFAS concentrations have fallen overall in the tissue of pilot whales in the North Atlantic.
Charter Reform Commission, L.A. City Council look to impose transparency rules
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to approve a law aimed at boosting transparency at the Charter Reform Commission. The law requires members of the commission to disclose any private talks they have with the city’s elected officials. The commission is scheduled to take up the motion to disclose staffer conversations at its next meeting on Feb. 7.
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Latino Republicans to Trump: ICE violence will cost us the midterms
Two Latino Republicans warned Donald Trump that if immigration agents don't stop brutalizing and killing Americans in the streets, the GOP is going to lose the 2026 midterms. The Economist/YouGov poll found that Hispanics disapprove of the job Trump is doing by a 41-point margin.
Keir Starmer will visit China on Wednesday evening. Analysts and experts expect Beijing to expand its global political and economic influence. China's trade surplus reached a record $1.2 trillion in 2025, monthly forex inflows touched $100 billion, the largest ever, and global usage of China's currency, the yuan, has expanded. India and the European Union struck a long-delayed trade deal …
TikTok settles as social media giants face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
TikTok is staying in the United States. The popular Chinese app has sealed the deal for a new majority US joint venture. It comes after Trump tried to ban the app back in 2020 over national security concerns. It's used by more than 200 million people in the US. Snapchat parent company Snap Inc. settled the case last week for …
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Rubio says US closely watching China shake-up, points to graft
Zhang Youxia, the senior vice chairman of China's Central Military Commission, and another senior official were put under investigation for "serious violations of discipline" on Saturday. President Xi Jinping has championed crackdowns on corruption since taking office more than a decade ago.
Today is Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Greg Bovino was fired after pepper-spraying a coworker on his first day at Burger King in Laredo, Texas. Chad Joseph and Rishi Samaroo's families have filed the first wrongful death/extrajudicial killings lawsuit against the U.S. government. It's 9 days until the start of the Chinese new year (of the horse) and 20 until the …
Local cops can end the Minnesota violence, lefties want no deportations and other commentary
Local officials can order police to cooperate with ICE in Minneapolis. The lack of local cooperation is what explains the dysfunction in Minnesota. The New York Times whitewashes a dictator in Venezuela. The Bench aims to organize and support Democratic “candidates who fit the bill for politically viable generational change.
Clinton Police Department in Maine has turned its Facebook page into a meme account. Cpl. Mike Conners is the department’s social media manager and a self-described “professional chaos coordinator”. Patrolman Caleb Proctor, 25, came to Clinton PD by way of the Marine Corps and has his own Facebook page.
Environmental toxins and eternal chemicals: The PFAS ban is working
In the mid-2000s, some PFAS were banned in Europe and North America or their production and use was restricted. The success is also evident in the environment, as PFAS concentrations have fallen overall in the tissue of pilot whales in the North Atlantic.
Ecuador's prison system has undergone a profound transformation over the past decade. Criminal groups have established parallel systems of rule within prisons. Prisoners have become arenas of violent competition between criminal groups. State responses to the prison crisis have largely relied on militarisation and emergency measures.
Ankara’s role as a game changer in global affairs
After the regime change in Syria, Türkiye has a growing role in regional politics. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's charismatic personality, strong leadership and diplomatic genius play an effective role in increasing Türkite's regional and international influence. The Turkish army is one of the strongest in the world and the second largest within the NATO alliance. Turkey is the 11th largest economy …
There were 564 deaths in Penitenciaría del Litoral prison in Guayaquil, Ecuador, between January and September this year. Many of the deaths were linked to tuberculosis and severe malnutrition. The penitentiary was militarized after President Daniel Noboa declared Ecuador under an “internal armed conflict” in 2024.
News of the day: Raid at Deutsche Bank, Saxony-Anhalt's state leader Schulze is supposed to save democracy, composer Philip Glass cancels the premiere in the Kennedy Center
Deutsche Bank's headquarters in Frankfurt am Main and a location in Berlin were searched this morning on behalf of the public prosecutor's office. It's about suspected money laundering. The Russian oligarch Roman Abramowitsch is also said to play a role. He has been on the European Union's sanctions list since 2022.
The European Commission proposes tying aid to the strategic interests of the European Union. Africa has always attracted European powers due to its vast resources and youthful population. Aid to Burkina, Mali and Niger has been withdrawn recently due to their political problems. The situation in the Sahel serves as a poignant example.
What America Lost When It Lost Mother Fletcher
Tulsa Race Massacre's 100th anniversary is in 2021. The massacre killed 300 people, left 10,000 homeless, and razed more than 1,000 residences and businesses. Tulsa's northern neighborhoods remained Blacker and poorer while the rest of Tulsa accumulated wealth.
The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts has awarded a grant of $917,027 to Yale University to establish the National Methadone Access and Quality Commission. The Commission is chaired by David Fiellin, MD, Director of the Yale Program in Addiction Medicine and Professor of Medicine, Emergency Medicine, and Public Health at the Yale Schools of Medicine. It will examine key issues …