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Machado seeks Pope Leo’s support for Venezuela's transition during Vatican meeting

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV met with Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado in a private audience at the Vatican on Monday, during which the Venezuelan l...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 646

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran wants to negotiate with Washington after his threat to strike the Islamic Republic over its crackdown on protesters that activists sai...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pentagon is embracing Musk's Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI engine in operating inside the Pentagon ne...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

As Canada tries to reduce its dependence on the US, its leader will visit China to rebuild ties

BEIJING (AP) — A leader of Canada is visiting China this week for the first time in nearly a decade, a bid to rebuild the country's fractured relations with the world's second-largest econom...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

DOJ investigation of Fed Chair Powell sparks backlash, support for Fed independence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell appeared on Monday to be emboldening defenders of the U.S. central bank, who pushed...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop the immigration crackdown

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis w...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump holds off on military action against Iran's protest crackdown as he 'explores' Tehran messages

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has arrived at a delicate moment as he weighs whether to order a U.S. military response against the Iranian government as it continues a violent crac...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Uvalde teacher who survived class shooting testifies he saw 'black shadow with a gun'

A teacher who survived the 2022 shooting inside a Robb Elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, told a jury Monday the attack began with a “black shadow” with a gun walking inside and t...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

FBI says it has found no video of Border Patrol agent shooting 2 people in Oregon

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The FBI said in a court document made public Monday that it had found no surveillance or other video of a Border Patrol agent shooting and wounding two people in a pick...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US lawmakers to visit Denmark as Trump continues to threaten Greenland

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation is headed to Copenhagen later this week in an attempt to show unity between the United States and Denmark as U.S. President Donal...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Sen. Kelly sues the Pentagon over attempts to punish him, declaring it unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly sued the Pentagon on Monday over attempts to punish him for his warnings about illegal orders, claiming the Trump administration trampled on his ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cuba's president says no current talks with the US following Trump's threats

HAVANA (AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said Monday that his administration is not in talks with the U.S. government, a day after President Donald Trump threatened the Caribbean isla...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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