It isn’t just billionaires leaving California. Anecdotal data suggest there is also an exodus of regular people who load their belongings into rental trucks and lug them to another state. U-Haul didn’t speculate on the reasons California continues to top the ranking. The U-Haul study across all 50 states found that 7 of the top 10 growth states where people moved to have Republican governors. Texas, Florida and North Carolina were the top three growth states for U-Haul customers, with Dallas, Houston and Austin bagging the top spots for growth in metro regions.

Members of the community gather as police officers block the scene after the driver of a vehicle was shot, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. At a later news conference in Minneapolis, Noem didn’t leaven her initial assessment. This was only the latest encounter between citizens and the ICE agents who’ve fanned into major cities. “When do things stop being about politics and start being about actual human decency?” Minnesota Democratic Sen. Tina Smith said to reporters. Minnesota Democratic leaders fear any unrest in protest at Wednesday’s events could result in a more intense crackdown.

The Trump administration announced Wednesday that it will withdraw the United States from dozens of international organizations and bodies associated with the United Nations as Washington retrenches from global cooperation on everything from climate change to cotton. In total, according to the White House, the United States will withdraw from 66 organizations or bodies. Of that number, 31 are entities associated with the United Nations. “The U.S. seems to be walking away from entities that promote international law, economic development, environmental cooperation and gender rights,” said Richard Gowan, U.N. director for the International Crisis Group. The Trump administration withheld funding last year for both the core budget and specialized U.N. programs.

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Tim Walz (D-Minn.) said he was preparing to activate the Minnesota National Guard following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in south Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent. “We do not need any further help from the federal government,” Walz said during a press conference in Minneapolis on Wednesday. “To Donald Trump and [Homeland Security Secretary] Kristi Noem: You’ve done enough.”Advertisement“I’ve issued a warning order to prepare the Minnesota National Guard,” Walz added. “These National Guard troops are our National Guard troops. Trump has also pushed baseless conspiracy theories online alleging that Walz was involved in slain Minnesota state lawmaker Melissa Hortman’s death last year.

[5] This flexibility lets Barnes & Noble enter smaller trade areas and urban niches that a one-size-fits-all big-box format previously couldn’t serve profitably. Barnes & Noble locations now emphasize not just books but also toys, games, gifts and media, creating a modern general-interest cultural space rather than a pure bookstore. [14] Barnes & Noble has leaned into this by creating in-store BookTok tables, themed displays and flexible merchandising that allow local staff to quickly spotlight viral titles. [16]Retailers like Barnes & Noble compete on the experiential side — browsing, events, spaces — while also selling online and via apps, effectively straddling both ecosystems rather than choosing one. [24]Nevada locationsThe Barnes & Noble expansion won’t include Las Vegas because there are already three locations here, including at Town Square Las Vegas.

These groups, as well as very active adults or endurance athletes, Dunn said, might benefit from one to one-and-a-half grams of protein per kilogram. If you’re only thinking about the things you eat that are really dense sources of protein, then you’re maybe going to feel like ‘well I don’t eat that much meat or eggs,’” Dunn said. However, Dunn mentioned there is something admittedly less sexy that we all probably could use more of in our diets. “When I speak to my nutritionist pals, fiber is the thing they believe we’re not getting enough of. However, there’s lots more to learn about protein, and on this episode, we also discussed the best times to eat protein, the protein-filled snack food Dunn said we should definitely skip and lots more.

(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the European Union intention to move forward with the Mercosur trade deal with five South American nations, in Paris Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the European Union intention to move forward with the Mercosur trade deal with five South American nations, in Paris Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)Tractors line up near the Eiffel Tower as farmers protest the European Union intention to move forward with the Mercosur trade deal with five South American nations, in Paris Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 in Paris. French farmers for years have denounced the trade deal with the Mercosur nations of Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay, arguing that it would hurt French farmers’ livelihoods. Farmers’ concerns about the Mercosur trade deal are combining with anger about government sanitary measures against the spread of a bovine disease, Perez stressed.

On Jan. 7, 2026, Jair Bolsonaro was taken under escort from the federal police detention facility in Brasilia to the DF Star hospital for medical examinations after a reported fall in his cell the previous night. The incident began late on Jan. 6, when Bolsonaro, 70, reportedly fell and struck his head while in custody. Federal police escorted Bolsonaro to DF Star hospital around midday on Jan. 7 for a series of brain examinations. Medical staff returned Bolsonaro to the federal police headquarters and he was taken back into custody the same day. Bolsonaro is serving a 27‑year prison sentence in connection with his role in plotting and leading a post‑2022 election coup attempt.

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In short, is Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass doing enough to rebuild from the blazes? But they are, in another important sense, opposite, in that the Palisades lie within the mayor’s jurisdiction and the Eaton fire outside it. The devastating damage to two areas with different political structures proves that political leadership was not to blame. Wind and brush are forces of nature, not politics, and absolve Bass of responsibility for the fires. The city’s fire chief was quick to distance herself from the fire’s devastation, laying blame on others before being fired by Bass last year.

LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.’s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. Other non-U.N. organizations on the list include the Partnership for Atlantic Cooperation, the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, and the Global Counterterrorism Forum. The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the U.N.'s population agency and the U.N. treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the U.S. further retreats from global cooperation. The latest global organizations the US is departingThe withdrawal from the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC, is the latest effort by Trump and his allies to distance the U.S. from international organizations focused on climate and addressing climate change.

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Two giant pandas from China arrived in D.C. on Tuesday and were transferred to their new home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. Bao Li is a descendant of Bao Bao, who was born in D.C. in 2013 and lived there through 2017. The exhibit is closed to the public until the two giant pandas make their public debut on Jan. 24, 2025. (Roshan Patel/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)The bears' arrival was first teased to the public in May, when the National Zoo released a statement, saying, "Giant pandas are returning to Washington D.C.! National Zoo closes to welcome 2 giant pandas from China originally appeared on abcnews.go.com