ICE detention kept father from his son’s funeralMaher Tarabishi has been in ICE detention since October. He was not allowed to attend the funeral of his 30-year-old son Wael Tarabishi, who had been battling health complications from a serious and rare inherited disorder. CNN has reached out to the Department of Homeland Security for comment about the decision.
(AP Photo)This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. (AP Photo)This is a locator map for Pakistan with its capital, Islamabad, and the Kashmir region. Though Baloch separatists and the Pakistani Taliban frequently target security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country, coordinated attacks on this scale are rare. Pakistan has repeatedly said that Baloch separatists, the Pakistani Taliban and other militants are using Afghan soil to launch attacks inside Pakistan. Baloch separatist groups and the Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, have intensified attacks in Pakistan in recent months.
Photographs appearing to show former Prince Andrew on all fours, leaning over a woman or girl lying on the floor, emerged in the latest release of Epstein files from the US Department of Justice on Friday. The latest Epstein documents also contain an email exchange between Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor from August 2010 in which the disgraced financier invites the royal to meet a “friend” for dinner in London. Mountbatten-Windsor replies he would be “delighted to see her” and tells Epstein to give her his contact details. Advertisement AdvertisementEpstein then describes her as a 26-year-old Russian that is “clevere (sic) beautiful, trustworthy,” and confirms that she has Mountbatten-Windsor’s email. More than a month later, in another set of emails, Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor make plans to meet in London.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDespite the fatal shootings of two Americans by federal agents in Minnesota, the Trump administration’s surge of immigration officers into the Twin Cities will not be halted for now, a federal judge ruled Saturday. “Ultimately, the Court finds that the balance of harms does not decisively favor an injunction,” it adds. An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shoots pepper spray at a protester outside of the Bishop Whipple Federal Building, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jen Golbeck) via Associated PressAdvertisementAt least 3,000 federal agents have been dispatched to Minneapolis and St. Paul since November as part of President Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown. “This decision doesn’t change what people here have lived through — fear, disruption and harm caused by a federal operation that never belonged in Minneapolis in the first place.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGDon Lemon and eight others have been charged in what the Justice Department has absurdly called “a takeover-style attack” on a Minnesota church, according to a newly unsealed indictment. AdvertisementLemon, an independent journalist and former anchor at CNN, was live-streaming the demonstration at Cities Church on Jan. 18 in St. Paul. In the indictment, Lemon and his co-defendants are accused of conducting “a takeover-style attack” on the church. AdvertisementThe indictment also accuses Lemon of lightly admonishing the pastor. Advertisement“The FBI’s arrest of our former CNN colleague Don Lemon raises profoundly concerning questions about press freedom and the First Amendment,” CNN said in a statement.
By Queenie WongLos Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — Lockheed Martin, PG&E Corp., Salesforce and Wells Fargo are teaming up to help firefighters and emergency responders prevent, detect and fight wildfires more quickly. On Monday, the four companies said they’re forming a new venture called Emberpoint to advance technology while making wildfire prevention more affordable. “The ultimate vision is, you know, eliminating megafires in the United States, and maybe beyond that,” said Jim Taiclet, Lockheed Martin’s chief executive, president and chairman, in an interview. Lockheed Martin has teamed up with tech companies before to help battle wildfires. And Lockheed Martin has built satellites that help U.S. forecasters get images of wildfires, hurricanes and severe weather conditions.
The jurors in Las Vegas found Chasing Horse guilty of 13 of the 21 charges he faced. He was acquitted of some sexual assault charges when the main victim was older and lived with him and his other companions. William Rowles, the Clark County chief deputy district attorney, thanked the women who had accused Chasing Horse of assault for testifying. “I just hope that the people who came forward over the years and made complaints against Nathan Chasing Horse can find some peace in this,” he said. He questioned the main accuser’s credibility, calling her a “scorned woman.”Prosecutors said sexual assault cases rarely have eyewitnesses and often happen behind closed doors.
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Overreacting to the NCAA Season What a week in women’s college hoops! Zena and Sabreena open up with the week’s wildest stat lines — Hannah Hidalgo swiping 16 steals, Audi Crooks pouring in 43, and Grace College exploding for 172 points. Then they pivot to JuJu Watkins’ investment in Boston Legacy FC and what might be behind the move. From there, it’s on to WNBA All-Star talk and why so few teams are willing to host it. Later, Zena and Sabreena are joined by The Athletic’s Ira Gorwara to dig into our biggest overreactions in women’s college hoops.
Carmel, Indiana (CNN) — Marla Ailor attended President Donald Trump’s inauguration last year with her family, and remembered thinking it was a long day. The film wasn’t a hit in every city on its opening day. One person said that “it’s like if Victoria Beckham became first lady.”Siblings Daniel and Elise Fairweather both disliked the film, even though Daniel — who called it “tone-deaf” — said he likes Melania Trump herself. “If I had a daughter, I’d want her to be just like her.”After seeing the documentary, Eike told CNN that she’d been struck by the same thing Ailor in Indiana had mentioned. Strahm said she wanted to see the film on its opening day to show her support.
GMA Life: Sat, Jan 31, 2026 On GMA Life: The winner of our series United States of Hot Cocoa! Plus - Deals & Steals with Tory Johnson!
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON ― The U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan spending package on Friday that temporarily extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security while negotiations continue over restraints on federal immigration agents who have sparked widespread outcry in Minnesota and elsewhere around the country. Democrats demanded key reforms to ICE and CBP after two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minnesota earlier this month. They include the Labor Department, Health and Human Services Department, State Department, Education Department, Transportation Department, Defense Department, and Housing and Urban Development Department. AdvertisementRepublicans maintain they are willing to support some of the Democrats’ demands, like requiring body cameras for federal agents. GOP lawmakers also want to see immigration-related changes, including passing legislation aimed at cutting federal funding for “sanctuary cities” like Minneapolis.
President Donald Trump is mentioned more than 1,000 times in the three million Jeffrey Epstein documents released Friday, after the president initially resisted the effort. Congress ultimately bucked Trump and passed a law forcing the Justice Department to release all of the Epstein files by mid-December. Blanche said Friday the White House had “no oversight” of the review of documents related to the Epstein investigation. This led to a drumbeat of Republican lawmakers calling for the full release of the Epstein files. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-California) speaks during a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill on Capitol Hill, September 3, 2025.
She reprised the role in 2024’s “Beetlejuice.”In 1990’s “Home Alone,” O’Hara turned a one-word movie line (“KEVIN!”) into pop culture history. As a frazzled mom of five who left one of her brood (Macaulay Culkin) at home during their holiday trip to France, O’Hara brought heart and humour to the now classic Christmas movie. Just two years ago, O’Hara showed up to the Walk of Fame ceremony as her on-screen son Culkin, received his star. “Thank you for including me, your fake mom who left you home alone not once, but twice, to share in this happy occasion,” O’Hara told him. Star Pedro Pascal called O’Hara a “genius” on a tribute posted to his Instagram page.
Every day, ICE agents drive by Valley View Elementary School at pick-up time, when children are walking outside and teachers are trying to protect them. They follow parents driving other people’s kids home; those kids’ families are too scared to leave their houses. Doors are thrown open and the cars are sometimes still running, but there’s nobody in them — ICE agents ripped the people out of them and whisked them away. ICE agents allegedly used Liam as bait to detain his father, who is not in the country illegally and has no criminal record. He was on his way to high school, alone, when ICE agents stopped his car.
