European Commission says its investigation will examine if the AI tool has met its legal obligations., Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe will not ‘tolerate unthinkable behaviour, such as digital undressing of women and children’. The European Commission has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok,Continue Reading
Investigators are reviewing body-worn camera video of the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson confirmed to NBC News, Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Remains of the final hostage in Gaza have been recovered, Israel’s military announced Monday. The recovery paves the way for the next phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. On Sunday, Israel’s government said its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to find the remains of Ran Gvili, the last missing hostage.Continue Reading
Another deadly shooting in Minneapolis is fueling protests, lawsuits and calls for impeachment. It’s the third DHS-involved shooting there in less than three weeks, and pressure is mounting for a deeper federal investigation. Plus, a major winter storm continues to hammer the country. Power outages are spreading, flights are canceled,Continue Reading
Russia’s military leadership is preparing to sack Black Sea Fleet commander Admiral Sergei Pinchuk following systemic failures to defend naval bases and ships against Ukrainian drone attacks, according to intelligence from the Atesh partisan network. Atesh—a clandestine Ukrainian-Crimean Tatar resistance movement operating inside Russian-occupied Ukraine and Russia itself—reported that ViceContinue Reading
Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR) identified a Filipino citizen among Russian forces killed in Donetsk Oblast, revealing he received just one week of training before deployment and was left to die after being wounded. The mercenary from the Philippines, John Patrick, was killed during a Russian assault near a village inContinue Reading
With housing costs so central to voters’ perceptions about the economy, both parties have put forward proposals in recent weeks targeting affordability…Continue Reading
Mexico’s government says the country’s 2025 homicide rate was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 murders per 100,000 inhabitants.Continue Reading
Thousands gathered in the rain in the Brazilian capital on Sunday to support Bolsonaro.Continue Reading
An overnight explosion at a biscuit factory in Trikala, Greece, has killed at least four workers., NewsFeed An overnight explosion at a biscuit factory in Trikala, Greece, has killed at least four workers. Investigators are working to determine the cause of the blast, which authorities believe may have originated nearContinue Reading
At least 819,000 homes and businesses are without power, and travel is disrupted nationwide., An additional 3,800 flights cancelled as heavy snow and freezing temperatures cause transportation snags. The northeastern United States is experiencing the end of a strong winter storm that caused freezing temperatures, power outages, deaths and transportationContinue Reading
commentary Cities Church in St. Paul are the persecutors, not the persecuted Published January 26, 2026 6:45AM (EST) A rosary adorns a framed photo Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive-care unit nurse who was gunned down by Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis on Jan. 25, 2026. (ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFPContinue Reading
T he following is a lightly edited transcript of the January 26 episode of The Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent. Any day now, the SupremeContinue Reading