Jan 17 Bitcoin soars past $100,000 ahead of possible Trump early action on cryptocurrency By Alan Suderman, Associated Press The price of bitcoin topped $100,000 again early Friday as a pumped up cryptocurrency industry expects early action by Donald Trump when he's sworn in as president next week. Continue reading
Jan 17 Senate advances a migrant detention bill that could be first law Trump signs By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The Senate is heading toward a final vote on legislation that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. Continue reading
Jan 17 Army to meet 2025 recruiting goals in dramatic turnaround, denies ‘wokeness’ is factor By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The U.S. Army expects to meet its enlistment goals for 2025 in a dramatic turnaround for a service that has struggled for several years to bring in enough young people and has undergone a major overhaul of its recruiting programs. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug charges, setting record By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, leaving fate of app to Trump, official says By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press President Joe Biden won't enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office, a U.S. official says. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:23 News Wrap: Blue Origin successfully launches New Glenn rocket By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Blue Origin sent its first rocket into orbit with a successful test of the uncrewed New Glenn system, Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed state Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat, Rudy Giuliani… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 5:13 LA residents band together to help in midst of wildfire devastation By Courtney Norris While the Los Angeles wildfires have brought vast destruction and loss, we’ve also witnessed the best of humanity with Californians stepping up to help their neighbors in any way they can. We spoke with many of those people working around… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 6:01 The clock is ticking on TikTok with potential ban coming this weekend By Geoff Bennett, Jackson Hudgins The clock is ticking on a potential ban on TikTok. In April, Congress and President Biden gave the app’s Beijing-based parent company 270 days to find a new owner or face a shutdown. They argued that Chinese control of the… Continue watching
Jan 16 American accused of sexual assault has been extradited from France to the U.S. By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Sylvie Corbet, Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said “So I raped you” was extradited Thursday from France to the United States. Continue reading
Jan 16 South Dakota tribe lifts its ban on Noem ahead of her Homeland Security confirmation hearing By Associated Press Gov. Kristi Noem was cut off from entering a wide swath of tribal lands in South Dakota early last year after making public comments that tribal leaders were catering to drug cartels on their reservations. Continue reading