January 21, 2026

Teen pleads guilty to North Carolina mass shooting that killed 5

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An 18-year-old pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and other charges for a mass shooting in North Carolina, acknowledging that he carried out a 2022 killing rampage that left five people dead, including his

Judge tosses lines of NYC’s only Republican House seat, as state enters redistricting wars

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday threw out the boundaries of the only congressional seat in New York City represented by a Republican, ordering the state to redraw the district on the grounds that its

US to offer states deals to host nuclear waste, source says

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy will seek interest from U.S. states as soon as this week on storing nuclear waste in return for incentives to build nuclear reactors, a

US Senate panel to hold ticket pricing hearing with Kid Rock, Live Nation exec

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – A U.S. Senate Commerce Committee panel will hold a hearing next week on efforts to crack down on unfair ticketing issues that will include an executive from Ticketmaster-parent company Live

House Republicans vote to lift 20-year ban on mining near pristine Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Congressional Republicans moved closer Wednesday to lifting a 20-year ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, pushing a resolution to end the moratorium through the House despite environmentalists’ warnings that it could devastate a

Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, memo says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant, according to an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press, marking a sharp reversal