Trump administration invests in another US rare earth miner to loosen China’s grip on supply

The U.S. is taking a minority stake in an Oklahoma rare earth miner, the latest government investment in the sector as it seeks to minimize its reliance on imports of a material used prevalently in smartphones, robotics,
Air traffic control in Bangor, Maine: ‘We have a passenger aircraft upside down’

BANGOR, Maine (AP) — A business jet carrying eight people flipped over and caught fire as it tried to take off during a snowstorm from Maine’s Bangor International Airport, according to federal authorities and air traffic controller
Trump dispatches border czar Homan to Minnesota after second fatal shooting

WASHINGTON, Jan 26 (Reuters) – Donald Trump is sending his border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota later on Monday, the U.S. president said after an outcry over the second fatal shooting of a U.S. citizen by immigration
The Latest: Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting

Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the
Ackman donates $10,000 to Minneapolis shooting victim Alex Pretti’s family, WSJ reports

Jan 26 (Reuters) – Billionaire Bill Ackman donated $10,000 to a fundraiser for the family of Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a
Nick Reed’s Must Read Headlines – 01.26.26

Iran: Following rising concerns over a possible U.S. military strike, Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has relocated to a heavily fortified underground compound in Tehran, according to reports, which cited sources close to the regime who revealed
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Minnesota’s special legislative elections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two special elections Tuesday in heavily Democratic Twin Cities-area state legislative districts will decide control of the Minnesota House of Representatives for the third time in less than a year. Republicans hold a 67-65
‘A Team’ of real estate brokers faces sex crimes trial in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — The brothers operated in the glitz and glamour of the Hamptons and South Beach. Two were high-end real estate brokers dubbed “The A Team.” The third went to law school and ran their
Japanese American soldiers once branded ‘enemy aliens’ to be promoted posthumously

HONOLULU (AP) — Seven Japanese American soldiers will be promoted to officer ranks in a solemn ceremony Monday, eight decades after they died fighting for the U.S. during World War II despite having been branded “enemy aliens.”
Michael B. Jordan, Juno Temple lead voice cast for animated film ‘Swapped’ on Netflix

Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple will leading the voice cast for the upcoming animated Netflix movie, Swapped, directed by Nathan Greno. The film follows a small woodland creature (Jordan) who swaps bodies with its sworn enemy,