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4:42 PM on Thursday, January 29

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 1/29/2026

4:33 PM on Thursday, January 29

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including the worst day for Microsoft in years, finished with only relatively modest moves

Georgia General Election 2020 ballots are loaded by the FBI onto trucks at the Fulton County Election HUB, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Union City, Ga., near Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

FBI seizure of Georgia ballots reflects pursuit of Trump’s 2020 election grievance

4:14 PM on Thursday, January 29

FBI agents have seized hundreds of boxes containing ballots and documents related to the 2020 election from a warehouse in Fulton County, Georgia

Venezuelan lawmakers approve easing state control of oil industry, reversing tenet of self-styled socialist government

4:00 PM on Thursday, January 29

Venezuelan lawmakers approve easing state control of oil industry, reversing tenet of self-styled socialist government

This image provided by FDNY shows FDNY members operating at a fire on the top two floors of a high-rise apartment in the Bronx, New York City, early Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (FDNY via AP)

Man charged with murder in New York City high-rise gas explosion

3:50 PM on Thursday, January 29

Prosecutors say a deadly gas explosion in a Bronx high-rise last weekend has been traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it

Lt. Gen. Joshua Rudd testifies during a Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump's pick to lead the NSA vows to follow the law if confirmed

3:08 PM on Thursday, January 29

The Army general tapped to lead the NSA is promising to follow the law and the Constitution when it comes to using the NSA's powerful surveillance tools

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks on stage at the draw for the 2026 soccer World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington, Dec. 5, 2025. (Mandel Ngan/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Mexico's Sheinbaum reiterates sovereignty in Trump call after Olympic snowboarder detained

2:36 PM on Thursday, January 29

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke over the phone on Thursday in the midst of a controversy over the arrest of a former Olympic snowboarder

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to Vernon Electric in Westby, Wis., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Biden is in Wisconsin to promote his Investing in America agenda. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024

1:56 PM on Thursday, January 29

Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration

FILE - San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan speaks in Sacramento Calif., March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

San Jose mayor, a frequent Newsom critic, jumps into the California governor's race

1:39 PM on Thursday, January 29

San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan is jumping into the race to replace Gavin Newsom as governor of California

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol speaks during the Starbucks Investor Day event, in New York, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating

1:23 PM on Thursday, January 29

Starbucks says it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating at thousands of existing locations

Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis

1:10 PM on Thursday, January 29

Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis

FILE - A 1040 tax form printed from the Internal Revenue Service web page is seen, Feb. 13, 2019, in Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)

Here's when you'll get your tax refund from the IRS

12:31 PM on Thursday, January 29

Tax season is underway, and the IRS expects 164 million people will file returns by April 15

Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue with White House to avert a shutdown

12:20 PM on Thursday, January 29

Democrats block government funding package in Senate as negotiations continue with White House to avert a shutdown

Palestinians walk amid buildings destroyed by Israeli air and ground operations in Gaza City, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas

12:05 PM on Thursday, January 29

A Gaza Health Ministry official says Israel has turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage

Pope Leo XIV arrives for his weekly general audience in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity

12:02 PM on Thursday, January 29

Pope Leo XIV has told the Vatican doctrine office to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases

President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says Venezuelan airspace will reopen to commercial travel and Americans soon can visit

11:53 AM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump says he's informed Venezuela’s acting president that he'll open up all commercial airspace over Venezuela

White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference as Marcos Charles and Rodney Scott, listen, at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’

9:08 AM on Thursday, January 29

President Donald Trump’s border czar says immigration enforcement could reduce the number of officers in Minnesota

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks about the impending winter weather during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal

1:27 AM on Thursday, January 29

A federal appeals court says the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States

Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot by a U.S. Border Patrol officer earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants

12:02 AM on Thursday, January 29

If there’s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it’s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city

Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis uses the AI tool Google Gemini in her high school classroom Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

One Tech Tip: Escape the AI junk crowding your social media and music streams

7:57 PM on Wednesday, January 28

AI-generated content is flooding digital platforms, but some are taking steps to help users manage it

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