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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer warns of worsening auto industry under Trump's tariff strategy

12:50 PM on Thursday, January 15

In a tale of two speeches, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has offered a rebuttal to President Donald Trump's defense of his tariff policies, made just days before by the president in Detroit

Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during the State of the State, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Brian Kemp survived Trump’s anger. Now he wants to shape Georgia’s future

12:00 PM on Thursday, January 15

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is trying to project political influence even as his term nears its end

Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing the way for a New York project

11:46 AM on Thursday, January 15

Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing the way for a New York project

Myanmar's military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites

10:57 AM on Thursday, January 15

Myanmar's military government has announced its largest-ever seizure of illicit drugs and production equipment

Ukrainian police officers work at the site of a Russian drone strike on a children playground near a monument to Stepan Bandera, a founder of a rebel army that fought against the Soviet regime, in Lviv, western Ukraine, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Moscow agrees with Trump that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal, the Kremlin says

10:46 AM on Thursday, January 15

A Kremlin official says that Moscow agrees with U.S. President Donald Trump that Ukraine is holding up a peace deal

FILE - State Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, speaks during debate in a meeting of the Joint Finance Committee at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis., May 29, 2015. (Michael P. King/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate raises 10 times more than conservative

10:44 AM on Thursday, January 15

The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court raised 10 times as much last year as her Republican-endorsed opponent, putting in stark relief the challenge conservatives face in winning the race in the battleground state

Policemen protect the British Embassy during a protest by hardline supporters of the Iranian government, as people ride on their motorbike in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the government

10:42 AM on Thursday, January 15

The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against Iran’s theocratic government

US is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests

10:39 AM on Thursday, January 15

US is imposing a new round of sanctions on Iranian officials accused of repressing protests

FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable Care Act health insurance website healthcare.gov are seen on a computer screen in New York, Aug. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

Final day to select ACA health plans arrives in most states, with no subsidy deal yet

10:30 AM on Thursday, January 15

The final day to select Affordable Care Act health insurance for the year has arrived across much of the country

US forces in the Caribbean Sea seize another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says had ties to Venezuela

9:28 AM on Thursday, January 15

US forces in the Caribbean Sea seize another sanctioned oil tanker the Trump administration says had ties to Venezuela

A U.S. Capitol Police officer patrols on the East Front of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

Control of the House is at the center of midterms. These charts help explain the fight

9:14 AM on Thursday, January 15

House control is at the center of the 2026 midterm elections that are taking shape nearly a year into Donald Trump's second term

People lay down flowers in tribute to the victims after the official commemorative ceremony for the victims of the deadly fire at the "Le Constellation" bar in Crans-Montana, in Zurich, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (Claudio Thoma/Keystone/Pool via AP)

Pope meets families of young Italian victims of the Swiss Alps bar fire

8:27 AM on Thursday, January 15

Pope Leo XIV has met with families of Italian teenagers killed or injured in a fire that engulfed a Swiss ski resort bar during a party on New Year's Eve

FILE - Rachel Goldberg-Polin poses for a portrait on day 98 since her son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin was kidnapped by Hamas, in Jerusalem, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by Hamas

8:00 AM on Thursday, January 15

Rachel Goldberg-Polin, known for her advocacy for hostages abducted by Hamas-led militants, has a memoir coming out this spring

A man rides by on a quad bike past a row of Greenlandic national flags in Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

What's next for Greenland and Denmark after difficult meeting with Trump administration

7:30 AM on Thursday, January 15

U.S., Danish and Greenlandic officials have met face to face to discuss President Donald Trump’s ambitions to take control of Greenland, a semiautonomous territory of Denmark

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, center, walks through a hotel lobby in Beijing, China Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Canadian prime minister hails renewed relations with China during his Beijing visit

2:56 AM on Thursday, January 15

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada and China are entering a new era of relations

FILE - A person walks into the One Franklin Square Building, home of The Washington Post newspaper, June 21, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting

12:14 AM on Thursday, January 15

Press freedom advocates are concerned this week's raid on a Washington Post journalist's home will deter reporting on government actions and silence whistleblowers

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

The debate that never ends: Washington's constant health care fight

12:07 AM on Thursday, January 15

The ongoing debate over health care in the U.S. remains as contentious as ever

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore speaks during an interview in his office in Annapolis, Md., on the first day of the state's annual legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Witte)

Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore pushes the case for redrawing the state's congressional map

4:10 PM on Wednesday, January 14

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he wants to move forward with redrawing the state’s congressional map

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