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Epic storm expected to dump snow and ice on large swath of US | REUTERS

Reuters

See the full list of 2026 Oscar nominations

Horror movie Sinners has a record 16 nominations this year, including for best picture, actor Michael B. Jordan and a new category: achievement in casting.

Biggest snubs and surprises of 2026 Oscar nominations ABC

5 takeaways from the 2026 Oscar nominations, where 'Sinners' made history NPR

Oscar nominations 2026: Full list of nominees ABC

NPR Jan 22, 8:03 am

Who's Board of Peace and who's bored of peace? The quiz knows — do you?

Plus: The Oscars, tool-using animals, Nobel drama and more.

Here are the countries joining Trump's 'Board of Peace' so far CBC

Trump hosts signing ceremony for Board of Peace in Davos despite key holdouts ABC

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

TikTok finalizes deal to form new American entity

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.

TikTok parent company finalizes deal to keep video-sharing app operating in the U.S. CBC

TikTok finalizes deal to keep operating in US ABC

NPR Jan 22, 11:03 pm

Trump signs Board of Peace charter at Davos as allies split on Gaza plan

The signing ceremony marked the most concrete step yet in Trump's effort to establish the board, whose final composition has yet to be confirmed.

NPR Jan 22, 1:03 pm

ICE arrest of 5-year-old boy in Minneapolis sparked fresh outcry. Here's how it unfolded

A small child wearing a blue knit hat with white ears and a plaid jacket stands by a dark vehicle. An adult's hand rests on the child's colorful backpack. The child is looking toward the side with a serious expression.

ICE detained a 5-year-old boy coming home from Minnesota preschool, say school officials CBC

CBC Jan 22, 1:33 pm

For Europe's far right 'there's no way to win voters while they're trying to appease Trump'

France24

Average US long-term mortgage rate edges higher, but still near lowest point in more than 3 years

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked higher this week, but remains near its lowest level in more than three years

ABC Jan 22, 1:33 pm

Can the prescription drug leucovorin treat autism? History says, probably not

Parents of autistic children are clamoring for a prescription vitamin promoted by federal health officials. But there's little evidence the drug will help.

NPR Jan 22, 12:33 pm

A vaccine trial is called 'unethical' and a 'unique' opportunity. Is it on or off?

The U.S. is giving $1.6 million to researchers to study how the hepatitis B vaccine affects newborns in Guinea-Bissau. Local officials say the trial is suspended. U.S. officials say that's inaccurate.

NPR Jan 22, 12:03 pm

Heart disease deaths declined. And here's how to reduce your risk of the #1 killer

An annual report from the American Heart Association shows deaths from heart disease and stroke are down, encouraging news after the rate went up in the early years of the pandemic.

NPR Jan 22, 1:33 pm

A vast Syrian camp for ISIS families faces an uncertain fate after a security handover

The huge al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria for years has posed an intractable problem — a destitute and increasingly dangerous detention site where ISIS ideology lives on.

NPR Jan 22, 1:03 pm

Jack Smith tells Congress Trump 'engaged in criminal activity' | REUTERS

Reuters

The Taiwanese president's proposal to hike defense spending faces gridlock at home

Opposition parties are slamming the brakes on billions in defense funding as the China escalates military pressure.

NPR Jan 22, 11:33 am

Tens of millions of Americans brace for winter weather blast

A winter storm is expected to wallop a huge chunk of the U.S. from the southwest, into the Plains, the Deep South, and the eastern seaboard. Heavy snow, ice, sleet and freezing rain are forecast.

NPR Jan 22, 12:03 pm

Ukraine's Zelenskyy criticizes European inaction in impassioned Davos speech

A bearded man with dark hair and dark shirt speaks at a podium on a stage.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy criticized Europe's response to the Greenland dispute with the U.S., saying the continent needed to show more courage ⁠and describing it ‍as ⁠a "fragmented kaleidoscope" of small and middle powers.

CBC Jan 22, 11:03 am

Trump's EEOC strikes harassment guidance amid debate over transgender protections

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission voted 2-1 to roll back the agency's 2024 harassment guidance in its entirety. The document gave employers information on what makes up unlawful harassment.

NPR Jan 22, 10:03 am

US, Russia and Ukraine to hold trilateral talks in UAE, Zelenskyy says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and the United States are expected to be held in the United Arab Emirates.

ABC Jan 22, 10:03 am

Mike Johnson and Republicans celebrate as House passes final spending bills

'Donald Trump is the person who caused Jan. 6,' Jack Smith tells House committee

President Donald Trump "broke the law" former special counsel Jack Smith told committee members Thursday at an appearance before the GOP-led House Judiciary Committee.

ABC Jan 22, 9:33 am

WATCH: 'KPop Demon Hunters' Oscar nomination is a 'dream come true' for directors

Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, directors of the hit Netflix animated film, say they tried to make something new with music and female representation.

ABC Jan 22, 9:03 am

Greenland's prime minister demands respect for sovereignty in U.S. talks

A man in a suit speaks at a wood-panelled pordium.

Greenland's red lines regarding sovereignty must be respected in talks with the United States, Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen told reporters in Nuuk on Thursday.

CBC Jan 22, 8:03 am

Cuban-born immigrant died by homicide at ICE facility in Texas, autopsy finds

A bearded man in sunglasses and a cap has his arms around three children, which appear to be two boys and a girl.

A Cuban migrant held in solitary confinement at an immigration detention facility in Texas died after guards held him down and he stopped breathing, according to an autopsy report released Wednesday that ruled the death a homicide.

CBC Jan 22, 7:03 am

World leaders to hold emergency summit on Greenland. And, SCOTUS weighs Fed case

European leaders hold an emergency summit on a possible U.S.-Greenland deal. And, the Supreme Court weighs whether the president can fire Fed governors.

NPR Jan 22, 6:33 am

Fmr. Special Counsel Jack Smith defends decision to indict Trump

ABC

Trump sues JPMorgan Chase and CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B over alleged 'debanking'

The lawsuit escalates a series of confrontations between the president and the leader of the country's biggest bank.

NPR Jan 22, 1:33 pm

How cuts to federal climate funds could threaten polar vortex research

Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

Jack Smith, a potential target of the U.S. president, defends indictment of Trump over 2020 election

A bearded man in a collared shirt and suit jacket is shown in closeup.

Jack Smith, the former special counsel who filed indictments against U.S. President Donald Trump in two separate cases that never went to trial, condemned "false and misleading narratives" in his first public congressional testimony regarding his investigation.

CBC Jan 22, 1:33 pm

'A symbol of safeness': How the West Hollywood sign showed a man where he belonged

A man remembers how the West Hollywood sign showed him the way to where he belonged.

NPR Jan 23, 4:03 am

'Pain, betrayal, sadness': Danish veterans describe shock of Trump admin rhetoric

Danish veterans say the rhetoric from the Trump administration has been painful. They describe feeling betrayed and abandoned by an ally after standing shoulder to shoulder with American soldiers.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

JD Vance asked about detention of 5-year-old asylum seeker

ABC

Trump administration admits even more ways DOGE accessed sensitive personal data

New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

Ice may be more hazardous than snow this weekend. What to expect and how to prepare.

A major winter storm is expected to impact more than 200 million people in United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice is a particular concern.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

How President Trump has challenged a constitutional foundation

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

How Minnesota became the center of a political crisis

In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

Trump pushes his power to new heights with help from loyal lieutenants

As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.

NPR Jan 23, 4:33 am

No going back? Europeans seek unity as transatlantic ties hit new low • FRANCE 24 English

France24

Police seek man wanted in fatal shootings of 3 in small Australian town

Police are urging people in a small Australian town to stay indoors as they look for the man suspected of killing three people in a domestic violence-related shooting

ABC Jan 23, 4:33 am

Europe must 'play the power game' with Trump over Greenland, former Danish FM says

Former Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod told ABC News that Europe must meet U.S. threats over Greenland with strength.

ABC Jan 23, 4:33 am

Morning news brief

Statewide economic blackout against ICE to be held in Minnesota Friday, Zelenskyy gives scorching critique of Europe in Davos speech, millions of Americans prepare for massive winter storm.

NPR Jan 23, 4:03 am

WATCH: Returning Ukrainian children after being sent to Russian military camps

ABC Newsâ Britt Clennett is in Ukraine and embeds with an organization that helps to repatriate Ukrainian children that had been sent to Russian military camps or orphanages.

ABC Jan 23, 4:03 am

Anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church leads to 3 arrests but no charges for a journalist

A prominent civil rights attorney and at least two other people involved in a protest that disrupted a church service have been arrested, Trump administration officials said, even as a judge rebuffed related charges against journalist Don Lemon.

NPR Jan 22, 2:03 pm

U.S., Ukraine and Russia's planned meeting is "a step forward," former ambassador says

CBS

Investigating Renee Good's death is now up to the county — and no one else

A woman stands behind a podium and gestures. Three people stand behind her.

CBC Jan 23, 3:03 am

Venezuela opens debate on an oil sector overhaul as Trump seeks role for US firms

Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.

NPR Jan 23, 1:03 am

Minnesota officials, Trump administration offer different takes on ICE's detainment of boy, 5

CBC Jan 22, 9:33 pm

ABC News Exclusive: Former Uvalde officer speaks out after acquittal

Adrian Gonzales said he stood by his actions and argued he was scapegoated by prosecutors looking for someone to blame.Â

ABC Jan 22, 8:33 pm

White House posts altered photo of civil rights activist's arrest on social media

Black woman in a bright pink jacket speaking into microphone

The Trump administration on Thursday misrepresented the arrest of a prominent civil rights attorney for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

CBC Jan 22, 7:03 pm

Vance defends ICE over boy's detention during visit to Minneapolis | REUTERS

Reuters

ABC World News Tonight with David Muir Full Broadcast - Jan. 22, 2026

ABC

WATCH: Looming ice storm could be among worst on record

Millions of Americans from New Mexico to the Carolinas are bracing for a potentially catastrophic ice storm, while parts of the Northeast could see enough snow to make travel nearly impossible.

ABC Jan 22, 5:03 am