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Prosecutors in the United States say Chen Zhi boasted of pulling in $30 million a day

6:16 AM on Thursday, January 8

Farmers in Greece have escalated nationwide protests by launching a 48-hour blockade of major highways and toll stations

5:00 AM on Thursday, January 8

4:16 AM on Thursday, January 8

Dozens of angry farmers have demonstrated in France and Greece, halting traffic and blocking roads with tractors to protest European Union plans to move forward with a free trade deal with five South American nations

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State lawmakers and governors will have decisions to make in 2026 about the budgets for their biggest social safety net programs

9:14 PM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump is now officially on board with a sanctions package aimed at Russia, according to a top GOP senator

7:40 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The fatal shooting Wednesday of a woman by an immigration and customs enforcement agent in Minneapolis is raising questions about when law enforcement officers are justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle

5:02 PM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. transportation officials say California will lose $160 million for delaying the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses for immigrants

4:07 PM on Wednesday, January 7

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year

4:05 PM on Wednesday, January 7

The State Department says it has suspended all U.S. assistance to Somalia’s federal government over allegations that Somali officials destroyed an American-funded warehouse belonging to the World Food Program and seized 76 metric tons of food aid intended for impoverished civilians

12:33 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Cambodia’s government has arrested and extradited prominent tycoon Chen Zhi to China

12:23 PM on Wednesday, January 7

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has strongly criticized the Trump administration’s actions against Venezuela

11:55 AM on Wednesday, January 7

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer has shot and killed a Minneapolis driver during the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown on a major American city

8:43 AM on Wednesday, January 7

President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to assert its control over Venezuelan oil, seizing two sanctioned tankers transporting petroleum and announcing plans to relax some sanctions so the U.S. can oversee the sale of Venezuela’s petroleum worldwide

6:02 AM on Wednesday, January 7

In Ohio's governor race, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton have announced their running mates

4:45 AM on Wednesday, January 7

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration reiterated its intention to take over the strategic Arctic island

12:08 PM on Tuesday, December 23, 2025