Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol sentenced to five years in prison for charges including obstruction of arrest related to the December 2024 martial law declaration.
Canada and China reach a trade deal. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/carney-meeting-xi-china-9.7047880
President Trump is keeping the Nobel Peace Prize medal presented to him by its recipient, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
WaPo - A fellow detainee says he witnessed a man in ICE custody in Texas being choked to death by guards. https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/01/15/ice-detention-death-homicide/
🚨President Trump threatens to invoke in Minnesota the Insurrection Act, which would allow soldiers to make arrests, detain individuals and seize property. (10 U.S.C. §§ 251–255) image
A shooting occurred last night in Minneapolis after ICE officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation.
Applicants for positions at Stars and Stripes are being asked how they would support the president’s policy priorities, raising concerns among some staffers and media watchers about the prospects for the historic military newspaper’s editorial independence. https://wapo.st/4aYF33D
Amazon UK selling circumcision kits that promise “significant saving in both time and money.”
Faculty groups denounce the Trump administration’s efforts to obtain personal information about Jewish professors, staff and students at the University of Pennsylvania as government abuse with “ominous historical overtones.”
During today’s Ford factory tour, someone shouted “pedophile protector” at President Trump. He responded by giving the heckler the middle finger and mouthing “fuck you.” image