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FILE - President Donald Trump speaks to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg during a dinner in the State Dining Room of the White House, Sept. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Surrounded by billionaires in Davos, Trump plans to lay out how he'll make housing more affordable

9:20 PM on Monday, January 19

On the anniversary of his inauguration, President Donald Trump is heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, an annual gathering of the global elite

Deployed soldiers exit a vehicle around Congress in Guatemala City, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, after President Bernardo Arévalo declared a state of emergency. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Trump threats and Bukele model on crime back Latin American progressives into corner

9:02 PM on Monday, January 19

Latin American progressive leaders are increasingly being backed into a corner on organized crime by pressure from the Trump administration and their own voters, who point to the results from El Salvador's war on gangs

Police search for suspect in the shooting of an Indiana judge and his wife

6:49 PM on Monday, January 19

An Indiana state court judge and his wife are in stable condition after being shot in their Lafayette home

Editorial Roundup: United States

5:28 PM on Monday, January 19

Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities

3:10 PM on Monday, January 19

A federal judge has refused to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing a new policy requiring members of Congress to give a week’s notice before they can visit immigration detention facilities

NYSE working on a new platform for trading digital tokens around the clock

2:57 PM on Monday, January 19

The New York Stock Exchange is working on a digital platform that would enable investors to trade digital tokens around the clock

Colombia's ELN rebels free 5 police officers as they push for national accord

12:36 PM on Monday, January 19

Colombia’s largest remaining rebel group on Monday released five police officers it had kidnapped during the first week of January, as it pushes for a “national accord” to overcome political conflicts in the South American nation

Cities Church is seen in St. Paul, Minn. where activists shut down a service claiming the pastor was also working as an ICE agent, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Christian leaders urge protecting worshippers' rights after protesters interrupt service

11:49 AM on Monday, January 19

Several faith leaders are urgently calling for protecting the rights of worshippers while also expressing compassion for migrants

FILE - An Iranian flag flutters in front of the reactor building of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, just outside the southern city of Bushehr, Iran, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks

11:00 AM on Monday, January 19

In the wake of spiraling tensions between the United States and Iran over Tehran’s violent crackdown of protests, analysts warn that internal upheaval or a potential collapse of the Iranian government could carry nuclear risks

A Syrian government fighter stands guard outside Al-Aqtan prison on the outskirts of Raqqa, northeastern Syria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, as negotiations are underway with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces over a withdrawal from the prison. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian government deal with Kurdish fighters appears to unravel as IS prisoners escape

9:50 AM on Monday, January 19

A deal between the Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces seems to be unraveling

Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev announces that he is stepping down from his position at Bulgarian Presidency, Sofia, Bulgaria, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)

Bulgaria’s left-leaning president Rumen Radev says he is stepping down

9:39 AM on Monday, January 19

Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev says he is stepping down from the mostly ceremonial job

FILE - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the Federal Reserve, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, file)

AP Source: Fed Chair Powell to attend Supreme Court argument on Cook case

9:11 AM on Monday, January 19

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving the attempted firing of Fed governor Lisa Cook, an unusual show of support by the central bank chair

People march during a pro- Greenlanders demonstration, in Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Emil Helms/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump's MAGA slogan with 'Make America Go Away' caps

5:57 AM on Monday, January 19

Mock MAGA hats are becoming a symbol of protest in Denmark as opposition grows to U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed rhetoric about seizing Greenland

This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)

Explosion in a restaurant in Afghan capital kills at least 7 and injures a dozen more

4:54 AM on Monday, January 19

An explosion in downtown Kabul on Monday has killed at least seven people and wounded about a dozen more, according to police and an Italian charity

The logo of the World Economy Forum is displayed on a window of the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Inequality and unease are rising as elite Davos event opens with pro-business Trump set to attend

10:45 PM on Sunday, January 18

The Swiss town of Davos hosts the annual meeting of elites from business, government and culture this week

A participant carries a banner with an image of Martin Luther King, Jr., during the District of Columbia's annual Martin Luther King Day parade Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The US political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

9:03 PM on Sunday, January 18

Communities across the U.S. held parades, panels and service projects for the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

CORRECTS NAME OF CENTER: FILE - As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorism Confinement Center in Tecoluca, El Salvador, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

'60 Minutes' airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month ago

3:02 PM on Sunday, January 18

“60 Minutes” says it will air a report Sunday on Trump administration deportations, a version of which was abruptly pulled from its broadcast a month ago

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