Alexander Vindman's wife says 'no pardons were offered or discussed'

Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has announced the release of two Americans in a prisoner exchange

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Pardoned Biden Family Members Were Targets of Republicans

The relatives who were granted clemency in the final minutes of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency had not been charged with wrongdoing, but some had drawn scrutiny.

The New York Times - 11h

Democratic senator says it’s 'probably time' to look at pardon system

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said on Monday he's unsure whether “the extent of the pardons” granted by former President Biden was “necessary.” Murphy told reporters that he has “real sympathy for ...

The Hill - 12h

Alexander Vindman's wife says 'no pardons were offered or discussed'

The wife of retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman said "no pardons were offered or discussed" only a few hours before President Trump's official return to the White House. “Whatever happens to my ...

The Hill - 13h

C.J. Stroud says he wants Stefon Diggs back in 2025: 'We were just getting started'

Diggs tore his ACL earlier this season

CBS Sports - 14h

Jan. 6 lawmakers say pardons given 'not for breaking the law but upholding it'

Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), the two leaders of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee, thanked former President Biden for a pardon they said was “not for ...

The Hill - 15h

Fauci says he will accept preemptive pardon from Biden

Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), told The Hill on Monday that he intends to accept the pardon preemptively offered to him by ...

The Hill - 19h

Troy Aikman incensed at Patrick Mahomes roughing call, DeMeco Ryans says Texans were against 'everybody'

Patrick Mahomes drew a couple of controversial calls against Houston.

Yahoo Sports - 2d

'People were flying' after ski lift failed, eyewitness says

At least 10 people have been injured when a ski lift failed in northern Spain.

BBC News - 2d

Trump says he discussed TikTok in first call with Xi since 2021

Conversation between US and Chinese leaders comes days before president-elect’s inauguration

Financial Times - 3d

App Stores May Continue to Offer TikTok, Lawyer Says

TikTok will shut down in the U.S. on Sunday.

Inc. - 3d

Kevin O'Leary says he's offering $20B cash for TikTok

Investor Kevin O’Leary, widely known as a star from “Shark Tank,” said he offered TikTok’s owners $20 billion in cash to buy the platform during a Friday appearance on Fox News’s “America’s ...

The Hill - 3d

Trump and China's Xi discuss TikTok, trade, fentanyl, president-elect says

Xi after the call said that he and Trump both expressed hope for greater progress in U.S.-China relations, Reuters reported, citing the Chinese state media.

CNBC - 3d

Mavericks' Jason Kidd says referees were 'scared to death' to call goaltending on Pelicans' game-winning block

The league's Last Two Minute report confirmed the missed call, but Dallas isn't expected to file a formal protest about the game's outcome

CBS Sports - 4d

Target says its holiday sales were better than expected — but its profits weren't

The big-box retailer's report indicates that deals and promotional events motivated shoppers.

CNBC - 4d

Dive boat survivors say they were pressed to sign statements they couldn't read

The group say their official witness statements were translated into Arabic by a boat company employee.

BBC News - 5d

Imax offers buying opportunity as 2025 box office rebounds, says analyst

A rebounding China box office will be key, says analyst firm Benchmark.

MarketWatch - Jan. 13

Vance says Capitol rioters guilty of violence should not be pardoned

Incoming vice-president makes remarks on Fox News, but later says pardons still remain a possibility for some people. Donald Trump supporters who carried out violence during the US Capitol ...

The Guardian - Jan. 13

At least 40 farmers were killed by Boko Haram militants during a weekend attack in northeast Nigeria, an official says

ABC News - Jan. 13

Lynx let go in Cairngorms were starving, says zoo

Four cats were captured over Thursday and Friday before one of them later died.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Zelensky says Ukraine has offered assistance on California wildfires

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that his country has offered assistance on the California wildfires. “Today, I instructed Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs and our diplomats ...

The Hill - Jan. 12

JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn't receive pardons

Vice President-elect JD Vance said Sunday who he thinks should and shouldn’t receive presidential pardons for their actions during the riot at the Capitol on Jan.

NBC News - Jan. 12

FEMA administrator says L.A. officials were "very prepared" for wildfires given historic winds

FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that she believes Los Angeles officials were "very prepared" for devastating wildfires, but "they have never seen ...

CBS News - Jan. 12

Ukraine says 2 North Korean soldiers fighting for Russia were captured

Moscow's counterattack has left Ukrainian forces outstretched and demoralized, killing and wounding thousands and retaking more than 40% of the 380 square miles of Kursk Ukraine had seized.

CBS News - Jan. 11

New Orleans attack would’ve had ‘completely different outcome’ if steel barriers were used, inventor says

Peter Whitford says Archer barriers, which the city had stored away, have record of stopping vehicle rammings. The deadly New Year’s Day truck attack in New Orleans “would have had a completely ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 'can't see a world' where he leaves Thunder, says he doesn't care about market size

Gilgeous-Alexander is eligible to sign a supermax contract extension this coming offseason

CBS Sports - Jan. 9

Alito confirms call with Trump, says emergency order not discussed

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday confirmed a call with President-elect Trump, and he said they did not discuss an emergency application from Trump to block his upcoming sentencing in ...

The Hill - Jan. 9

Justice Alito says there was no discussion of Trump's pending case when the two spoke

The call took place a day before Trump asked the Supreme Court to halt his sentencing, though Samuel Alito said they did not discuss the emergency application.

NBC News - Jan. 9

Two men killed in shooting at German firm were brothers, police say

Yahoo News - Jan. 8

Biden Says He’s Considering Pre-emptive Pardons For Trump’s Potential Targets

The president hasn’t yet decided what he will do, he said, acknowledging that the makeup of Trump’s new administration could influence his decision.

The New York Times - Jan. 8

Bradley Beal trade rumors: Suns star has not discussed waiving no-trade clause, agent says

Beal was recently removed from Phoenix's starting lineup

CBS Sports - Jan. 8

Biden says he hasn't decided on preemptive pardons for Trump critics

President Biden said in a new interview that he had not yet decided whether to issue preemptive pardons to critics of President-elect Trump, such as former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) or Anthony ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Mark Zuckerberg Says Meta Fact-Checkers Were the Problem. Fact-Checkers Rule That False.

Fact-checking groups that worked with Meta said they had no role in deciding what the company did with the content that was fact-checked.

The New York Times - Jan. 7

Meta’s Fact-Checking Partners Say They Were ‘Blindsided’ by Decision to Axe Them

Fact-checkers claim they had no idea the company was going to end their partnerships and are scrambling to figure out the financial implications of the move.

Wired - Jan. 7

The UN says more than 5,600 people were killed in Haiti last year as gangs rampage

Officials say more than 5,600 people were reported killed in Haiti last year as a U.N.-backed mission led by Kenya struggles to contain rampant gang violence

ABC News - Jan. 7

‘I’ll be the bad guy if I reject their offer’: My son and his wife want to buy our rental for half the market value. Is that fair to our other children?

“We charge them $1,450 per month for rent. Both parents contributed to their $100,000 wedding.”

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

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