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Friday, January 16, 2026

January 16, 2026

Nick Reiner Was in a Mental Health Conservatorship in 2020 {} Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment.

Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment. Mr. Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, was under a yearlong legal arrangement that allows for involuntary psychiatric treatment.
January 16, 2026

Trump’s Gulf Allies Do Not Want Him to Bomb Iran

January 16, 2026

U.S. Races to Sell Venezuelan Oil, Transforming Ties With Former Foe

U.S. officials brokered the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Venezuelan oil to stabilize the country’s economy after capturing its president.
January 16, 2026

Trump’s Greenland Push Hits Wall as Danish Diplomat Cites ‘Fundamental’ Differences

Denmark’s foreign minister said that the three governments had a “frank” but “constructive” discussion about President Trump’s wish to get Greenland. It was their first meeting on the subject.
January 16, 2026

Some Verizon Users Not Impressed by $20 Credit After Outage {} A company spokeswoman said “a software issue” was to blame for the outage, which disrupted cellular and data service for over six hours across the United States.

A company spokeswoman said “a software issue” was to blame for the outage, which disrupted cellular and data service for over six hours across the United States. A company spokeswoman said “a software issue” was to blame for the outage, which disrupted cellular and data service for over six hours across the United States.
January 16, 2026

U.K. Home Secretary Presses Police Chief to Resign Over Israeli Soccer Fan Ban

An independent report said Wednesday that the West Midlands Police overstated the threat posed by Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters before a match last year in Birmingham.
January 16, 2026

Minneapolis Schools Allow Students to Learn Online Amid Fears About ICE {} As immigration agents and protests lead some families to keep children home, schools around the Twin Cities are offering a remote option for the next several weeks.

As immigration agents and protests lead some families to keep children home, schools around the Twin Cities are offering a remote option for the next several weeks. As immigration agents and protests lead some families to keep children home, schools around the Twin Cities are offering a remote option for the next several weeks.
January 16, 2026

Did a Supreme Court Loss Embolden Trump on the Insurrection Act? {} In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.

In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers. In refusing to let the president deploy National Guard troops in Illinois under an obscure law, the justices may have made him more apt to invoke greater powers.
January 16, 2026

Florida Corporal Handcuffs a Runaway Emu After a 45-Minute Chase {} A corporal in St. Johns County had responded to what he thought would be a straightforward call about an animal on the loose. Nearly an hour later, he was putting handcuffs on an emu named Tina.

A corporal in St. Johns County had responded to what he thought would be a straightforward call about an animal on the loose. Nearly an hour later, he was putting handcuffs on an emu named Tina. A corporal in St. Johns County had responded to what he thought would be a straightforward call about an animal on the loose. Nearly an hour later, he was putting handcuffs on an emu named Tina.
January 16, 2026

Toby Kiers, World Champion of Mycorrhizal Fungus

This year’s recipient of the Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement talks about “punk science,” microbial economics and thinking like a mycorrhizal fungus.
January 16, 2026

Cyberattack in Venezuela Demonstrated Precision of U.S. Capabilities {} Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is weighing his nomination to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, but provided little new information about the operation.

Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is weighing his nomination to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, but provided little new information about the operation. Lt. Gen. Joshua M. Rudd appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee, which is weighing his nomination to lead the U.S. Cyber Command, but provided little new information about the operation.
January 16, 2026

Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program

He played a key role in ending apartheid South Africa’s secret weapons program in the 1980s by helping the African National Congress bomb critical facilities.
January 16, 2026

One State, Two Very Different Views of Minneapolis {} Pull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide.

Pull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide. Pull up a stool at Ye Olde Pickle Factory and listen to a story about America’s urban-rural divide.

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