The top three passports, says the latest report by the Henley Passport Index, are Asian countries: Singapore at No. Japan and South Korea are just behind with visa-free access to 188 destinations. 1 in the Henley Passport Index. Arton’s Global Passport Power Rank 2026 puts the United Arab Emirates in the top spot, with a visa-free/visa-on-arrival score of 179. The world’s most powerful passports for 2026

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Tim Walz announced this week he would not seek re-election as a result of the state’s billion-dollar welfare fraud scandal. For months, Walz shrugged off the rip-off of taxpayer funds as aregrettable consequence of Minnesota’s generous, Scandinavian-stylesafety net. Federal prosecutors estimated the total price tag topped $9 billion—a sum Walz disputes. In response, President Trump announced a pause of federal funding ofMinnesota child care, and at least one Somali-run day care in Minnesota was vandalized. Fraud damages “trust in American institutions,” but don’t expect a coherent response from “the most corrupt administration in American history.”The Week Escape your echo chamber.

January 13, 2026 19:33 UTC

More Americans diagnosed with cancer are now surviving the disease - marking a positive trend that experts say reflects the effectiveness of early prevention and detection strategies, and advancements in treatment and care. Meanwhile, the percentage of patients who survive a diagnosis of metastatic lung cancer is up to 10 percent from 2 percent. While smoking continues to be the main driver of lung cancer cases, more people who have never smoked are also being diagnosed, and scientists are working to understand why. Some experts have called for changes to lung cancer screening guidelines that would increase the number of people who can be screened. “In our current medical system, we don’t really have a great model for who’s best to follow cancer survivors,” Dahut said.

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Enten pointed out that the share of Democrats identifying as liberal is up sharply from 30 percent in 1976 and 29 percent in 2001. “Look at where we are today,” Enten said, adding, “Three in five Democrats say they are liberal.”America has shifted fifteen points away from conservatism since 1996, according to Enten. Screengrab / CNN“In the 70s, 80s, even 90s, there were Democrats who liked to say, oh, no, no, we‘re conservative Democrats here. Democrats, Democrats, Democrats!” emphasized an animated Enten. Enten said that Democrats’ lead is a strong indicator that Democrats are primed to take over the House in the 2026 midterms.

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LOADING ERROR LOADINGPresident Donald Trump leveled his latest attack against a female journalist, saying she asked a “stupid” question, while he spoke to press aboard Air Force One on Sunday. And experts in American studies and mental health emphasize that his ongoing behavior toward female reporters needs our attention. What a stupid question.”AdvertisementThe journalist was not identified in a clip of the exchange, though Trump said the reporter was from CNN. Trump’s responses to being challenged by a woman communicates a lot, experts say. “Attacking women’s intelligence is the second-most common move.”Experts also stress Trump’s treatment of female reporters can’t be normalized and should never go unchallenged.

January 13, 2026 19:01 UTC

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January 13, 2026 18:55 UTC

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January 13, 2026 18:24 UTC

An NFL media member sparked a fiery debate on social media following the Jacksonville Jaguars’ playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday afternoon. Jacksonville Free Press associate editor Lynn Jones-Turpin had a chance to make a comment during Jaguars head coach Liam Coen’s press conference. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM“I’m going to tell you, congratulations on your success, young man,” Jones-Turpin said. We got another season.”The 19-second clip made its way around social media and sparked some outrage from reporters, while others didn’t seem to mind so much. Meanwhile, some fans argued that media members shouldn’t take themselves too seriously and that the reporter-fan line had been crossed too many times before.

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(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool, File)SEOUL, South Korea -- An independent counsel on Tuesday demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law in December 2024. Independent counsel Cho Eun-suk’s team requested the Seoul Central District Court to sentence Yoon to death, according to the court. On the night of Yoon's martial law declaration, thousands of people rushed to the National Assembly to object to the decree and demand his resignation in dramatic scenes. There had been speculation that Yoon resorted to martial law to protect his wife, Kim Keon Hee, from potential corruption investigations. Yoon’s decree and ensuing power vacuum plunged South Korea into political turmoil, halted the country’s high-level diplomacy and rattled its financial markets.

January 13, 2026 17:46 UTC

NEW YORK (AP) — Chris Cuomo is returning to SiriusXM, putting him on the air with morning and evening talk shows. He will host a two-hour weekday show centered on listener calls on the satellite radio company's P.O.T.U.S. A former prime-time host at CNN and a reporter at ABC News earlier in his career, Cuomo has reemerged at the cable network NewsNation, where he hosts an evening talk show. “Too much of our politics is about teams instead of truth,” said Cuomo, also son of the late Democratic New York Gov. “'Cuomo Mornings' is going to be about breaking through those barriers, asking better questions and bringing people into the conversation instead of talking past them.”

January 13, 2026 17:28 UTC

Burst water main creates 'geyser' in San Diego A water main burst and gushed into the sky in a manner reminiscent of a geyser in San Diego, California on Monday.

January 13, 2026 17:25 UTC

How to successfully negotiate in every aspect of your life Jonathan Smith, a negotiation trainer with the Black Swan Group, is the author of "Fight Less, Win More: How Master Negotiators Influence Hearts, Minds, and Deals."

January 13, 2026 17:24 UTC

Pentagon bought device some investigators think is linked to Havana SyndromeThe Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device that was purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting US spies, diplomats and troops that are colloquially known as Havana Syndrome, according to four sources briefed on the matter. CNN's Zach Cohen reports.

January 13, 2026 17:17 UTC

ETSeth Meyers took aim at Fox News' Sean Hannity Monday night, for his show's coverage of ongoing protests in Minneapolis. And yeah, the entire thing just absolutely abhors me – this has to stop immediately," the protestor told Tenney in the clip aired on "Hannity." "I'm sorry, but how dare you go on Fox News and state such a normal, reasonable opinion!" The man interviewed on Fox held up a bell that he said had been handed to him for free by a fellow demonstrator. Meyers, a sharp critic of the president, has joined a chorus of late-night hosts criticizing the Trump administration's large-scale deployment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents.

January 13, 2026 17:05 UTC