The aging, rusted crude oil tanker got a new name too — The Marinera. “The US Coast Guard has global reach for intelligence and tracking by partnering with not only the US Navy, but the wider intelligence community. But when the US Coast Guard attempted to board the vessel, the ship’s crew did not comply. As the pursuit continued into the North Atlantic, a Russian flag was spotted on the ship by Coast Guard personnel on December 31, which a US official said had been sloppily painted on its side. The vessel has moved south into the middle of the Atlantic since it was seized, according to MarineTraffic.

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, Iran, on September 21, 2022. In response, demonstrations swept much of the country, taking place in at least 40 cities. Women removed or burned their headscarves in public. Other demonstrators destroyed posters of the country’s Supreme Leader, shouting “death to the dictator.”Just like in the country’s current protests, internet access was restricted, and protesters were reportedly killed in clashes with security forces. The then-President of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, said during the 2022 protests that there was a “need to distinguish between protest and disruption of public order and security,” while also describing the protests “as rioting and evil.”CNN’s Eve Brennan, Jomana Karadsheh, Artemis Moshtaghian, Caitlin Hu and Kathleen Magramo contributed to this reporting.

Major U.S. companies in the energy sector are expected to benefit after President Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela's oil industry, saying that American companies would help revitalize it following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. While the U.S. action is unlikely to have an immediate effect on crude prices given the current glut in the market, it could upend energy markets and have an impact on the geopolitical landscape. The shale oil revolution made the U.S. the world's largest crude producer. Recent massive oil finds off the coast of Guyana are largely controlled by ExxonMobil and Chevron. U.S. control of the Venezuelan energy industry, which sits on the world's largest oil reserves, could "reshape the balance of power in international energy markets," analysts with JP Morgan wrote Monday.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin reacts to a call during the second half of a game at Iowa last weekend. (Charlie Neibergall / Associated Press)In his postgame interviews analyzing the play of his basketball team, UCLA coach Mick Cronin is spot on. If Cronin is unable to get the Bruins back on the winning track, his status in Westwood needs to be reassessed. There was no Lakers’ winning streak for the Bucks to break on Friday night. Ken FeldmanTarzanaLeBron James sat out the Lakers' game against the San Antonio Spurs because of sciatica and left foot arthritis.

NationalVictims in Portland shooting in stable conditionJanuary 10, 2026 | 12:49 AM GMTPortland Police Chief Bob confirms on Jan. 9, that the two individuals who were shot by Border Patrol agents are in stable condition.

In January, shopping writer and self-proclaimed bra hater Griffin Wynne wrote a review of this Bombas ribbed seamless scoop bralette that garnered some attention from readers. "To me, the real selling point of this bralette is how inoffensive and easy it is," Wynne wrote. You don’t need to fuss with four rows of tiny clasps or extra straps, and to me, at least, it feels really nice on the skin. I know this bralette is good because I don’t spend my whole day waiting to take it off." The bra doesn't have an underwire and is made more for casual everyday use than intense activity like a sports bra.

Nikki Glaser on who she doesn't want to offend in Hollywood with her jokesComedian Nikki Glaser is back to host the Golden Globes again, and she chats with CNN’s Stephanie Elam about how she handles jokes that could upset certain stars in Hollywood.

The City Section might have a contender for small-schools basketball success in Sylmar-based Triumph, a charter school that opened in 2010 and is having its best season ever. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementAntonio was one of the leading scorers in the City Section last season and is averaging 19 points this season. Avila is in his ninth year and said this is his best team. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementLast season, the team made it to the Division IV semifinals before losing when it was down to five players because of injuries. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementSign up for the L.A. Times SoCal high school sports newsletter to get scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular.

On Jan. 9, two federal courts issued emergency orders that temporarily checked major Trump administration actions affecting immigration and state aid. In Boston, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said she plans to issue a temporary restraining order to block the administration’s decision to terminate family reunification parole programs that reportedly protect about 10,000–12,000 people. The effect is immediate: beneficiaries who risked losing parole-based protections now retain whatever access the programs conferred pending Talwani’s formal order. The HHS freeze, announced to the five states on Jan. 6 and challenged by California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota and New York on Jan. 8, targeted multiple funding streams. Reporting indicates the freeze encompassed more than $7 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funds, about $2.4 billion in Child Care and Development Fund dollars and roughly $870 million in Social Services Block Grant allocations, for a total exceeding $10 billion.

President Donald Trump got so excited about the construction on his increasingly costly new White House ballroom that he got up from a meeting with oil executives on Friday to stare out the window at it. This is the door to the ballroom," Trump told oil executives. The White House originally projected in July that the project, which required him to tear down the East Wing, would cost $200 million in donated funds. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementDonors identified by the White House include Trump himself and several big tech companies, including Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Coinbase and Meta. “I don’t think there’ll be anything like it in the world, actually,” Trump told the oil executives Friday.

As co-founder of Random House, Bennett Cerf published works by many of the biggest names in 20th-century fiction and nonfiction. Consequently, “Nothing Random: Bennett Cerf and the Publishing House He Built” isn’t just a biography. Toward the end of his life, the versatile Cerf — believing that growth was essential — acquired rival publishing house Knopf. This move, Cerf soon recognized, was a mistake: Random House had lost its soul. Nonetheless, late in Cerf’s career, Random House took over a small publishing house called L.W.

Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementMartinez survived, unlike Renee Good, who died after she was shot by a federal agent in Minneapolis this week. Good “was harassing and impeding law enforcement operations” before trying to “run them over,” said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. President Donald Trump called Good a “professional agitator” and claimed she “viciously ran over the ICE officer.”Good’s death is part of a larger pattern in Trump’s second term: Federal agents shoot, then the government begins a campaign of lies and propaganda. And Martinez had not posted a threat against federal agents, contrary to McLaughlin’s statement, her lawyer said prosecutors told him. Politics: The Increasingly Narrow Path To Prosecuting An ICE OfficerWhen Parente saw what had happened in Minneapolis, and how the government was quick to smear Good, he wasn’t surprised.

The shooting dead of 37-year-old mother of three and US citizen Renee Good by ICE agents in Minneapolis has seldom been out of the media since the killing on Wednesday. High numbers of detentions, overcrowded facilities, and reports of use of force have drawn widespread criticism and fueled protests nationwide. Additionally, controversy over recruitment practices, training standards, have sparked opposition from cultural figures and companies pulling support, further magnifying scrutiny. In each case, officials have claimed that the agents fired in self-defense, fearing they would be struck by the vehicle. Hughie Beag is a West Belfast native and recovering legal scholar who spends lots of time in his spouse’s native Basque Country

LOADING ERROR LOADINGAn alleged cell phone video showing an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shooting Renee Good, filmed from the shooter’s angle, was given to right-wing website Alpha News on Friday. HuffPost has not independently verified the video, which was also shared by Fox News, CBS News and other outlets. AdvertisementIt’s the first time the public has seen alleged footage of the Minneapolis incident from the angle of the shooter, ICE agent Jonathan Ross. It provides some of the clearest audio of the words he, Good and her wife, Becca Good, exchanged in the final moments of her life. Vice President JD Vance shared the video on social media, claiming it backed up the Trump administration’s claims that Good was threatening Ross’s life.

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