Dancing robot gets too funky at CES A dancing robot needed some human guidance after getting caught up in a barrier.
Dancing robot gets too funky at CES A dancing robot needed some human guidance after getting caught up in a barrier.
Trump reportedly reacted to video of ICE shooting Renee Good during New York Times interview President Trump watched and reacted to a video of an ICE officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an interview in the Oval Office with The New York Times, according to a report. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi has more.
But critics of the administration noted the U.S. Constitution is clear that Congress must first declare war before the president can deploy the use of force. “But make no mistake, bombing another nation’s capital and removing their leader is an act of war, plain and simple. This is why the Framers gave the power to declare war to Congress, not the president.”Thursday’s vote was brought under the War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed by Congress in the wake of the Vietnam War as a way to reassert congressional power over the declaration of war. Advertisement“I think we’re on the steps to an endless war,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday. He’s heading full steam ahead into it.”The vote on Thursday discharged the resolution out of committee and to the Senate floor.
LOADING ERROR LOADINGWASHINGTON – Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) He is broadly respected by Democrats and Republicans, both of whom cheered for him when he walked onto the House floor. He’s also been a prolific fundraiser for House Democrats. “He has not failed at that task.”Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) People on Capitol Hill sometimes felt bad for Hoyer, whom Pelosi essentially boxed out of ever being the party’s top leader.
I first became aware of political convention pins in 1992, when I was covering my second convention — the Democratic confab at Madison Square Garden in New York City. But if there was a golden age of political convention pins, it probably ran from 1996 to 2008, meaning that I got to experience all of it. Any media outlet pin was by nature desirable, from The Associated Press to BusinessWeek to Newsday to The Boston Globe to USA Today to Variety. During the golden age of pins, my own outlet had a special status within the political convention universe. Newsweek has little of the cachet it had in 2004, when it put a classic straw boater on its convention pin.
Kevin’s 2026 Prediction: A.I. Company Solves Famous Math ProblemOn the “Hard Fork” podcast, the hosts Kevin Roose and Casey Newton discuss Kevin’s high confidence prediction for 2026 that an A.I. company will solve one of the Millennium Prize Problems. By ‘HARD Fork’January 8, 2026
NationalProtesters demand ICE leave Minnesota after fatal shootingJanuary 8, 2026 | 6:58 PM GMTA day after a fatal shooting in Minneapolis, people protested outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and urged agents to leave the city.
"Michelle Obama called them 'food deserts.' I kind of used to poke fun at her for that. Maybe…is she right?" "In fact, there's part of that that's correct," the guest replies. "We take it all back, she's right," she says back.
January 8, 2026HRRC calls for all app-based delivery drivers in India to be compensated fairly and regularly for their work in a rapidly expanding gig economy. Swiggy food delivery drivers in Kolkata, India, on July 14, 2024. The 40,000 delivery workers who took part in the strike have described a system that puts inhumane pressure on all involved, and have demanded immediate steps to usher in fundamental improvements. The money paid to gig delivery drivers is often determined by algorithms that the apps use to establish hourly earnings, and which calculate penalties for the rejection or cancellation of an order by the driver. GlossaryApp-based delivery drivers – Workers who use smartphone apps to deliver food, groceries, or parcels for companies.
Armstrong’s son Keith Porter Jr. was shot and killed by an off-duty ICE officer on New Year’s Eve, authorities say, and questions remain after his death. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office is reviewing Porter’s killing, though it sometimes takes years for the agency to determine if a deadly use of force constitutes a crime. An LAPD official said it was expected to take days before detectives would be able to interview the ICE agent responsible for Porter’s death. On Wednesday in Minneapolis, an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old woman. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times)Armstrong said she and her son were incredibly close, living together until about a year ago.
By Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles TimesLOS ANGELES — In his final State of the State address, Gov. Despite some improvements, California has been home to nearly a quarter of the nation’s homeless population, according to the Public Policy Institute of California. The governor will announce that the state would set a record on per-student funding in public schools and fully fund universal transitional kindergarten under his budget proposal. The address will mark the first time in five years that Newsom delivers a State of the State from the Assembly rostrum. ©2026 Los Angeles Times.
The agent then walks around the passenger side of Good’s vehicle. (Video: Max Nesterak via X)A pickup truck pulls up, and two additional agents exit the vehicle and approach Good, the video shows. (Video: Max Nesterak via X)The agent who was first seen behind Good’s SUV reemerges in front of the vehicle, still appearing to hold up a phone. As the vehicle moves forward, video shows, the agent moves out of the way and at nearly the same time fires his first shot. Good’s SUV travels a short distance before crashing into a car parked on the opposite side of the street.
Attendees are taken on a guided tour of Goodyear Blimp Wingfoot Three during the Toys for Tots event at the Goodyear Blimp Base Airport on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Carson, California. (Ronaldo Bolanos/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
The more tattoos a person has, the less educated, successful and stable they are often assumed to be. Even despite the fact that today most tattoos are unique pieces of fine art created by talented, in-demand artists. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe tattoo shop was a long rectangular room in a rundown strip mall. At that time, in the late ’90s, there was only one tattoo shop in Utah County, an indicator of the highly conservative demographic of the area. The photo the author put up on her professional website, where her tattoos are prominently displayed, so that prospective clients know that she has tattoos.
AdvertisementAn FBI agent at the scene of a fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Stephen Maturen via Getty ImagesTwo bystander videos, shared on social media by KSTP reporter KaMaria Braye, captured different perspectives of the shooting, and challenge the claims made by the president and federal officials. Photo by KSTP reporter KaMaria BrayeThe person filming the video can be heard reacting to the shooting with cries of “What the fuck! What the fuck!”AdvertisementA second video shows a different angle of Good pulling away from two of the three agents. Photo by KSTP reporter KaMaria BrayeAdvertisementGood’s vehicle hits parked cars down the street after she’s shot.