Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter stormsPortugal's interior minister steps down over growing criticism over storm responseBy The Associated PressResidents of a hotel are evacuated by police officers and marines by inflatable boat along a flooded street after the Sado River overflowed following heavy rains in Alcácer do Sal, southern Portugal, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ana Brigida)MADRID -- Portugal's interior minister has stepped down in response to growing criticism of her government's response to successive winter storms this season, in which at least seven people have died. Amaral, a lawyer, was criticized for her government's slow response, particularly during Storm Kristin, which struck the country in late January, killing six people, according to media reports. Another person died last week when Storm Leonardo hit Spain and Portugal. Amaral is the first minister to step down since the center-right government led by Montenegro came to power last May.

HAT YAI, Thailand -- A hostage situation and a shooting were reported Wednesday inside a school in southern Thailand, authorities said. The situation was resolved after a few hours, with the gunman apprehended, police said. The police’s Central Investigation Bureau said that an armed man held some students and teachers hostage, and at least one student was injured. The motive of the gunman wasn't immediately known. The shocking gun and knife attack spurred calls for tighter gun controls, though there have been no major reforms.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act required the DOJ to release all the Epstein files by December 19. Testifying today before the Senate Appropriations Committee, where members took the opportunity to ask him about his ties to Epstein. Trump had disinvited two Democratic governors, Jared Polis of Colorado and Wes Moore of Maryland, prompting the rest of the Democratic governors to refuse to attend. “Democratic governors have a long record of working across the aisle to deliver results and we remain committed to this effort. Democratic governors remain united and will never stop fighting to protect and make life better for people in our states.”Moore is the vice-chair of the NGA.

Los Angeles leaders, mired in budget woes, see a way to boost city tax revenue thanks to an Olympic-sized rush of tourism. The City Council has approved a June ballot measure that would raise the hotel tax. The money would be used for general city services such as emergency services, parks and sidewalk repairs, according to a draft ballot measure. AdvertisementAlso approved in Tuesday’s meeting was a ballot measure that, if successful in June, would close a tax loophole for illegal cannabis businesses and open them up to the threat of civil collections. The hotel tax and illegal cannabis tax measures will be on the ballot June 2, when Los Angeles voters will also choose a mayor, city attorney and city controller, and fill eight of the 15 City Council seats and several of the L.A. Unified Board of Education seats.

QXO agreed to buy closely held building materials distributor Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion in cash and stock. - brendan mcdermid/ReutersQXO agreed to buy closely held building materials distributor Kodiak Building Partners for about $2.25 billion in cash and stock, continuing its rapid acquisitive expansion. In January, QXO struck a deal to receive a $1.2 billion investment led by Apollo Global Management to help it fund acquisitions. Also in January, QXO raised $1.8 billion in acquisition financing from a separate deal led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek and Apollo. Kodiak generated about $2.4 billion in sales in 2025, with about 40% of that derived from the growth markets of Texas and Florida, QXO said.

Two ads among the many aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast didn’t sell beer, cars, fast food or cell phone services; rather they were opening salvos of what could be one of the year’s most expensive ballot measure duels. Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office gave the measures formal titles to appear on the ballot. Not surprisingly, they have a distinctly political tone — negative on the Uber measure and positive on the lawyer-sponsored measures. The Uber measure title says it would limit the ability of accident victims to sue for damages. These problems need legislative correction, not competing ballot measures that will hinge on misleading campaign propaganda and further distort California’s flawed initiative system.

This is how immigration enforcement enters a school community: not through the front door, not with notice or coordination, but through missing children and unfinished care. In school health offices, care does not pause because a system has fractured a family. Children who remain in school carry fear with them — fear that shows up as stomach pain, headaches, panic, withdrawal, or sudden anger. Accounts from children held in family immigration detention centers corroborate the emotional and educational toll of these experiences. Schools cannot control immigration enforcement policy.

TLDRThe FDA rejected Moderna's application for its mRNA-based flu vaccine, citing issues with the clinical trial comparator. Moderna claims the FDA's reason is inconsistent with previous communications. The vaccine, which uses the same mRNA technology as its Covid shot, was found to be 26.6% more effective than the standard flu shot. The FDA's decision follows Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s directive for all new vaccines to undergo placebo-controlled clinical trials.

But those Americans who look like me already knew this ugly truth. Advertisement AdvertisementBut even before those police killings, for generations, communities of color everywhere have experienced overly aggressive policing and repressive policies. And not just for these two unjustified murders, but for all Americans — even the ones who may not look like them. Life: How Can We Watch The Exact Same ICE Video As MAGA And See Wildly Different Things? She is a Public Voices Fellow of The OpEd Project in Partnership with National Black Child Development Institute.

›The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has ended leases with Brentwood School, a parking lot firm, and an oil pumping operation on its 388-acre West Los Angeles property. The move throws the future of Brentwood School's extensive athletic facilities, which it built on a 22-acre leasehold, into uncertainty. The detailsThe VA posted a notice saying it had ended leases to Brentwood School, a parking lot firm, and an oil pumping operation. The players U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs The federal agency that manages veterans' healthcare and benefits, and oversees the West Los Angeles campus. Brentwood School A prestigious K-12 academy that had leased 22 acres of the VA's West Los Angeles campus and built extensive athletic facilities there.

A fire breaks out at the farmhouse of 69-year old Molli McClaran and her 72-year old husband, Leon “Bubba” McClaran, which burns the whole residence to the ground. At the time, the couple had been taking care of two of their grandchildren - nine-year old Chloie Leverette and seven-year old Gage Daniel - but even though the burnt remains of Molli, Bubba and their two pets are recovered from the rubble, the children’s remains cannot found. On this week’s episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, we explore a bizarre missing children’s case which does not have any definitive answers. Additional Reading:https://charleyproject.org/case/chloie-rhianna-leverettehttps://charleyproject.org/case/christopher-gage-danielhttps://unsolvedmysteries.fandom.com/wiki/Chloie_Leverette_and_Gage_Danielhttps://cdn.unsolved.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/102-Lost-in-the-Ashes-Website-Final-Script.pdf?x36184http://web.archive.org/web/20140523001132/https://www.columbiadailyherald.com/sections/news/local-news/search-bedford-county-children-endures.html/https://abcnews.go.com/US/chloie-leverette-gage-daniel-missing-tennessee-kids-father/story?id=17358917https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gage-daniel-and-chloie-leverette-amber-alert-issued-for-tenn-kids-missing-since-fire/https://www.newschannel5.com/news/answers-sought-5-years-after-2-children-disappearhttps://fox17.com/news/local/six-years-later-mom-believes-children-thought-dead-in-bedford-county-fire-are-alivehttps://www.wvlt.tv/2020/09/23/tbi-searching-for-siblings-who-went-missing-from-bedford-co-more-than-8-years-ago/https://www.wkrn.com/news/birthday-party-held-for-children-missing-from-2012-bedford-county-house-fire/https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/mother-believes-children-are-still-alive-10-years-after-their-disappearance/https://fox17.com/news/local/12-years-missing-tennessees-longest-active-amber-alert-for-two-kids-remains“The Trail Went Cold” is on Patreon. The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote.

Commentary: Uber is trying to snow voters with a supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative. Don't buy ithttps://www.latimes.com/business/story/2026-01-16/uber-tries-to-snow-voters-with-supposedly-pro-consumer-ballot-initiativeUber says its proposed ballot initiative will save consumers money. It's really designed to save Uber money, at its passengers' expense. Click here to explore more articles from Walkup Law or to subscribe to our newsletter. The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter.

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Practical Steps Faculty Can Take NowFaculty do not need to wait for new policies or administrative directives before engaging students in AI literacy. “The Role of Artificial Intelligence as a Tool to Help Counselors in Improving Mental Health.” BICC Proceedings 2: 119–24. “AI in Patient Flow: Applications of Artificial Intelligence to Improve Patient Flow in NHS Acute Mental Health Inpatient Units.” Heliyon 7 (5): e06993. “Artificial Intelligence Literacy: A Proposed Faceted Taxonomy.” Digital Library Perspectives 40 (4): 681–99. “Global Initiatives and Challenges in Integrating Artificial Intelligence Literacy in Elementary Education: Mapping Policies and Empirical Literature.” Future in Educational Research 2 (4): 382–402.

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff said Tuesday that Ring does not store deleted doorbell footage without a subscription, as questions continue over how law enforcement recovered previously inaccessible video evidence in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie. "I do know with Ring specifically, if you delete a recording or if you don't want a recording, you don't have a subscription. "If you delete a recording or if you don't want a recording, you don't have a subscription. "I think there's a lot of probably information out there that we don't know." Keep up with the latest reporting on the Nancy Guthrie case with Fox Nation's "Vanished: What Happened to Nancy Guthrie?"