The City Council ran afoul of the Ralph M. Brown Act by approving a plan for removing 9,800 homeless encampments during a closed-door meeting, according to a new ruling. Read …
Trump Is Briefed on Options for Striking Iran as Protests Continue
The president has said he will be “hitting them very hard” if Iranian leaders kill protesters amid widespread demonstrations calling for wholesale changes in the country. Go to Source Author: …
FBI’s Inquiry Into Minneapolis ICE Shooting Faces Doubts After White House’s Remarks
Ex-law enforcement officials said the administration’s declarations that the killing was justified elicited questions about the F.B.I.’s willingness to scrutinize the agent who fatally shot an unarmed activist. Go to …
New Cellphone Video Shows ICE Agent’s Perspective Before Minneapolis Shooting
The Department of Homeland Security posted a clip of the video on social media and said it was taken by the agent, who killed a 37-year-old woman in the shooting. …
A ‘Ticklish Subject’: Trump’s Words on Immigration Often Collide and Contradict
In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump made a point of keeping distance from certain hard-line immigration policies, even as he continues to demonize and shut out …
Disinformation in Minneapolis Shooting Points at People Who Were Not Involved
Within hours of an ICE officer shooting and killing a woman, social media users misidentified the agent who fired as Steve Grove. Go to Source Author: Pooja Salhotra and Tiffany …
RealClear Samizdat Prize Gala Celebrates First Amendment Courage – and RCP’s 25th Anniversary
On February 11, 2026, at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida, RealClear will be celebrating its 25th anniversary year – just as America’s experiment in self-government prepares to celebrate its …
Iran medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as protests continue
There were signs authorities were intensifying their crackdown as protests continued. Read full story Author:
Video emerges of Minneapolis shooting filmed by ICE agent who opened fire
The clip shows the moments before gunfire rang out on a Minneapolis street. Read full story Author:
Starmer has kept Trump on side – but is it coming back to bite him?
The PM’s increasingly assertive opponents are set on turning one of his few sweet spots sour. Read full story Author:
Where does latest Traitors showdown rank in show’s most explosive moments?
We look at whether the recent confrontation between two contestants on The Traitors goes down as the most dramatic ever. Read full story Author:
Man dies after tree falls onto caravan during Storm Goretti
Police say a man in his 50s died in the incident in Helston during Storm Goretti. Read full story Author:
Trump says US needs to ‘own’ Greenland to prevent Russia and China from taking it
The US will do it “the easy way” or “the hard way”, he says, but Denmark stresses the territory is not for sale. Read full story Author:
How a friend request led a beauty queen to uncover Scotland’s most prolific catfish
Abbie Draper spent a decade trying to expose the person pretending to be hospital doctor David Graham. Read full story Author:
Doctors said I might not make my second birthday. Now I’m 25
The BBC’s Ben Morris describes living with spinal muscular atrophy, as former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson reveals her twins have the condition. Read full story Author:
Rose-tinted filter: Why 2016 is taking over social media in 2026
Fidget spinners, filters and feeds that worked. Why are young people pining to go back a decade? Read full story Author:
Greenlanders fear for future as island embroiled in geopolitical storm
Islanders want a bigger say in their ties with Denmark, but also on the world stage too. Read full story Author:
Swiss search souls and question government after ski resort fire
The New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in Crans-Montana killed 40 people and injured 116. Read full story Author:
South Africa’s strained ties with US face new test – war games with China, Iran and Russia
The naval exercises could inflame relations with Donald Trump – who is already at loggerheads with Pretoria. Read full story Author:
Paramedic and police officer seriously hurt while attending crash
Three men are arrested after paramedics and police are injured while attending an earlier crash. Read full story Author: