BREAKING: Trump says the U.S. is going to run Venezuela until there is an orderly transition of power

JUST IN: DOJ says it has finished reviewing *less than 1%* of the Epstein Files for potential release. Only 12,285 documents have been released while more than 2 million remain under review. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

The woman shot by the ICE agent had a child who is 6. The father died in 2023, leaving the child without either of his or her birth parents startribune.com/she-was-an-ama…

Mississippi’s largest synagogue was set on fire before dawn Saturday. Fire department ruled it arson, and a suspect has been arrested. It is the same synagogue that the Ku Klux Klan bombed in 1967 because the rabbi supported civil rights. mississippitoday.org/2026/01/10/fir…

After falling just 5 votes short in the House in 1979, the bill establishing MLK Jr. Day as a federal holiday finally passed Congress in 1983. It cleared the House 338-90 and the Senate 78-22 before being signed into law by President Reagan. We mapped the Senate vote by state.

We are monitoring a growing potential for a plowable snowfall event Sunday into Monday. There is a moderate potential we could exceed 6 inches of snow from a low pressure system that will pass to our south. Monitor the forecast for changes as we approach the weekend.

29-year-old physician witness who said they administered CPR on Alex Pretti:

Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino has reportedly been ousted from his role as “commander at large,” and will return to El Centro, where he is expected to retire soon theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Forty years ago tomorrow was the Challenger disaster:

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon is arrested after protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.

Catherine O'Hara, the actor who starred as Kate McCallister in “Home Alone,” has died at 71, TMZ reports tmz.com/2026/01/30/cat…

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center will close for 2 years for renovations starting in July, Trump says, after a backlash from performers.

My colleague Marty Weil is one of The Post’s last living ties to Watergate. He’s covered stories that range from local crime to the Sept. 11 attacks to whimsical weather musings. After 60 years, he was laid off yesterday by email. nytimes.com/2026/02/05/bus…

The air that you're breathing in New York was literally over the North Pole 10 days ago 🥶 🐻‍❄️

Sandra Bernhard, recently known for “Severance” and “Marty Supreme,” has been cast in “The White Lotus” Season 4. She joins previously announced cast members Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Marissa Long, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina and AJ Michalka.

James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey people.com/james-van-der-…

This is a very scary only-in-New York death. This guy — who was not homeless — slipped on the ice and cracked his head, and then slumped onto a bench in front of a supermarket, and people walked past him sitting there for hours with his head busted open until he froze to death.

🔗: bit.ly/4aMaRap Eric Dane has died at the age of 53, PEOPLE confirms. Dane became a star with his role as Dr. Mark Sloan — a.k.a. McSteamy — in Grey’s Anatomy. Dane's death comes 10 months after he went public with his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS),

BREAKING: BREAKING: Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN Trump tariffs The ruling is a rare rebuke for a high court that has been especially deferential to the president’s claims to vast executive power. Courthouse News