Latest reporting from the Latest desk, in reverse chronological order.
A political storm over immigration enforcement intensified after reports that two federal officers involved in a fatal shooting in Minnesota were placed on administrative leave, as lawmakers demanded accountability from the administration.
Nathan MacKinnon entered Wednesday two assists shy of 700 as Colorado visited Ottawa, while several teams navigated injuries and recent trades in a short NHL schedule featuring three matchups.
President Donald Trump urged Iran to negotiate over its nuclear program and warned that another U.S. strike would be more severe, as Iranian officials signaled they were not currently seeking talks under threat.
Chip-equipment maker ASML reported record profit for 2025, pointing to strong AI-related demand, while also outlining plans to cut jobs as it restructures for efficiency and focus amid an increasingly complex semiconductor landscape.
The Associated Press TV schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 28 lists a full slate of live sports, led by an ESPN NBA doubleheader featuring the Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland and San Antonio at Houston. The lineup also includes NHL action on TNT, extensive men’s college basketball coverage across cable and streaming outlets, Senior Bowl practice sessions, plus Australian Open tennis sessions from Melbourne. Times were listed in Eastern Time and the AP noted schedules can change or face blackouts.
Rep. Ilhan Omar was attacked during a Minneapolis town hall after demanding that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem resign or face impeachment. Omar continued the event after a man in the front row sprayed her with a strong-smelling liquid; police arrested the suspect, identified as 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak. The episode followed heightened political tension around immigration enforcement and allegations tied to federal actions in Minnesota.
A tech news roundup says China has reportedly approved large purchases of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips for firms including ByteDance, Alibaba, and Tencent, potentially reshaping compute access for frontier AI development. The same roundup says Google is exploring options that would let publishers opt out of certain generative AI features in Search, reflecting growing tension between AI answer experiences and the traffic and revenue models of the open web.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new list of 15 high-cost drugs selected for the third cycle of Medicare drug price negotiations, including Botox and the diabetes drug Trulicity. CMS said negotiations will occur in 2026 and the negotiated prices are slated to take effect on January 1, 2028. CMS also said one previously negotiated drug, Tradjenta, was selected for renegotiation.
The White House says President Donald Trump formally ratified the charter of a new ‘Board of Peace’ during a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The administration described the body as an international organization intended to mobilize resources and enforce accountability around Gaza’s demilitarization, governance reform, and rebuilding. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Jared Kushner also spoke at the event, according to the White House account.
Funding reductions have forced mine-clearance groups operating along Zimbabwe’s border with Mozambique to scale back, leaving dangerous minefields uncleared while hundreds of workers—many of them women—lose stable incomes. Former deminers describe sudden layoffs, falling living standards, and the struggle to pay school fees and rent, even as legacy landmines from the 1970s continue to injure civilians and livestock decades after the conflict that placed them.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ 2026 release calendar lists a data publication on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 for “Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers (Annual 2025).” The schedule underscores how wages and labor-market metrics remain central inputs for policymakers, businesses, and households tracking inflation, purchasing power, and staffing decisions as the year begins.
According to court filings described in a national news report, federal immigration agents detained a toddler and her father in Minneapolis and transported them to Texas without a warrant, with the child moved despite a court order requiring her immediate release.