Authorities in Salt Lake City are searching for the gunman who shot and killed two people and injured six others at a funeral outside of a church on Wednesday night.
Of the six who are injured, three are in critical condition, police said.
The incident occurred in the parking lot of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Police do not have a concrete description of a suspect or their vehicle, although they said they are following leads.
Despite a suspect not being in custody, police said there is no further danger to the public.
Salt Lake City Police Chief Brian Redd said the shooting did not appear to be a random act.
"We don't believe this was a targeted attack against a religion or anything like that," said Redd. "We don't believe, at this point, that this was random."
In a statement released after the shooting, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said the church is cooperating with law enforcement, "and is grateful for the efforts of first responders."
"We extend prayers for all who have been impacted by this tragedy and express deep concern that any sacred space intended for worship should be subjected to violence of any kind."
A Minneapolis woman shot and killed by a federal agent during the Trump administrations latest immigration crackdown on a major U.S. city Wednesday was originally from Colorado, her family confirmed to Scripps News Group.
The woman, identified by the Minnesota Star Tribune earlier in the day as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, was born in Colorado Springs, according to her uncle, Robert Ganger. He told Scripps News Group via phone late Wednesday afternoon news of her passing were especially difficult for the family since Good's older sister was celebrating her birthday today.
Her killing after 9:30 a.m. was recorded on video by witnesses, and the shooting quickly drew a crowd of hundreds of angry protesters. By evening, hundreds were there for a vigil to mourn the death and urge the public to resist immigration enforcers.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, while visiting Texas, described the incident as an act of domestic terrorism carried out against ICE officers by a woman who attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively, shot, to protect himself and the people around him.
In a social media post, President Donald Trump made similar accusations against the woman and defended ICEs work.
Hours later, at an evening news conference in Minnesota, Noem didn't back down, claiming the woman was part of a mob of agitators. She said the veteran officer who fired his gun had been rammed and dragged by an anti-ICE motorist in June.
Any loss of life is a tragedy, and I think all of us can agree that in this situation, it was preventable, Noem said, adding that the FBI would investigate.
But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey blasted Noem's version of what happened as garbage and criticized the federal deployment of more than 2,000 officers to the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul as part of the immigration crackdown.
Frey accused immigration agents of causing chaos," and said he had a message for ICE: Get the f*** out of Minneapolis.
WATCH: Mayor of Minneapolis to ICE: Get the f*** out of Minneapolis. Minneapolis mayor: This was not self-defense, that's B.S.
What they are doing is not to provide safety in America. What they are doing is causing chaos and distrust, Frey said, calling on the immigration agents to leave. Theyre ripping families apart. Theyre sowing chaos on our streets, and in this case, quite literally killing people.
It was a sentiment echoed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said he was "angry" and accused the Trump administration of instigating unrest.
"From here on, I have a very simple message: We do not need any further help from the federal government," he said. "To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you've done enough."
"Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight," Walz added. "We will not take the bait."
A shooting caught on video
Videos taken by bystanders with different vantage points and posted to social media show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grabbing the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward and a different ICE officer standing in front of the vehicle pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots into the vehicle at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.
It was not clear from the videos if the vehicle made contact with the officer. The SUV then sped into two cars parked on a curb nearby before crashing to a stop. Witnesses screamed obscenities, expressing shock at what theyd seen. After the shooting, a bystander can be heard imploring with federal agents to let him through to check the woman's pulse, claiming to be a physician. One agent refuses, telling the man "I don't care" as another agent reassures him emergency medical technicians were on their way.
Watch three different angles from the fatal Minneapolis shooting by ICE in the video player below: Three different angles from Minneapolis shooting
She was driving away and they killed her, said resident Lynette Reini-Grandell, who was outdoors recording video on her phone.
The latest immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities called for the deployment of roughly 2,000 federal agents and officers, with a focus on targeting Somali immigrants who are unlawfully living in the country.
The Associated Press and Scripps News Group contributed to this report.This story was
A crowd of peaceful demonstrators held an evening vigil Wednesday in Minneapolis, in the neighborhood where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a driver earlier in the day.
The vigil began at the intersection where the shooting took place. Demonstrators held candles and lights aloft, as well as signs emblazoned with the word "remember" and a graphic of a butterfly. Other signs called for the expulsion of ICE from the city.
The Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen, who is a pastor of the community's Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, said clergy attended the vigil to be in community with a neighborhood thats hurting and a city that feels under siege.
After the shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused immigration agents of causing chaos," telling them to get the f*** out of the city.
"What I can tell you is the narrative that this was just done in self-defense is a garbage narrative," Frey said. "That is not true. It has no truth."
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the victim has been identified by their mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. The Scripps News Group can also confirm that the car she was driving was registered to an address in Kansas City, Missouri, according to the state Department of Revenue.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem referred to the incident as "an act of domestic terrorism" and said the ICE agent acted in self defense.
The death toll is climbing amid an emerging flu surge across the United States.
Massachusetts health officials say at least four children have died from flu complications in recent weeks. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health also reports at least 29 adult flu deaths so far this season.
The wave comes as flu activity rises nationwide. Forty-seven states and territories are reporting high case levels, and 19 states currently have the highest level of flu activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Recent CDC data estimates there have been 120,000 flu-related hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths this season, including at least nine confirmed pediatric deaths.
Flu activity typically reaches its peak between December and February in colder months around the holidays.
Health officials urge everyone 6 months and older to get vaccinated immediately. The CDC says 130 million doses of the flu vaccine have been distributed this year, available as both a shot and a nasal spray.
"The vaccine helps prevent hospitalizations, which is important,"
said Dr. Jon Gonella, a physician assistant at MedStar Health Urgent Care.
"It may not prevent you from getting the flu. We know that. I see patients all the time who have been vaccinated but still get the flu, but they usually have a pretty uneventful course. Getting the flu vaccine can help prevent you from ending up in the hospital."
Some health experts are concerned about recent steps by the Trump administration to reduce the number of vaccines it recommends for children, leaving decisions about vaccines like the flu shot to families and doctors.
In December, President Donald Trump directed the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to review how other countries handle vaccine recommendations and consider revising U.S. guidance to align with theirs.
"To see this kind of a dramatic change where the CDC is no longer recommending vaccination against diseases that cause so much harm in children to me, its absolutely shocking,"
said Dr. Richard Besser, a former acting director of the CDC.
OpenAI on Wednesday launched ChatGPT Health, a "dedicated space" to manage health data and conversations in ChatGPT.
OpenAI says the platform will securely manage medical records and connections to personal fitness applications to personalize its conversations and responses.
The app is meant to provide health advice, interpret test results and give other feedback on health topics like insurance plans and doctor's visits. OpenAI says the tool is meant to streamline management of your health care, but not replace the formal role of doctors or other clinicians.
ChatGPT Health "is designed to support, not replace, medical care. It is not intended for diagnosis or treatment. Instead, it helps you navigate everyday questions and understand patterns over timenot just moments of illnessso you can feel more informed and prepared for important medical conversations," OpenAI writes.
ChatGPT's "Health memories" will exist separately from other conversations you hold with the chatbot and can be deleted at any time. OpenAI says that health data is protected by additional encryption and supported by other protections from b.well, an existing network that manages health data.
The tool will be available for a small subset of users at first, before it's rolled out to everyone on iOS and web platforms.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has invited President Donald Trump to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 24.
In a formal invitation, Johnson praised Trumps leadership and pointed to recent legislative achievements.
"As our nation marks the Semiquincentennial Anniversary of American Independence, the United States stands stronger, freer, and more prosperous under your leadership and bold action," Johnson wrote. "Together in 2025, your administration and the 199th Congress delivered one of the most consequential agendas in history, and Americans across the great country will experience the tangible results of commonsense governance."
The address will be Trumps sixth speech before a joint session of Congress. Such speeches typically allow the president to outline priorities and offer a vision for the nation.
In 2025, Trump spoke for nearly two hours, setting a record for the longest presidential address to Congress. His remarks focused on familiar themes, including the economy, immigration and national security.
This years address comes as Trump faces declining poll numbers, partly over concerns about his handling of the economy. It also takes place in an election year, as Republicans work to maintain control of both the House and Senate.
President Donald Trump says he's taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes.
In a social media post on Wednesday, the president blamed the tight housing market on Democratic policies.
"Because of the Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress, that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans. It is for that reason, and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it," the president wrote.
President Trump said he would share more details about the plan in an upcoming speech at Davos in Switzerland.
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) said Wednesday he planned to introduce legislation that would make those new protections law.
The affordability of housing has remained a core economic concern for owners and potential owners.
Saving for a home has become a marathon, not a sprint, as prospective buyers now need an average of seven years to accumulate enough money for a typical down payment, according to new analysis from Realtor.com.
That seven years represents a drastic improvement from the recent peak of 12 years back in 2022 when home prices surged and savings rates plummeted. However, that seven years is roughly double the pre-pandemic norm.
A separate study from the same group recently found an overwhelming majority of young adults ages 18 to 27 believe buying a home is more difficult now than it was for previous generations.
82% of adult Gen Z homeowners or hopeful homebuyers said it was harder for them to buy a home than it was for previous generations.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), who has championed affordability for years, said she wanted to see president Trump move his plan forward.
"Enough talk Trump should start with getting his own party in the House to support a bipartisan bill to bring down housing costs that passed the Senate unanimously. And Congress should work on legislation to stop corporate investors from buying up homes."
GasBuddy projects the 2026 U.S. average gas price will be $2.97 per gallon, the lowest since 2020 and 13 cents lower than last year.
The company also forecasts prices could drop to $2.86 per gallon by years end. If trends continue, 2026 would mark the fourth consecutive year of price declines.
Potential contributing factors include an economic slowdown, which could reduce demand, as well as changes in environmental regulations and trade policy.
Patrick De Haan of GasBuddy said Venezuelan oil could have some effect on prices. President Donald Trump has suggested the U.S. may import 30 million to 50 million barrels from Venezuela, but De Haan said the impact would be minimal.
That 30 to 50 million barrels sounds like a lot, but its less than half a day of global oil consumption. Its a one-time injection that wont have a major short-term impact on gas prices, he said.
Still, De Haan noted prices are beginning the year at favorable levels for drivers.
Gas prices are starting off the year at the lowest level since 2021, with 40 states below $3 a gallon. Oil prices are at multi-year lows around $56 a barrel, paving the way for slightly lower prices in the weeks ahead, he said.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade.
Even though Floridas 2026 legislative session starts next week, DeSantis said he wanted to wait for a possible ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling in Louisiana v. Callais could determine whether Section 2, a part of the Voting Rights Act that bars discrimination in voting systems, is constitutional. The governor said at least one or two districts in Florida could be affected by the high court's ruling.
I dont think its a question of if theyre going to rule. Its a question of what the scope is going to be, DeSantis said at a news conference in Steinhatchee, Florida. So, were getting out ahead of that.
Currently, 20 of Floridas 28 congressional seats are held by Republicans.
Congressional districts in Florida that are redrawn to favor Republicans could carry big consequences for President Donald Trumps plan to reshape congressional districts in GOP-led states, which could give Republicans a shot at winning additional seats in the midterm elections and retaining control of the closely divided U.S. House.
Nationwide, the unusual mid-decade redistricting battle has so far resulted in a total of nine more seats Republicans believe they can win in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio and a total of six more seats Democrats expect to win in California and Utah, putting Republicans up by three. But the redrawn districts are being litigated in some states, and if the maps hold for 2026, there is no guarantee the parties will win the seats.
In 2010, more than 60% of Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment prohibiting the drawing of district boundaries to unfairly favor one political party in a process known as gerrymandering. The Florida Supreme Court, however, last July upheld a congressional map pushed by DeSantis which critics said violated the Fair Districts amendment.
After that decision, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez last August announced the creation of a select committee to examine the states congressional map.
The U.S. Air Force has updated the requirements for its biannual physical fitness assessment, giving airmen more flexibility in how they meet fitness standards.
Under the new guidelines, airmen can choose between traditional and alternative exercises for each portion of the test.
For the cardio component, airmen may complete either a 2-mile run or a 20-meter high aerobic multi-shuttle run, which involves running back and forth between two points 20 meters apart at an increasing pace set by recorded beeps.
The strength portion allows airmen to choose between one minute of standard pushups or two minutes of hand-release pushups. Unlike standard pushups, hand-release pushups require lifting the hands off the floor at the bottom of each rep before pushing back up.
For core strength, the assessment will include a choice of one minute of sit-ups, two minutes of cross-leg reverse crunches, or a timed forearm plank.
Official testing under the new standards begins July 1, with scores included in both officer and enlisted performance briefs.
The U.S. Space Force announced it will also adopt the updated fitness guidelines.
This evolution of our standards invests in Guardians' long-term readiness by cultivating the habits of sustained physical conditioning essential for successful performance of our critical missions, said Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman. Were ensuring every Guardian is prepared to thrive and win, reflecting our commitment to the forces total well-being and our collective mission success.
A federal agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman during an immigration crackdown in the city, and now there are competing narratives about whether the use of force was justified.
WATCH | Three different angles from fatal Minneapolis shooting
Three different angles from Minneapolis shooting
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer shot the woman in her vehicle in a residential neighborhood in Minneapolis, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson said in a statement.
The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that the victim has been identified by their mother as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good. The Scripps News Group can also confirm that the car she was driving was registered to an address in Kansas City, Missouri, according to the state Department of Revenue.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem referred to the incident as "an act of domestic terrorism" and said the ICE agent acted in self defense.
"What happened was our ICE officers were out in enforcement action. They got stuck in the snow because of the adverse weather that is in Minneapolis. They were attempting to push our their vehicle and a woman attacked them, and those surrounding them and attempted to run them over and ram them with her vehicle," Noem said. "An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him."
President Donald Trump said that he saw a video clip of the incident and noted that it was "a horrible thing to watch," but also defended the ICE agent's actions.
"The woman screaming [in the video] was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense," President Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform.
Authorities said the victim appeared to be a "middle-aged white woman." After the shooting, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey accused immigration agents of causing chaos," telling them to get the f*** out.
WATCH | Mayor: To ICE, get the f*** out of Minneapolis
Minneapolis mayor: This was not self-defense, that's B.S.
"What I can tell you is the narrative that this was just done in self-defense is a garbage narrative," Frey said. "That is not true. It has no truth."
It was a sentiment echoed by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who said he was "angry" and accused the Trump administration of instigating unrest.
"From here on, I have a very simple message: We do not need any further help from the federal government," he said. "To Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, you've done enough."
"Minnesota will not allow our community to be used as a prop in a national political fight," Walz added. "We will not take the bait."
The Trump administration immigration crackdown called for the deployment of roughly 2,000 federal agents and officers, with a focus on targeting Somali immigrants who are unlawfully living in the country.
Following Wednesday's shooting, a large group of protesters
descended on the scene, where they expressed anger at the presence of federal law enforcement. In a scene similar to what was seen during immigration crackdowns in other U.S. cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, several bystanders heckled federal officers and demanded they leave.
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Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick with a rival offer from Netflix.
Warners leadership has repeatedly rebuffed Skydance-owned Paramounts overtures and urged shareholders just weeks ago to back its the sale of its streaming and studio business to Netflix for $72 billion. Paramount, meanwhile, has made efforts to sweeten its $77.9 billion hostile offer for the entire company.
Warner Bros. Discovery said Wednesday that its board determined Paramounts offer is not in the best interests of the company or its shareholders. It again recommended shareholders support the Netflix deal.
Paramounts offer continues to provide insufficient value, including terms such as an extraordinary amount of debt financing that create risks to close and lack of protections for our shareholders if a transaction is not completed," Warner Bros. Discovery Chair Samuel Di Piazza Jr. said in a statement. In contrast, he added, the company's agreement with Netflix will offer superior value at greater levels of certainty.
Paramount did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company's hostile bid is still on the table. Warner shareholders currently have until Jan. 21 to tender their shares.
Late last month, Paramount announced an irrevocable personal guarantee from Oracle founder Larry Ellison who is the father of Paramount CEO David Ellison to back $40.4 billion in equity financing for the companys offer. Paramount also increased its promised payout to shareholders to $5.8 billion if the deal is blocked by regulators, matching Netflix's breakup fee.
In its Wednesday letter to shareholders, Warner expressed concerns about a potential deal with Paramount. Warner said it essentially considers the offer a leveraged buyout, which includes a lot of debt, and also pointed to operating restrictions that it said were imposed by Paramount's offer and could hamper WBDs ability to perform throughout a transaction.
The battle for Warner and the value of each offer grows complicated because Netflix and Paramount want different things. Netflixs proposed acquisition includes only Warners studio and streaming business, including its legacy TV and movie production arms and platforms like HBO Max. But Paramount wants the entire company which, beyond studio and streaming, includes networks like CNN and Discovery.
If Netflix is successful, Warners news and cable operations would be spun off into their own company, under a previously-announced separation.
A merger with either company could take over a year to close and will attract tremendous antitrust scrutiny along the way. Due to its size and potential impact, it will almost certainly trigger a review by the U.S. Justice Department, which could sue to block the transaction or request changes. Other countries and regulators overseas may also challenge the merger. And politics are expected to come into play under President Donald Trump, who has made unprecedented suggestions about his personal involvement on whether a deal will go through.
Trade groups across the entertainment industry have continued to sound the alarm about both deals.
In a statement addressed to a Congressional antitrust subcommittee on Wednesday, Cinema United which represents more than 60,000 movie screens worldwide reiterated it was deeply concerned that Netflix's acquisition could harm both moviegoers and people who work in theaters, pointing to the streaming giant's past reliance on its online platform. The group said its concerns were no less serious for Paramount's bid warning of consequences of further consolidation overall, which it said could result in job losses and less diversity in filmmaking.
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The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.
The largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota, the department said in a post on X, dramatically expanding the federal law enforcement footprint in the state amid heightened political and community tensions.
The government planned to send about 2,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers to Minnesota, according to a U.S. official and a person briefed on the matter. The agents are expected to be dispatched in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, the person said. The people were not authorized to publicly discuss operational details and spoke with The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.
Immigrant rights groups and elected officials in the Twin Cities reported a sharp increase Tuesday in sightings of federal agents, notably around St. Paul. Numerous agents vehicles were reported making traffic stops, outside area businesses and apartment buildings.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was also present and accompanied U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during at least one arrest. A video posted on X showed Noem wearing a tactical vest and knit cap as agents arrested a man in St. Paul. In the video, she tells the handcuffed man: You will be held accountable for your crimes.
DHS said in a news release that the man was from Ecuador and was wanted in his homeland and Connecticut on charges including murder and sexual assault. It said agents arrested 150 people Monday in enforcement actions in Minneapolis.
Minnesota governor blasts surge
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, criticized the federal enforcement surge as a war thats being waged against Minnesota.
Youre seeing that we have a ridiculous surge of apparently 2,000 people not coordinating with us, that are for a show of cameras, Walz told reporters in Minneapolis on Tuesday, a day after announcing he was ending his campaign for a third term.
Many residents were already on edge. The Trump administration has singled out the area's Somali community, the largest in the U.S. Last month, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian OHara criticized federal agents for using questionable methods following a confrontation between agents and protesters.
Molly Coleman, a St. Paul City Council member whose district includes a manufacturing plant where agents arrested more than a dozen people in November, said Tuesday was unlike any other day weve experienced.
Its incredibly distressing, Coleman said. What we know happens when ICE comes into a city, its an enforcement in which every single person is on guard and afraid.
Julia Decker, policy director at the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota, said there had been an increase in sightings of federal agents and enforcement vehicles in locations like parking lots.
We can definitely a feel a heavier presence, said Dieu Do, an organizer with the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, which dispatches response teams to reports of agents.
Surge includes investigators focused on fraud allegations
Roughly three-quarters of the enforcement personnel are expected to come from ICEs Enforcement and Removal Operations, which carries out immigration arrests and deportations, said the person with knowledge of the operation. The force also includes agents from Homeland Security Investigations, ICEs investigative arm, which typically focuses on fraud and cross-border criminal networks.
HSI agents were going door-to-door in the Twin Cities area investigating allegations of fraud, human smuggling and unlawful employment practices, Lyons said.
The HSI agents are largely expected to concentrate on identifying suspected fraud, while deportation officers will conduct arrests of immigrants accused of violating immigration law, according to the person briefed on the operation. Specialized tactical units are also expected to be involved.
The operation also includes personnel from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, the person familiar with the deployment said. Bovinos tactics during previous federal operations in other cities have drawn scrutiny from local officials and civil rights advocates.
Hilton drops Minnesota hotel that canceled agents' reservations
Hilton said in a statement Tuesday that it was removing a Minnesota hotel from its systems for not meeting our standards and values when it denied service to federal agents.
The Hampton Inn Lakeville hotel, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) outside Minneapolis, apologized Monday for canceling the reservations of federal agents, saying it would work to accommodate them. The hotel, like the majority of Hampton Inns, is owned and operated by a franchisee.
The Hampton Inn Lakeville did not respond to requests for comment.
Federal authorities began increasing immigration arrests in the Minneapolis area late last year. Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel announced last week that federal agencies were intensifying operations in Minnesota, with an emphasis on fraud investigations.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly linked his administrations immigration crackdown in Minnesota to fraud cases involving federal nutrition and pandemic aid programs, many of which have involved defendants with roots in Somalia.
The person with information about the current operation cautioned that its scope and duration could shift in the coming days as it develops.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has, for now, denied the A's request to trademark the names "Las Vegas Athletics" and "Vegas Athletics."
The club, which intends to move to Nevada in 2028, has three months from when the refusals were issued Dec. 29 to ask for an extension to file a new application within a six-month period.
The A's were told the nickname "Athletics" was too generic and could be confused with other activities, even if associated with Las Vegas.
That, however, has been the club's nickname since the Philadelphia Athletics began playing in 1901. The A's kept the nickname when they moved to Kansas City in 1955 and Oakland in 1968.
The Patent and Trademark Office denied the NHL's Utah team to use the nickname "Yetis" on Jan. 9 because of potential confusion with companies such as Yeti Coolers. Utah, which moved from the Phoenix area in 2024, now uses the nickname "Mammoth."
The A's relocated to West Sacramento, California, last year to play the first of three planned seasons in the city's Triple-A ballpark. The team is going solely by "Athletics" while playing in the Northern California city.
A $2 billion, 33,000-capacity stadium on the Las Vegas Strip is under construction. Club officials told the Las Vegas Stadium Authority on Dec. 4 that the ballpark is on schedule to open in time for the 2028 season.
Nevada and Clark County have approved up to $380 million in public funds for the ballpark, and the A's have said they will cover the remaining expenses. Owner John Fisher has been seeking investors to assist in the funding.
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In preparing for the move to Las Vegas, the A's have signed some notable contracts. The most recent was an $86 million, seven-year deal for left fielder Tyler Soderstrom, the richest in team history. Soderstrom signed his contract Dec. 30 at the A's Experience Center in Las Vegas.
The A's acquired second baseman Jeff McNeil from the New York Mets on Dec. 22.
Going back to last offseason, the A's also reached agreements on a $60 million, five-year contract with designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker and a $65.5 million, seven-year deal with outfielder Lawrence Butler. Manager Mark Kotsay signed an extension that takes him through 2028 with a club option for 2029.
The FBI disrupted an ISIS-inspired plot targeting a central Indiana high school, according to the agency's 2025 annual report highlighting significant increases in arrests and major public safety impacts.
The juvenile suspect had immediate access to firearms in the home, prompting FBI Indianapolis to work closely with local law enforcement partners to remove all firearms from the house. The student was also expelled from school.
No charges were filed by the Department of Justice because the individual is a juvenile. The FBI has not released any other details about the case.
The disrupted school plot was among several major counterterrorism successes highlighted in the FBI Indianapolis Field Office's 2025 report, which also included:
Arresting an individual attempting to travel overseas to support ISIS
Supporting the FBI Detroit Field Office in disrupting the "Pumpkin Day Attack"
Mitigating multiple domestic terrorism threats involving elected officials, racially motivated violence, kidnapping, sexual exploitation of minors, and interstate extremist activity
Freezing $500,000 in cryptocurrency tied to a ransomware payment, leading to seizure of the funds
The FBI Indianapolis Field Office reported significant operational increases in 2025, with arrests and major public safety impacts rising substantially from the previous year.
The U.S. military on Wednesday seized two sanctioned tankers linked to Venezuela, the Motor Tanker Bella I and the Motor Tanker Sophia, in operations spanning the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.
The Bella I was intercepted in the North Atlantic after the U.S. said the vessel had evaded the Coast Guard for weeks, including by changing its flag and repainting its name while under pursuit.
"The heroic crew of the USCGC Munro pursued this vessel across the high seas and through treacherous storms keeping diligent watch, and protecting our country with the determination and patriotism that make Americans proud," Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on X.
According to The Associated Press, the United States sanctioned the Bella I in 2024 for allegedly smuggling cargo for a company linked to Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militant group.
Russia condemned the seizure, saying the tanker had received a temporary permit to sail under the Russian flag.
"In accordance with the norms of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, in the open sea, a regime of freedom of navigation operates, and no state has the right to use force against ships properly registered in the jurisdictions of other states," the Russian Ministry of Transport said in a statement.
It was not immediately clear what response, if any, Russia plans to take.
The second vessel seized, the M/T Sophia, was operating in the Caribbean Sea and was conducting illicit activities, according to U.S. officials. U.S. Southern Command said the Coast Guard is escorting the ship to the United States.
"The United States continues to enforce the blockade against all dark fleet vessels illegally transporting Venezuelan oil to finance illicit activity, stealing from the Venezuelan people," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. "Only legitimate and lawful energy commerceas determined by the U.S.will be permitted."
The ship seizures mark the latest escalation following the U.S. capture of ousted Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro. He is being held in New York while facing federal drug trafficking and weapons charges.
Law enforcement agencies, including Cincinnati police and the U.S. Secret Service, were investigating at Vice President JD Vance's Cincinnati home early Monday morning.
A Scripps News Group crew at the scene saw several officers from both agencies searching around Vance's home in the early morning hours; several windows in the house appeared to be broken.
A Cincinnati police sergeant at the scene said one person was taken into custody, but police did not say whether that person would be charged, or what they may be accused of doing.
It doesn't appear Vance or his family were home at the time of the incident; the City of Cincinnati previously announced that roads around the house would be closed until Sunday, Jan. 4.
Those barricades were not in place when our crew went to the scene Monday morning.
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Cleveland Browns All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett set the NFL's single-season sack record, reaching No. 23 for the season with 5:09 remaining during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Garrett sacked Joe Burrow for a 6-yard loss on first-and-10 at the Browns 45-yard line. Burrow was in the shotgun formation when he saw Garrett coming and went down.
Garrett came into the game needing one sack to surpass the mark of 22 1/2 shared by Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan (in 2001 with the New York Giants) and Pittsburghs T.J. Watt in 2021.
The sack in some ways was similar to Strahan's record-breaking sack of Green Bay's Brett Favre. Both players didn't put up much of a challenge when they saw an oncoming pass rusher.
Garrett's teammates celebrated his 23rd sack even though Cincinnati tried to go no-huddle on the next play.
Garrett has sacked 51 players over his nine-year NFL career. Burrow is at the top of the list at 12 in 10 meetings.
The NFL did not start counting sacks as an official statistic until 1982. Mark Gastineau of the New York Jets had 22 in 1984 until Strahan surpassed that late in the fourth quarter of the New York Giants' 2001 season finale against Green Bay. Favre went down to the ground as Strahan was approaching to set the mark. Watt tied the record during the final game in 2021 at Baltimore by taking down Ravens QB Tyler Huntley.
Garrett has recorded at least half a sack in 11 of 12 games including Sunday. That includes a team-record five against the New England Patriots on Oct. 26, four against the Baltimore Ravens on Nov. 14 and three one week later at Las Vegas.
Tyson Fury is returning to the ring after announcing on Sunday that he will step out of retirement.
The former heavyweight world champion confirmed his comeback in a post on social media, which sets up the prospect of a long-awaited showdown with Anthony Joshua.
2026 is that year. Return of the mac," Fury posted on Instagram. Been away for a while but Im back now, 37 years old and still punching. Nothing better to do than punch men in the face and get paid for it.
Fury retired last year after losing for a second time to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024. Before his two bouts with Usyk he was unbeaten in 35 fights, winning 34 and drawing one.
Fury did not mention potential opponents, but his announcement comes after increased speculation about a clash with British rival Joshua in 2026. Joshua, who is also a former world champion, last month knocked out YouTube star Jake Paul. But he was injured in a fatal car crash that killed two of his friends in Nigeria this week, which has resulted in uncertainty over his immediate plans.
Fury is a two-time world champion. He ended the reign of Wladimir Klitschko with a points win in 2015 that saw him crowned Super WBA, IBF and WBO champion.
He didn't fight again until 2018 - but a thrilling trilogy with American Deontay Wilder resulted in a draw and two victories to claim the WBC title.
Fury previously said he was retiring after he beat Dillian Whyte in 2022, but was back in the ring the following year.
A fight with Joshua has long-been anticipated. There is also the potential of a trilogy-capping fight with Usyk or a clash with WBO champion Fabio Wardley.
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