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Walkouts Planned, Trump's Greenland Text & Indiana Makes History - Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Today is Tuesday, January 20th. We'll tell you about the latest developments out of Minneapolis, including a new court order and a new investigation, and why today's date is sparking protests around the country. Also, why President Trump says he no longer needs to think purely of peace when it comes to Greenland. Plus, what a new major review found about whether Tylenol is linked to autism, how the world is remembering a fashion icon, and which two people are getting credit as Indiana makes college football history. Those stories and even more news coming up. Welcome to the Newsworthy. All the day's news in less than 15 minutes. I'm Erica Mandy. Thanks so much for being here. Let's do this. Today marks exactly one year since President Trump returned to the White House, and the Trump administration has been busy highlighting what it sees as the biggest accomplishments from the last year. Officials have been talking about job growth, investment into American manufacturing, tax cuts for businesses, as well as what they see as a more secure border and a more fair trade policy. Meanwhile, critics are planning a massive show of resistance. Walkouts are planned in all 50 states, as well as in Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands and beyond. People are encouraged to walk out of work and school and to stop spending money or doing any other kind of business right at 2pm local time. Organizers say it's meant to be a message against policies they consider to be unjust and an administration, they say, is overstepping its power, all in a way that shows how much power regular people really have. On top of the walkouts, there are also resistance marches, vigils and other meetups planned all around the country. The epicenter for America's unrest still seems to be in Minnesota, where the Trump administration's largest immigration operation has been facing enormous pushback. But how the Trump administration and federal agents on the ground can legally respond to the pushback is still up for debate. On Friday, a judge said the evidence shows ICE agents likely are violating rights, particularly the First Amendment right to peacefully protest and the Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable stops and arrests. So the court order limited federal agents from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force against people peacefully protesting, observing and recording ICE operations. That includes using pepper spray, tear gas and other crowd control methods. It also includes stopping cars when there's no reason to believe the people inside are breaking the law. But many people in Minnesota have offered photos, videos and individual testimony that they say can prove all of that has been happening even since the court order came down. Still, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the court order did not change anything she defends ICE agents method, saying they're only needed to establish law and order and ultimately keep people safe. The Justice Department has said by following officers and observing law enforcement actions, people can be threatening and that it can rise to the level of impeding agents work. More specifically, Justice Department lawyers have said using things like pepper spray and flashbang grenades can protect against violent attacks. So yesterday the DOJ said it would appeal the judge's order. Meanwhile, the DOJ has launched a separate investigation into a protest that happened at a Minnesota church on Sunday. Protesters disrupted a service after learning one of the pastors also works as the acting director of the ICE field office in St. Paul. But that prompted backlash from federal officials. According to Attorney General Pam Bondi, the protesters were intimidating Christians, so she said they'll be met with the full force of federal law. Officials from the DOJ's Civil Rights Unit has already arrived in Minneapolis to investigate. But many critics say that response is hypocritical since ICE agents have detained immigrants on church grounds and the Homeland Security Department has specifically thrown out its sensitive locations policy that discouraged church raids. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Fry and Minnesota Governor Tim Walls have demanded the Trump administration withdraw immigration agents altogether, saying they're being reckless and endangering the public. They stepped up those calls after the death of Renee Goode, who was shot by an ICE agent during an encounter earlier this month. Well, the White House has accused Frey and Walls of inciting chaos, saying they, quote, whipped rioters into a frenzy and turned them loose to wreak havoc on Minneapolis. So the DOJ has opened investigations of them, too, to see if their public statements amount to illegal interference with law enforcement. At the same time, the federal government is taking steps to increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis. The FBI is sending messages to its agents nationwide seeking volunteers to temporarily transfer to Minnesota. And the Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty army paratroopers to prepare to deploy to the state. To be continued. The US Military launched a third round of retaliatory strikes in Syria. And this time, officials say the strikes killed a terrorist leader who had ties to the attack that killed three Americans in Syria last month. Overall, they say since those Americans were killed, US Forces and partners in the region have hit more than 100 ISIS infrastructure and weapons targets, and that in the last year, the they've killed more than 20 ISIS operatives. Meanwhile, tensions are still high between the Trump administration and Iran. Remember, Trump has told Iran there are two lines that cannot be crossed. One, the killing of peaceful protesters and two mass executions of those who have been detained. Well, now even Iran's supreme leader says several thousand people have died in anti government protests, though he accused the US And Israel of being responsible. Iran is also threatening to continue mass executions of protesters and Iranian officials have warned the US that deploying troops would unleash an all out war. Already the US has sent military assets, including an aircraft carrier to the region and Reports say another U.S. aircraft carrier seems to be headed toward the Middle east now, though President Trump has not announced details on further plans. President Trump seems to be linking his controversial push to take over Greenland to to his missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize. Trump has given many reasons for wanting Greenland already like its location that he says is strategically important for America's national security as well as his untapped mineral deposits. But this is the first time he's cited the Nobel Peace Prize. The comments came as European leaders were already trying to talk Trump out of a possible trade war over Greenland since he threatened new tariffs against the European Union, UK and Norway for being against his plans. The Norwegian prime minister had sent Trump a text message expressing his opposition to planned tariffs. When Trump responded to say he no longer feels obliged to think purely of peace after the independent committee based in Norway decided not to give him the Nobel Peace Prize. And when NBC News asked the President whether he would use force to seize Greenland, Trump responded, quote, no comment. But for now, it's still a semi autonomous Danish territory that falls under NATO's protections and European countries say they're determined to keep it that way. Just last week, eight of them sent military personnel to participate in military drills. And that's why Trump said he would impose a 10% tariff on all of them starting next month and then bump it up to 25% in June. Some of the most powerful leaders of business and politics are getting together this week in the Swiss Alps. It's time for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, AKA the wef. The idea is for the public and private sectors to brainstorm solutions to the world's problems. And this is actually the biggest WEF ever. President Trump is headlining the lineup along with five cabinet members. Most of the G7 leaders will be coming, as will Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and 65 other heads of state and government. 850 of the world's top bosses, like the heads of Nvidia and Microsoft, and dozens more tech pioneers. As one WEF partner put it, this year's event is going to be more about who is going rather than what they're actually talking about. Still, investors are said to be looking for any potential announcements about Greenland, political turmoil in Venezuela or Iran, central bank updates and more. The event runs from this morning until Friday morning. All right, we have more news for you still ahead in just a moment. But first, a quick break for our sponsor. Here's something that may surprise you. I still look forward to getting the mail every day. In fact, it's kind of a fun thing my son likes to do with us. He'll run out to the mailbox and loves to turn the key and see what's inside. Plus, there's just something about that physical personal touch. But you might be asking, Erica, what about the junk mail? Yeah, I know. No thanks. That's why I'm a fan of Gunder. They create smart, targeted direct mail that people actually want. 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For the first time in history, the Indiana Hoosiers beat the Miami Hurricanes 2721 in last night's championship game. And with that, the Hoosiers completed what's being called one of the most amazing runs in college football history. It was just two years ago when they were the losing est team in major college football history. Now they're only the second team in the history of the NCAA's largest division to go undefeated all season. The last team to pull it off was Yale in 1894. Many reports say it really came down to two people, Indiana's first Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Fernando Mendoza, and the school's coach, Kurt Signetti, who became a Hoosier in 2024. Now, Signetti said his team's incredible season is proof that, quote, if you Keep your nose down and keep working. Anything is possible. A major new scientific review is pushing back on claims about taking a commonly used painkiller during pregnancy. It found acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, used as directed during pregnancy, does not increase a child's risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability. Remember, earlier studies have produced mixed results and there's been months of confusion after President Trump and top health officials last fall linked the drug to autism and urged pregnant women to avoid it, even though many medical groups quickly pushed back. This time, researchers looked at the results of dozens of studies with a focus on sibling comparison, studies comparing children born to the same mother with and without acetaminophen exposure. And when genetics and family environment were accounted for, the apparent links disappeared. Researchers say there are still questions like about very long term or high dose use, but major medical groups say the guidance has not changed. They say untreated fevers and infections during pregnancy are the things that can pose real risks to both the mother and the baby, and that alternatives like ibuprofen or opioids can come with known dangers. So acetaminophen is still the recommended first line treatment for pain or fever during pregnancy. They still advise patients use the lowest effective dose for the shortest time needed and check with a doctor if symptoms persist. President Trump has issued several more pardons in recent days. One involves Adriana Camberos, who was convicted twice in separate fraud cases. She was first found guilty back in 2016 for her role in a major counterfeit goods operation including fake 5 hour energy drinks, and she had her sentence commuted by Trump in 2021. But in 2024, Camberos and her brother were convicted again, this time for lying to manufacturers to buy discounted goods that than reselling them in the US for profit. Now they've been pardoned and freed from prison again. Separately, Trump pardoned former Puerto Rico governor Wanda Vazquez, who pleaded guilty last year to a campaign finance violation. Also pardoned in that case were two others who pleaded guilty, a man whose daughter had given millions to a Trump backed super PAC and a former FBI agent. Despite critics concerns, the White House says the president is correcting excessive or politically motivated prosecutions and that clemency decisions are based on merit, not politics. A legendary designer known for dressing generations of high profile women has died. Valentino was 93 years old and was universally known by his first name. He had a lifelong fixation with glamour in his career spanned nearly half a century. Valentino explained his philosophy as making a woman look and feel beautiful. And he did that for stars like Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Princess Diana, just to name a few. The Italian prime minister called Valentino, quote, an indisputable maestro of eternal style and elegance. His funeral will be held on Friday in central Rome. Zootopia 2 is now the highest grossing American animated movie of all time. It opened over Thanksgiving weekend and as of Sunday, it's raked in $1.7 billion in worldwide box office revenue. The movie has made most of its money overseas, especially in China, where both the first and second Zootopia movies have been huge hits. Shanghai Disneyland now even has a Zootopia themed land. There is Speculation A Zootopia 3 could be coming, but so far no official announcement from Disney. That's it for the main news today. So now it's time for Trivia Tuesday, when we ask a different trivia question every week. And today's trivia question is, which state capitol is on top of a volcano? Listen again next Tuesday for the answer and explanation. As for last week's trivia question, what is the world's oldest known name? The answer is Cushim. It could be found on tablets from about 3,000 BC text inscribed on the tablets describes transactions from an ancient Mesopotamian city in what's now modern day Iraq, as well as the name of the person who recorded them, Kushim. So historians believe Kusham was likely an accountant or government official. To be clear, they aren't sure if Kusham is actually the first name to have ever existed, but it's the oldest one on record. Now, more than 5,000 years later, one demographic site says there are about 76 people who still have that name today, mostly in Russia. Thanks for joining us to get caught up on the news today. We'll be back tomorrow with the latest news to know. Until then, have a great day.