News for January 21, 2025

A$AP Rocky rejected a plea deal as his Hollywood assault trial began in Los Angeles, where he faces serious prison time if convicted.

Donald Trump’s blanket pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants drew sharp criticism from current and former prosecutors who said the move undermines justice and rewards violence.

NBC News says President Donald Trump pardoned many Jan. 6 defendants, including some convicted of violent attacks on police, not just the nonviolent cases he had suggested he would consider.

President Donald Trump defended his pardons for Jan. 6 defendants, including people convicted of violent attacks on police, saying they had been treated unfairly.

A Washington County man was found dead in his home months after he likely died, while family members were still staying there.

A rare winter storm brought record snow to Louisiana and parts of the southern U.S., and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said his state set a new snowfall record.

Josh McDaniels is returning to the New England Patriots as offensive coordinator under new head coach Mike Vrabel.

President Donald Trump followed through on many first-day campaign promises, but he left some big ones, like tariffs and ending the war in Ukraine, unfinished.

Ellen Donahoo, a missing Washington County woman, was found dead near Fairmont, West Virginia, and police say they do not believe foul play was involved.

William Randall Franklin is accused of fatally shooting Georgia fire chief James Bartholomew Cauthen after Cauthen stopped to help a couple who hit a deer in rural Alabama.

Pete Hegseth faced new allegations from his former sister-in-law as the Senate considered his nomination for defense secretary.

President Donald Trump fired four top officials at the U.S. immigration court system hours after taking office, starting a fast push to reshape immigration policy.

Goldman Sachs is rolling out an AI assistant for employees, with plans to make it smarter and more like a seasoned worker over time.

Stanley Druckenmiller said Trump’s pro-business push has lifted confidence, but he thinks the stock market may be more complicated than many traders expect because stronger growth could also push bond yields higher.

President Donald Trump’s new order to limit birthright citizenship drew sharp criticism from Norman Wong, the great-grandson of the man whose Supreme Court case helped secure that right.

Israel launched a large military offensive in the occupied West Bank, and the operation in Jenin killed at least seven people as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it was aimed at crushing terrorism.

Senators received a sworn affidavit with new allegations against Pete Hegseth, while Hegseth and his lawyer denied the claims.

A federal judge blocked the Justice Department from sharing Jack Smith’s final report on the Trump classified documents case with Congress for now.

Francisco San Martin, best known for his role on "Days of Our Lives," has died at age 39.

The Supreme Court ordered a new review of Brenda Andrew’s Oklahoma death row case, saying prosecutors may have made her trial unfair by using highly prejudicial evidence about her sex life.