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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is set to have a presence at Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California, next month, but the county sheriff made clear he won’t have the agency’s back.Santa Clara County Sheriff Bob Jonsen said Thursday that while authorities are there for the residents and tourists who will be coming into town for the game between the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, the department will not be working to support ICE agents in any immigration enforcement operations. Demonstrators protest at Federal Building in response to a…

Uber wants to capitalize on the emergence of self-driving cars — not by handing the wheel to AI-powered drivers, but rather by tapping the mountain of potentially valuable data the rideshare company could collect in the billions of trips it handles every year.Uber this week announced a new initiative to collect and analyze data from vehicle cameras and sensors for its robotaxi partners. The goal: to generate real-world driving data valuable to autonomous vehicle (AV) companies.Uber told CBS News it will start the effort by working with its 50,000 global fleet partners — third-party individuals or companies that own multiple…

OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN — The 112 passengers on this Southwest Airlines red-eye from Honolulu to Los Angeles were the last in the airline’s more than 54-year history to scramble for a seat on board.Before dawn on Tuesday, Southwest ended its quirky (or anxiety-inducing, depending on the traveler) open-seating policy in favor of assigned seats for all customers as the carrier that prided itself on marching to its own drum becomes more like its rivals, under pressure to increase revenue.The change means that all Southwest passengers will know exactly where they will be sitting before they board, and some of…

new video loaded: What Domestic Terrorism Means, and Doesn’tThe Trump administration has called the Minneapolis shooting victims “domestic terrorists.” Our criminal justice reporter Jonah E. Bromwich explains what that term actually means.By Jonah E. Bromwich, Gilad Thaler, Sutton Raphael and Thomas VollkommerJanuary 29, 2026

First Nations leaders are warning members to take extra precautions when travelling to the U.S. amid reports of ICE detentions and increased immigration enforcement, with some communities advising against non-essential travel altogether. Alberta’s Blood Tribe Chief and Council issued a public advisory this week urging members to use caution when crossing the U.S. border, citing recent incidents in which Indigenous people were stopped or detained by American authorities, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).The notice said both the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) are aware of cases in which Canadian status cards were not…

All eyes were on five-time major winner Brooks Koepka in his first outing on the PGA Tour since walking away from a lucrative deal on the LIV Golf circuit.

TAIPEI: Taiwan completed the maiden underwater sea trial for its first domestically developed submarine on Thursday (Jan 29), a big milestone in a project aimed at strengthening deterrence against the Chinese navy and protecting vital sea lanes in the event of war.Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has made the indigenous submarine programme a key part of an ambitious project to modernise its armed forces as Beijing stages almost daily military exercises to assert its sovereignty claims.The submarine programme has drawn on expertise and technology from several countries, including the United States and Britain, a breakthrough for diplomatically…

In SummaryStarlink expanded in Africa based on regulatory approvals and licensing speed, rather than population or market size.Countries that launched early often had critical connectivity gaps or limited terrestrial infrastructure, making satellite broadband impactful.The arrival of Starlink is influencing national internet policies, digital planning, and rural connectivity strategies across the continent.Lagos, Nigeria, Tuesday, January 29,  2026 – Satellite internet systems like Elon Musk’s Starlink deliver broadband connectivity through a network of low Earth orbit satellites rather than relying on ground-based networks such as fiber cables or mobile towers. This approach allows countries to deploy high-speed internet without building extensive physical infrastructure,…

Award-winning Palestinian journalist regains account with 1.4 million followers after surprise removal from video-sharing platform.Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareAward-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda says she has regained access to her TikTok account, one day after saying she was banned from the video-sharing platform.Owda told Al Jazeera on Thursday that she thought that international media attention and pressure from nongovernmental organisations had helped get back her TikTok account, although now visitors and followers must type her full username to find her popular account on the site.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listOwda…

Deal talks intensify as shutdown risk grows Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reports on the DHS bill and negotiations between the White House and Senate, as the risk of a partial government shutdown grows on ‘Special Report.’ NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House conservatives are expressing skepticism as Senate Democrats and the White House announce a deal has been reached to fund the government without a long-term Department of Homeland Security funding bill. One House member warned that Republicans should not give in to demands to “handcuff ICE.”  With any deal reached in the Senate needing approval…