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Jan. 16 - 22, 2026
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Cash, gold, mercury and firearms seized in operations in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname
Police and prosecutors from Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname have arrested nearly 200 people in their first joint cross-border operation targeting illegal gold mining in the Amazon region, authorities said.
The operation was backed by Interpol, the EU and Dutch police specialising in environmental crime. It involved more than 24,500 checks on vehicles and people across remote border areas and led to the seizure of cash, unprocessed gold, mercury, firearms, drugs and mining equipment, Interpol said.
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© Photograph: Interpol Com Account/AP
© Photograph: Interpol Com Account/AP
© Photograph: Interpol Com Account/AP
House committee opens prospect of using one of its most powerful punishments against an ex-president for first time
House Republicans advanced a resolution on Wednesday to hold former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation, opening the prospect of the House using one of its most powerful punishments against a former president for the first time.
The Republican-controlled House oversight committee approved the contempt of Congress charges, setting up a potential vote in the House. It was an initial step toward a criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice that, if successful, could send the Clintons to prison in a dispute over compelling them to testify before the House oversight committee.
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© Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
© Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
© Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Yankees lock up Bellinger for $32.5m annually
Lefty slugger hit .302 at Yankee Stadium in 2025
Deal includes no-trade provision and opt-outs
Cody Bellinger became the last of the top free-agent hitters to reach a deal, agreeing Wednesday to stay with the New York Yankees for a $162.5m, five-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement was subject to a successful physical.
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© Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP
© Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP
© Photograph: Frank Franklin II/AP
Emmy award winner faces charges of inappropriately touching a minor while on set directing a TV series
A judge has ordered that actor Timothy Busfield be released from jail during a detention hearing on child sex abuse charges .
The order Tuesday by state district court judge David Murphy is linked to accusations that Busfield inappropriately touching a minor while working as a director on the set of the series The Cleaning Lady.
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© Photograph: Sam Wasson/AP
© Photograph: Sam Wasson/AP
© Photograph: Sam Wasson/AP
Authorities believe that in 2022 Austin Thompson, then 15, went on killing rampage, beginning with his older brother
An 18-year-old plans to plead guilty to a 2022 mass shooting in North Carolina that left five people dead – including his older brother – avoiding a trial in February, his attorneys have said.
A written notice filed in Wake county court by the lawyers for Austin Thompson said their client intends to plead guilty to all charges against him.
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© Photograph: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images
© Photograph: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images
© Photograph: Melissa Sue Gerrits/Getty Images
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