Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias

MADRID (AP) – Spanish state prosecutors said Friday they were shelving an initial investigation into accusations of sexual assault by Julio Iglesias in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic after concluding that Spain’s National Court lacked jurisdiction to judge the matter.

US stocks rise as gold hits another record

NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes ticked higher, while other markets made louder moves. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% Monday and won back its losses from last week's dip. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.4%. Gold's price briefly topped $5,100 per ounce for the first time, and silver surged even more.

Global Growth Resilient Despite Trump Disruption

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – Leading global economic policymakers at the World Economic Forum in Davos urged countries and businesses to filter out the turmoil from a week of clashes with the Trump administration and focus on boosting growth and fighting inequality in a world where trade will continue to flow and international cooperation is still badly needed.

6,126 people killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft carrier group arrived in the Mideast to lead any American military response to the crisis.

UK Slams Trump's Remarks as 'Insulting' and 'Appalling'

LONDON (AP) – British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signaled that U.S. President Donald Trump should apologize for his false assertion that troops from non-U.S. NATO countries avoided the front line during the Afghanistan war, describing Trump’s remarks as “insulting” and “appalling.”

Moderate Sen. Jacky Rosen urges Noem's impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen is calling for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying that she believes Noem is attempting to “mislead the American public” about the fatal shooting of a 37 year-old protester in Minneapolis.

Russia, Ukraine, US Holding Peace Talks in Abu Dhabi

Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. envoys met in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, the first known instance that officials from the Trump administration have sat down with both countries as part of Washington’s push for progress to end Moscow’s nearly 4-year-old invasion.

Editorials from The Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others

Jan. 19 – The Washington Post says Congress has dropped the ball regarding oversight of ICE, DHS. Geraldo Lunas Campos died at a Texas detention center on Jan. 3 while pleading for air as guards choked him, according to a fellow detainee. The local medical examiner’s office is considering classifying his death as a homicide, The Post reports.

Trump Steals the Show in Davos With Mixed Rhetoric

DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) – U.S. President Donald Trump took center stage in his whirlwind visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos this week, overshadowing the yearly gabfest among national leaders, executives and other elites in the Swiss Alpine snows.