A Chinese man faces federal charges for photographing B-2 stealth bombers and sensitive military infrastructure at a Missouri air base.

President Donald Trump directed the U.S. to withdraw from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) last week, marking the only nation to exit the 1992 treaty that underpins global climate cooperation.

The Trump administration has expanded the number of countries whose passport holders must post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the U.S., bringing the total to 38 nations, with the latest additions taking effect Jan. 21.

U.S. snowboard halfpipe star Chloe Kim shared Tuesday that a torn labrum in her shoulder will not prevent her from competing at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.

Bowen Yang has apologized following backlash over agreeing with comments on his “Las Culturistas” podcast that urged listeners not to donate to Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s U.S. Senate campaign in Texas. The remarks were made during an episode posted on Jan. 7 in which co-host Matt Rogers said contributing to Crockett’s campaign would be a “waste” of money because she was already nationally known.

Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok after regulators said the tool was repeatedly used to generate sexually explicit, nonconsensual deepfake images. Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs ordered the restriction on Jan. 10 in Jakarta, citing violations of national digital safety and pornography laws. Malaysia’s communications regulator followed a day later after determining that safeguards implemented by xAI failed to stop the spread of obscene content.

Kimchi is named for the first time in the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, appearing in a section that addresses fermented foods and gut health. The updated guidelines, released last week by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, outline recommended eating patterns that emphasize whole and minimally processed foods while calling for limits on ultra-processed products. The Korean staple, made from fermented vegetables such as napa cabbage and radish, is listed alongside sauerkraut and kefir in a technical section reviewing research on the gut microbiome and its links to digestion and immune response.

Decades after Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes during World War II, survivors and advocates say the same legal and racial logic is resurfacing in Trump’s immigration enforcement. The renewed use of wartime authorities such as the Alien Enemies Act, the expansion of racial profiling by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the opening of detention facilities at former incarceration sites have prompted comparisons to policies that once justified mass imprisonment.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearing Gambia’s genocide case against Myanmar on Monday, with the West African nation accusing Myanmar of systematically destroying the Rohingya minority while the military government rejected the charges as legally and factually baseless.

President Donald Trump has confirmed that his administration is pursuing denaturalization of some U.S. citizens, with particular focus on Somali Americans.