More ICE Clashes, Journalist's Home Searched & Verizon Outage - Thursday, January 15, 2026
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
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🗓️ 15 January 2026
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, January 15, 2026!
We'll break down the latest on tensions with Iran — including where U.S. troops are now evacuating and what leaders around the world are saying about potential military action.
Also, what to know about new clashes between ICE and protesters in Minnesota, as another person is shot.
And why the FBI executed a rare search of a reporter's home.
Plus: which major U.S. luxury retailer has filed for bankruptcy, what music many Americans seem to prefer these days, and how a surprisingly popular show is boosting hockey fandom — and gym memberships.
Those stories and even more news to know in about 10 minutes!
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, January 15th. We'll break down the latest on tensions with Iran, including where |
| 0:05.6 | U.S. troops are now evacuating and what leaders around the world are saying about potential |
| 0:09.7 | military action. Also, what to know about new clashes between ICE and protesters in Minnesota |
| 0:15.1 | as another person is shot, and why the FBI conducted a rare search of a reporter's home. |
| 0:21.1 | Plus, which major U.S. luxury retailer has filed for bankruptcy? |
| 0:24.9 | What music many Americans seem to prefer these days and how a surprisingly popular show |
| 0:29.3 | is boosting hockey fandom and gym memberships. |
| 0:32.5 | Those stories and even more news to know next. |
| 0:36.5 | Welcome to The Newsworthy. |
| 0:38.3 | All the Day's News in less than 15 minutes. |
| 0:40.8 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:41.8 | Thanks so much for being here. |
| 0:43.4 | Let's do this. |
| 0:47.4 | The U.S. is on high alert as it faces a potential military conflict with Iran. |
| 0:52.3 | Just yesterday, some American troops and equipment were evacuated |
| 0:55.3 | from an airbase in Qatar and several other bases in the region. But then President Trump made it |
| 1:00.0 | seem like the U.S. was taking a wait-and-see approach instead of going ahead with an attack right |
| 1:04.6 | away. He explained by saying the Iranian regime has stopped its brutal crackdown on protesters, |
| 1:10.3 | specifically that it's backed down from |
| 1:11.9 | its plan to execute those who had been detained. Though he also said he received that information |
| 1:16.7 | from sources and would find out later if it was accurate. So Trump didn't take U.S. military action |
| 1:21.8 | off the table completely. And Reuter cites European officials who actually say an American |
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