Day: January 16, 2026

Fox News Digital’s News Quiz: January 16, 2026

4:30 pm January 16, 2026

Test your news knowledge with this week’s Fox News Digital News Quiz, in which a GOP lawmaker spars with Dr. Nisha Verma during a congressional hearing, and a brawl breaks out between parents at a Catholic youth basketball game. Looking for another challenge? William DeFoor, accused of vandalizing Vice President JD Vance’s home, demanded a […]

A prosecutor’s child witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination — can he take part in the case?

4:30 pm January 16, 2026

PROVO, Utah — Defense attorneys for the Utah electrician accused of assassinating Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk want the Utah County Attorney’s Office disqualified from handling the case because a member of the prosecution team had an adult child who was present for the murder. But legal experts are split on whether the connection […]

Australia removes 4.7M kids from social media platforms in first month of historic ban

1:52 pm January 16, 2026

Social media companies have removed access to millions of accounts belonging to children in Australia in the first month since the country’s historic ban took effect, requiring platforms such as Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok to identify and deactivate users under the age 16. Access was revoked for roughly 4.7 million users, according to Australian officials, […]

Trump’s pick for Iceland ambassador apologizes for joking about Arctic nation becoming 52nd state

1:42 pm January 16, 2026

Former Rep. Billy Long, who was nominated by President Donald Trump to be ambassador to Iceland, has apologized after privately joking to House lawmakers that the Arctic island would become the “52nd state” with him as its governor. Long, a Republican who represented Missouri from 2011 to 2023 and served a brief stint as IRS […]

Trump’s push to acquire Greenland sparks international media frenzy on remote island

1:14 pm January 16, 2026

As President Donald Trump ramps up his effort to acquire Greenland, a surge of international journalists have rushed to the island to take the pulse of its political leaders and residents. In recent weeks, media from around the world — including The Associated Press, Reuters, the BBC and Al Jazeera, as well as outlets from […]