Homeland Security investigators and FBI agents arrested Nekima Levy Armstrong and Chauntyll Louisa Allen in connection with a reported coordinated incident at Cities Church in St. Paul, officials said; Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Armstrong is being charged under the federal Civil Rights Conspiracy statute (18 U.S.C. 241). Current court or scheduling details were not provided.
Vice-President J.D. Vance will visit Minneapolis to show support for ICE as school officials said immigration agents detained a five-year-old boy in a suburban school; a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said the child was not targeted and an officer remained with him while others arrested the father.
A five-year-old Minnesota boy and his father were detained by ICE on their driveway as they returned from school and were transferred to a detention center, the Columbia Heights school district said. The family's lawyer said they have an active asylum case and presented paperwork showing they entered at a port of entry.
General Motors said it will end China production of the Buick Envision and build the next-generation model at its Kansas City-area plant starting in 2028.
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board disclosed about a $416 million investment in Elon Musk's xAI, maker of the Grok chatbot; Grok has been linked to reports of non-consensual deepfake images and faces at least one lawsuit.
Former special counsel Jack Smith will give public testimony on Thursday about investigations that produced charges tied to the 2020 election and retained classified documents; Smith previously testified in a closed-door session in December.
Richmond, B.C.-based General Fusion will merge with Dallas-based Spring Valley Acquisition Corp. III in a deal valuing the company at $1 billion USD, and the company plans to begin trading on Nasdaq once the transaction closes.
The 98th Academy Award nominations include Ryan Coogler's Sinners with a record 16 nods and Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another with 13; the list also features several international films and multiple streaming titles.
IKEA is presenting at the Interior Design Show Toronto from Jan. 22–25 with an immersive, kitchen-focused booth and product reveals including the TERRSJÖ door and discussion of STOCKHOLM 2025.
Foreign investors held a net US$27.6‑trillion 'long' position in U.S. assets, and official U.S. Treasury figures show foreigners bought a net US$1.27‑trillion of U.S. securities in the first 11 months of last year.
