Trump Backs Off Greenland Tariffs Threat

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday on social media that he would refrain from imposing tariffs on goods from European nations opposing his effort to take possession of Greenland, citing a “framework of a future deal." Mike McKee reports. (Source: Bloomberg)

Rethinking Global Aid: A Year of Impact

Rethinking Global Aid: A Year of Impact

Over the past year, The Independent has investigated the global consequences of unprecedented cuts to international aid. Through on-the-ground reporting, expert analysis and first-hand testimony, our journalists have examined what these decisions mean for communities facing conflict, climate crisis ...

2026 Grammy Awards: Who’s performing, how to watch, and more

2026 Grammy Awards: Who’s performing, how to watch, and more

The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Feb. 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus on supporting relief efforts following the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires. “I think we will see some history-m...

Apple Developing AirTag-Sized AI Pin With Dual Cameras

Apple is working on a small, wearable AI pin equipped with multiple cameras, a speaker, and microphones, reports The Information. If it actually launches, the AI pin will likely run the new Siri chatbot that Apple plans to unveil in iOS 27. The pin is said to be similar in size to an AirTag, with a ...

Adobe Announces $10 Million Film & TV Fund for 2026 for Underrepresented Creators, Teams With Amelia Dimoldenberg and Rideback RISE

Adobe Announces $10 Million Film & TV Fund for 2026 for Underrepresented Creators, Teams With Amelia Dimoldenberg and Rideback RISE

At this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Adobe’s Film & TV Fund announced that it is committing $10 million in grants and donated products in 2026 to help “unlock creative opportunities and career advancement for creators.” The software giant also announced new partnerships with Dimz Inc. Acad...

‘The Abandons’ & ‘The Vince Staples Show’ Canceled By Netflix

‘The Abandons’ & ‘The Vince Staples Show’ Canceled By Netflix

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix is not proceeding with additional seasons of freshman drama The Abandons and sophomore comedy The Vince Staples Show. The streamer’s What We Watched semi-annual report on July – December 2025 viewership released yesterday provides some context for the cancellation decisions. A...

House panel approves Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions

House panel approves Clinton contempt of Congress resolutions

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Wednesday advanced resolutions to hold former President Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress over their refusal to appear for depositions after being subpoenaed in the panel’s investigation into the...

‘Power: Origins’ Adds Kelly McCreary & Hill Harper Among 5 Set To Recur, With ‘Raising Kanan’s Nadia Dajani To Reprise Original Role

‘Power: Origins’ Adds Kelly McCreary & Hill Harper Among 5 Set To Recur, With ‘Raising Kanan’s Nadia Dajani To Reprise Original Role

EXCLUSIVE: With production in full swing on the next chapter of the “Power Universe,” Power: Origins, in New York and New Jersey, five actors have been set in recurring roles. They are Kelly McCreary (Grey’s Anatomy), Hill Harper (The Good Doctor), Damon Gupton (The Big Door Prize), and Tonya ...

‘Regretting You’s Willa Fitzgerald Signs With CAA

‘Regretting You’s Willa Fitzgerald Signs With CAA

EXCLUSIVE: Willa Fitzgerald has signed with CAA for representation. Fitzgerald is coming off Paramount’s feature adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s Regretting You, opposite Allison Williams, McKenna Grace and Dave Franco, and Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite for Netflix. She most recently wra...

Greenland is turning the MAGA hat into a protest symbol

Greenland is turning the MAGA hat into a protest symbol

On January 17, Copenhagen resident Jesper Rabe Tønnesen woke up, packed his cargo bike with 300 red hats, and trekked over to his city’s U.S. embassy, where thousands of citizens were gathering in the street to protest President Trump’s proposed takeover of Greenland. By the end of the weekend,...

Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Newsom says Davos appearance was canceled under pressure from Trump

Governor’s office says US pavilion bowed to pressure and pulled scheduled ‘fireside chat’ with Fortune magazineThe office of Gavin Newsom, the California governor, said his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Davos was canceled under pressure from the Trump administration.Newsom had been...