Sunday, January 11, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt used the Antiquities Act to designate the Grand Canyon as a national monument, preserving its iconic landscape while acknowledging its natural beauty and cultural significance.

Today’s weeknight family dinners often emphasize fresh, healthy ingredients. But previous generations prepared suppers around unglamorous pantry staples that were meant to stretch the budget, as recalled in today's Whatever Happened To... segment.

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Weekend Anti-ICE Protests Set Nationwide

Over 1,000 anti-ICE protests and vigils are happening nationwide after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot during an ICE enforcement operation on Wednesday in Minneapolis.

A second shooting by a border patrol agent of a married couple in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 8 also prompted the protests.

Minneapolis police on Saturday said at least 30 people were detained during protests on Friday night. Demonstrators reportedly threw snow, ice, and rocks at officers, police vehicles, and other vehicles.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was "stalking and impeding agents" and was instructed to get out of her car just before the shooting, but did not comply.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz authorized the Minnesota National Guard to be ready to support local and state law enforcement to keep protests peaceful.

Trump Calls For Cap on Credit Card Rates

President Trump on Friday called for a one-year cap on credit card interest rates at 10% beginning on Jan. 20.

Lawmakers from both the Democrat and Republican parties have raised concerns about high rates and have called for them to be addressed. Americans are paying, on average, between 19.65% and 21.5% in interest on credit cards, according to the Federal Reserve and other industry tracking sources.

Trump pushed for such a cap during the 2024 campaign, as American credit card debt hit a record of more than $1.1 trillion.

The President was not clear in his social media post whether a cap might take effect through executive action or legislation.

List: Best Housing Markets for Retirees

A nationwide housing market study ranked Saginaw, Michigan, as the strongest housing market for retirees in 2026.

The study measured forecasted home values, percentages of homes with retirement income, and income required to afford a new home for the 6.5 million Americans who will retire this year.

The top-five cities also included Mansfield, Ohio; Kokomo, Indiana; Bay City, Michigan; and Midland, Michigan.

California has the worst housing market for retirees, led by San Jose. Eleven of the bottom 20 markets are found in the Golden State.

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Boston, MD: "Why Everyone Over 30 Should Be Eating This Cholesterol-Busting Fruit..."

Are you worried about your heart health? Perhaps your recent bloodwork wasn't what you hoped for. And now your doctor (and even your spouse) are nagging you to do something about it.

Whatever the case, here's some good news... One doctor now says there's a new way to support healthy cholesterol without suffering side-effects or living on nothing but salads. And according to him, it comes down to eating one strange fruit.

When Italian researchers gave folks an extract of this little-known fruit, their findings were surprising: healthier cholesterol within weeks. And no major side effects. It's results like these that caught the attention of Health Canada and even our very own Cleveland Clinic.

Dr. K recently put together a short video where he reveals what this weird fruit is, where to get it, how much you should eat, and how often for best results. This presentation is quickly going viral with over 2 million views:

⟹ Watch: 1 Weird Fruit That Fights Cholesterol

➤ Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford led a late 71-yard touchdown drive as the Rams erased a fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Carolina Panthers 34-31 on Saturday and advance to the divisional round. (Recap)

➤ Quarterback Caleb Williams sparked an 18-point fourth-quarter rally, throwing a late go-ahead touchdown to wide receiver DJ Moore as the Chicago Bears beat the Green Bay Packers 31-27. (Recap)

➤ Sixth-tier Macclesfield, a semiprofessional English soccer club, upset Premier League team Crystal Palace 2-1 on Saturday in the FA Cup, a tournament known for pitting small teams against elite clubs. (More)

➤ The WNBA and its players’ union missed a Friday night deadline for a new collective bargaining agreement, with talks continuing as the league considers a temporary free-agency moratorium. (More)

➤ The Associated Press released its 2025 NFL All-Pro teams, honoring the best players at each position across the league. (See Roster)

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➤ Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday announced new enforcement measures in the Minnesota fraud scandal, including expanded IRS enforcement, audits of financial institutions, and new investigations into nonprofit and pandemic-era tax credit abuse. (More)

➤ Mortgage rates fell sharply on Friday, a day after President Trump said on social media that he is instructing mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds. (More)

➤ Taxpayers can begin filing 2025 tax returns on Jan. 26, giving them more than two months to submit filings before the April 15 deadline. (More)

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➤ Senate Republicans handed President Donald Trump a rare defeat by advancing a bipartisan resolution to curb U.S. military action in Venezuela, forcing another vote under the Senate’s 60-vote threshold. (More)

➤ An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday, claiming she tried to hit agents with her vehicle. (Warning Graphic Video)

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Doctor's Father Had Heart Surgery at 55... Now He's Made a Discovery That Changes Everything

Dr. George Karanastasis watched his father barely survive quadruple bypass surgery when he was just 17 years old. Despite being a trained physician who did everything "right"- exercising, eating clean - his own cholesterol kept climbing.

That's when he stumbled across a breakthrough clinical study from Italy. Researchers had discovered that a forgotten natural compound could reverse arterial aging in just 6 months.

"Six months after I started taking this, my cardiologist couldn't believe my test results. Neither could I."

Now, Dr. K has put together a presentation sharing this discovery. It's quickly going viral with over 2 million views. He warns: "This information challenges everything we've been taught about cholesterol. It may be years before this becomes mainstream practice."

⟹ Watch: The Italian Discovery That Reverses Arterial Aging

➤ A Venezuelan guard claimed U.S. forces used an advanced weapon during a raid to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro, disabling radar systems and incapacitating hundreds of soldiers, leaving troops bleeding and collapsing. (More)

➤ A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from freezing about $10 billion in social services funding to five Democrat led states, granting a 14-day restraining order. (More)

➤ Rescuers detected signs of life after a landfill garbage collapse in Cebu City, Philippines, killed at least four workers, injured 12, and left more than 30 missing. (More)

➤ Nebraska state Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh apologized for removing portraits honoring America’s 250th birthday from state Capitol walls on Wednesday, saying she should not have done it and has regretted the decision. (More)

➤ Stylists identified nine must-have fashion trends for 2026, including metallic sneakers, baggy dad jeans, and V-neck sweaters. (See Trends)

➤ A rare copy of Action Comics No. 1, which introduced Superman and was once stolen from actor Nicolas Cage, sold privately for a record $15 million, eclipsing the previous comic book record. (See Comic)

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Whatever happened to these classic American dinners?

There was a time when the American dinner table ran on pantry confidence: a few cans, a box, and a pound of meat to produce heartfelt meals that weren’t meant to impress food critics. They were trying to feed families, stretch paychecks, and turn Tuesday night into something warm.

Take tuna noodle casserole, the beige, beloved workhorse of mid-century kitchens. With canned tuna, egg noodles, and cream-of-something soup, it was comfort food by formula—cheap, filling, and reliably familiar. It faded when processed foods became suspect and when weeknight cooking shifted from “make it last” to “make it fresh,” even if fresh meant pricier and more time-consuming.

Shake ’n Bake chicken offered a different kind of magic: the thrill of crispiness without the mess. You shook chicken pieces in a bag of seasoned crumbs and baked your way to crunchy satisfaction. But the box began to look like training wheels as air fryers, scratch breading, and ingredient-label vigilance reframed convenience as compromise.

Salisbury steak—ground beef shaped into patties and smothered in gravy—was diner dignity on a budget, a way to make humble meat feel like a proper plate. Over time, it became inseparable from TV-dinner trays and the cultural retreat from brown gravies and heavy starches.

Then there’s liver and onions, once a staple of thrift and nutrition, now mostly a dare. As supermarkets made muscle cuts more affordable and Americans grew squeamish about organ meat, its iron-rich practicality lost to preference.

And ham steak with pineapple—the sweet-salty centerpiece of postwar optimism—rode the canned-fruit era’s glamour. When sugar turned villain and “retro” stopped being the default, the pineapple ring slipped off the plate.

None of these dinners truly disappeared; they just lost their mainstream prominence. Yet they linger in church cookbooks, family stories, and the occasional diner special—reminders that the past didn’t always taste “artisanal,” but it did taste familiar.

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"Those twenty men, without a single casualty, killed hundreds of us. We had no way to compete with their technology, with their weapons. I swear, I’ve never seen anything like it."

— A Venezuelan guard, describing the precision of the American forces during the raid to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro.