The Latest: 01/10/2026 12:59am ET

All the latest national and international news. Topics also include finance, weather and entertainment.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update. The
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The unrest
in Minnesota continues after the death of a thirty seven
year old woman. It's another night of loud protests in
Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of a woman by an
ICE agent. What looks to be hundreds of protesters have

(00:22):
gathered in the city's downtown area. They're carrying signs, blowing whistles,
banging drums, and some have set off fireworks. There are
reports that some protesters have gathered at a hotel where
they believe ICE agents are staying. President Trump is calling
for a one year cap on credit card interest rates
of ten percent. He said in a true social post

(00:45):
it would be effect of January twentieth to coincide with
the one year anniversary of what he called the quote
historic and very successful Trump administration. The president said he'll
no longer let the American public be quote ripped off
by credit card companies charging interest rates of twenty to
thirty percent. Trump did not explain how the cap would

(01:07):
be imposed. He said the high rates quote festered and
impeded during the Biden administration. A federal judges blocking the
Trump administration from freezing around ten billion dollars in childcare
and social services funding. Jim Roup has more.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
The temporary order issued directs the administration to release the
funds to five Democrat led states. This after those states
filed a lawsuit against the administration over the funding freeze.
The order instructs the administration to disperse the funds for
two weeks while the legal challenge continues. The states in
question include Minnesota, California, New York, Illinois, and Colorado. I'm

(01:46):
Jim Roup.

Speaker 1 (01:47):
And the Supreme Court has yet to rule on the
legality of President Trump's global tariffs. The justices heard the
case in early November and could have issued a ruling
as early as Friday. After the hearing, Trump said, as
the Supreme Court's tariff's case is quote life or death
for our country. I'm Jim Forbes. Unrest continues for another

(02:08):
night in Minnesota after the death of a thirty seven
year old woman. It's another night of loud protests in
Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of a woman by an
Ice agent. What looks to be hundreds of protesters have
gathered in the city's downtown area. They're carrying signs, blowing whistles,
banging drums, and some have set off fireworks. There are

(02:29):
reports that some protesters have gathered at a hotel where
they believe ICE agents are staying. President Trump is calling
for a one year cap on credit card interest rates
of ten percent. He said in a true social post
it would be effect of January twentieth to coincide with
the one year anniversary of what he called the quote

(02:49):
historic and very successful Trump administration. The president said he'll
no longer let the American public be quote ripped off
by credit card companies charging interest rates of twenty to
thirty percent. Trump did not explain how the cap would
be imposed. He said the high rates quote festered and
impeded during the Biden administration. A federal judges blocking the

(03:14):
Trump administration from freezing around ten billion dollars in childcare
and social services funding. Jim Roup has more.

Speaker 2 (03:22):
The temporary order issued directs the administration to release the
funds to five Democrat led states. This after those states
filed a lawsuit against the administration over the funding freeze.
The order instructs the administration to disperse the funds for
two weeks while the legal challenge continues. The states in
question include Minnesota, California, New York, Illinois, and Colorado.

Speaker 1 (03:44):
I'm Jim Roop, and the Supreme Court has yet to
rule on the legality of President Trump's global tariffs. The
Justice has heard the case in early November and could
have issued a ruling as early as Friday. After the hearing,
Trump says the Supreme Court's tariffs case is quote, life
or death for our country. I'm Jim Forbes