Associated Press<\/p>\n
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:<\/p>\n
1. TRUMP ROLLING OUT EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON IMMIGRATION<\/p>\n
It’ll begin with steps to build his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. He’s also expected to target “sanctuary cities” and try to restrict the flow of refugees to the U.S.<\/p>\n
2. WHILE TRUMP STRESSES MILITARY, ASIAN ALLIES SEEK TRADE, TOO<\/p>\n
The president’s plan to withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership could diminish American influence in a region where economic power is as important as military muscle.<\/p>\n
3. WHY REFUGEE OFFER WAS REJECTED<\/p>\n
Portugal sought to take in several hundred Yazidi refugees living in Greece, but Athens worried that other countries might start cherry-picking asylum applications based on religion or ethnicity.<\/p>\n
4. PAKISTAN’S BLASPHEMY LAW FACES LITTLE CHANCE OF REPEAL<\/p>\n
The measure made a saint of a man hanged for killing a politician who defended a Christian accused of blasphemy and inspired clerics to demand death for five liberal-leaning bloggers.<\/p>\n
5. RESTAURANTS NATIONWIDE SEEKING ‘SANCTUARY’ STATUS<\/p>\n
The label seeks to offer local protections to immigrants living in the U.S. illegally as owners hope it will help protect employees in an immigrant-heavy industry.<\/p>\n
6. PIPELINE SAGA TAKES A TURN<\/p>\n
Trump’s executive action on the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines don’t immediately clear the way for construction, and opponents of the projects are likely to fight in court.<\/p>\n
7. INSTEAD OF CHASING STORMS, ICE RESEARCHERS CREATE THEM<\/p>\n
Scientists turn firehoses on forest in New Hampshire to create conditions like an ice storm in an effort to better understand their impact.<\/p>\n
8. WATCHDOG: CORRUPTION WORSENS UNDER POPULIST LEADERS<\/p>\n
Transparency International cites Hungary and Turkey as countries that have worsened in recent years under leaders with authoritarian leanings.<\/p>\n
9. WHAT IS LATEST FASHION FAD IN RIO<\/p>\n
Some Brazilian women are sunbathing in bikinis made of black tape in search of perfect tan lines.<\/p>\n
10. NOT A GOOD NIGHT TO BE AT TOP OF AP TOP 25<\/p>\n
Three of the top four teams in the college basketball poll lost on the same day for the first time in five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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