Vital Statistics: Jan. 8-14, 2026

Gold and silver hit record highs today, driven by a flight to safety after U.S. President Donald Trump warned of extra tariffs on some European countries in a dispute over Greenland.

ADAMUZ, Spain >> At least 39 people died in southern Spain after a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming one on Sunday night in one of the worst railway accidents in Europe in the past 80 years.

President Donald Trump has linked his drive to take control of Greenland to his failure to win the Nobel Peace Prize, saying he no longer thought “purely of Peace” as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.

After consulting with an engineer, Hawaii County officials have decided to reconstruct the pedestrian bridge between Waiakea Peninsula and Moku‘ola (Coconut Island) rather than simply repair the damaged section.

TABQA >> The Syrian government and the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) agreed on an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire on all fronts on Sunday after days of fighting as the army advanced into Kurdish-held territories in…

SANTIAGO >> Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe in two regions in the south of the country on Sunday as raging wildfires forced at least 20,000 people to evacuate and left at least 18 people dead.

Iran’s president warned on Sunday that any U.S. strike would trigger a “harsh response” from Tehran after an Iranian official in the region said at least 5,000 people — including about 500 security personnel — had been killed in nationwide…

CBS News will air on Sunday night the previously shelved “60 Minutes” report on a Salvadoran mega-prison housing migrants deported from the United States, according to new programming details released by the network. The report was…