Today’s Lead News Stories

Analysts warn that White House pressure on US central bank to cut interest rates could put economy in danger

As protests continue across Iran, authorities are enforcing a near-total digital blackout – cutting internet and phone communications – as rights groups warn that hundreds of demonstrators have been killed. The shutdown is choking the protest movement and limiting what can be seen, verified and reported beyond Iran’s borders.

The US midfielder will join the NWSL expansion side after her OL Lyonnes contract ends in June

Kristi Noem quietly restricted lawmakers from visiting detention centers after Renee Good’s killing

Democrat also says president is ‘spending no time thinking about the actual crises’ like food aid and health costs

President says he ‘should have’ used national guard to seize machines in support of false claim that election was rigged

Five severed heads were found on an Ecuador tourist beach with a gang warning. Record violence grips the nation as the murder rate hits 52 per 100,000.

Republican senator vows to block all Fed nominations ‘until legal matter is fully resolved’

Sporting tensions between the USA and Canada have erupted once again, this time in skeleton as next month’s Winter Olympics approach

Federal authorities investigate a possible hate crime after a fire destroys the only Jewish house of worship in Jackson, Mississippi.

Journalists call on homeland security officials to reduce law-enforcement confrontations as tensions flare