Snoop Dogg has made a splash as an NBA analyst, joining Reggie Miller and Terry Gannon during the second half of Peacock's recent Warriors at Clippers broadcast. He also will be involved in NBCUniversal's coverage of the upcoming Winter Olympics as his role with the broadcaster expands. An AP reporter trailed Snoop through Intuit Dome for an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at his preparation for the Jan. 5 broadcast, including production meetings and pregame interviews. Snoop says this wasn’t a cameo. He aims to bridge the gap between traditional broadcasting and new audiences much like he did at the Paris Olympics in 2024. He is eager to continue evolving as an entertainer and embracing opportunities in sports and beyond.

News personality Chris Cuomo is returning to the satellite radio network SiriusXM, putting him on the air with both morning and evening talk shows. Sirius said Cuomo will host a two-hour weekday show on Sirius starting at 7 a.m. Eastern, where he'll interview guests and take listener calls. Cuomo worked at Sirius earlier, but quit in 2021 shortly after he was fired from his prime-time CNN show after details emerged about how the journalist helped his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, fight sexual harassment allegations. Cuomo has reemerged on television with an evening talk show on the cable network NewsNation.

The Trump administration has designated the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations. Founded in Egypt in the 1920s, the group is seen as the origin of political Islam. Its leaders claim it renounced violence decades ago, but some offshoots have armed wings. Critics, including autocratic governments, view it as a threat. The Brotherhood has a complex history, with involvement in social services, militancy and politics. It has spread across the Middle East, influencing groups like Hamas. The U.S. claims these chapters support violence and destabilization, impacting regional and American interests.

Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip “Dilbert,” has died at 68. His ex-wife Shelly Miles announced his death on Tuesday. Adams had prostate cancer that spread to his bones. “Dilbert” once appeared in 2,000 newspapers worldwide, capturing the absurdities of office life. In 2023, Adams faced backlash for racist remarks, leading to the strip’s removal from syndication. Despite controversy, Adams continued his work on the platform Rumble. He was known for his satirical take on corporate culture, but his later years were marked by increasingly controversial views.

President Donald Trump is traveling to Michigan to promote his efforts to boost U.S. manufacturing. The Republican president is touring a Ford factory on Tuesday and addressing the Detroit Economic Club. As he prepared to leave Washington, Trump said, “We have tremendous growth numbers.” New federal data also showed inflation declining a bit last month.  His trip comes as his administration's criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has sparked outcry. After weak off-year elections for Republicans in November, Trump hit two other swing states, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, last month to emphasize his economic policies. Democrats are criticizing Trump's visit, highlighting concerns about affordability.

Former president Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. The Clintons are slamming a Republican-controlled committee’s attempts as “legally invalid” as GOP lawmakers prepare contempt of Congress proceedings against them. In a letter released on social media Tuesday, the Clinton’s tell the chair of the House Oversight Committee, Republican Rep. James Comer, he's on the cusp of a process “literally designed to result in our imprisonment.” Comer says he'll begin contempt of Congress proceedings next week. It potentially starts a complicated and politically messy process that Congress has rarely reached for.

Israel’s recognition of Somaliland has thrust the breakaway territory into the international spotlight. That has caused an uproar in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East and added a new factor to regional power struggles. For Israel the decision raises questions about a proposal for Somaliland to take in Palestinians displaced from Gaza. Israel could also use Somaliland as a base to respond to attacks from Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. Somaliland's foreign minister says Israel's recognition brings more legitimacy and investment. But it also could make Somaliland a target. And already the al-Qaida affiliate in Somalia is making threats.

U.S. President Donald Trump is set to return to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, next week. Organizers say Trump will lead a record-large U.S. delegation, including five Cabinet secretaries and top officials. The event runs from Monday through January 23. The forum expects 3,000 participants, including 850 CEOs and chairs from 130 countries. Forum President Borge Brende says six of the Group of Seven leaders will attend, along with 64 heads of state or government. Critics call the forum a venue for elites, but it aims to improve the state of the world.

The difficulty of tracking the death toll from Iran's nationwide protests has been compounded by the government's decision to cut off the internet to the country. The Associated Press relies on the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency for figures. The agency has been accurate over the years, using a network of activists to verify fatalities. The AP can't independently assess the group's toll due to blocked communications. The Iranian government hasn’t provided casualty figures, and the country's state media offers little information. Online videos show brief glimpses of protests. The AP uses some of these videos, likely sent via Starlink, and authenticates them by checking against known locations and events.

A Danish government official says Denmark provided the U.S. with support seizing an oil tanker violating sanctions amid the dispute over Greenland. Tuesday's acknowledgement of Danish support for the U.S. operation comes at a moment of tension between the NATO allies as President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for the U.S. to take over Greenland. The vast Arctic island is a semiautonomous territory of Denmark. Denmark’s foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, said earlier Tuesday that U.S. Vice President JD Vance will host a meeting with him and his Greenlandic counterpart in Washington this week.

Microsoft is trying to win over communities concerned about AI data centers. The company's president, Brad Smith, is meeting with federal lawmakers to emphasize that the industry, not taxpayers, should cover the costs of these centers. Data centers have faced opposition in towns where they want to build. In Wisconsin, Microsoft has encountered hurdles but promises minimal environmental impact. Smith insists on private funding for electricity improvements and remains committed to carbon-negative goals by 2030.

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. The culture war cases being argued Tuesday come from Idaho and West Virginia, among the first of the more than two dozen Republican-led states that have banned transgender athletes from girls' and women’s teams. The justices are evaluating claims of sex discrimination lodged by transgender people versus the need for fair competition for women and girls, the main argument made by the states. Lower courts ruled for the transgender athletes who challenged the state bans, but the conservative-dominated Supreme Court might not follow suit.

France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has returned to court to appeal an embezzlement conviction that risks affecting her 2027 presidential ambitions. She was found guilty in March of misusing European Parliament funds and sentenced to a five-year ban from holding office, among other penalties. The appeal trial involving Le Pen and 10 others opened on Tuesday and is set to last five weeks. The verdict is expected possibly before summer. Le Pen denies wrongdoing, arguing the funds were used appropriately. The case weighs heavily on her political future, as she has worked to bring the far right into France’s mainstream politics.

President Donald Trump's administration has made good on its pledge to label three Middle Eastern branches of the Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organizations, imposing sanctions on them. The Treasury and State departments announced the actions Tuesday against the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood, which they say pose a risk to the United States. The State Department designates the Lebanese branch a foreign terrorist organization, the most severe of the labels. This makes it a criminal offense to provide material support to the group. The Jordanian and Egyptian branches are listed by Treasury as specially designated global terrorists for providing support to Hamas. Muslim Brotherhood leaders have said they renounce violence.