The Daily Briefing

YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP

Tue Jan 13 2026

Nicole Fallert
Reporter & Newsletter Writer

Morning! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here's what's breaking this morning:

•	Nearly 15,000 nurses went on strike at several NYC hospitals.
•	A debate on transgender athletes reaches the Supreme Court.
•	"Heated Rivalry" fans: Get ready to head back to the cottage.

Nicole Fallert here, bringing you the news to know on Tuesday. We meet a coalition of residents standing up for their neighbors against ICE and tell a story of colon cancer recovery. Plus, tough luck for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

ICE Watch trains neighbors to monitor and record

At 5 a.m. most mornings, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement watch group fires up its Signal chat for another day of tracking arrests and raids in south Minneapolis.

This is the neighborhood where Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7. For weeks now, people have walked up and down Lake Street before work and on lunch breaks, educating neighbors at grocery stores and bus stops about what their rights are if ICE stops them, Andrew Fahlstrom, 44, one of the organizers, told USA TODAY . At school drop-off, parents and neighbors arm themselves with whistles, ready to blow if they see immigration officials. They take others to doctor's appointments.

It is legal to monitor or film federal agents in the course of their duty.

Trump administration officials have called those who track ICE and warn neighbors "domestic terrorists." But these neighbors keep up their efforts as state officials feud with the Trump administration over Good's killing. Minnesota and Illinois sued Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday, aiming to curb the agency's crackdown.

Fahlstrom says they call themselves neighbors — and they aren't backing down.

More news to know now

•	U.S. airstrikes on Iran are "on the table": Protests in Iran, sparked by the nation's struggling economy after years of international sanctions, have resulted in hundreds of deaths, drawing the condemnation of human rights organizations. Trump is weighing military options in the country amid the violence.
•	"WE'RE SCREWED": Trump warned of a financial disaster for the U.S. if the Supreme Court rules his sweeping global tariffs on imports are illegal.
•	Cough gone away? After a particularly rough December with record-high health care visits, flu cases are on the decline so far in January. But keep your guard up.

Take a look

Was that Aaron Rodgers' last NFL game?

Nfl Afc Wild Card Round Houston Texans At Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (8) throws during the AFC Wild Card Round game against the Houston Texans Monday in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Barry Reeger-Imagn Images

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Houston Texans, 30-6, in the final game of the NFL wild-card round Monday night. Whether it was the final time Aaron Rodgers departed a locker room as an NFL player is now set to be an offseason-long question. Following the loss, Rodgers defended the job future of head coach Mike Tomlin. USA TODAY Sports ranked all eight NFL teams left based on their playoff odds.

Things to talk about

He made it to the other side of Stage 4 colorectal cancer

Philip Felshman was given only a few years to live. The then-55-year-old was diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer in January 2025, facing a grim prognosis. Yet nearly a year later, Felshman, 56, is now cancer-free. How? A treatment once considered niche made the difference.