Protesters against Federal immigration agents gather at Target, Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)2026-01-25T13:33:51Z American religious history is rife with protest movements and civil disobedience. Yet it is rare for political protests to happen inside a house of worship. That is part of what makes the new case against anti-ICE protesters in St. Paul, Minnesota, unusual. The group interrupted a service last Sunday at Cities Church, a Southern Baptist congregation, where one of its pastors works for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Three of the protesters were arrested on federal charges Thursday.Charles C. Haynes, a senior fellow for religious liberty at the Freedom Forum, a nonprofit group advocating for First Amendment rights, said disruptinga worship service is against the law and that was likely the point.Civil disobedience is by nature violating the law to bring attention to a cause. Famously, civil disobedience by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others led to landmark legislation during the Civil Rights Movement. Before her arrest Thursday, civil rights attorney Nekima Levy Armstrong, who describes herself as a Christian, depicted the protest in religious terms on Facebook: Its time for judgment to begin and it will begin in the House of God!!! Haynes said, Absolutely, in my view, civil rights law should be invoked when people interfere with the religious freedom of others in their house of worship. At the same time, he noted that protesters typically feel their cause is too urgent not to take drastic action. More common are protests outside houses of worship, such as recent anti-Israel demonstrations outside synagogues in New York City or a Kansas churchs picketing of military funerals. Courts and politicians have struggled to balance the rights of protesters and worshippers. With such regulations the devil (no religious pun intended) will be in the details, legal scholars Vikram Amar and Alan Brownstein wrote in a recent analysis in the online journal Verdict of laws regarding protest-free buffer zones around houses of worship and other sensitive places. AIDS activists notably interrupted Mass in New York Though unusual, worship disruptions have a long pedigree.Radical Quakers in colonial America disrupted services of established churches they considered illegitimate.The African Methodist Episcopal Church traces its 18th century origins to a walkout by Black worshippers from a white church where they experienced discrimination.Civil rights activists staged kneel-ins at segregated churches in the 1960s.One of the most dramatic actions in recent memory was the 1989 Stop the Church demonstration, organized by members of AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP).The organization which used civil disobedience to protest the government and the Catholic Church for what it saw as a weak response to the AIDS crisis disrupted a Mass at St. Patricks Cathedral in New York with shouting, lying in the aisles and in one case desecrating a Communion wafer. They faced minor charges under state law, according to news accounts.There was a lot of pushback, Haynes said. But for ACT UP, it was life or death for them at the time. In 1984, protesters disrupted services at wealthy churches in Pittsburgh, citing the plight of workers idled by the collapse of the steel industry. The protesters targeting churches with influential corporate executives and board members drew diverse reactions, with some admiring their courage and others saying they did their cause more harm than good.Some protesters tactically keep within the law while relying on provocative messaging and shock value.The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church conducted controversial protests condemning America for tolerating homosexuality, even targeting the funerals of fallen troops. But protesters stayed outside of sanctuaries, and the U.S. Supreme Court upheld their right to protest, though states enacted laws limiting when and where funeral protests could take place.The First Amendment doesnt protect us from disturbance if its a peaceful protest and its far enough away, Haynes said.Protesters against Israels actions in Gaza have recently targeted synagogues in New York City, leading to proposed legislation keeping protests 25 feet from the property line of houses of worship. Such buffer zones are common, as are some limits on free speech, including location. Little support for protest inside a churchWhile many religious groups have denounced the ICE surge in Minnesota, the protest inside Cities Church has received relatively little support. For example, the Minnesota Council of Churches, which joined in calls for a Friday boycott of shopping, school and work, declined to comment on the arrests of the in-church protesters.About three dozen protesters entered the Cities Church in St. Paul during last Sundays service. Some walked right up to the pulpit. Others loudly chanted ICE out and Renee Good, referring to the woman who was fatally shot on Jan. 7 by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.One of the churchs pastors, David Easterwood, works for ICE.No cause political or otherwise justifies the desecration of a sacred space or the intimidation and trauma inflicted on families gathered peacefully in the house of God, said Kevin Ezell, president of the Southern Baptists North American Mission Board, in a statement. Even among clergy who oppose current immigration enforcement tactics, there is discomfort with such protests. Brian Kaylor, a Cooperative Baptist Fellowship-affiliated minister and leader of the Christian media organization Word&Way,has criticized the Trump administrations treatment of immigrants. But he said he was very torn by the protest in a church.It would be very alarming if we come to see this become a widespread tactic across the political spectrum, he said. Bishop Mariann Budde,the Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.C., was rebuffed by President Donald Trump after she asked him to show mercy to immigrants and LGBTQ+ people at an inaugural prayer service last year. She traveled this week to protest ICE in Minnesota, where she served as a priest for 18 years. Her response to the arrests of the church protesters was measured.No one should fear for their safety or security in a house of worship whether they are members of Cities Church or immigrants afraid to enter for fear of detention, Budde said in a statement. We must protect the sanctity of every sacred space and the safety of all who gather in prayer.Religious congregations have tightened security protocols in recent years as deadly attacks on houses of worship and safety concerns have intensified. Many faith leaders were dismayedwhen the government announced last January that federal immigration agenciescan make arrests in churches, schools and hospitals, ending the protection of people in sensitive spaces.No immigration raids during church services have been reported. Some churches have posted notices saying no federal immigration officers are allowed inside; others have reporteda drop in attendance, particularly during enforcement surges.Protesters could face severe penalties The penalties can be severe. Federal officials said the three protesters are charged under a law originally enacted after the Civil War to counter vigilante groups like the Ku Klux Klan, who had been targeting newly freed slaves. It has been revised since and applied to a wide range of violations of constitutional rights.The law carries a penalty of up to 10 years in prison - or more if it involves injury, death or destruction of property. ___Associated Press writer Giovanna DellOrto in Minneapolis contributed.___Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the APs collaboration with The Conversation US, with funding from Lilly Endowment Inc. The AP is solely responsible for this content. TIFFANY STANLEY Stanley is a reporter and editor on The Associated Press Global Religion team. She is based in Washington, D.C. twitter mailto

Art teacher Joyce Hatzidakis poses for a portrait in her classroom Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026, Riverside, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)2026-01-25T13:01:24Z American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years, according to a new poll.Some 12% of employed adults say they use AI daily in their job, according to a Gallup Workforce survey conducted this fall of more than 22,000 U.S. workers.The survey found roughly one-quarter say they use AI at least frequently, which is defined as at least a few times a week, and nearly half say they use it at least a few times a year. That compares with 21% who were using AI at least occasionally in 2023, when Gallup began asking the question, and points to the impact of the widespread commercial boom that ChatGPT sparked for generative AI tools that can write emails and computer code, summarize long documents, create images or help answer questions. Home Depot store associate Gene Walinski is one of the employees embracing AI at work. The 70-year-old turns to an AI assistant on his personal phone roughly every hour on his shift so he can better answer questions about supplies that he is not 100% familiar with at the stores electrical department in New Smyrna Beach, Florida.I think my job would suffer if I couldnt because there would be a lot of shrugged shoulders and I dont know and customers dont want to hear that, Walinski said. AI at work for many in technology, finance and educationWhile frequent AI use is on the rise with many employees, AI adoption remains higher among those working in technology-related fields. About 6 in 10 technology workers say they use AI frequently, and about 3 in 10 do so daily.The share of Americans working in the technology sector who say they use AI daily or regularly has grown significantly since 2023, but there are indications that AI adoption could be starting to plateau after an explosive increase between 2024 and 2025.In finance, another sector with high AI adoption, 28-year-old investment banker Andrea Tanzi said he uses AI tools every day to synthesize documents and data sets that would otherwise take him several hours to review. Tanzi, who works for Bank of America in New York, said he also makes uses of the banks internal AI chatbot, Erica, to help with administrative tasks.In addition, majorities of those working in professional services, at colleges or universities or in K-12 education, say they use AI at least a few times a year. Joyce Hatzidakis, 60, a high school art teacher in Riverside, California, started experimenting with AI chatbots to help clean up her communications with parents.I can scribble out a note and not worry about what I say and then tell it what tone I want, she said. And then, when I reread it, if its not quite right, I can have it edited again. Im definitely getting less parent complaints.Another Gallup Workforce survey from last year found that about 6 in 10 employees using AI are relying on chatbots or virtual assistance when they turn to AI tools. About 4 in 10 AI users at work reported using AI to consolidate information or data, to generate ideas or to learn new things.Hatzidakis started with ChatGPT and then switched to Googles Gemini when the school district made that its official tool. She has even used it to help with recommendation letters because theres only so many ways to say a kid is really creative. The benefits and drawbacks of AI adoptionThe AI industry and the U.S. government are heavily promoting AI adoption in workplaces and schools. More people and organizations will need to buy these tools in order to justify the huge amounts of investment into building and running energy-hungry AI computing systems. But not all economists agree on how much they will boost productivity or affect employment prospects.Most of the workers that are most highly exposed to AI, who are most likely to have it disrupt their workflows, for good or for bad, have these characteristics that make them pretty adaptable, said Sam Manning, a fellow at the Centre for the Governance of AI and co-author of new papers on AI job effects for the Brookings Institution and the National Bureau of Economic Research. Workers in those mostly computer-based jobs that involve a lot of AI usage usually have higher levels of education, wider ranges of skill sets that can be applied to different jobs, and they also have higher savings, which is helpful for weathering an income shock if you lose your job, Manning said.On the other hand, Mannings research has identified some 6.1 million workers in the United States who are both heavily exposed to AI and less equipped to adapt. Many are in administrative and clerical work, about 86% are women and they are older and concentrated in smaller cities, such as university towns or state capitals, with fewer options to shift careers.If their skills are automated, they have less transferable skills to other jobs and they have a lower savings, if any savings, Manning said. An income shock could be much more harmful or difficult to manage. Few workers are concerned about AI replacing themA separate Gallup Workforce survey from 2025 found that even as AI use is increasing, few employees said it was very or somewhat likely that new technology, automation, robots or AI will eliminate their job within the next five years. Half said it was not at all likely, but that has decreased from about 6 in 10 in 2023.Not worried about losing his job is the Rev. Michael Bingham, pastor of the Faith Community Methodist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. A chatbot fed him gibberish when he asked about the medieval theologian Anselm of Canterbury, and Bingham said he would never ask a soulless machine to help write his sermons, relying instead on the power of God to help guide him through ideas.You dont want a machine, you want a human being, to hold your hand if youre dying, Bingham said. And you want to know that your loved one was able to hold the hand of a loving human being who cared for them.Reported AI usage is less common in service-based sectors, such as retail, health care or manufacturing. Home Depot did not ask Walinski to use AI when he got a job at the store last year, after a decades-long career in the car business. But the home improvement giant also did not try to stop him and he is not at all worried that AI will replace him.The human interface part is really what a store like mine works on, Walinski said. Its all about the people.-OBrien reported from Providence, Rhode Island, and Sanders from Washington.-Gallups quarterly workforce surveys were conducted with a random sample of adults age 18 and older who work full time and part time for organizations in the United States and are members of Gallups probability-based Gallup Panel. The most recent survey of 22,368 employed U.S. adults was conducted from Oct. 30-Nov. 13, 2025. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 1 percentage point. MATT OBRIEN OBrien covers the business of technology and artificial intelligence for The Associated Press. mailto LINLEY SANDERS Sanders is a polls and surveys reporter for The Associated Press. She develops and writes about polls conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and works on AP VoteCast. twitter RSShttps://feedx.net https://feedx.site

Middle school teacher Kate Stoye checks her sleep score on her phone, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Hiram, Ga. (AP Photo/Emilie Megnien)2026-01-25T13:30:48Z ATLANTA (AP) Your watch says you had three hours of deep sleep. Should you believe it? Millions of people rely on phone apps and wearable devices like rings, smartwatches and sensors to monitor how well theyre sleeping, but these trackers dont necessarily measure sleep directly. Instead, they infer states of slumber from signals like heart rate and movement, raising questions about how reliable the information is and how seriously it should be taken.The U.S. sleep-tracking devices market generated about $5 billion in 2023 and is expected to double in revenue by 2030, according to market research firm Grand View Research. As the devices continue to gain popularity, experts say it is important to understand what they can and cannot tell you, and how their data should be used.Heres a look at the technology and why one expert thinks its full potential has yet to be realized. What your sleep tracker actually measuresWhether its an Apple Watch, a Fitbit, an Oura Ring or one of innumerable other competitors, health and fitness trackers largely take the same basic approach by recording the wearers movements and heart rate while at rest, according to Daniel Forger, a University of Michigan math professor who researches the science behind sleep wearables.The algorithms used by major brands have become highly accurate for determining when someone is asleep, Forger said. The devices are also somewhat helpful for estimating sleep stages, though an in-lab study would be more precise, he said.If you really want to know definitively how much non-REM sleep youre having versus REM sleep, thats where the in-lab studies really excel, Forger said. The sleep numbers that matter mostDr. Chantale Branson, a neurologist and professor at the Morehouse School of Medicine, said she frequently has patients showing up with sleep scores from fitness trackers in hand, sometimes fixated on granular details such as how much REM sleep they got on a certain night. Branson says those patients are taking the wrong approach: the devices help highlight trends over time but should not be viewed as a definitive measure of ones sleep health. Nor should any single nights data be seen as significant.We would have believed them with or without the device and worked on trying to figure out why they cant sleep and that is what the wearables do not do, she said.Branson said she thinks people who check their sleep statistics every morning would be better served by spending their efforts on sleep hygiene such as creating a relaxing bedtime routine, avoiding screens before bed and making sure their sleep environment is comfortable. She advises those concerned about their sleep to consult a clinician before spending money on a wearable. Forger takes a more favorable view toward the devices, which he says help keep the overlooked importance of sleep front of mind. He recommends them even for people without significant sleep issues, saying they can offer insights that help users fine-tune their routines and feel more alert during the day.Seeing if your biological clock is in sync is a huge benefit because even if youre giving yourself the right amount of time, if youre sleeping at the wrong times, the sleep wont be as efficient, Forger said. How sleep data can drive better habitsKate Stoye, an Atlanta-area middle school teacher, bought an Oura Ring last summer, having heard positive things from friends who used it as a fertility tracker: Its so accurate, she said. Stoye found the ring to be just as helpful with tracking her sleep. After noticing that the few nights she drank alcohol coincided with poorer sleep quality, she decided to give up alcohol.I dont see much reason to drink if I know that its going to affect how I feel, said Stoye, who always wears her device except when she is playing tennis or needs to charge it.Another trend she says she detected in the rings data: the importance of not eating too late if she wants to get good rest.I always struggle with going to bed, and its often because I eat late at night, Stoye said. I know that about myself, and it knows it too. When sleep tracking becomes a problemMai Barreneche, who works in advertising in New York City, used to wear her Oura Ring constantly. She said it helped her develop good sleep habits and encouraged her to maintain a daily morning exercise regimen. But as a metric-driven person, she became obsessed enough with her nightly sleep scores that it began to cause her anxiety a modern condition that researchers have dubbed orthosomnia.I remember I would go to bed thinking about the score I was going to get in the morning, Barreneche said.Barreneche decided not to wear her ring on a beach vacation a few years ago, and when she returned home, she never put it back on. She said she has maintained the good habits the device pointed her toward, but no longer wants the stress of monitoring her nightly scores. Branson, of the Morehouse School of Medicine, said shes observed similar score-induced anxiety as a recurring issue for some patients, particularly those who set goals to achieve a certain amount of REM sleep or who shared their nightly scores with friends using the same device. Comparing sleep types and stages is ill-advised since individual needs vary by age, genetics and other factors, she said.These devices are supposed to help you, Branson said. And if you feel anxious or worried or frustrated about it, then its not helpful, and you should really talk to a professional. The future of wearablesForger thinks the promise of wearables has been underestimated, with emerging research suggesting the devices could one day be designed to help detect infections before symptoms appear and to flag sleep pattern changes that may signal the onset of depression or an increased risk of relapse.The body is making these really interesting and really important decisions that were not aware of to keep us healthy and active and alert at the right times of day, he said. If you have an infection, that rhythm very quickly starts to disappear because the body goes into overdrive to start fighting the infection. Those are the kind of things we can pick up.The technology could be particularly useful in low-resource communities, where wearables could help health issues to be identified more quickly and monitored remotely without requiring access to doctors or specialized clinics, according to Forger.Theres this really important story thats about to come out: About just how understanding sleep rhythms and sleep architecture is going to generally improve our lives, he said. R.J. RICO Rico is a U.S. Desk editor and reporter based in Atlanta for The Associated Press. He has covered housing, immigration and activism in the South. twitter mailto

Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Victoria Mboko of Canada in their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)2026-01-25T02:25:06Z MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) TikTok influencer and top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka is having to work her way through some rising teenage stars in her bid for a third Australian Open title in four years.Sabalenka, who has drawn praise from fans and other players for her posts on the social media platform about matters on and off the court, held off 19-year-old Vicky Mboko 6-1, 7-6 (1) at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday. Shell play 18-year-old Iva Jovic in the quarterfinals.The 29-seeded Jovic overwhelmed Yulia Putintseva 6-0, 6-1 in 53 minutes at John Cain Arena with six service breaks and winning the first 10 games to secure a spot in the last eight of a Grand Slam for the first time. Obviously, shes No. 1 for a reason and had so much success at this tournament, Jovic said of Sabalenka. But thats what I want I said it last year, I hope to be able to play her this year, because you definitely want to play the best and see how it goes. Coco Gauff, who was still a teenager when she won her first major title in 2023, is back into the quarterfinals in Australia for the third consecutive year after a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 win over No. 19 Karolina Muchova. Shell next face No. 12 Elina Svitolina, who closed play on Day 8 with a 6-2, 6-4 win over 18-year-old, eighth-seeded Mirra Andreeva. No. 1-ranked Carlos Alcaraz is also in the last 8 for the third straight year, continuing his bid for a career Grand Slam at age 22 with a 7-6 (6), 6-4, 7-5 win over No. 19-seeded Tommy Paul. Hes never gone past the last eight at Melbourne Park, the only one of the four Grand Slam venues where he hasnt won the title. Thats a statistic hes determined to rectify, to the point where hes reworking his serve to a look a little bit more in style with 10-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic. Hes unlikely to have the crowd behind him in the quarterfinals, where hell meet local hope and sixth-seeded Alex de Minaur, a 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 winner over No. 10 Alexander Bublik. No. 3 Alexander Zverev, the runner-up in Melbourne last year, beat Francisco Cerundolo 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 and will next meet 20-year-old Learner Tien, the youngest mens quarterfinalist in Australia since Nick Kyrgios in 2015. Tien, who needed treatment for a bloody nose after the third game, beat three-time Australian Open runner-up Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.Djokovics WalkoverThe 38-year-old Djokovic got a walkover into the quarterfinals after Jakub Mensik withdrew 24 hours ahead of their scheduled fourth-round match with an abdominal injury.Djokovics influenceJovic has been getting some good advice from Djokovic, a 24-time major winner, during the tournament. He said hes been happy to help an up-and-coming star with Serbian heritage. Jovic made it clear last year that she wanted a chance to play the World No. 1. Now shell get that chance.Sabalenka, who has joked about waiting for a formal invitation to partner Djokovic in mixed doubles at a major, breezed through the first set in 31 minutes against Mboko but had some difficulty in the second.Mboko saved match points and played well enough to beat many players, but not the two-time Australian Open champion. What an incredible player for such a young age, Sabalenka said of Mboko. Its incredible to see these kids coming up on Tour. I cant believe I say that. I feel like Im a kid!She pushed me so much, and Im happy to be through, Sabalenka added in her on-court TV interview.Sabalenka led the second set 4-1, and then failed to convert three match points while leading 5-4. Mboko slowly took momentum and forced a tiebreaker only for Sabalenka to dominate.It was the 20th straight tiebreaker victory a record for Sabalenka.I try to not to think this is a tiebreak and play point by point, said Sabalenka, who won back-to-back titles in Australia in 2023 and 24 before losing last years final to Madison Keys. I guess thats the key to consistency.Doubling upJovic and Mboko combined later Sunday in the doubles and had match points before the No. 4-seeded Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai duo clung on in the super tiebreaker to win 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (10).Theyre both very young, very talented, Mertens said. It was a really tough match.___More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis JOHN PYE Pye is based in Australia and covers sports news across the Asia-Pacific and at major events. He has reported from six continents since joining The Associated Press in 1998, including 12 Olympic Games and multiple World Cups. mailto

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President Donald Trump, right, meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)2026-01-25T21:31:29Z WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump said the U.S. used a secret weapon he called The Discombobulator to disable Venezuelan equipment when the U.S. captured Nicols Maduro. Trump also renewed his threat to conduct military strikes on land against drug cartels, including in Mexico. Trump made the comments in an interview Friday with the New York Post.The Republican president was commenting on reports that the U.S. had a pulsed energy weapon and said, The Discombobulator. Im not allowed to talk about it.He said the weapon made Venezuelan equipment not work.They never got their rockets off. They had Russian and Chinese rockets, and they never got one off, Trump said in the interview. We came in, they pressed buttons and nothing worked. They were all set for us.Trump had previously said when describing the raid on Maduros compound that the U.S. had turned off almost all of the lights in Caracas, but he didnt detail how they accomplished that. The president also indicated the U.S. will continue its campaign of military strikes and could extend it from South America into North America as the administration tries to target drug cartels. We know their routes. We know everything about them. We know their homes. We know everything about them, Trump said. Were going to hit the cartels.When asked if the strikes could occur in Central America or Mexico, Trump said: Could be anywhere. The U.S. on Friday carried out a strike on an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, the first such action since Maduros capture.It marks at least 36 known strikes on boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific since early September that have killed at least 117 people. Trump said the U.S. has removed the oil aboard seven oil tankers connected to Venezuela that it has seized but wouldnt reveal where the ships are now. Im not allowed to tell you, Trump said. But lets put it this way, they dont have any oil. We take the oil.During the interview, the president also said that he was still trying to figure out where to hang the Nobel Peace Prize that was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Mara Corina Machado, which she gave to him earlier this month. The prize was leaning against a statue in the Oval Office. Trump also told the newspaper that the framework of an Arctic security deal he struck with NATO chief Mark Ruttte would give the U.S. ownership of the land where American bases are located.Well have everything we want, Trump said. We have some interesting talks going on.Much of the potential deal remains unclear. Leaders of Denmark and Greenland have said the islands sovereignty was non-negotiable and a NATO spokesperson said Rutte, in his conversations with Trump, did not propose any compromise to sovereignty.The president said he would not go to the Super Bowl and called it a terrible choice for Bad Bunny and Green Day to perform at the game. He attended last years Super Bowl in New Orleans.

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