January 18, 2008 (Friday)
- Former psychiatric patient Matthew Higa is charged with killing a two-year-old boy by throwing him off a pedestrian overpass and into oncoming traffic on Interstate H-1 in downtown Honolulu, Hawaii. (The Honolulu Advertiser)
- Dana Stubblefield, a former defensive lineman in the NFL, pleads guilty to making false statements in the Bay Area Laboratory Co-operative investigation. (The New York Times)
- A man wearing a tactical vest and carrying a loaded shotgun is arrested near the United States Capitol. (Reuters) (WUSA9)
- Dr. Samuel Wood along with several colleagues used some of their skin cells to clone human embryos. (Newsday)
- Israel kills one Palestinian and injures 40 as it temporarily closes all its border crossings with Gaza Strip. (BBC News)