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Lead With Sam Raimi’s rambunctious desert-island comedy Send Help arriving this weekend (2026), we revisit the director’s full filmography and place each feature in rank order. The list spans Raimi’s beginnings with The Evil Dead (1981), through his mainstream breakthroughs with Spider-Man (2002) and Spider-Man 2 (2004), to his recent MCU entry Doctor Strange in … Read more

Lead: As NASA prepares to launch Artemis II as early as February 6, human missions to the Moon are once again center stage, and that renewed focus is spurring interest in how film portrays space. We asked 11 former astronauts which space movies most resonated with them — choices that range from hard‑science survival dramas … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 31, 2026, U.S. and foreign antitrust reviewers approved ESPN’s acquisition of NFL Network and several league digital properties, sealing a deal that gives the NFL a 10% stake in ESPN and transfers distribution rights for the RedZone channel to ESPN for cable and satellite. The transaction closes immediately, with NFL Media staff … Read more

Over the past month in Minneapolis, intensive immigration-enforcement actions and street unrest have placed the local press under a national spotlight. The Star Tribune has produced investigative scoops — including naming the immigration officer who shot Renee Good — and high-impact visual reporting such as Richard Tsong-Taatarii’s photograph of a protester doused with a chemical … Read more

Lead: On the show’s 1,000th regular episode, Pete Davidson reappeared in Saturday Night Live’s cold open to satirize Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid ongoing tensions in Minneapolis. Davidson portrayed a White House border official dispatched to “tighten up” ICE operations, using comedic beats to highlight confusion among agents. The surprise cameo was Davidson’s second appearance … Read more

Lead: Debates over an imminent AI-driven mass unemployment — the so-called “jobpocalypse” — have intensified since the public rise of generative models in late 2022. Policymakers, employers and workers worldwide are weighing the speed and scale of automation against the potential for new roles and productivity gains. Early evidence and historical precedent indicate disruption will … Read more

Lead Across Ukraine this winter, sustained Russian strikes on power infrastructure have pushed cities into prolonged blackouts, leaving hundreds of thousands without heat or light amid severe cold. The campaign — intensified in January 2026 — has produced rolling outages that disrupted daily life, forced mass temporary departures from Kyiv and prompted Ukrainian officials to … Read more

Lead In late 2025 and into early 2026, short-drama streaming apps with business ties to China have rapidly expanded their footprint across Latin America, shifting where viewers spend time on mobile video. Market data from Sensor Tower shows short-drama downloads surged globally in Q4 2025 and outpaced some traditional streaming services, a change that has … Read more

Kentucky pulled out an 85-77 victory at No. 15 Arkansas on Saturday night at Bud Walton Arena, earning its 15th win of the season. The Wildcats led for much of the game but a string of contentious officiating calls — seven technical fouls in all — dominated the second-half narrative. Three technicals were assessed within … Read more

Lead Four compact gadgets that plug into a car’s USB port— a mini USB fridge, a Bluetooth receiver, a portable humidifier and a heads-up display—can add comfort and convenience on the road. This selection highlights plug-and-play items available now that cost no more than about $30 and work with common car USB outlets. Each device … Read more

Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open, led by alum Pete Davidson, lampooned Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its onetime spokesman Tom Homan in a sketch that aired on NBC. The short satire staged Davidson as Homan attempting to defuse tensions with ICE officers in Minneapolis, only to be undermined by the agents’ attitudes and blunt … Read more

Lead On January 31, 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said the chipmaker will participate in OpenAI’s current funding round and suggested the contribution could be the company’s largest-ever investment. Huang spoke during a dinner with the company’s Taiwanese suppliers and characterized the planned commitment as “huge,” while declining to give a specific … Read more

Lead: Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-backed Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a runoff Saturday to capture the Fort Worth-area Texas State Senate District 9 seat, a district President Donald Trump carried by 17 percentage points in 2024. The result, projected by CNN, follows a November primary round in which Rehmet took 48% of the vote against … Read more

Lead In 2026, food site Tasting Table placed Jack in the Box at the bottom of its ranking of American burger chains, a result amplified by extensive negative customer reviews online. The designation covers nationwide locations across the United States and centers on recurring complaints about food quality, service and value. Reviewers cited greasy food, … Read more

AJ Styles appears to have ended his in-ring career at WWE’s Royal Rumble 2026 after losing a retirement-stipulation match to GUNTHER. The bout, held during the promotion’s premium live event, carried the condition that the loser must retire—an outcome that fell in Styles’ favor as the departing wrestler. Styles had previously said 2026 would be … Read more