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On Jan. 27, 2026, TikTok reached a settlement late Monday that halts the first scheduled trial in a series of lawsuits alleging social platforms engineered their products to hook young users. The agreement prevents jury selection set for the California Superior Court in Los Angeles County and removes TikTok from the opening courtroom clash that … Read more

The best celebrity outfits at Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Dua Lipa, Nicole Kidman and more from Chanel Paris Haute Couture Week opened on January 26, 2026, and runs through January 29 in the City of Light, with marquee houses such as Dior, Schiaparelli, Chanel and Armani presenting new couture. Front rows were populated by … Read more

Lead: A shooting involving a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arivaca, Arizona, left one person in critical condition on Jan. 27, 2026, local officials said. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department reported that the FBI asked the department to lead the use-of-force probe, while the FBI is conducting a parallel inquiry. Authorities asked the community for … Read more

Lead On Jan. 27, 2026, a draft resolution tied to the newly formed Board of Peace — which met for the first time last week in Davos, Switzerland — outlined powers that would grant President Donald J. Trump sweeping authority over the governance of the Gaza Strip. The draft, dated Jan. 22, proposes that the … Read more

Customs and Border Protection commander-at-large Greg Bovino is reported to be returning to El Centro, California, to resume his role as chief of the sector, multiple sources told ABC News on January 26, 2026. The move follows a period in which Bovino and several Border Patrol agents were operating in Minneapolis, a deployment that coincided … Read more

A rapidly expanding measles outbreak centered in South Carolina has reached 789 confirmed cases as of Tuesday, making it the largest U.S. cluster since measles was declared eliminated in 2000. The outbreak, first detected in October, added more than 600 cases in 2026 alone and has prompted quarantines in schools and targeted vaccination drives. State … Read more

Lead: Civil rights lawyers filed a federal suit on behalf of relatives of two men from Las Cuevas, Trinidad, who were killed in a US military strike on a small boat on 14 October in the Caribbean Sea. The plaintiffs say Chad Joseph, 26, and Rishi Samaroo, 41, were returning from Venezuela when a lethal … Read more

Lead Governor Tim Walz met on Tuesday with Tom Homan, the official President Trump dispatched to oversee immigration enforcement in Minnesota, and both parties said they agreed to continue an ongoing dialogue about the federal operation. The meeting in St. Paul came as the state presses for impartial probes into two recent deaths involving federal … Read more

Hours before jury selection was due to begin in a California courtroom, TikTok reached a confidential settlement with a plaintiff who had accused social platforms of engineering addictive experiences that harmed her mental health. The plaintiff, identified by initials KGM and aged 20, had alleged that algorithmic design, notifications and other features left her dependent … Read more

Updated Jan. 27, 2026 / 12:34 PM CST — Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem came under internal review Monday as Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino was demoted and prepared to leave Minnesota after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis. Sources tell CBS News Noem met at the White House to … Read more

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been confirmed to play a diplomatic security support role during the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, a decision that has sparked immediate protest in Italy. The delegation, announced ahead of the Games that open on 6 February, will see ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assist the U.S. Department … Read more

On Jan. 27, 2026, Britain’s EE BAFTA Film Awards revealed their nominees, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another topping the list at 14 nods and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners close behind with 13. Both films are among five contenders for Best Film, joined by Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value. The nominations echo this … Read more

Gmail’s product team is exploring a future where the inbox becomes an active, personalized assistant rather than a passive message container. In a recent ZDNET interview, Blake Barnes, Gmail’s VP of Product, outlined experimental ideas—including an “AI Inbox” and relationship-aware sorting—that aim to help roughly three billion Gmail users manage life tasks as well as … Read more

Lead: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, the closest setting in the clock’s history. The decision, announced by the Bulletin’s leadership, cites rising nuclear tensions, accelerating climate impacts, growing biological risks and unregulated advances in artificial intelligence. The change follows last year’s setting of … Read more

Lead: U.S. consumer sentiment weakened sharply in January, with The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index falling 9.7 points to 84.5 — the weakest reading since May 2014. The drop, released Tuesday, came in well below economists’ expectations of 91.1 and reflected worries about rising prices, international tensions and trade policy. Both the present-conditions and expectations … Read more