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Lead On January 27, 2026, senior Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino and several agents were reported to be leaving Minneapolis as the White House dispatched border czar Tom Homan to oversee immigration operations after the fatal shooting of 37 year old Alex Pretti. The move followed intensified protests, arrests outside a Twin Cities hotel, and … Read more
Lead Alex Vindman, the Army veteran who testified during President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment, formally launched a Democratic bid for the U.S. Senate in Florida on Tuesday. In his campaign launch video he highlighted his impeachment testimony and framed his candidacy as a defense of democratic norms. Vindman, a retired lieutenant colonel and Ukraine-born immigrant, … Read more
Lead: American Airlines on Tuesday said its renewed focus on premium customers should begin delivering measurable benefits in 2026, even as the carrier fell short of Wall Street’s fourth-quarter earnings expectations. The Fort Worth-based airline reported adjusted earnings per share of $0.16 for Q4 2025 versus $0.34 expected and revenue of $14.0 billion, a 2.5% … Read more
Samsung Electronics has introduced a Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition for athletes at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Announced by the company as a Worldwide Olympic and Paralympic Partner, the special device will be distributed to nearly 3,800 Olympians and Paralympians from about 90 countries and issued across six Olympic Village … Read more
Lead: In late January 2026, as President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos and intensified rhetoric about Greenland and alleged operations in Venezuela, several prominent European far-right leaders publicly distanced themselves from him. The discord unfolded across statements in the United Kingdom, Italy and France and has shifted the calculus of transatlantic … Read more
Lead Shares of major U.S. health insurers plunged after federal regulators proposed holding payments to private Medicare plans flat for the coming plan year, rattling investors on Jan. 26, 2026. UnitedHealth Group slid as much as 9.1% in premarket trading, CVS Health fell about 10% and Humana dropped roughly 14%. The proposal, disclosed late January, … Read more
Who: Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, twin giant pandas born at Ueno Zoo in 2021; When: scheduled to leave Japan on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026; Where: Ueno Zoo, Tokyo; What: Beijing has ordered the pandas returned amid a diplomatic rift; Result: their departure will leave Japan without pandas for the first time in more than … Read more
Lead On Monday, Jan. 26, Kim Kardashian, 45, unexpectedly joined her 12-year-old daughter North West’s Instagram Live as the teen streamed to roughly two million followers. North greeted viewers and playfully announced “the G.O.A.T.” had arrived, prompting a brief exchange in which Kardashian declined to fully appear on camera. The cameo came amid ongoing public … Read more
Jan 26, 2026 — Xbox has opened a public preview of a redesigned web interface for Xbox Cloud Gaming that players can test in their browser. The test, posted by the Xbox Experience Team, is available via xbox.com/play or directly at play.xbox.com and is intended to validate a refreshed UI and navigation before a wider … Read more
On a Saturday morning in Minneapolis, federal immigration officers fatally shot 37-year-old nurse Alex Pretti during an encounter that began when he filmed agents, according to officials and eyewitnesses. Officers fired at least 10 times after an agent removed a holstered firearm that authorities say Mr. Pretti was legally authorized to carry; Mr. Pretti died … Read more
Lead: The January 1.13.0 update for ARC Raiders arrives with new competitive options, a long-term Trophy Display project, and a permanent Buried City map condition. Released with extensive fixes across maps, AI and UI, the patch introduces a Solo vs Squads matchmaking toggle for level 40+ Raiders and a multi-step display system that rewards players … Read more
Lead: Jonathan Anderson, nine months into his role at Christian Dior, prepared his first haute couture collection on Dec. 16, 2025, at the Musée Rodin in Paris. He describes a shift from scepticism to deep immersion, calling couture both an institution and a laboratory for craft. Anderson is rolling out creative and commercial experiments — … Read more
General Motors will release fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026, with investors focused on the impact of a newly announced $7.1 billion charge tied to its electric-vehicle strategy and China restructuring. Analysts polled by LSEG expect adjusted earnings per share of $2.20 and revenue of $45.8 billion … Read more
Lead: Since its 2024 debut at a premium price point, some Galaxy S24 Ultra owners report that the phone’s squared, narrow corners are slicing fabric and causing holes in pockets. Reports surfaced across the S24 Ultra subreddit and social posts, highlighted by a January 24, 2026 tweet that collected several user examples. Beyond wardrobe damage, … Read more
Lead: As the 2026 tax-filing season begins, federal and private analysts project that millions of Americans will receive substantially larger refunds following the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, signed by President Donald J. Trump. Estimates from multiple institutions suggest average refunds could increase by roughly $1,000 or more compared with recent years, … Read more
