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Lead On Jan. 25, 2026, the Green Bay Packers agreed to terms with Jonathan Gannon to become their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN. Gannon, 43, replaces Jeff Hafley, who departed last week to become the Miami Dolphins’ head coach after two seasons running Green Bay’s defense. Gannon arrives after being fired by the Arizona Cardinals … Read more
Lead On Saturday in south Minneapolis, federal Border Patrol agents fatally shot 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an encounter that followed weeks of immigration enforcement and street protests. State and federal officials have issued sharply different descriptions of the moments before the shooting: federal authorities say Pretti approached agents with a 9mm handgun and was shot … Read more
Lead: On3 reported that Ohio State is expected to hire Arthur Smith as its next offensive coordinator, a move that would bring a coach with NFL head-coaching experience to Columbus. The report, published this week, says the anticipated hire is aimed at reshaping the Buckeyes’ offense ahead of next season. If confirmed, the addition would … Read more
U.S. auto leaders entered 2026 warning of a volatile year after a January 13 visit by President Donald Trump to a Ford plant in Dearborn, Michigan. Executives from Ford, Toyota, Hyundai and others say they are simultaneously preparing contingency plans and modest optimism as the sector faces weak consumer demand, rising ownership costs and trade … Read more
Lead New Gallup survey results released this fall show a rapid rise in workplace use of artificial intelligence among U.S. employees. Between Oct. 30 and Nov. 13, 2025, 22,368 employed adults were asked about AI use; 12% reported daily use, roughly one-quarter reported using AI frequently (several times a week), and nearly half said they … Read more
Lead In January 2026 Iranian security forces carried out a nationwide crackdown on mass protests, with concentrated violence in Tehran, Karaj and Isfahan. Witness videos and accounts collected by reporters show live fire from police rooftops, strikes at marches and urban clashes that left many dead or wounded. Officials inside Iran reportedly say a January … Read more
On Jan. 25, 2026, the U.S. federal vaccine guidance was revised so six childhood immunizations — hepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza, meningococcal disease, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and rotavirus — were moved from routine recommendation into a “shared clinical decision-making” (SCDM) category. The change, announced by administration officials, means parents are now expected to have … Read more
Netflix’s planned live ascent of Taipei 101 with climber Alex Honnold was postponed less than 30 minutes before the scheduled start on Friday, with the streamer citing weather as the reason and setting a new live window for Saturday, January 24 at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT. The company said safety remains the … Read more
Lead: Three recent Netflix additions— a high-profile true-crime documentary and two feature thrillers—arrived in the service’s late-January slate and are already generating attention. “Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart” was added on Jan. 21 and climbed into Netflix’s top 10 soon after release. Joe Carnahan’s gritty police thriller “The Rip” has dominated the streamer’s chart since its debut … Read more
Near-blizzard snowfall, powerful gusts and an extended bout of unusually cold weather are forecast to sweep the New York City area beginning late Saturday night and into Sunday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned that snow could begin around midnight and intensify into early Sunday, with National Weather Service forecasts projecting snowfall rates of 1–2 inches per … Read more
Lead A sprawling winter storm on Sunday stretched roughly 1,500 miles from Texas into the Northeast, dumping heavy snow in parts of the I-95 corridor and coating large swaths of the South with damaging ice. The system triggered a surge in power outages—peaking at nearly 700,000 customers tracked by PowerOutage.us at one point—and forced the … Read more
January 25, 2026 — Kim Vo, a Los Angeles–based hairstylist whose color work and styling shaped looks for major Hollywood stars, has died at 55 after a lengthy fight with colorectal cancer. His husband, Adeel Khan, announced the passing on Instagram, saying Vo ‘‘took his final breath’’ after years of treatment. Vo had been diagnosed … Read more
Lead On January 25, Andrew McCutchen publicly expressed frustration about remaining unsigned and missing PiratesFest, prompting fresh discussion about a possible return to Pittsburgh. The 39-year-old veteran posted that, if this is his final season, he had hoped to see fans one last time as a Pirate. Pittsburgh general manager Ben Cherington told fans during … Read more
Jan. 25, 2026 — Denmark’s prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has taken a firm public stand against President Donald Trump’s repeated proposals about Greenland, and her posture appears to have helped blunt an immediate U.S. push. After threats that included talk of seizing the territory, Mr. Trump told world leaders in Davos he would not use … Read more
On Jan. 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger lifted from Kennedy Space Center with seven crew members aboard and broke apart shortly after liftoff, killing all aboard. Morton Thiokol engineers had warned NASA the night before that freezing temperatures made the shuttle’s booster O-rings dangerously brittle, and Thiokol initially recommended a launch delay. Despite those … Read more
