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Lead On Jan. 24, 2026 (updated Jan. 25), Sean O’Malley ended a two-fight losing streak with a unanimous decision over Song Yadong in the co-main event of UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. O’Malley (19-3 MMA, 11-3 UFC) defeated Song (22-9-1 MMA, 11-4-1 UFC) on the judges’ scorecards, reestablishing himself in the bantamweight … Read more

The Liberal Democrats have urged the UK government to issue dedicated “war bonds” that they say could raise up to £20bn to strengthen Britain’s armed forces. The proposal would allow members of the public to lend money to the state via short-term bonds—described by the party as two-to-three year instruments paying the same interest as … Read more

Lead As geopolitical rivalries intensify, established rules that governed the post-1945 era are fraying and middle-power states face a new strategic test. Over recent weeks at Davos and in public remarks by US officials, actions and words from Washington signalled a tilt toward unconstrained great-power behaviour. That shift revives older patterns—from the Monroe Doctrine to … Read more

Lead On Saturday at Mackey Arena, Illinois pulled off an 88-82 road victory over No. 4 Purdue, a result driven by Keaton Wagler’s standout showing and timely contributions from the reserve and role players. The Fighting Illini used balanced scoring and late-game composure to close out a tight contest against a top-ranked opponent. The win … Read more

Lead NintendoEverything has ordered every Xenoblade Chronicles release (definitive versions only) from least to most essential, placing Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed at the top and the Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected epilogue at the bottom. The list excludes original Wii/XC3D and the original Xenoblade X release, focusing on remasters, DLC and definitive editions players can … Read more

Lead Peacock’s Cold War drama Ponies, starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, premiered in a full-season binge release roughly a week before Jan. 23, 2026, and quickly became one of the streamer’s most-discussed originals. Creators Susanna Fogel and David Iserson told industry outlets they are eager to continue with a second season, but Peacock … Read more

Lead: A new analysis of Apollo-era lunar soils led by Tony Gargano (NASA Johnson Space Center/Lunar and Planetary Institute) revisits the long-running question of where Earth’s water originated. Using triple oxygen isotope measurements on regolith collected during the six Apollo missions, the team found that only about 1% of the sampled lunar soil (by mass) … Read more

Lead As of Sunday, January 25, 2026 (04:43 GMT), most of southeast Texas is under Winter Storm Alerts after an arctic front moved into the region late Saturday. Alerts run from Saturday at 6:00 a.m. through Sunday at 6:00 p.m., with widespread freezing rain expected along the Gulf Coast and an Extreme Cold Warning in … Read more

Lead: Last week Africa CDC officials announced Guinea-Bissau had paused a contentious vaccine study that would have placed 7,000 newborns in a no-vaccine control arm, while U.S. health authorities maintained the trial remained active. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reportedly characterized the Africa CDC as “fake and powerless,” prompting a forceful … Read more

Lead Researchers led by Benjamin Fernando used a dense network of earthquake seismometers to reconstruct the April 2024 reentry path of a 1.5-ton module that detached from China’s Shenzhou 17 capsule. The team analyzed data from 127 seismic stations across California and identified a sonic-boom track roughly 25 miles (40 kilometers) north of the U.S. … Read more

Lead On Jan. 24, a lifetime Family subscription for AdGuard — an ad-blocking and privacy-focused app — is on sale for $39.99, down from $169.99. The offer, sold through third-party retailers, covers up to nine devices across Windows, macOS, Android and iOS and adds parental controls to limit adult or unwanted content. Once installed, AdGuard … Read more

Lead: As soon as Feb. 6, four astronauts will board NASA’s 16.5-foot-wide Orion spacecraft for Artemis II, even though the capsule’s heat shield retains damage of a type that alarmed engineers after the uncrewed Artemis I return in 2022. NASA says the agency has identified the likely causes and can manage risk by adjusting the … Read more

Lead Forecast confidence increased this afternoon for the winter storm sweeping over Houston: widespread icing is now expected Sunday, with impacts possibly lingering into Monday. The situation may include thunderstorms and even rare thundersleet before precipitation ends on Sunday. Officials and forecasters advise minimal travel as roads could become hazardous across much of the metropolitan … Read more

Lead On January 24, 2026, at WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event, champions Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky defended the WWE Women’s Tag Team Titles against Judgment Day’s Liv Morgan and Roxanne Perez. Judgment Day controlled much of the early match, but Ripley ultimately scored the pinfall after hitting Riptide on Liv while she was the … Read more

Jan. 24, 2026 — A federal appeals court on Friday refused the Justice Department’s extraordinary request to compel a magistrate judge to issue arrest warrants for Don Lemon and four others tied to a disruptive protest at a St. Paul church earlier this month. The appeal followed Magistrate Judge Douglas L. Micko’s decision to find … Read more