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Amazon MGM’s sci-fi thriller Mercy led U.S. box office Friday with a $5.0 million opening day from 3,468 locations, marking the weekend’s only major new wide release. The film is on track for a $12.6 million domestic weekend projection, setting up the first credible challenge to Avatar: Fire and Ash’s five-week run at the top. … Read more

Lead On Saturday night, January 24, 2026, at the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, Raymond Muratalla narrowly beat Olympic gold medalist Andy Cruz by majority decision (114-114, 116-112, 118-110) to retain the IBF lightweight title. Muratalla (24-0, 17 KOs) used sustained pressure and strong body work to pull ahead in the championship rounds. Cruz (6-1, 3 … Read more

AJ Dybantsa erupted for a career-high 43 points on Jan 24, 2026, in Provo, lifting BYU to a win over Utah and writing a new chapter in the rivalry. The freshman scored 43 points on 24 shots, including a season-high four 3-pointers, breaking the BYU freshman scoring record and becoming the first Cougar to reach … Read more

Lead Barbara Kyagulanyi, wife of opposition figure Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu (Bobi Wine), told reporters on Saturday that dozens of armed men in military uniform broke into her Kampala home on Friday night, assaulted her and demanded to know her husband’s whereabouts. She said she refused to unlock her phone and was physically manhandled, later taken … Read more

Lead: Dozens of immigrant families gathered behind the fences of the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley on Saturday to protest the recent transfer of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father to the facility after their detention in Minnesota earlier this week. Demonstrators chanted for freedom and held signs demanding better treatment for … Read more

Lead On Jan. 24, 2026, Rep. Maxwell Frost reported that he was assaulted at a Sundance Film Festival event in Park City, Utah. Frost said the attacker told him, before striking him, that former President Trump would deport him; the congressman posted that he is okay and that the suspect was arrested. The claim was … Read more

Lead On January 23, 2026, iPhone owners eligible under a $95 million class-action settlement began receiving payments tied to alleged unlawful Siri recordings. The settlement resolves claims tied to unintended Siri activations going back to 2019, though Apple denies any wrongdoing. Claims were accepted beginning mid‑2025 for devices purchased from September 17, 2014 through December … Read more

Lead Florida Rep. Maxwell Alejandro Frost said he was assaulted Friday night at a CAA-hosted Sundance party in Park City, Utah, and that the assailant shouted racist remarks before punching him. Frost, who represents Florida’s 10th district, posted about the incident on X and thanked venue security and Park City police, saying the individual was … Read more

Lead: Amber Heard told audiences at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026, that the publicity and verdicts surrounding her high‑profile legal battle with Johnny Depp have severely curtailed her ability to tell her own story. The actress appears in a new documentary titled Silenced, which premiered at the festival, and described feeling silenced … Read more

Jan 25, 2026 Lead A sprawling winter storm on Jan. 25, 2026 swept across much of the United States, grounding thousands of flights and straining regional electricity systems. Flight tracking data show more than 15,200 U.S. flights were grounded through Monday, a level not seen since last year’s government shutdown. PowerOutage.us recorded roughly 167,000 homes … Read more

Lead On Jan. 24, 2026 at the Marriott Center in Provo, No. 13 BYU beat the University of Utah 91-78, handing the Utes a discouraging midseason defeat. BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa erupted for a career-high 43 points, breaking the Cougar freshman single-game scoring mark. Utah stayed competitive for much of the afternoon — including a … Read more

Lead: A major winter storm is set to strike the Tri-State area beginning early Sunday, with the heaviest snow expected during the day and into the evening. New York, New Jersey and parts of southern Connecticut are under winter storm warnings; governors have declared states of emergency and New York’s governor has mobilized the National … Read more

Lead Olivia Wilde’s new comedy The Invite received a standing ovation at its world premiere at the Eccles Theatre during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, according to reporters on site. The film — an English-language remake of Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs — prompted sustained laughter and applause from the crowd. Featuring Edward Norton, Penélope … Read more

In Las Vegas on Jan. 25, 2026, Justin Gaethje reclaimed the UFC interim lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324. The five-round main event at T-Mobile Arena—headlining the first show of the UFC’s new media deal with Paramount Skydance—produced momentum swings, a knockdown and sustained, heavy exchanges that left both … Read more

Saturday at the Marriott Center, No. 13 BYU returned to the win column with a 91-78 victory over rival Utah, improving to 17-2 overall and 5-1 in Big 12 play. Freshman AJ Dybantsa supplied a career night, scoring a school freshman record 43 points on 15-of-24 shooting while adding six rebounds, three assists and a … Read more