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Lead Panama’s Supreme Court ruled late Thursday that the 25-year extension of a concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings to operate ports at both ends of the Panama Canal is unconstitutional. The decision follows a comptroller audit alleging accounting irregularities and missing payments tied to the 2021 renewal. The ruling … Read more

Lead A randomized trial in Sweden involving 100,000 women found that integrating an artificial intelligence (AI) system into routine mammography screening cut the rate of breast cancer diagnoses in subsequent years by 12% and raised the share of cancers found at screening. The trial ran from April 2021 to December 2022 and compared AI-supported reading … Read more

Lead: CoreWeave, a cloud provider specializing in capacity for AI workloads, has reversed a multi-month slide to regain significant ground since its March IPO. Trading near $99.53 after a recent pullback (down 6.12% or $6.49 intraday), the company has nonetheless gained roughly 172% since listing and climbed more than 50% so far this year. The … Read more

Lead: Leaked renders obtained by Android Headlines suggest Google may add two new color finishes to the Pixel Buds 2a lineup, showing a pale gray with a mint undertone and a saturated pink that leans toward red. The budget earbuds, which retail at $129, have so far been offered in Iris and Hazel; the leaked … Read more

President Donald Trump is expected to announce Kevin M. Warsh as his nominee to replace Jerome H. Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve, with a public announcement slated for Friday after a Thursday White House meeting. Multiple people familiar with the plans told reporters the selection favors Warsh, a former Fed governor who was … Read more

Lead: New research argues that an English monk, Eilmer of Malmesbury, may have connected two comet sightings in 989 and 1066 and recognized their recurrence long before Edmond Halley formalized the comet’s periodic orbit in 1705. The claim rests on William of Malmesbury’s 12th-century chronicle and a fresh reading by astronomer Simon Portegies Zwart and … Read more

Lead: Public health officials in Chicago have confirmed seven cases of meningococcal disease reported since Jan. 15, 2026, including two deaths within roughly two weeks, according to a Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) news release. The department says close contacts have been identified and given post-exposure treatment. Meningococcal illness is uncommon in the city—typically … Read more

Lead: On Thursday, January 30, 2026, 19-year-old Cooper Flagg erupted for a career-high 49 points in the Dallas Mavericks’ 123-121 home loss to the Charlotte Hornets. Flagg’s 49-point effort is the highest single-game total ever recorded by an NBA player while still a teenager. He finished 20-of-29 from the field, was 6-of-6 from the free-throw … Read more

Lead: An anonymous Recording Academy voter, now in their second year of membership, says the 2026 Grammys reveal a clear split between artists engineered for short-form virality and those focused on musicianship and legacy. Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations with nine nods; Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Clipse and Lady Gaga follow. The ceremony … Read more

Lead Prime Minister Carney used a high-profile red carpet appearance to praise the television series Heated Rivalry, saying the show projects a fundamental Canadian value of tolerance in a polarized world. At the premiere, he embraced breakout star Hudson Williams and suggested he may host cast members in Ottawa when season 2 rolls out. The … Read more

Lead: The Justice Department has charged Anthony Kazmierczak after he sprayed Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar with a mixture identified as water and apple cider vinegar at a Minneapolis event on Tuesday, court papers show. Federal prosecutors filed a complaint accusing Kazmierczak of forcibly assaulting, opposing, impeding and intimidating a federal official; he also faces … Read more

Lead: Two confirmed cases of Nipah virus were reported in West Bengal, India, earlier this month, prompting heightened screening and surveillance in several nearby countries. The World Health Organization identified the two cases as 25-year-old nurses, one woman and one man, and Indian authorities have deployed an outbreak response team while the US Centers for … Read more

Lead Former Sangamon County deputy Sean Grayson was sentenced on Thursday to 20 years in prison after a jury convicted him in October 2025 of second-degree murder for the July 6, 2024, fatal shooting of Sonya Massey in Springfield, Illinois. Judge Ryan Cadagin ordered a two-year mandatory supervised release and credited Grayson for time already … Read more

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Jan. 29, 2026 announced a wholesale reshaping of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC), the federal advisory group that helps set research and services priorities for people with autism. The new roster replaces the committee’s previous public members with 21 appointees who include outspoken vaccine critics, a former … Read more

Brendan Banfield testified on Jan. 29, 2026 in Fairfax County that he did not plot the killings of his wife and another man, calling the prosecution’s theory “absolutely crazy.” Prosecutors allege Banfield, 40, arranged a meeting through a fetish website with the family au pair and then killed Christine Banfield, 37, and Joseph Ryan, 38. … Read more