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Lead: Usha Vance, the wife of Vice‑President JD Vance, announced on Tuesday via X that she is pregnant with her fourth child and expects a boy in late July. The post said “Usha and the baby are doing well.” The couple, aged 40 (Usha) and her husband JD Vance, already have three children: Ewan, Vivek … Read more
Federal prosecutors served subpoenas on at least five Minnesota Democratic officials on Jan. 20, 2026, widening a Justice Department inquiry into state and local responses to an aggressive federal immigration enforcement operation. The documents sought from Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County … Read more
HBO’s new prequel series A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms opened with a scene that has drawn as much attention as it did laughter: Ser Duncan the Tall, known as Dunk, is briefly felled by an acute bout of gastrointestinal distress during his first episode, undercutting his tournament-day bravado. The sequence—which shows Dunk crouched behind … Read more
Lead: U.S. equity markets tumbled on Jan. 19, 2026, after President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on countries that oppose his bid for Greenland, sparking a risk-off move across stocks, bonds and currencies. The Dow plunged about 840 points while the S&P 500 fell roughly 2%, marking its worst single-day decline in three months. The Nasdaq … Read more
Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, the Metropolitan Opera said it will lay off staff, reduce top executive pay and postpone a new production as it grapples with continuing budget strain. The company has already withdrawn $120 million from its endowment and is operating with a $330 million annual budget. Last year the Met disclosed a … Read more
Lead: Netflix will acquire Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in its $83 billion deal for Warner Bros., a detail confirmed in a Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) proxy filing. The transfer covers TCM in the U.S. and Canada even as most other linear channels are being spun into Discovery Global. Filmmakers who regard TCM as a cultural … Read more
Lead ChongLy “Scott” Thao, a long-time US citizen in St Paul, Minnesota, says federal immigration agents forced their way into his home on Sunday afternoon, detained him at gunpoint without presenting a warrant and led him onto the street wearing only underwear and sandals in subfreezing temperatures. Family members and videos reviewed by the Associated … Read more
Lead On Jan. 20, 2026, Netflix amended its December agreement to acquire major parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, offering the full $83 billion entirely in cash. The shift removes equity from the consideration, providing shareholders a fixed payout rather than exposure to Netflix’s stock. Warner Bros. Discovery’s chief executive, David Zaslav, and Netflix co-CEO Ted … Read more
Lead: Three of the top four playoff seeds remain alive heading into Championship Sunday after a Divisional Round that produced decisive blowouts, narrow escapes and an injury that reshaped the AFC picture. The Seahawks, Patriots and Rams emerge as the top teams, while Denver’s season was upended by Bo Nix’s broken ankle, forcing Jarrett Stidham … Read more
Lead At the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 20, 2026, senior European officials publicly rebuked President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy stance as a diplomatic row over Greenland escalated. European leaders—including Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen—warned that aggressive tactics and tariffs risk undermining international norms. The dispute followed a series of social-media posts … Read more
Russell Brand was granted bail following a brief virtual hearing in London on Tuesday after facing two further charges of rape and sexual assault that are alleged to have occurred in 2009. The comedian and media figure attended Westminster Magistrates’ Court by video link from the United States and spoke only to confirm his name … Read more
Lead: The International Monetary Fund in its latest outlook says U.S. expansion through 2026–27 outperforms peers but rests on an unusually narrow base: a surge in AI-driven investment and richly priced tech stocks. The IMF warns that heavy concentration in a few firms raises the risk of a market correction and reduces the overall margin … Read more
Lead: Netflix will release fourth-quarter 2025 results after the bell on Tuesday, with investors watching both the company’s quarter and its surprise December agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery assets. Analysts polled by LSEG expect fourth-quarter EPS of $0.55 and revenue of $11.97 billion. The deal — an equity valuation of $72 billion at $27.75 … Read more
On January 20, 2026 at 8:24 AM PST, 94-year-old actor William Shatner was photographed at a Los Angeles stoplight eating from a bowl of cereal in his car. The images show him seated in the driver’s seat with a bowl in his lap and a spoon raised to his mouth; after finishing a bite he … Read more
Lead Netflix announced the first wave of programming for Netflix Is a Joke Fest 2026, the festival’s third edition, which will run across Los Angeles from May 4–10. Produced by Netflix with Live Nation, the week will span 35 venues and more than 350 live events, including stand-up, variety shows, live podcast tapings, screenings and … Read more
