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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell plans to attend oral arguments Wednesday at the U.S. Supreme Court in the case challenging President Donald Trump’s attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook. The appearance comes as Powell faces a criminal inquiry by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., tied to a multi-billion-dollar renovation of the Fed’s … Read more

Lead: A 70-year-old woman became unresponsive while riding the Revenge of the Mummy roller coaster at Universal Studios in Orlando on Nov. 25, 2025, and later died at a hospital, Florida officials reported. The fatality is recorded in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ quarterly theme park injury report covering the final three … Read more

Shortly after 8 p.m. on Friday during the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, a man who had been pursued and fired upon was shot and killed in the small foyer of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans. Police say the gunfire also struck three women waiting for tables; two tourists from Los Angeles suffered … Read more

Microsoft’s recent foray into ad-supported Xbox Cloud Gaming, highlighted in an Ars Technica report in January 2026, offers a limited option for players who prefer not to subscribe to Game Pass. The move allows some users to stream titles under an advertising wrapper, but critics say it recycles an obvious, low-impact approach instead of exploring … Read more

Lead: A prominent VR modder known for the R.E.A.L. VR project said CD Projekt RED issued a DMCA takedown for his Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, accusing the studio on January 17 of following corporate priorities over community work. The creator — widely identified as Luke Ross in reporting — responded on Patreon and promptly updated … Read more

Lead: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will attend the Supreme Court’s oral argument on Wednesday in the legal battle over whether President Donald Trump can remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook. The move, reported by a person familiar with the matter, marks an unusually public sign of support from the Fed’s top official. The case centers … Read more

Lead: On January 19, 2026, photographs published from a Los Angeles farmers’ market show professional dancer Gleb Savchenko engaging in public displays of affection with an unidentified woman. The images, circulated by entertainment outlets that morning, capture a close embrace and a kiss; the encounter followed Savchenko’s well-documented split from model Brooks Nader. The photos … Read more

World and corporate leaders converged in Davos, Switzerland, this week as the World Economic Forum’s four-day meeting opened, with nearly 3,000 participants gathered to debate rising inequality, AI’s effects on jobs and strains in global trade. U.S. President Donald Trump, attending for the third time as president and leading a record U.S. delegation, is expected … Read more

Lead Emergency services were dispatched to Rockstar North’s Edinburgh office on Holyrood Road after reports of an explosion at about 05:00 on Monday. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service attended to assess structural damage; six fire engines responded and crews were stood down at 09:21. No casualties were reported and Rockstar North said a heating … Read more

Lead: In mid-January 2026 researchers in Vienna began documenting an unusual case of tool use by an Austrian cow named Veronika. The 13-year-old brown Swiss, kept as a companion animal by farmer Witgar Wiegele in Nötsch im Gailtal, was filmed picking up a deck brush and using its ends selectively to reach itchy patches. Field … Read more

On Jan. 18, 2026, at about 7:45 p.m. local time, two high-speed passenger trains collided near Adamuz, a small town outside Córdoba in Andalusia, killing at least 39 people and injuring dozens more. Local authorities say the crash involved a privately operated Iryo service traveling from Málaga to Madrid and a Renfe train bound for … Read more

The 2026 NFL mock draft landscape tightened after the College Football playoff ended and several top prospects’ decisions landed: with Oregon quarterback Dante Moore returning to school, the New York Jets pivot to defense at No. 2 overall, selecting Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, while the Kansas City Chiefs add Notre Dame running back … Read more

When Donald Trump returned to power, many of America’s largest companies and wealthiest individuals quickly sought to placate his administration, hoping influence and deals would preserve profits and avert disruption. Some executives openly welcomed a rollback of cultural restraints; others privately judged Trump unfit for office but gambled that accommodations, campaign donations and the presence … Read more

On January 19, 2026, YouTuber Jon Prosser published a video claiming Apple will relocate the Dynamic Island to the top-left corner on iPhone 18 Pro models, alongside a new under-display Face ID system and a pinhole selfie camera. The report, summarized by MacRumors, says the Dynamic Island would periodically expand from that corner to cover … Read more

Lead On Jan. 19, 2026, three of the United States’ highest-ranking Roman Catholic prelates issued an unusually blunt statement questioning America’s moral authority in international affairs. Cardinals Blase Cupich (Chicago), Robert McElroy (Washington) and Joseph Tobin (Newark) warned that recent events in Venezuela, Ukraine and Greenland have raised urgent ethical questions about the use of … Read more