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Lead Taylor Sheridan’s neo-Western Landman, starring Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris, was renewed for a third season on Dec. 5, 2025, and season 2 concluded with a Jan. 18 finale that reshaped the Norris family’s future. The finale sees Tommy fired from M-Tex and launching a rival company, CTT Oil Exploration and Cattle, which … Read more

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is preparing to offer an ad-supported access option later this year, sources tell Windows Central. The change surfaced after users saw an in-client notice reading “1 hour of ad supported play time per session” when launching streamed titles. Insiders indicate the ad tier would permit people who have bought Xbox games … Read more

On Sunday, January 18, 2026, two divisional-round games produced contrasting finishes: the Los Angeles Rams edged the Chicago Bears 20-17 in overtime at Soldier Field after a late Caleb Williams rally, while the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 in snowy Foxborough. The results set up next Sunday’s conference title games — the … Read more

Lead Epic Games reports a jump in account reach from 108 million in 2019 to 295 million in 2024, yet third‑party store revenue barely budged, rising roughly 1.6% over the same span. Analysts and users point to Epic’s aggressive free‑game giveaways as the main driver: millions sign in to claim freebies but do not convert … Read more

Lead: A 15-member German military reconnaissance team that arrived in Greenland on Friday departed after a 44-hour deployment, Bild reported on Sunday. The group left from the capital, Nuuk, with a midday flight scheduled, according to the German newspaper. The soldiers had been expected to extend an original two-day stay but instead returned earlier than … Read more

Lead: The Syrian government and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire on a 14-point integration agreement reached in Damascus on Sunday. The deal — described by Syrian state media as returning near-full control of the country to Damascus — covers administration of al-Hasakah, Deir Ezzor and Raqqa and the handover … Read more

On Jan. 15 the International Space Station’s Crew-11 made an unscheduled early return to Earth after one astronaut experienced a medical issue, the first such evacuation in the station’s 25-year history. This week also saw NASA proceed with Artemis 2 rollout preparations while space agencies announced cancellation of the Mars Sample Return campaign. On Earth, … Read more

Regional markets in Asia-Pacific moved lower on Monday as investors digested weekend geopolitical tensions involving Greenland and awaited fresh Chinese economic data released the same day. U.S. President Donald Trump’s weekend remarks — including threats over Greenland and proposed tariffs on several European countries — heightened risk sentiment, while China published fourth-quarter GDP and December … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 17, during Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update at Studio 8H, co-anchor Colin Jost joked about his wife Scarlett Johansson after reports said Zoe Saldaña had become the highest-grossing actress of all time. The on-air gag showed a bar graph of box-office totals and briefly adjusted Johansson’s displayed total when Jost quipped about … Read more

Lead: The PlayStation 3, first released in 2006 as the seventh-generation PlayStation and the first console to support Blu-ray, is now roughly two decades old. If your PS3 still powers on, it can be more than a retro games shelf — it can stream, serve, emulate or be cannibalized for parts. Some options are simple … Read more

January 18, 2026 — European and US futures fell and haven assets strengthened after President Donald Trump proposed new tariffs on eight countries that opposed his proposed acquisition of Greenland, a move that rattled global markets and weighed on risk sentiment into the next trading day. The announcement coincided with a weaker dollar against most … Read more

Lead: On 7 January 2026 in Minneapolis, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News the US Department of Justice is “not investigating” the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, Jonathan Ross. The killing — recorded on at least five phones, including one held by the agent — took place less than … Read more

On Jan. 18, 2026, authorities in Guatemala said gang-linked reprisals following a prison crackdown left police officers dead and dozens of hostages involved in a multi-site crisis across the country. Security forces entered Renovacion I maximum-security prison in Escuintla at dawn and said they freed nine hostages while detaining an alleged Barrio 18 leader. In … Read more

Lead Quarterback C.J. Stroud entered the 2025-26 NFL postseason as a leading young signal-caller and a relatively reliable ball‑handler for the Houston Texans. Over 14 regular-season games he was credited with 10 turnovers (eight interceptions and two fumbles), helping Houston close the year on a nine‑game winning streak. In the wild‑card round at Pittsburgh and … Read more

On Jan. 18, 2026, U.S. federal authorities quietly started seeking volunteers to travel to Minneapolis for short-term duty, according to people familiar with the outreach. The bureau sent messages in recent days to agents across the country inviting temporary transfers to the city but did not specify duties. Those messages, the people said, made no … Read more