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Lead James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash held the top spot at the domestic box office over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, while Sony’s 28 Days Later sequel, The Bone Temple, underperformed in its opening. Avatar earned about $13.3 million over the traditional weekend and $17.2 million across the four-day frame, pushing its … Read more

January 18, 2026 — Broadcaster Piers Morgan was admitted to a London hospital after tripping at a restaurant and suffering a serious femur fracture that required a hip replacement. Morgan posted a photograph from his hospital bed on X confirming the fall and an X-ray of the break, saying he will use crutches for about … Read more

Lead On 18 January 2026, researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research in London reported a simple blood test that can predict how patients with advanced breast cancer are likely to respond to therapy. The team analysed circulating tumour DNA, or ctDNA, in blood from 167 patients before treatment and again after one cycle, about … Read more

Lead: A24’s sports dramedy Marty Supreme has reached a new domestic milestone, crossing the $80 million mark in North America after a Christmas Day wide opening and steadily increasing play into January. The film has accumulated $97 million globally so far, with $17 million from select international markets, and has surpassed Everything Everywhere All at … Read more

Who: Members of the Highpointers Club and independent travelers. When: Ongoing gatherings and trips, including a recent convention in Bishop, California. Where: State highpoints across the United States, from Alaska’s Denali to Florida’s Britton Hill. What happened: Enthusiasts travel to and sometimes summit each state’s highest geographic point; 180 people met recently in Bishop near … Read more

Lead Ukrainian drone strikes on Sunday damaged power networks in Russia-occupied areas of southern Ukraine, leaving more than 200,000 households without electricity, local Kremlin-appointed officials said. The outages, reported across occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia, came as Moscow continued heavy strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure overnight, actions Ukrainian authorities say have killed at least two people. … Read more

Lead On Jan. 18, 2026, Rep. Michael McCaul warned on ABC News’ “This Week” that any U.S. military seizure of Greenland would put the United States at odds with its NATO allies and could threaten the alliance itself. McCaul, the Republican chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs and Homeland Security committees, said the United … Read more

When children are distressed, parents often ask a well-meaning “What’s wrong?” but that question can close a conversation rather than open it. After years of teaching conscious parenting and observing more than 200 children, parenting specialist Reem Raouda reports one prompt that reliably encourages reflection and calmer sharing: “Tell me what feels hard right now.” … Read more

Lead A CBS News/YouGov survey conducted Jan. 14–16, 2026 (n=2,523; margin of error ±2.3 points) finds a growing share of Americans saying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is too tough in stopping and detaining people, and that President Trump’s deportation program is affecting more people than many expected. The poll shows support for the … Read more

Lead Best Buy’s Winter Sale, running through January 19, is offering notable discounts across televisions, headphones, fitness trackers, laptops and accessories. Prices in the current event hit several all-time or near-low thresholds, from a 77-inch LG OLED dropping to $1,499.99 to Bose headphones marked at $279. The sale spans big-ticket home-theater items and pocketable gadgets … Read more

World leaders, business executives and civil-society figures convened in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting on Jan. 18, 2026, focusing on a cluster of interlocking crises. Attendees are centering discussions on Russia’s war in Ukraine, prospects for global trade and markets, the risk of a Chinese move on Taiwan and the … Read more

Jan 18, 2026 — The Pentagon has placed roughly 1,500 active‑duty troops on prepare‑to‑deploy orders for a possible mission in Minnesota as state officials mobilize the National Guard. State leaders and federal officials say having forces staged does not mean an immediate or certain deployment, and options remain under review. The move comes amid ongoing … Read more

Lead A brief video clip that surfaced from a September shoot and went viral on Saturday shows Lara Trump, 43, dancing alongside Egyptian pop star Mohamed Ramadan, 37, while filming a music video for their upcoming single “Sah‑Sah.” The footage was shot during an August Make Music Right event tied to Trump’s conservative music initiative. … Read more

Lead On Sunday in Melbourne, Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sönmez intervened to assist an ailing ballkid during her first-round match at the Australian Open at 1573 Arena. The incident occurred in the ninth game of the second set when the ballkid wobbled and collapsed near the umpire’s chair; Sönmez immediately signaled to stop play and helped … Read more

Since U.S. special forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, hopes for a rapid democratic shift in Venezuela have dimmed as Diosdado Cabello, the 62‑year‑old interior minister, continues to command security forces and allied pro‑government groups from Caracas. Under interim President Delcy Rodríguez, Cabello has publicly rallied supporters, denounced the U.S. operation and warned … Read more