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Lead: On 23 January 2026 the UN Human Rights Council held an emergency session in Geneva to examine allegations of widespread rights violations by Iranian security forces during recent nationwide protests. The Iran Fact-Finding Mission chair, Sara Hossain, presented witness testimony and digital evidence alleging torture, sexual violence and forced televised confessions. Iran’s delegation rejected … Read more

Lead. Williams has confirmed it will not attend the Barcelona Shakedown scheduled for January 26–30 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, citing delays in the FW48 programme and a preference to focus on extracting “maximum car performance” for 2026. Instead the team says it will run private test programmes, including Virtual Track Testing (VTT), ahead of … Read more

Lead: On Friday, January 23, 2026, Special Counsel Jack Smith testified for roughly four and a half hours before the House Judiciary Committee in a rare public appearance about the two criminal investigations he led into Donald Trump: the Jan. 6 obstruction inquiry and the Mar-a-Lago classified-documents case. Smith told lawmakers he stands by the … Read more

Sources tell On3 that the College Football Playoff (CFP) is expected to retain a 12-team bracket for the 2026 season. The report, based on people familiar with internal discussions, says no major format reversal is anticipated as planners finalize logistics and television commitments. If the expectation holds, conferences and programs will proceed with scheduling and … Read more

Lead On January 23, 2026, community groups in Minnesota announced a planned statewide “economic blackout” and a series of protests in response to a new, intensified deployment of ICE and other federal immigration officers. Organizers urged businesses to close, schools and workplaces to stay home, and residents to march or rally in Minneapolis despite extreme … Read more

Lead Ryan Wedding, 44, a former Canadian Olympic snowboarder, was arrested after U.S. authorities accused him of heading a violent transnational drug trafficking organization that imported about 60 metric tons of cocaine per year into Los Angeles. Law enforcement officials told NBC News the arrest follows a months-long hunt that placed Wedding on the FBI’s … Read more

The approaching arctic cold front is expected to arrive in South Texas late Friday into early Saturday, bringing a transition from mild, above‑freezing conditions to pockets of freezing rain, sleet and subfreezing temperatures across San Antonio and the Hill Country through Sunday. Rain should remain liquid over much of Saturday in the southern reaches, but … Read more

NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on a lunar flyby as soon as February 6 aboard the Orion capsule for Artemis II, even though the vehicle’s heat shield retains a known manufacturing flaw found after the uncrewed Artemis I flight in 2022. Agency leaders say modifications to the reentry profile and months of analysis … Read more

Ernest Hemingway gave Sister Immaculata, a Catholic nurse who cared for him at the Mayo Clinic in 1961, a copy of The Old Man and the Sea with a personally inscribed, optimistic note dated June 16, 1961. The inscription expressed hope that he would soon be writing again, even as he was then suffering marked … Read more

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will travel to China in the coming days ahead of the mid-February Lunar New Year to meet customers and attend a company event in Beijing, two people familiar with the plans told CNBC. The trip comes as questions mount about Nvidia’s ability to sell its most advanced AI chips in China … Read more

Lead: Police announced the arrest of five people in a multi‑state probe into the Jan. 18 shooting of Indiana Judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly, at their Lafayette home. The attack, which occurred around 2:17 p.m., left both victims in stable condition—Meyer with an arm wound and his wife with a hip injury. Authorities … Read more

In mid-1961, while Ernest Hemingway was under care at the Mayo Clinic, he inscribed a hopeful message in a copy of The Old Man and the Sea for Sister Immaculata, a Catholic nurse who had helped tend him. The handwritten dedication, dated June 16, 1961, expresses his intention to write again when his “writing luck” … Read more

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21, President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom publicly clashed after Newsom criticized the president’s address and framed himself as a counterpoint to Trump before political and business leaders. Trump responded with a lengthy post on Truth Social attacking Newsom’s record and conduct; Newsom answered … Read more

Lead On Jan 22, 2026, leaks and industry reporting suggested Samsung will equip the upcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra with a new-generation Corning cover glass that could make external screen protectors far less necessary. The claim centers on improved hardness and built-in display features that would address micro-scratches, glare and side-angle privacy. If accurate, the change … Read more

Lead: Maine Governor Janet Mills on Thursday publicly pressed federal immigration authorities to produce arrest warrants, provide current arrest figures and disclose where detainees are being held after a multi-day enforcement operation stirred fear across the state. The campaign — which federal officials say involved about 50 arrests on the first day and identified roughly … Read more