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Lead: Austin Sosa, a banker and the second husband of actress Jaime King, filed for divorce on January 22, 2026, according to online court records. The filing was submitted in Los Angeles and does not yet specify a marriage or separation date. The move follows media reports in recent weeks that linked King with hotel … Read more
Lead Jonathan Kuminga left the Golden State Warriors’ Jan. 22 game in Dallas after twisting his left ankle and hyperextending his left knee during a second-quarter drive in a 123-115 loss to the Mavericks. He was fouled on the play, made two free throws and briefly tried to remain in the game before asking out … Read more
Lead Delroy Lindo, the 73-year-old London-born actor long praised by critics but repeatedly overlooked by awards bodies, has received his first Academy Award nomination. On the day the 98th Academy Awards nominations were announced, Lindo earned a Best Supporting Actor nod for his role as Delta Slim in Ryan Coogler’s vampire-tinged thriller Sinners. The recognition … Read more
Adam Presser has been appointed chief executive of the newly formed U.S. joint venture that now controls TikTok’s American operations, the company announced Thursday. The JV, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, consolidates a consortium led by Silver Lake, Oracle and Abu Dhabi’s MGX which together hold 45 percent of the platform’s U.S. business; other new … Read more
January 22, 2026 Lead University of Wisconsin–Madison announced on Jan. 22 that all classes scheduled for Friday, Jan. 23, are canceled because an Extreme Cold Warning covers Dane County. The warning runs from midnight to 1 p.m. on Friday and forecasts wind chill values between -30°F and -40°F. The cancellation applies to lectures, labs and … Read more
Lead On January 22, 2026 the United States formally left the World Health Organization, executing a policy President Trump pledged on his first day in office. The administration announced termination of all U.S. government funding and the recall of assigned federal employees and contractors from WHO offices in Geneva and around the world. Officials said … Read more
Lead Search teams continued on Friday after multiple landslides struck the Mount Maunganui camping area and nearby Welcome Bay on New Zealand’s North Island. Two people have been confirmed dead and six people remain unaccounted for at the main campsite; police are also seeking information about three other people who may have been present but … Read more
Lead On Thursday a federal jury in Chicago acquitted Juan Espinoza Martinez of a single murder-for-hire charge tied to an alleged plot against U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, concluding the first trial arising from the Operation Midway Blitz prosecutions. Jurors reached the verdict after roughly three hours of deliberation following closing arguments in which … Read more
Lead: A major winter storm forecast for this weekend could increase television audiences for the NFL Conference Championship games by keeping more viewers at home. The AFC Championship begins at 3:00 p.m. ET and the NFC Championship at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday. Industry observers say prolonged indoor stays during severe weather often lift live-TV … Read more
Lead: On Thursday in Washington, the House rejected a Democratic-backed war powers resolution intended to bar President Donald Trump from deploying U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote failed to produce the majority needed for passage. Republican leaders kept the tally open for more than 20 minutes so Rep. Wesley Hunt, who had … Read more
Lead In May 2025, an internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo authorized officers to enter private homes using only administrative warrants, a change first disclosed publicly after a whistleblower complaint and reporting by the Associated Press in January 2026. Constitutional law and immigration experts warn the directive undermines Fourth Amendment protections by sidestepping neutral … Read more
Lead: Ian Roberts, the one-time superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to falsely attesting to U.S. citizenship on an I-9 form and to illegally possessing firearms. Roberts, a native of Guyana who led Iowa’s largest district serving about 30,000 students, faces up to 20 years in prison across two … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 22, 2026, Mississippi State announced it has signed 22-year-old quarterback Jaden Rashada from the NCAA transfer portal. Rashada joins the Bulldogs after a six-game stint at Sacramento State in which he completed 17 of 42 passes for 264 yards and one touchdown. The move brings a player with two years of eligibility … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 22, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney returned from the World Economic Forum in Davos and addressed his cabinet in Quebec City, outlining a clearer, more independent direction for Canada. He framed the country as an example of openness and security at a time of rising protectionism, urging middle powers to coordinate a … Read more
Guinea-Bissau has suspended a planned U.S.-funded study of a hepatitis B vaccine in infants after widespread ethical objections from public health researchers. The controversy followed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s approval in January 2026 of a $1.6 million grant for a trial involving 14,000 newborns, days after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. … Read more
