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Lead: Jonathan Kuminga, the 23-year-old fifth-year forward for the Golden State Warriors, has become a trade focal point after signing a two-year, $46 million deal this summer and becoming trade-eligible on Jan. 15. Golden State has sat him out of the rotation for roughly a month while reportedly preparing to move him, and the player … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 16, 2026, NPR Short Wave reviewed MIT Technology Review’s annual “10 Breakthrough Technologies” list in a conversation between host Regina G. Barber and MIT Technology Review executive editor Amy Nordrum. The episode highlights technologies expected to move from research into real-world use in 2026, from commercial space stations to advances in gene … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 7, 2026, in south Minneapolis, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots into a moving SUV, killing 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good. The shooting occurred during a coordinated enforcement surge tied to the federal effort to apprehend immigration fugitives in Minnesota. A partner, identified as Becca, recorded the … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, No. 1 Penn State defeated No. 4 Iowa 32-3, marking the Nittany Lions’ 79th straight dual victory. Cael Sanderson’s squad won nine of 10 matches and picked up two ranked upsets at 184 and 285 pounds. The Lions dominated the takedown count, finishing the night … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued seven notices to airmen advising pilots to exercise caution when flying over portions of the Eastern Pacific adjacent to Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. The advisories, which remain in force through March 17, 2026, cite increased military activity in the region and span multiple maritime … Read more
Jan. 16, 2026 — A team publishing in the journal Peer on Wednesday reported that Tyrannosaurus rex grew more slowly and lived longer than earlier estimates suggested. Researchers re-examined bone thin sections from 17 specimens under polarized light and identified additional annual growth rings that had been missed in prior studies. The new counts push … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026, scientists aboard the South Korean icebreaker Araon navigated into the rear of a 20-mile-long inlet at Pine Island Glacier in Pine Island Bay, Antarctica, a channel formed when a large portion of the glacier’s floating front broke away several years ago. The voyage marked the first documented transit to the back … Read more
At CES 2026, AMD largely focused its public messaging on AI, but two quieter product signals could matter more to gamers: a likely downward move in Strix Halo system prices and the return of socketed mobile Ryzen chips. Both announcements were made outside the main keynote and came with specific parts and timelines: new cut-down … Read more
Lead: The man charged in the Sept. 10 shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk asked a Utah judge on Friday to disqualify Utah County prosecutors, citing that a deputy county attorney’s 18-year-old daughter attended the rally where the shooting occurred. Defense lawyers say the daughter’s presence creates a conflict of interest as prosecutors pursue … Read more
Jan. 16, 2026 — At the start of 2026, President Trump’s policy moves and public comments have begun to visibly shift market prices. A U.S. military action targeting Venezuela sent several oil producers higher, while a presidential social media post urging a cap on credit-card interest preceded sharp declines in bank-issued card stocks. New White … Read more
Lead Thinking Machines Lab leaders raised concerns last summer about an alleged workplace relationship involving cofounder and former CTO Barret Zoph, sources tell WIRED. That internal confrontation preceded a breakdown in the cofounders’ working relationship and Zoph’s departure, after which he entered talks with competitors and was ultimately hired by OpenAI. The employee involved, who … Read more
New meta-analysis published in The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health reviewed roughly 60 studies and found no causal link between acetaminophen taken as directed during pregnancy and a later diagnosis of autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or intellectual disability. The research prioritized sibling-comparison studies to reduce the influence of family-level genetic and environmental factors. Authors … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 16, 2026, three members of the University of Virginia’s Board of Visitors submitted resignations after Governor‑elect Abigail Spanberger requested that multiple trustees step aside as she prepared to take office. The departures include the board’s rector, Rachel Sheridan; vice rector Porter Wilkinson; and major donor and trustee Paul Manning, who gave $100 … Read more
Rackspace customers and resellers are confronting an abrupt, large-scale increase in hosted email fees that takes effect in March 2026. Several resellers report negotiated, long-standing mailbox discounts disappearing and one customer — Laughing Squid — saying its bill may rise by 706 percent. Rackspace told reporters it is raising prices to sustain service levels and … Read more
Lead: Abigail Spanberger, a three-term congresswoman and former CIA officer, is set to be sworn in as Virginia’s 75th governor on Saturday, becoming the commonwealth’s first woman to hold the office. Her inauguration will keep civic ritual—parade, small-business marketplace and a ball—while updating some customs, including her choice not to wear the traditional male morning … Read more
