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January 19 — WWE is stacking Monday’s RAW on Netflix with a high-stakes card that begins at 3:00 PM ET. Adam Pearce confirmed in a social-video update on Sunday that Gunther will open the broadcast; the Ring General is expected to address his dominance as WrestleMania season approaches. The episode also features a six-man tag … Read more

Lead: Over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, Disney continued to drive the global box office: James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire And Ash crossed roughly $1.3 billion worldwide while Zootopia 2 reached $1.7 billion, extending Disney’s run as the top global distributor for eight straight weekends. Sony’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple opened internationally … Read more

Lead: The Pittsburgh Steelers are reportedly preparing to interview former Packers and Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy as part of the search to succeed Mike Tomlin. The report, first noted Sunday by ESPN’s Adam Schefter and picked up by NBC Sports, says McCarthy — a Pittsburgh native — is on the team’s radar. The development … Read more

Lead: A draft charter reviewed Jan. 18, 2026 outlines terms for a new international body dubbed the “Board of Peace,” and it links permanent membership to a more-than-$1 billion cash payment within the board’s first year. The plan, associated with President Trump’s proposal to help rebuild Gaza, contains no explicit reference to the enclave, raising … Read more

Marc-Alexis Côté, the executive who led the Assassin’s Creed franchise, has filed a lawsuit in Quebec alleging he was forced out of Ubisoft after the 2025 launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows. The Superior Court of Quebec filing seeks CA$1.3 million (about US$935,000) in damages and challenges his demotion and the company’s handling of his exit. … Read more

Lead Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe on Sunday for the Ñuble and Biobío regions as fast-moving wildfires killed at least 16 people and forced about 20,000 residents to evacuate. The most destructive blaze has swept dry coastal forests near the city of Concepción, destroying roughly 250 homes and charring vehicles in … Read more

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al‑Shaair was fined $11,593 on Jan. 18, 2026, after wearing eye black bearing the phrase “stop the genocide” during the team’s wild‑card game the previous week. The fine, confirmed to ESPN by Adam Schefter, was assessed under NFL uniform and equipment rules that prohibit personal messages on game-day gear. The slogan … Read more

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