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As the Chicago Bears prepare for a postseason game at their long‑time home, Soldier Field, Indiana lawmakers have opened a formal bid to host the franchise by introducing legislation to create a financing mechanism for a new stadium across the Illinois state line. The move, first reported by NFL Media reporter Ian Rapoport and covered … Read more

Lead On January 15, 2026, President Donald Trump warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal troops to Minnesota as protests and confrontations surrounding aggressive ICE operations escalated in the Twin Cities. The threat followed a night when an ICE officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg after agents were allegedly attacked, … Read more

Lead: On January 15, 2026, at 5:50 PM PST, Kim Kardashian marked her daughter Chicago West’s 8th birthday with a large social‑media tribute. The post compiled 20 photos spanning several years and included appearances by Chicago’s older siblings and family members. Kim used the caption to celebrate milestones and childhood moments, while family members responded … Read more

Lead: The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached agreement with outfielder Kyle Tucker on a reported short-term free agent contract, multiple outlets reported on the evening of January 15, 2026. Initial reports put the deal at four years and $240 million with opt-outs and some deferred money; later notes identified $30 million in deferrals. Tucker will … Read more

Lead Joe Carnahan’s The Rip, released on Netflix on Jan. 16, is a Miami-set cop thriller that pairs Matt Damon and Ben Affleck at the center of a tightly wound narcotics story. The film opens with a deadly prologue — the murder of Miami-Dade narcotics captain Jackie Velez — and follows a Tactical Narcotics Team … Read more

On Jan. 15, 2026, U.S. stock futures were essentially flat after a broad rally in bank and technology shares pushed major averages higher during regular trading. Gains in chip names led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company rekindled optimism about the AI trade, while strong results from big Wall Street banks supported financial stocks. A separate … Read more

Lead On Jan. 15, 2026, U.S. District Judge William G. Young of Boston proposed a court order aimed at limiting the Trump administration’s ability to deport noncitizen members of two academic organizations involved in litigation. At a federal hearing, Judge Young — an 85-year-old Reagan appointee — described the government’s actions as a retaliatory response … Read more

Lead Oglala Sioux Tribe President Frank Star Comes Out revised statements this week after initially saying four tribal members were arrested in Minneapolis and that federal officials conditioned information on the tribe signing an “immigration agreement.” The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it could not verify any encounters or arrests of tribal members … Read more

Lead: In mid-January 2026, as Iran enacted a sweeping communications blackout, networks for internet and mobile services were taken offline nationwide, crippling banking and messaging. A network of activists, engineers and developers who had quietly imported Starlink satellite terminals used the systems to restore connectivity and share images from protests and clashes. Their actions, activists … Read more

Lead: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, to postpone any planned U.S. military action against Iran, according to U.S. officials. The request came as Tehran continues to face nationwide protests and as Arab partners in the region privately urged Washington to hold back to avoid a wider … Read more

Lead The American Cancer Society’s latest U.S. cancer statistics, released this week, report that 70 percent of patients diagnosed between 2015 and 2021 survived at least five years, up from 49 percent in the mid 1970s. The finding marks a major improvement driven by better treatments, earlier detection and reduced tobacco use. At the same … Read more

Lead: Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield, 68, made an initial court appearance in Albuquerque after surrendering to authorities on criminal charges that he sexually abused two boys on the New Mexico set of Fox’s crime drama The Cleaning Lady. Prosecutors filed two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse; … Read more

Lead On the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, footage from north Minneapolis shows dozens of people damaging and forcing entry into two parked, unmarked FBI SUVs after an ICE-related shooting nearby. Witness video captured crowds ripping a heavy lockbox from a trunk and, in at least one vehicle, accessing documents that onlookers said were … Read more

Lead On January 15–16, 2026, President Donald Trump and a group of U.S. Northeast governors moved to instruct the nation’s largest grid operator to run an emergency power auction. The directive aims to compel large technology firms — chiefly data center operators — to bear the costs of building a new fleet of generation assets. … Read more

Lead Actor Daniel Stern is no longer attached to ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Do You Want Kids?, Deadline has learned, after he was charged with a single misdemeanor related to prostitution. The citation tied to a December 10 incident in Camarillo, California was followed by formal charging earlier this month; his arraignment is scheduled for … Read more