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Stocks closed at fresh records Monday as U.S. benchmarks recovered from early losses. The S&P 500 ended at 6,977.27 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 49,590.20 after both hit intraday highs; the Nasdaq closed at 23,733.90. Traders shrugged off news that federal prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, … Read more
In Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium, veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford engineered a late drive that flipped a tight Wild Card matchup and sent the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Rams past the No. 4 seed Carolina Panthers, 34-31. With 2:34 left in the fourth quarter Stafford signaled for an aggressive … Read more
Microsoft is urging PC users to move to a new “Copilot+” class of Windows 11 machines to be ready for what it calls the next generation of computing. The company’s marketing materials, reported by Windows Latest on January 12, 2026, define Copilot+ PCs by specific hardware thresholds — notably an NPU capable of 40+ TOPS … Read more
Lead Chancellor Friedrich Merz is travelling to New Delhi this Sunday with a large delegation after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s recent visit, underscoring Berlin’s sharpened focus on India as an economic and geopolitical partner. Germany sees India—home to about 1.45 billion people and forecast by the OECD to grow faster than China this year—as a … Read more
Last fall George Saunders, 67, received the National Book Foundation’s medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In a Jan. 10, 2026 interview he discussed his new novel Vigil (released this month), his long teaching career at Syracuse University, and a set of three “delusions” he says people should abandon to live more compassionately. The … Read more
Lead: The January 2026 Golden Globes reshaped several Oscar contests, producing clear matchups and surprising winners that could influence Academy voting. Wins for Jessie Buckley, Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and Stellan Skarsgård — among others — have narrowed several races and created head-to-head narratives to follow as the Oscars approach. Although the Globes are chosen … Read more
On January 11, 2026, YouTube TV began a wide rollout of a redesigned Live Guide to its Android and iOS apps, bringing the mobile experience closer to the television interface introduced in 2023. The new layout increases information density, moves channel icons to the left and adds swipeable upcoming-program previews. A prominent red “Jump to … Read more
On January 10, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian forces continued multi-axis offensive operations across eastern and southern Ukraine — notably in northern Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Luhansk/Donetsk directions, and the Zaporizhia and Kherson axes — but made no confirmed, broad territorial gains that day. ISW reported recurring Russian infiltration attempts, … Read more
Lead A local futsal coach and a university student are among hundreds reportedly killed during mass anti-government demonstrations that began on 28 December and have spread across Iran. Rights groups and local sources say violence intensified in early January, with live ammunition used in several cities and an internet blackout hampering independent verification. Human-rights monitors … Read more
Lead: In the wake of several dramatic wild-card games, Mike Vrabel’s first-year blueprint for the New England Patriots — unveiled officially on Jan. 13, 2025 — looked vindicated on Sunday night as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16–3 at Gillette Stadium. The win, driven by a swarming defense and timely, if imperfect, offense, … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 11, after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in St. Louis, U.S. Figure Skating named a 16-athlete Olympic roster for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan. The delegation — three men, three women, three ice-dance duos and two pairs — mixes established champions and emerging talent, including reigning world champions Ilia Malinin, Alysa … Read more
Lead Canadian prime minister Mark Carney arrives in Beijing in January for a state visit aimed at repairing a relationship strained over the past decade. The trip is the first time a Canadian leader has been welcomed in Beijing in nearly ten years and comes amid rupturing global alliances and escalating economic pressure from the … Read more
Lead On January 12, 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly condemned X’s AI chatbot Grok after reports that users could generate sexually explicit “undressed” images of women and children. She called the behavior “unthinkable” and warned that the EU will not outsource child protection and consent to Silicon Valley. Regulators across Europe … Read more
In PFF’s updated 2026 mock draft, Heisman Trophy winner Fernando Mendoza is projected to go No. 1 overall to the Las Vegas Raiders, while Notre Dame workhorse Jeremiyah Love is slotted at No. 9 to the Kansas City Chiefs. The mock reflects the post‑season landscape as college football moves past conference and title games and … Read more
On January 12, 2026, the Golden Globes returned with comedian Nikki Glaser hosting for a second consecutive year, and the evening made headlines both for fashion and for a structural change to the awards. For the first time, the voting body added a Best Podcast category before any trophies were handed out. In film nominations, … Read more
