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Lead Researchers report that the upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda and the starlet sea anemone Nematostella vectensis enter prolonged, regular sleep-like states despite lacking centralized brains. Field observations in Key Largo, Florida, and controlled laboratory tests show Cassiopea rests roughly eight hours per day, mostly at night with a short midday nap, while Nematostella spends about … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump told NBC News that the United States is not at war with Venezuela even as the deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores, pleaded not guilty to narco-terrorism charges in a New York federal court. Trump said Venezuela will not hold new elections in the next 30 days and … Read more
Prime Minister Keir Starmer told his political cabinet on Tuesday that the 2026 contest should draw a stark contrast between Labour’s agenda and Reform UK, saying voters must see a choice between ‘renewing the country’ and a party he accused of fomenting grievance and division. The meeting, which excluded civil servants and included deputy leader … Read more
Lead The United States is named as the operator of a proposed high-technology monitoring system in a draft plan intended to verify a ceasefire in Ukraine. The draft, reported by the Financial Times, outlines a role for US-run sensors and remote monitoring to detect alleged violations on the ground. The proposal remains a draft circulated … Read more
Lead On January 6, 2026, the White House announced it will pause roughly $10 billion in federal social-service funds to five Democratic-led states after alleging widespread fraud, a Department of Health and Human Services official said. The freeze targets about $7 billion in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) money, nearly $2.4 billion in the … Read more
Lead The US Department of Justice has published fewer than 1% of documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein, a court filing shows, even though a federal law required most records to be released by 19 December. The filing says 12,285 documents, totaling 125,575 pages, have been made public so far. Department officials told the court they … Read more
Lead: LG has introduced the 27GX790B (GX7) OLED gaming monitor in the United States, with preorders starting today and shipments due in early February. The 26.5-inch panel offers a dual-mode design that runs at 540Hz when rendering 1440p and can switch to an ultra-high 720Hz refresh rate at 720p. LG lists the 27GX790B at $999.99 … Read more
Lead Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces over the weekend and is currently in U.S. custody after a federal court appearance in Manhattan, while senior Trump administration officials briefed congressional leaders on Monday. The operation, which U.S. officials say involved roughly 200 American personnel and strikes to neutralize air defenses, has … Read more
Lead: Béla Tarr, the Hungarian director whose austere, long-form films including Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies reshaped art-house cinema, died on Jan. 6, 2026, in a Budapest hospital at age 70. His stepdaughter, Reka Gaborjani, said he passed after a series of extended, serious illnesses. Tarr, born in Pécs in 1955, rose from early, socially minded … Read more
Lead Michigan recorded a “very high” level of flu-like illness for the week ending Dec. 27, 2025, placing the state in the CDC’s worst activity tier as cases accelerated across the Midwest and nation. Health systems such as Henry Ford and Corewell reported sharp rises in outpatient visits and test positivity, while national data show … Read more
DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday that U.S. vehicle deliveries climbed 6% in 2025 to roughly 2.2 million units, the company’s strongest annual domestic volume since 2019. Fourth-quarter sales rose 2.7% to more than 545,200 vehicles, leaving Ford third in U.S. sales behind Toyota and General Motors. The results came even as the … Read more
Lead ProFootballTalk published its final 2025 NFL power rankings after the regular season concluded, placing the Seattle Seahawks at No. 1 with a 14-3 mark. The list consolidates seeding and narrative about which clubs look most dangerous heading into January’s postseason. Several teams with identical records land in different positions based on perceived path to … Read more
Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a 65-year-old Republican congressman from Northern California and a fourth-generation rice farmer, died Monday, President Donald Trump said Tuesday at a House GOP event. The cause of death has not been publicly disclosed. Lawmakers and allies paid immediate tribute, and leaders warned the vacancy tightens an already narrow Republican House majority and … Read more
Lead On Jan. 6, 2026, the Opéra national de Paris announced that the Soviet‑born American conductor Semyon Bychkov, 73, will be its next musical director. He will become music director designate on Aug. 1, 2026, and assume full duties at the start of the 2028–29 season with a mandate through the end of 2031–32. The … Read more
Lead: The newest teaser for Avengers: Doomsday centers on the X‑Men, reintroducing Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier, Ian McKellen’s Magneto and a brief, high‑impact glimpse of James Marsden’s Cyclops. The short clip shows the Xavier Institute seemingly abandoned, a chess scene between Xavier and Erik, and Cyclops removing his visor to unleash a full‑power optic blast … Read more
