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Lead Samsung’s spherical home robot Ballie, first unveiled in 2020, did not appear at CES 2026 and the company gave no sign of a consumer launch. On Jan 7, 2026 Samsung told Bloomberg that Ballie remains an “active innovation platform” informing spatially aware and context-driven experiences, but the statement did not mention a retail release. … Read more

Lead: On Wednesday, January 8, 2026, Alphabet briefly overtook Apple in market value as shares rose 2.4% to a $3.89 trillion capitalization while Apple slipped 0.8% to $3.85 trillion. The shift — the first time Alphabet has led Apple in value since 2019 — underscores mounting investor confidence in Alphabet’s AI-led product push and renewed … Read more

Lead NASA announced on Wednesday that a spacewalk scheduled for Thursday at the International Space Station has been postponed because of a reported “medical concern” involving one crew member. The agency declined to identify the astronaut, citing medical privacy, and said the person is in stable condition. NASA said it will provide further details and … Read more

Lead On Jan. 7, 2026, in the pre-dawn hours over Caracas, a U.S. military operation aimed at capturing President Nicolás Maduro narrowly avoided disaster when a large MH-47 Chinook was struck but remained flyable. The mission, code-named Absolute Resolve, involved more than 150 aircraft launched from some 20 land and sea bases and carried dozens … Read more

Lead: On January 7, 2026, the President signed an executive order directing immediate reforms in defense contracting to prioritize U.S. warfighter readiness. The order bars dividends and stock buy‑backs by major defense contractors until they demonstrably deliver superior products on time and on budget. It tasks the Secretary of War with identifying underperforming firms within … Read more

On Jan. 7, 2026, Aidarous al‑Zubaidi, leader of the Southern Transitional Council (STC), refused a Saudi demand to travel to Riyadh for talks, deepening a standoff that has turned parts of southern Yemen into a proxy battleground between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The decision followed a lightning offensive last month by the … Read more

Lead: Two new French cohort studies published on 7 January 2026 report associations between several widely used food preservatives and higher risks of multiple cancers and type 2 diabetes. Researchers working with the NutriNet-Santé cohort analyzed repeated, brand-specific 24-hour dietary records from more than 170,000 participants enrolled from 2009 and linked those reports to national … Read more

Lead On January 7, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a memorandum directing all executive departments and agencies to begin withdrawing the United States from a list of 66 international organizations, UN entities, conventions, and related bodies deemed contrary to U.S. interests. The action follows Executive Order 14199 of February 4, 2025, and reflects a … Read more

Lead Chen Zhi, a 38-year-old founder of Cambodia-based Prince Group, was arrested in Cambodia and extradited to China after allegations that he orchestrated a global cryptocurrency fraud that enlisted trafficked workers to defraud victims of billions. U.S. federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of New York had indicted him in October and said they seized … Read more

On January 8, 2026, President Donald J. Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum directing the United States to withdraw from 66 international organizations, citing conflicts with U.S. national interests. The memorandum instructs executive departments and agencies to stop participating in and funding 35 non-United Nations organizations and 31 U.N. entities. The action follows a review of … Read more

Lead An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman on Wednesday during an expansive federal immigration operation, officials and witnesses said. The woman was struck in the head around 9:30 a.m. in a residential neighborhood south of downtown, within a mile of the site where George Floyd was killed in … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 7, 2026, the Utah Mammoth were announced as the host of the 2027 Discover NHL Winter Classic, to be played at Rice-Eccles Stadium on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City. The Mammoth will meet the Colorado Avalanche in what will be the franchise’s marquee outdoor appearance in only its … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 7, 2026, after a 12-day voyage from New Zealand, the South Korean icebreaker Araon arrived in the waters off the Thwaites Glacier in the Amundsen Sea and began deploying a multi-platform scientific campaign. Nearly 40 scientists are aboard, preparing airborne, undersea and on-ice instruments to study one of Antarctica’s fastest-melting glaciers. The … Read more

Cheltenham Borough Council has decided it will ask the government to postpone its local elections scheduled for 7 May, seeking a 12-month deferral because of cost and resource pressures. The move comes just over two weeks after Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey warned such postponements could breach the right to free elections under the … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 7, 2026, Denmark announced its 25-player men’s hockey roster for the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. The squad is led by NHL veterans Lars Eller (Ottawa Senators) and Nikolaj Ehlers (Carolina Hurricanes) and includes three NHL-contracted goalies. Denmark is drawn into Group C and will open the preliminary round against Germany … Read more