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Lead: Saks Global on Friday elevated Executive Chairman Richard Baker to chief executive as the luxury retail group faces reports that it is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection. The move coincides with the departure of longtime executive Marc Metrick, who will leave after roughly three decades. Reports say the company missed a debt payment … Read more

Lead: On Wednesday, a woman believed to be hiking alone was found dead on the Crosier Mountain Trail north of Denver after a group of hikers encountered a mountain lion nearby and then discovered her body, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials said. The incident, if confirmed as a mountain lion attack, would be the … Read more

Pebble, the company behind the early smartwatch phenomenon, has unveiled the Pebble Round 2, a redesigned version of its 2015 round-faced watch that aims to fix the original model’s shortcomings. The announcement follows the brand’s broader revival in 2025 and was led publicly by founder Eric Migicovsky, who framed the device as a corrective to … Read more

Lead In a first for the field, astronomers have confirmed a starless — or “rogue” — planet and measured both its distance and mass by observing a gravitational microlensing event from multiple vantage points. The event, cataloged as KMT-2024-BLG-0792 / OGLE-2024-BLG-0516, was seen in 2024 toward the center of the Milky Way and placed the … Read more

In a rare bit of good news for both Moscow and Washington, engineers have identified and sealed the persistent leak in the Zvezda module of the International Space Station that first surfaced in 2019. The affected module, launched in July 2000 on a Proton rocket, had developed a slow but persistent air loss that prompted … Read more

The World Championships Preview last year unveiled a redesigned Captain Titus miniature and his accompanying Wardens of Ultramar, and the updated models and rules drew immediate attention. Games Workshop has upgraded Titus from his earlier Lieutenant profile, giving him a tougher suit of power armour, an Iron Halo and a master-crafted chainsword, alongside a reworked … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 2, 2026, USA Hockey announced a 23-player women’s Olympic roster for the Milan–Cortina Games that blends veteran leadership with a pronounced youth movement. Hilary Knight, 36, will appear at her fifth Winter Olympics and is expected to captain a team widely regarded as a gold-medal favorite. The roster returns 11 players from … Read more

Country star Jelly Roll this week told Men’s Health he has lost 275 pounds, a transformation chronicled in the magazine’s Winter 2026 cover story and a short documentary titled “A Year for a Life.” The 41-year-old described reaching the change point after years of severe overeating and health concerns, and the film follows roughly a … Read more

On Jan. 2, 2026 in New York, U.S. equity markets opened the year with gains as technology stocks, led by semiconductors, pushed the S&P 500 higher. The broad index climbed 0.3% on the first trading day of 2026, the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.6% and the Dow traded up about 26 points, or 0.1%. Chip makers … Read more

On New Year’s Eve 2024, Netflix released Stranger Things: The Finale simultaneously on its platform and in roughly 600 cinemas worldwide, with many exhibitors holding encore screenings on Jan. 1. The limited theatrical run — driven by voucher and concession packages rather than traditional ticket reporting — generated an estimated $20 million to $25 million … Read more

Lead Josh Charles, 54, is the lead of Fox’s new sitcom Best Medicine, playing a grumpy but unexpectedly warm doctor. On the first night of Hanukkah, near his Greenwich Village home, he told an interviewer that his career has been “feast or famine” and that he wants simply to “do good work.” The role follows … Read more

Lead: Tesla reported that its 2025 car deliveries fell 9 percent year‑over‑year, and fourth‑quarter shipments dropped 16 percent, the company said on Jan. 2, 2026. For the first time, China’s BYD sold more electric vehicles globally than Tesla, marking a shift in market leadership. U.S. policy changes — including elimination of federal tax credits — … Read more

Lead: LG has previewed two Gram Pro laptops ahead of CES 2026, including a 17-inch model the company calls the “world’s lightest 17‑inch RTX laptop.” The Gram Pro 17 (model 17Z90UR) pairs a 2,560 x 1,600 panel with Nvidia’s new RTX 5050 laptop GPU (8GB VRAM), while the Gram Pro 16 (16Z90U) uses a 2,880 … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 12, 2020, 31‑year‑old Shea Briar was found gravely wounded on a rural Jay County, Indiana road and later died after surgeons discovered a bullet that entered his heart. Investigators say Briar’s former fiancée, 29‑year‑old Esther Jane “E.J.” Stephen, and 19‑year‑old assistant coach Shelby Hiestand were arrested on murder charges after Hiestand admitted … Read more

Lead: Over six days of unrest across parts of Iran, President Donald Trump and senior Iranian officials traded blunt warnings Friday as protests driven by the rial’s collapse and other grievances left at least seven people dead. The demonstrations — the largest public unrest since 2022’s Mahsa Amini protests — have not yet reached full … Read more