Lead: María Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition figure and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, has emerged at the center of a power vacuum after the overnight capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in Caracas. Machado has publicly urged recognition of Edmundo González, whom many observers and opposition groups view as the legitimate winner … Read more
Lead Warhammer Community has opened Saturday pre-orders for a major Maggotkin of Nurgle release, centring on a new Battletome, a gamer-friendly edition, multiple miniatures boxes and Spearhead detachments. Key new models include Festus the Leechlord, Sloven Knights, Putrid Blightkings and a return of fan-favourite kits such as the Spoilpox Scrivener and Pox-Wretches. The package also … Read more
Lead Saturday’s Powerball drawing on Jan. 3, 2026 produced the numbers 18-21-40-53-60 with the red Powerball 23. The advertised jackpot for that drawing was $64 million, with a stated cash option of $28.9 million. Separately, the $1.817 billion Christmas Eve prize sold in Cabot, Arkansas remains unclaimed; state rules give that ticket until June 22, … Read more
Jan 03, 2026 — At Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday night, the Seattle Seahawks closed their regular season with a 13-3 victory over the San Francisco 49ers to secure the NFC West crown and the conference’s No. 1 seed. Seattle’s defense smothered a red-hot 49ers offense while the Seahawks’ ground game controlled tempo … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 3, 2026, a three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California’s law barring open carry in counties with populations above 200,000 violates the Second Amendment. The decision, issued by two judges with one dissent, said the policy effectively prohibits open carry in urban areas that house roughly … Read more
Lead: Last month, investor Mark Cuban posted a single, pointed hypothetical on X asking whether Americans would back universal healthcare if the cost of caring for every person dropped to $10 per year and every clinician earned twice their current pay. The provocation landed on a familiar fault line: if money and provider compensation were … Read more
Lead Leonardo DiCaprio will not attend the Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala on Saturday night after travel disruptions left him unable to depart St. Barts. The actor was to receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award for his role in One Battle After Another. Organizers said restricted airspace and unexpected flight groundings prevented his … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 3, 2026, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS Evening News that the United States’ military operation in Venezuela that resulted in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro is the “exact opposite” of the 2003 Iraq invasion. U.S. forces captured Maduro and, according to reports, brought him to New York on Saturday to … Read more
Lead: On Sunday, Jan. 3, 2026, North Korea launched several ballistic missiles from the Pyongyang area toward the sea off its east coast at about 7:50 a.m. local time, South Korea’s military reported. The launches mark Pyongyang’s first publicly reported ballistic tests in two months and coincided with South Korean President Lee Jae‑myung’s state visit … Read more
Evangeline Lilly, the 46-year-old actor known for Lost and Marvel’s Ant-Man films, announced on January 1, 2026, that medical scans show she has sustained brain damage after a fall she described earlier in 2025. Lilly said the injury followed a fainting episode in which she hit her face on a boulder and that subsequent testing … Read more
In the Week 18 regular-season finale at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara on Saturday night, the Seattle Seahawks built an early lead over the San Francisco 49ers in a high-stakes NFC West showdown. Seattle opened with a drive that stalled at the 1-yard line, then struck on a 27-yard rushing touchdown by Zach Charbonnet to … Read more
In Tallahassee on Jan. 3, 2026, No. 6 Duke edged Florida State 91-87 in a tightly contested ACC matchup. Sophomore guard Isaiah Evans scored a career-high 28 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and sank two late free throws to secure the win. Duke improved to 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference; Florida State … Read more
Lead Steven Anthony Lawrence, the former child actor best known as Bernard “Beans” Aranguren on Disney’s Even Stevens (22 episodes, 2001–2003), posted on Instagram on January 3, 2026 that he was dismissed from a Universal Studios Hollywood role after reporting a suspected pedophile around children. He shared a photo of his work ID propped against … Read more
Lead: Earlier this year Aircela demonstrated a compact device that captures carbon dioxide from ambient air and, using water and electricity, produces a usable liquid fuel. The company says the unit can generate up to one gallon of synthetic gasoline per day and is small enough for rooftop, home or small industrial installation. The prototype … Read more
Lead On Jan. 3, 2026, a surprise nighttime U.S. operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, an action President Trump announced he would follow by “running” Venezuela and using U.S. forces to guard its oil resources. The raid proceeded without explicit congressional authorization, drawing cheers from many House and Senate Republicans and sharp objections from top … Read more
