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Saturday Night Live’s latest cold open, led by alum Pete Davidson, lampooned Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its onetime spokesman Tom Homan in a sketch that aired on NBC. The short satire staged Davidson as Homan attempting to defuse tensions with ICE officers in Minneapolis, only to be undermined by the agents’ attitudes and blunt … Read more
Lead On January 31, 2026 in Taipei, Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang said the chipmaker will participate in OpenAI’s current funding round and suggested the contribution could be the company’s largest-ever investment. Huang spoke during a dinner with the company’s Taiwanese suppliers and characterized the planned commitment as “huge,” while declining to give a specific … Read more
Lead: Democrat Taylor Rehmet defeated Trump-backed Republican Leigh Wambsganss in a runoff Saturday to capture the Fort Worth-area Texas State Senate District 9 seat, a district President Donald Trump carried by 17 percentage points in 2024. The result, projected by CNN, follows a November primary round in which Rehmet took 48% of the vote against … Read more
Lead In 2026, food site Tasting Table placed Jack in the Box at the bottom of its ranking of American burger chains, a result amplified by extensive negative customer reviews online. The designation covers nationwide locations across the United States and centers on recurring complaints about food quality, service and value. Reviewers cited greasy food, … Read more
AJ Styles appears to have ended his in-ring career at WWE’s Royal Rumble 2026 after losing a retirement-stipulation match to GUNTHER. The bout, held during the promotion’s premium live event, carried the condition that the loser must retire—an outcome that fell in Styles’ favor as the departing wrestler. Styles had previously said 2026 would be … Read more
Lead: Connor Storrie will make his first appearance as host of Saturday Night Live on February 28, the program announced during its most recent broadcast. The February 28 episode will also feature Mumford & Sons as the musical guest, and airs live on NBC and Peacock at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT. Storrie’s rapid ascent—from … Read more
On Saturday morning, Jan. 31, 2026, Highway 99 near Avenue 24 in Tulare County was closed in both directions after a chain-reaction crash that involved 59 vehicles, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The multi-vehicle collision halted traffic within about 11 minutes of the first calls shortly after 8:15 a.m.; responders cleared the scene and … Read more
Lead: On January 31, 2026, Democrat Taylor Rehmet won the special runoff for Texas Senate District 9 in Tarrant County, defeating Republican Leigh Wambsganss in what officials report as a complete but unofficial count. Rehmet, a Fort Worth union president, received 54,267 votes (about 57%), while Wambsganss, a conservative activist, garnered 40,598 votes (about 43%). … Read more
Pete Davidson made a surprise return to Saturday Night Live’s cold open for the show’s 1,000th episode, appearing in Minneapolis as Tom Homan, the Trump-era border official. In the sketch, Davidson’s Homan addresses a baffled group of ICE agents after recent Minnesota violence and urges them to “lower the temperature” while trying to reframe what … Read more
Lead In New York on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, heavyweight Jarrell Miller had his hairpiece dislodged by a second-round exchange with Kingsley Ibeh, exposing a large bald area. Miller completed the round wearing the piece, removed it between rounds and tossed it into the crowd, then won the bout by split decision. He … Read more
Lead: Gavin McKenna, the projected No. 1 pick in the 2026 NHL Draft, starred for Penn State on Feb. 1, 2026, at Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., scoring once and adding two assists in a 5-4 overtime loss to Michigan State. The outdoor game drew 74,575 spectators to the football venue, turning Happy Valley … Read more
Lead On the morning of Jan. 31, 2026, a multivehicle collision on Highway 99 in an unincorporated area of Tulare County, California, left 10 people injured and shut the road for more than six hours. The California Highway Patrol said roughly 59 vehicles — including big rigs, trucks and cars — were involved in the … Read more
Lead: Orange County health officials confirmed a second measles case for 2026 on Jan. 31 after an international traveler who arrived at Los Angeles International Airport visited the Disneyland Resort on Jan. 28. Public health agencies say the person was in Goofy’s Kitchen at the Disneyland Hotel from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and in … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 31, 2026, thousands of people rallied in cities across the United States to protest federal immigration operations tied to Minneapolis. Demonstrations drew notable turnouts in Los Angeles and Portland and smaller gatherings outside federal facilities such as the B.H. Whipple Federal Building. In Minneapolis, clashes between sheriffs’ deputies and demonstrators produced several … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 31, 2026 the U.S. Department of Justice released nearly three million pages of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, revealing sustained contacts between the disgraced financier and numerous prominent business, cultural and political figures. Many named in the files had publicly minimized or denied ties after Epstein’s 2019 arrest and death by suicide … Read more
