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In Kherson, southern Ukraine, daily life has been reshaped by the constant threat of small Russian quadcopter drones that can reach the city from positions across the Dnipro River. On Jan. 28, 2026, residents still in the city describe a routine of checking crowdsourced chat groups and fitting anti-drone netting into the worn fabric of … Read more

On Jan. 28, 2026, following the killings of two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good, in Minneapolis at the hands of federal agents, Democratic state lawmakers and allied libertarian groups accelerated efforts to curb federal immigration enforcement tactics inside their jurisdictions. Proposed measures range from allowing civil suits against federal agents to cutting fuel … Read more

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek urged tournament organizers to create private spaces for players at the Australian Open after cameras captured Coco Gauff smashing a racket in a post-match meltdown that the American said should have remained a personal moment. The episode followed Gauff’s 59-minute quarter-final defeat by Elina Svitolina on Jan. 27, 2026, at … Read more

Lead: In Seoul on Jan. 28, 2026, a court sentenced Kim Keon-hee, former first lady of South Korea, to one year and eight months in prison after finding she accepted valuable gifts from the Unification Church. The ruling, in one of three criminal trials against her, convicted Kim on bribery counts tied to luxury items … Read more

Lead Chelsea travel to Naples on Wednesday with a clear prize: a win would lift them into the top eight of the Champions League league phase and hand a direct path into the Round of 16. The squad is already assured of a playoff place after last week’s victory over Pafos, but a victory against … Read more

The Trump administration on Tuesday named 15 medications for inclusion in Medicare’s drug price negotiation program, covering treatments for Type 2 diabetes, HIV, arthritis and other conditions. The selections are part of the third round under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act and are intended to allow the federal government to negotiate lower prices with manufacturers; … Read more

On Jan. 28, 2026, Southwest Airlines implemented a new customer-of-size rule at U.S. airports that requires passengers who cannot sit entirely within one coach seat to buy a second ticket; refunds for that second seat will be issued only when a flight is not full. The change also ends Southwest’s long-standing open-seating practice in favor … Read more

Lead Zoey Deutch, 31, speaks about portraying Jean Seberg in Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague, a 2026, French-language homage to Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960 film Breathless. Filmed as a playful reconstruction of 1959 Paris and the chaotic shoot of A Bout de Souffle, the picture mixes mostly new actors with Deutch as the recognizable face playing Seberg. … Read more

Lead On January 26, 2026, new findings presented at the American Heart Association’s 2025 Scientific Sessions linked routine exposure to artificial light at night with biological signals tied to cardiovascular disease. Researchers analyzed brain PET/CT scans and medical records from more than 450 adults without prior heart disease and found that higher nighttime light exposure … Read more

On Sunday night in Bangor, Maine, investigators confirmed Nick Mastrascusa as the fourth person killed when a Bombardier corporate jet tied to Houston law firm Arnold & Itkin flipped and crashed during a takeoff leg from a refueling stop. The crash, which occurred after the jet had landed earlier to refuel for a transatlantic trip, … Read more

Lead David Faustino, best known as Bud Bundy on Married… with Children, told Extra that he and former co-star Christina Applegate remain in regular contact as she manages life with multiple sclerosis. Their ongoing friendship surfaced ahead of a Los Angeles reunion of the series cast at the Wiltern Theatre, an event the group has … Read more

Lead: A domestic outdoor cat in Grant County, Washington tested positive for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5 and has died, the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) confirmed on Jan. 27, 2026. State and local health officials say the cat likely contracted the virus after contact with a dead wild bird found on the … Read more

Lead: Kentucky suffered an 80-55 loss at Vanderbilt in Nashville on Tuesday, a game that turned into a rout after an early collapse left the Wildcats trailing by roughly 20 points at halftime. Coach Mark Pope called the defeat “disastrous,” insisting “this is not who we are,” while Vanderbilt’s Mark Byington made light of the … Read more

Lead On January 27, 2026, a bug report posted to the Chromium Issue Tracker exposed a short video showing a full Android desktop interface running on Chromebook hardware. The recording, tied to an HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 (codename Brya/Redrix) with a 12th Gen Intel Core (AlderLake-U), identifies the build as ALOS ZL1A.260119.001.A1 and references Android … Read more

Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Ajit Pawar died on 28 January 2026 when the Learjet 45 he was traveling in crashed while attempting to land at Baramati Airport in his home constituency. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said the aircraft came down after a second approach, killing Pawar, two members of his staff … Read more