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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been confirmed to play a diplomatic security support role during the Milan‑Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, a decision that has sparked immediate protest in Italy. The delegation, announced ahead of the Games that open on 6 February, will see ICE’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) assist the U.S. Department … Read more
On Jan. 27, 2026, Britain’s EE BAFTA Film Awards revealed their nominees, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another topping the list at 14 nods and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners close behind with 13. Both films are among five contenders for Best Film, joined by Hamnet, Marty Supreme and Sentimental Value. The nominations echo this … Read more
Gmail’s product team is exploring a future where the inbox becomes an active, personalized assistant rather than a passive message container. In a recent ZDNET interview, Blake Barnes, Gmail’s VP of Product, outlined experimental ideas—including an “AI Inbox” and relationship-aware sorting—that aim to help roughly three billion Gmail users manage life tasks as well as … Read more
Lead: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight on Tuesday, the closest setting in the clock’s history. The decision, announced by the Bulletin’s leadership, cites rising nuclear tensions, accelerating climate impacts, growing biological risks and unregulated advances in artificial intelligence. The change follows last year’s setting of … Read more
Lead: U.S. consumer sentiment weakened sharply in January, with The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index falling 9.7 points to 84.5 — the weakest reading since May 2014. The drop, released Tuesday, came in well below economists’ expectations of 91.1 and reflected worries about rising prices, international tensions and trade policy. Both the present-conditions and expectations … Read more
Lead Family members of two Trinidadian men killed in a U.S. strike on Oct. 14 filed the first wrongful-death lawsuit against the Trump administration over its campaign targeting alleged drug-smuggling boats. The suit, lodged in federal court on Tuesday, accuses U.S. officials of extrajudicial killings and challenges the administration’s claim that the strikes occur in … Read more
Federal District Judge Patrick J. Schiltz of Minnesota on Jan. 27, 2026 ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acting director, Todd Lyons, to appear in court on Friday to explain why he should not be held in contempt for alleged violations of judicial orders tied to the Trump administration’s recent immigration enforcement actions. Schiltz said … Read more
Lead On January 27 and in observances around the world this week, survivors, officials and citizens gathered to remember victims of the Nazi genocide and to warn against rising hatred. Ceremonies were held at Auschwitz-Birkenau, in Berlin, Prague and other sites across Europe, bringing survivors, politicians and members of the public together. The commemorations recalled … Read more
Lead: Amazon announced on Jan. 27, 2026 that it will close its Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go physical stores and convert various locations into Whole Foods Market outlets across the U.S. The company said the move follows a strategic review intended to concentrate investment in higher-priority formats while keeping Fresh as an online grocery service. … Read more
Lead Investor’s Business Daily reported that former President Donald Trump has taken an equity stake in USA Rare Earth (USAR), and markets reacted with a pullback across some rare-earth equities. The report, carried by a national financial outlet, prompted immediate investor scrutiny and short-term price weakness in names tied to rare-earth exploration and processing. The … Read more
Lead CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss has scheduled an all-staff meeting for late Tuesday morning, Jan. 27, 2026, to outline a major editorial reshaping of the division. She plans to hire roughly 18 paid commentators and has signaled that significant newsroom cuts are likely, according to multiple newsroom sources. The moves follow early clashes over … Read more
Lead Early on Jan. 26, 2026, a mountain lion was seen near the corner of Sacramento and Gough streets in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights and filmed as it crossed toward Lafayette Park. San Francisco Animal Care and Control issued an alert at about 6:20 a.m., saying wildlife handlers were on scene and managing the situation. … Read more
Jan. 27, 2026 — A review of government social accounts found that in the past month the White House, Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor published a string of posts that reused slogans, imagery and even a song tied to white‑nationalist groups. Several posts referenced neo‑Nazi texts, ethnic‑cleansing rhetoric and QAnon motifs, and … Read more
A severe storm-driven landslide has left the hilltop town of Niscemi in southern Sicily perilously close to collapse, officials say. Beginning to move on Sunday and expanding into a roughly 4km-wide front, the earth shift has prompted the evacuation of about 1,500 residents and exposed houses at the rim of a deepening chasm. Local authorities … Read more
Lead At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, technology executives presented ambitious plans for rapid global deployment of artificial intelligence, while investors continued to funnel large sums into startups with limited products. Speakers from major firms promoted distributed datacenters and new AI-enabled devices, even as some industry leaders warned of bubble-like conditions. Parallel … Read more
