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Lead: Amber Heard told audiences at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2026, that the publicity and verdicts surrounding her high‑profile legal battle with Johnny Depp have severely curtailed her ability to tell her own story. The actress appears in a new documentary titled Silenced, which premiered at the festival, and described feeling silenced … Read more
Jan 25, 2026 Lead A sprawling winter storm on Jan. 25, 2026 swept across much of the United States, grounding thousands of flights and straining regional electricity systems. Flight tracking data show more than 15,200 U.S. flights were grounded through Monday, a level not seen since last year’s government shutdown. PowerOutage.us recorded roughly 167,000 homes … Read more
Lead On Jan. 24, 2026 at the Marriott Center in Provo, No. 13 BYU beat the University of Utah 91-78, handing the Utes a discouraging midseason defeat. BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa erupted for a career-high 43 points, breaking the Cougar freshman single-game scoring mark. Utah stayed competitive for much of the afternoon — including a … Read more
Lead: A major winter storm is set to strike the Tri-State area beginning early Sunday, with the heaviest snow expected during the day and into the evening. New York, New Jersey and parts of southern Connecticut are under winter storm warnings; governors have declared states of emergency and New York’s governor has mobilized the National … Read more
Lead Olivia Wilde’s new comedy The Invite received a standing ovation at its world premiere at the Eccles Theatre during the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, according to reporters on site. The film — an English-language remake of Cesc Gay’s The People Upstairs — prompted sustained laughter and applause from the crowd. Featuring Edward Norton, Penélope … Read more
In Las Vegas on Jan. 25, 2026, Justin Gaethje reclaimed the UFC interim lightweight title with a unanimous decision over Paddy Pimblett at UFC 324. The five-round main event at T-Mobile Arena—headlining the first show of the UFC’s new media deal with Paramount Skydance—produced momentum swings, a knockdown and sustained, heavy exchanges that left both … Read more
Saturday at the Marriott Center, No. 13 BYU returned to the win column with a 91-78 victory over rival Utah, improving to 17-2 overall and 5-1 in Big 12 play. Freshman AJ Dybantsa supplied a career night, scoring a school freshman record 43 points on 15-of-24 shooting while adding six rebounds, three assists and a … Read more
William H. Foege, the epidemiologist credited with devising the targeted vaccination approach that helped end smallpox and a former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, died at his home in Atlanta on Saturday night. He was 89. Dr. Mark Rosenberg, a longtime colleague, said the cause was congestive heart failure. Foege’s work … Read more
Lead Snow began moving into the Richmond, Virginia region this afternoon and will continue into the overnight hours before a band of sleet arrives early Sunday. Forecast models and local meteorologists indicate sleet will develop roughly between 2:00 a.m. and 4:00 a.m. Sunday, then changeover to freezing rain between about 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. … Read more
Lead The 64th Rolex 24 at Daytona — the traditional season opener for endurance sports-car racing — ran across Jan. 24–25, 2026 at Daytona International Speedway. The 24-hour race drew roughly 200 drivers across 60 entries, including IndyCar winners, former F1 drivers and NASCAR regulars, and NBC/Peacock provided round-the-clock coverage. Through the opening nine hours … Read more
Lead: This week, Tennessee men’s basketball adjusted operations after winter-weather forecasts prompted changes to Alabama’s travel plans for the scheduled matchup. Team and university officials said the moves were made to reduce risk to players, staff and support personnel while preserving the game’s integrity. The coordination between athletic departments, conference offices and local authorities reshaped … Read more
Lead Weight-loss injections that mimic the hormone GLP-1 are reshaping how people in the UK spend money across groceries, dining, alcohol, fashion and wellness. New University College London research estimates about 1.6 million people used these jabs in 2024, and many more have said they would consider them. For private users the treatments can cost … Read more
Melanoma is widely known as a skin cancer, but it can originate inside the eye as well, often without any link to sun exposure. Eye-based forms — chiefly uveal and conjunctival melanoma — together account for roughly 2,000 new U.S. cases annually and present different risk patterns than cutaneous melanoma. Patients and doctors report that … Read more
Lead On Jan. 24, 2026, the killing of Alex Jeffrey Pretti—a Minneapolis man shot during a protest while carrying a pistol—sparked an immediate backlash from gun rights advocates after federal officials suggested agents may have been legally justified in using deadly force. A Los Angeles federal prosecutor, Bill Essayli, drew sharp criticism for a social-media … Read more
Lead On Saturday, 24 January 2026, large demonstrations spread across multiple US cities after 37-year-old Alex Pretti, a registered nurse from Minneapolis, was fatally shot by federal agents. Protests took place in Minneapolis, New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Providence and Washington, D.C., as crowds rallied against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and federal enforcement … Read more
