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Apple’s App Store, iTunes Store and Apple TV services experienced a multi-hour disruption beginning Jan. 20, 2026, with the company noting problems first reported at 6:48 p.m. Eastern Time. The outage affected App Store and iTunes purchases and caused intermittent issues for Apple TV and the Apple TV Channels feature, which prevented some users from … Read more

Reports published on Jan 20, 2026, say Oppo is winding down the OnePlus smartphone brand after sharp shipment declines and regional retrenchment. Multiple media outlets and anonymous internal sources are cited for claims that product launches were canceled and teams were reduced across North America, Europe and Asia. OnePlus and its India division have pushed … Read more

Lead: The National Weather Service issued Winter Storm Warnings late Tuesday for Oceana, Muskegon and Ottawa counties, effective from midnight through 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. Lake-effect snow driven into the Lakeshore could drop most areas between 3–8 inches, with localized amounts of 9–12 inches and parts of the Lakeshore seeing up to a … Read more

Lead On Sunday at 3:30 p.m. at Lumen Field the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks will meet in the NFC Championship Game, the rubber match after splitting the regular season. The Rams — fresh off an overtime win over the Chicago Bears in the Divisional Round — said this week they consider themselves superior … Read more

Lead At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026, European leaders found their agenda dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated threats regarding Greenland, diverting attention from the active war in Ukraine. The distraction has raised real concern in Kyiv that urgent requests for military and energy support could be sidelined. Ukrainian … Read more

Lead On January 21, Netflix unveiled its 2026 K-Content lineup in a short teaser broadcast online, introducing new Korean dramas, films and variety projects. The clip opens with Go Youn Jung and Kim Seon Ho, who guided viewers through glimpses of titles and principal castings. The slate presented 20 Netflix Originals, from star-driven romances to … Read more

Who: The New York Mets acquired All-Star center fielder Luis Robert Jr. from the Chicago White Sox. When/Where: The clubs announced the deal in January 2026. What/Result: Chicago received infielder Luisangel Acuña and low-minors right-hander Truman Pauley in return; no cash changed hands and there were no corresponding 40-man roster moves because Robert and Acuña … Read more

Lead: In Omaha, Nebraska, after a regulatory filing on Tuesday, Kraft Heinz disclosed that Berkshire Hathaway may offer up to 325,442,152 shares of the packaged-food company that Warren Buffett and 3G Capital helped create in 2015. The disclosure comes days after Greg Abel assumed the role of Berkshire Hathaway CEO on Jan 1, with Buffett … Read more

Lead Leaked images and posts from well-known leakers reveal a six-color lineup for Samsung’s forthcoming Galaxy S26 Ultra, posted by Evan Blass and corroborated by Ice Universe. The palette lists Black, White, Silver Shadow, Sky Blue, Cobalt Violet and Pink Gold, with SIM-tray photos showing silver, black, light blue and purple variants. The parts surfaced … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 20, 2026, Air Force One carrying President Trump returned to Joint Base Andrews shortly after takeoff en route to Davos, Switzerland, after crew detected a minor electrical problem. The aircraft landed at 11:07 p.m. and, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the president boarded a different plane on the base … Read more

In a Jan. 16, 2026 court filing, the Justice Department disclosed that in March 2025 two employees from the Social Security Administration’s DOGE team communicated with an outside advocacy group that said it wanted to “find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States.” One of those staffers, the filing says, … Read more

On Jan. 20, 2026, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, President Donald J. Trump spent roughly one hour and 45 minutes reviewing his first year back in office and pressing grievances, after dismissing a printed 31-page list of accomplishments. He spoke at length, shifting between policy points, personal anecdotes … Read more

On January 20, 2026 (updated January 21, 2026), Asian equity markets pared earlier declines while Japanese government bonds rebounded after a widespread selloff that rattled global debt markets. Super-long Japanese yields had surged to record highs before a partial reversal, and US equity-index futures ticked higher as volatility showed early signs of easing. The moves … Read more

Jan. 20, 2026 — LOS ANGELES: Sources told ESPN reporters Adam Schefter and Jeff Darlington that the Los Angeles Chargers are expected to hire former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel as their new offensive coordinator. McDaniel interviewed for multiple head-coaching and coordinator roles after Miami dismissed him last week; Tampa Bay and Philadelphia were … Read more

Orland Park’s village board granted final approval on Monday night for Amazon to construct a new, 230,000-square-foot retail concept at 9600 159th St., a project the company calls “first-of-its-kind.” The development will sit on 35 acres, include about 800 parking spaces and create roughly 500 jobs—about half full-time—plus 200 temporary construction positions. Amazon said the … Read more