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When children are distressed, parents often ask a well-meaning “What’s wrong?” but that question can close a conversation rather than open it. After years of teaching conscious parenting and observing more than 200 children, parenting specialist Reem Raouda reports one prompt that reliably encourages reflection and calmer sharing: “Tell me what feels hard right now.” … Read more
Lead A CBS News/YouGov survey conducted Jan. 14–16, 2026 (n=2,523; margin of error ±2.3 points) finds a growing share of Americans saying U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is too tough in stopping and detaining people, and that President Trump’s deportation program is affecting more people than many expected. The poll shows support for the … Read more
Lead Best Buy’s Winter Sale, running through January 19, is offering notable discounts across televisions, headphones, fitness trackers, laptops and accessories. Prices in the current event hit several all-time or near-low thresholds, from a 77-inch LG OLED dropping to $1,499.99 to Bose headphones marked at $279. The sale spans big-ticket home-theater items and pocketable gadgets … Read more
Jan 18, 2026 — The Pentagon has placed roughly 1,500 active‑duty troops on prepare‑to‑deploy orders for a possible mission in Minnesota as state officials mobilize the National Guard. State leaders and federal officials say having forces staged does not mean an immediate or certain deployment, and options remain under review. The move comes amid ongoing … Read more
World leaders, business executives and civil-society figures convened in Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting on Jan. 18, 2026, focusing on a cluster of interlocking crises. Attendees are centering discussions on Russia’s war in Ukraine, prospects for global trade and markets, the risk of a Chinese move on Taiwan and the … Read more
Lead A brief video clip that surfaced from a September shoot and went viral on Saturday shows Lara Trump, 43, dancing alongside Egyptian pop star Mohamed Ramadan, 37, while filming a music video for their upcoming single “Sah‑Sah.” The footage was shot during an August Make Music Right event tied to Trump’s conservative music initiative. … Read more
Lead On Sunday in Melbourne, Turkish qualifier Zeynep Sönmez intervened to assist an ailing ballkid during her first-round match at the Australian Open at 1573 Arena. The incident occurred in the ninth game of the second set when the ballkid wobbled and collapsed near the umpire’s chair; Sönmez immediately signaled to stop play and helped … Read more
Since U.S. special forces captured President Nicolás Maduro in January 2026, hopes for a rapid democratic shift in Venezuela have dimmed as Diosdado Cabello, the 62‑year‑old interior minister, continues to command security forces and allied pro‑government groups from Caracas. Under interim President Delcy Rodríguez, Cabello has publicly rallied supporters, denounced the U.S. operation and warned … Read more
The Carolina Hurricanes will start veteran goaltender Frederik Andersen when they visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Jan. 17 in Newark, N.J. Andersen has helped Carolina collect three of four possible points across his last two starts and faced New Jersey once this season, stopping 19 of 22 shots in a 6-3 … Read more
On January 17, 2026, a mathematical model by Ben Zauzmer translated awards-season signals into probabilities for this year’s Oscar nominations, offering a ranked likelihood of who will be invited to the March ceremony. The algorithm blends historical precedent with current-season honors — weighing guild wins, critics prizes and major precursor nods — to produce odds … Read more
On Jan. 17, 2026 in Knoxville, Mouhamed Dioubate came off the bench and provided the physical edge Kentucky needed to rally from a 17-point deficit and defeat Tennessee 80-78 at Thompson-Boling Arena. Dioubate finished with 10 points, a team-high six rebounds and a +16 plus/minus as the Wildcats claimed a Quad 1A victory that could … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 13, 2026, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Church in New Hampshire told clergy gathered in Concord to put their affairs in order after the fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. His warning — framed as preparation for a possible “new era of martyrdom” — spread … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 17, 2026, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and an alumna of the University of Virginia, moved within hours of her inauguration to reshape the leadership of the state’s public universities. She asked five University of Virginia board members to step aside and appointed 10 new members to the 17-person UVA board, and … Read more
The cold open of Saturday Night Live’s Jan. 17, 2026 episode stitched together several of the year’s headline political moments — a mock presidential news conference lampooning Donald Trump’s obsession with a Nobel Peace Prize, a satirical take on a U.S. military action in Venezuela, and a brutal send-up of Kristi Noem’s response to the … Read more
Lead About 1,500 active-duty soldiers are being kept ready in Alaska as a potential option for deployment to Minneapolis amid ongoing protests linked to the death of Renee Good on 7 January, a US defence official told CBS News. The troops, belonging to the 11th Airborne Division stationed at Fort Wainwright, have not been ordered … Read more
