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Lead: Ian Rapoport reports that veteran QB Aaron Rodgers is not expected to return to the Pittsburgh Steelers next season after the team’s decision to fire head coach Mike Tomlin. The 42-year-old finished the 2025 campaign with 3,322 passing yards and a postseason career-low 146 yards in the Wild Card loss to the Houston Texans. … Read more
Lead French president Emmanuel Macron on Saturday rejected US threats of tariffs tied to President Donald Trump’s comments about buying Greenland, saying no intimidation will alter European decisions. Trump announced a 10% tariff on eight European countries effective 1 February and a further 25% from 1 June; the move followed sharp opposition from several EU … Read more
Lead On Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, the NFL divisional round opened with a dramatic overtime finish as the Denver Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills, 33-30. Later that night the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks met at Lumen Field for the third time this season, renewing an NFC West rivalry with postseason implications. The weekend … Read more
Lead In overtime of a high-stakes Broncos–Bills matchup, Denver cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian wrestled the ball away from Buffalo wide receiver Brandin Cooks and came up with a pivotal interception. The takeaway halted a Bills possession in sudden-death extra time and handed momentum back to Denver. The play was widely replayed and quickly cited as a … Read more
Indiana fell 74-57 to Iowa at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, a defeat that extended the Hoosiers’ losing streak to three games. The loss continued a pattern of second-half collapses and exposed roster depth issues as Iowa converted at the line and controlled late-game possessions. Coach Darian DeVries pointed to fatigue … Read more
Lead Model and TV personality Janice Dickinson was photographed in Los Angeles on Friday, January 16–17, 2026, appearing upbeat after posting photos she says show facial and head wounds from a fall while filming I’m a Celebrity… South Africa. The images, shared publicly this week, prompted Dickinson to open a legal case against ITV Studios, … Read more
Lead: Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute report that our Solar System resides inside a hot, low-density region called the Local Hot Bubble and that new X-ray maps reveal a narrow channel of hot plasma extending outward toward other star fields. The team, led by Dr. L. L. Sala, used eROSITA data and complementary ROSAT … Read more
In the NFC divisional round on Jan. 18, 2026 at Lumen Field, the Seattle Seahawks opened with a momentum-packed first quarter, taking a 17-0 lead over the San Francisco 49ers. Rashid Shaheed returned the opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, and Jason Myers added a 31-yard field goal on Seattle’s next possession. Quarterback Sam … Read more
Lead Michael Wolff, speaking on the Inside Trump’s Head podcast, warned that President Donald Trump’s repeated threats to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act in response to protests over immigration policy could produce outcomes far beyond mere headline drama. Wolff said the president’s references to the law — which allows the federal deployment of military forces … Read more
Lead: NASA’s Artemis 2 Space Launch System and Orion stack arrived at Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center on Jan. 17, 2026, completing a roughly 11½-hour rollout from the Vehicle Assembly Building. Engineers will prepare the vehicle for a wet dress rehearsal — a key fueling and countdown practice — currently scheduled for Feb. … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 17, 2026, a draft charter reviewed by Bloomberg shows the Trump administration is proposing that countries pay at least $1 billion to hold permanent seats on a new international “Board of Peace.” The document names President Donald Trump as the inaugural chairman and says member states would each have one vote when … Read more
Lead On Jan. 17, 2026, President Donald J. Trump announced new tariffs targeting Denmark and seven European allies as leverage to secure Greenland, a Danish territory. The president said a 10 percent tariff on imports from those countries will take effect Feb. 1, rising to 25 percent on June 1 if his demands are unmet. … Read more
On Jan 17, 2026 in Green Bay, the Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur reached agreement on a multiyear contract extension, sources told ESPN, ending uncertainty about the team’s leadership after a wild-card playoff loss to Chicago. The deal was finalized late Friday and signed Saturday after internal meetings that included new team president Ed … Read more
In Knoxville on January 17, 2026, Kentucky rallied for an 80-78 comeback at Tennessee, then a brief postgame altercation broke out after the buzzer. Coach Mark Pope sprinted across the court to separate players and pulled Brandon Garrison and Otega Oweh away, preventing further escalation. After the press conference, Pope and two assistants greeted lingering … Read more
U.S. forces kill Al-Qaeda affiliate leader linked to Syria ambush, officials say Lead: U.S. Central Command announced that a U.S. military strike on Jan. 16 killed Bilal Hasan al-Jasim, an alleged Al‑Qaeda affiliate leader tied to a Dec. 13 ambush in Palmyra, Syria, that killed two U.S. Army sergeants and a U.S. civilian interpreter. The … Read more
