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Teoscar Hernandez emerged in winter trade chatter after the Dodgers added Kyle Tucker to their outfield, prompting speculation the club might move Hernandez to create roster space. Sources at The Athletic and ESPN say it remains more likely than not Hernandez will still be with Los Angeles on Opening Day. The team appears prepared to … Read more

Curt Cignetti has led Indiana to a remarkable turnaround and will coach the program in the CFP national championship on Monday night, but he told reporters he has no interest in an NFL move. Asked on Saturday whether he would consider a pro job, Cignetti said he is “not an NFL guy,” adding he decided … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 17, 2026, writer Luke Winkie described a common, overlooked problem: routine book reading often produces real, recurring physical discomfort at home and on the go. Across bedrooms, couches and commuter seats, readers report aching necks, sore arms and general fatigue that interrupt their reading goals for the year. Medical specialists say the … Read more

James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash remained the weekend box-office leader over the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, posting a five-weekend four-day take of $17.6 million while Sony’s 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple opened well below earlier tracking at roughly $15 million over four days. The Bone Temple’s three-day total of $13.2 million marks … Read more

Lead On Saturday in Asunción, Paraguay, the European Union and the Mercosur bloc formally signed a long-sought free trade agreement that concludes more than 25 years of intermittent negotiations. The ceremony, attended by Mercosur presidents and senior EU officials, creates one of the world’s largest trade zones and aims to deepen commercial ties across a … Read more

Lead: A peer-reviewed review published in The Lancet on Jan. 16, 2026, found no evidence that maternal acetaminophen use during pregnancy produces a clinically important increase in autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.) or intellectual disability in children. The analysis pooled results from 43 separate studies and was led by Dr. Asma Khalil of St. George’s Hospital, … Read more

Elon Musk has asked a federal court for between $79 billion and $134 billion in damages from OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft, saying the generative-AI company defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit origins and entering a commercial partnership with the software giant. The damages request appears in a court filing made on Jan. 16, 2026, a … Read more

Lead: A regional Indonesia Air Transport turboprop carrying 11 people lost contact with air traffic control on Jan. 17, 2026, while approaching Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport in South Sulawesi. The ATR 42-500 disappeared from radar near the Leang-Leang area of Maros, and a multi-agency search-and-rescue operation has been launched. Officials say the aircraft was last … Read more

Lead On Saturday at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Real Madrid edged past 19th-placed Levante 2-0, with Kylian Mbappé converting a 58th-minute penalty and Raúl Asencio heading home from a corner seven minutes later. The victory ended a difficult run and provided three points for Álvaro Arbeloa’s first game in charge at the Bernabéu, but it … Read more

President Donald Trump announced on social media that the United States will impose tariffs on a group of European exporters over disputes tied to Greenland. The measure, posted on Truth Social, names Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland and sets an initial 10% import duty from 1 February, rising … Read more

Lead: Manchester United delivered a striking response at Old Trafford on Saturday as interim head coach Michael Carrick opened his spell with a 2-0 win over Manchester City. The victory, achieved on Carrick’s first full week working with the squad, halted City’s momentum in the title race and revived United’s hopes of reaching the Champions … Read more

Lead: The Buffalo Bills enter their road game in Denver shorthanded among wide receivers after two postseason ACL tears. In the wild-card win over Jacksonville the team lost Gabe Davis and Tyrell Shavers to torn ACLs, leaving just a small group of available pass-catchers. Since Friday morning the roster picture shifted modestly: Curtis Samuel was … Read more

Lead Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, publicly acknowledged on Saturday that thousands of people were killed during the nationwide protests that began on 28 December. The admission comes amid widely differing death-toll estimates and a near-total internet blackout that independent monitors say has hampered verification. US-based monitoring groups and Iranian activists report at least … Read more

Lead: Country-pop singer LeAnn Rimes posted a throwback to 2016 on Instagram that prompted a wave of nostalgic and bemused responses from older audiences in the OutKick Screencaps community on Jan. 17, 2026. The Screencaps newsletter collected reader submissions the same day that ranged from hearty praise of French rotisserie chicken to local oddities — … Read more

One year into President Donald Trump’s second term, a number of his most startling commitments have moved from rhetorical flourish toward tangible action while others remain stalled or abandoned. From accepting a donated Qatari Boeing 747 that is being retrofitted for use as Air Force One to pushing to rename the Department of Defense and … Read more