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Rick Caruso announced on Friday, January 16, 2026, that he will not enter the race for Los Angeles mayor or seek the California governorship, ending months of speculation. The 66-year-old developer said the decision followed “many heartfelt conversations” with family and that he will continue public service through nonprofit work rather than elected office. Caruso … Read more
Lead: Tia Napolitano, the showrunner who has led Fire Country since its premiere, will step down when the current fourth season concludes, TVLine has confirmed. Deadline first reported the development. CBS issued a joint statement praising Napolitano’s contributions and said it looks forward to working with her on future projects. Season 4 returns with new … Read more
Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says new evidence against Trump autism claims Lead: A large, peer-reviewed review published in The Lancet journal finds no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy increases the risk of autism, ADHD or other developmental disorders in children. The analysis examined 43 high-quality studies involving hundreds of thousands of pregnancies and … Read more
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes entered their Jan. 16 meeting with the Florida Panthers likely missing two regulars while finalizing a nearly intact defensive group and a familiar starting goalie. Head coach Rod Brind’Amour confirmed William Carrier would sit for a third straight game with a lower-body issue, and Shayne Gostisbehere was listed as … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026, a San Francisco jury found Antoine Watson not guilty of murder and elder abuse in the 2021 shoving death of 84‑year‑old Vicha Ratanapakdee, known widely as “Grandpa Vicha.” The attack, captured on security video in the Anza Vista neighborhood in January 2021, showed Watson, then 19, charging and knocking the retired … Read more
Lead: Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss filed a petition Friday in Lafayette County chancery court asking a Mississippi judge to enjoin the NCAA’s denial of a sixth year of eligibility. The petition argues the NCAA wrongly applied its rules and that medical issues in 2022 effectively cost Chambliss a season of play. If a preliminary … Read more
Lead: Jonathan Kuminga, the 23-year-old fifth-year forward for the Golden State Warriors, has become a trade focal point after signing a two-year, $46 million deal this summer and becoming trade-eligible on Jan. 15. Golden State has sat him out of the rotation for roughly a month while reportedly preparing to move him, and the player … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 16, 2026, NPR Short Wave reviewed MIT Technology Review’s annual “10 Breakthrough Technologies” list in a conversation between host Regina G. Barber and MIT Technology Review executive editor Amy Nordrum. The episode highlights technologies expected to move from research into real-world use in 2026, from commercial space stations to advances in gene … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 7, 2026, in south Minneapolis, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots into a moving SUV, killing 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good. The shooting occurred during a coordinated enforcement surge tied to the federal effort to apprehend immigration fugitives in Minnesota. A partner, identified as Becca, recorded the … Read more
Jan. 16, 2026 — A team publishing in the journal Peer on Wednesday reported that Tyrannosaurus rex grew more slowly and lived longer than earlier estimates suggested. Researchers re-examined bone thin sections from 17 specimens under polarized light and identified additional annual growth rings that had been missed in prior studies. The new counts push … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, No. 1 Penn State defeated No. 4 Iowa 32-3, marking the Nittany Lions’ 79th straight dual victory. Cael Sanderson’s squad won nine of 10 matches and picked up two ranked upsets at 184 and 285 pounds. The Lions dominated the takedown count, finishing the night … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration issued seven notices to airmen advising pilots to exercise caution when flying over portions of the Eastern Pacific adjacent to Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador and Panama. The advisories, which remain in force through March 17, 2026, cite increased military activity in the region and span multiple maritime … Read more
On Jan. 16, 2026, scientists aboard the South Korean icebreaker Araon navigated into the rear of a 20-mile-long inlet at Pine Island Glacier in Pine Island Bay, Antarctica, a channel formed when a large portion of the glacier’s floating front broke away several years ago. The voyage marked the first documented transit to the back … Read more
At CES 2026, AMD largely focused its public messaging on AI, but two quieter product signals could matter more to gamers: a likely downward move in Strix Halo system prices and the return of socketed mobile Ryzen chips. Both announcements were made outside the main keynote and came with specific parts and timelines: new cut-down … Read more
Lead: The man charged in the Sept. 10 shooting that killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk asked a Utah judge on Friday to disqualify Utah County prosecutors, citing that a deputy county attorney’s 18-year-old daughter attended the rally where the shooting occurred. Defense lawyers say the daughter’s presence creates a conflict of interest as prosecutors pursue … Read more
