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Lead: In mid-January 2026, as Iran enacted a sweeping communications blackout, networks for internet and mobile services were taken offline nationwide, crippling banking and messaging. A network of activists, engineers and developers who had quietly imported Starlink satellite terminals used the systems to restore connectivity and share images from protests and clashes. Their actions, activists … Read more
Lead: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked President Donald Trump on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, to postpone any planned U.S. military action against Iran, according to U.S. officials. The request came as Tehran continues to face nationwide protests and as Arab partners in the region privately urged Washington to hold back to avoid a wider … Read more
Lead The American Cancer Society’s latest U.S. cancer statistics, released this week, report that 70 percent of patients diagnosed between 2015 and 2021 survived at least five years, up from 49 percent in the mid 1970s. The finding marks a major improvement driven by better treatments, earlier detection and reduced tobacco use. At the same … Read more
Lead: Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield, 68, made an initial court appearance in Albuquerque after surrendering to authorities on criminal charges that he sexually abused two boys on the New Mexico set of Fox’s crime drama The Cleaning Lady. Prosecutors filed two counts of criminal sexual contact of a minor and one count of child abuse; … Read more
Lead On the evening of Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026, footage from north Minneapolis shows dozens of people damaging and forcing entry into two parked, unmarked FBI SUVs after an ICE-related shooting nearby. Witness video captured crowds ripping a heavy lockbox from a trunk and, in at least one vehicle, accessing documents that onlookers said were … Read more
Lead On January 15–16, 2026, President Donald Trump and a group of U.S. Northeast governors moved to instruct the nation’s largest grid operator to run an emergency power auction. The directive aims to compel large technology firms — chiefly data center operators — to bear the costs of building a new fleet of generation assets. … Read more
Lead Actor Daniel Stern is no longer attached to ABC’s single-camera comedy pilot Do You Want Kids?, Deadline has learned, after he was charged with a single misdemeanor related to prostitution. The citation tied to a December 10 incident in Camarillo, California was followed by formal charging earlier this month; his arraignment is scheduled for … Read more
Lead: On Wednesday, 15 January 2026, CBS News published reporting that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, identified as Jonathan Ross, “suffered internal bleeding to the torso” after fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. The initial claim was attributed to two anonymous “US officials” and first appeared on X (formerly Twitter), followed about … Read more
Less than a week after naming a new law school dean on January 9, 2026, the University of Arkansas rescinded the appointment on January 15, 2026 after state officials flagged concerns about the appointee’s public record. The scholar, Emily Suski of the University of South Carolina, had been selected following a multi-month search; university leaders … Read more
‘I Am Very Annoyed’: Pharma Leaders Condemn RFK Jr.’s Attacks on Vaccines Senior pharmaceutical executives publicly criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s anti-vaccine rhetoric on January 2026, warning it is already affecting routine immunization and could worsen if unchecked. Company leaders from Moderna, Merck, Sanofi and Pfizer said the comments are undermining confidence in childhood and … Read more
Lead Two independent national polls conducted in early January 2026 show a clear majority of Americans view the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026, as unjustified or an inappropriate use of force. The Quinnipiac University survey of registered voters and a … Read more
Lead: Researchers have produced the most detailed map yet of Antarctica’s bed beneath its ice sheet, combining satellite observations and ice‑flow physics to infer hidden topography. Published in Science, the study exposes tens of thousands of previously unmapped hills and ridges and a near‑400 km channel in the Maud Subglacial Basin. The work synthesizes surface … Read more
Lead Two days before Saturday’s NFC divisional playoff at Lumen Field in Renton, the Seattle Seahawks listed starting quarterback Sam Darnold as questionable with an oblique issue after he left Thursday’s practice early. Darnold told reporters he felt something on the left side during on-field work, received treatment and expects to play against the San … Read more
Lead: On Dec. 5, 2024 a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck offshore near the Mendocino Triple Junction, prompting a broad tsunami warning and renewed scrutiny of northern California’s offshore faults. Scientists who tracked persistent swarms of very small quakes—many near magnitude 0—used those signals to map previously hidden structures beneath the junction. Their new study, published … Read more
Lead After 14 years steering the modern Star Wars era, Kathleen Kennedy is stepping down as president of Lucasfilm, an exit reported to be effective this week. Her departure has been anticipated inside the industry but still represents a major leadership change for one of Hollywood’s most valuable franchises. Dave Filoni, long viewed as George … Read more
