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Lead: Ethan Browne, the 52-year-old son of singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, died on November 25, 2025; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on January 13, 2026, ruled his death accidental and attributed it to the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, methamphetamine and lidocaine. The family announced the death in late November and requested privacy as investigators … Read more

Lead On Jan. 13, 2026 in East Lansing, No. 12 Michigan State defeated Indiana 81-60 as Jeremy Fears erupted for a career-high 23 points, 19 of them in the first half. Jaxon Kohler added 16 points and 10 rebounds for a second-straight double-double, while the Spartans improved to 15-2 (5-1 Big Ten). Indiana, now 12-5 … Read more

The Los Angeles Chargers announced this week that the organization signed 14 players to contracts as part of a broader set of roster moves aimed at shoring up depth and special-teams options. The signings accompany a string of activations, elevations and short-term additions to both the active roster and practice squad. Team releases and transaction … Read more

Lead: Nintendo confirmed a major 3.0 update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, set to arrive on January 15, prompting many longtime players to decide whether to restart islands or adapt in place. For some, the announcement was a welcome nudge back into a game they left after the pandemic-era boom; for others, it sparked a … Read more

Late Tuesday, Saks Global — the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue and the result of HBC’s 2024 acquisition of Neiman Marcus — filed voluntary Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The filing, the first major retail bankruptcy of 2026, follows mounting debt tied to the $2.65 billion … Read more

Five hours after Netflix released the final episode of Stranger Things, a behind-the-scenes film called One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 explains why parts of Season 5 were still being scripted once cameras started rolling. The documentary, directed by Martina Radwan, follows the Duffer Brothers and their team through a production that … Read more

Lead The St. Louis Blues will play the Carolina Hurricanes at Enterprise Center on Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. CT with two key players listed as day-to-day due to injuries. Defenseman Philip Broberg left the previous game after 55 seconds following a hit and is in concussion protocol, while forward Robert Thomas has a re-aggravated … Read more

Lead: Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said Tuesday he wants a deeper, more competitive quarterback room heading into the 2026 offseason after the team used three starters during the 2025 campaign. The Vikings finished 9-8 while second-year J.J. McCarthy played just 10 games following a lost rookie year and a 2024 preseason knee injury that … Read more

Lead: In Minneapolis on Jan. 13, 2026, John Blackwell sank a buzzer-beating 3-pointer and finished with 27 points to lift Wisconsin to a 78-75 victory over Minnesota. The Badgers erased an 11-point second-half deficit and extended their streak against the Golden Gophers to 10 straight wins. Braeden Carrington, coming off the bench, hit seven 3-pointers … Read more

Lead On 14 January 2026, South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi ended a two-day bilateral summit in Nara with an unexpected public drum session, playing Netflix’s K-pop track “Golden” and BTS’s “Dynamite.” The informal exchange — drumming in matching blue jackets and exchanging autographed drumsticks — followed substantive talks … Read more

Lead: The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner on Jan. 13 confirmed that Ethan Browne, the 52-year-old eldest son of singer-songwriter Jackson Browne, died from the effects of fentanyl, methamphetamine and lidocaine. His death was ruled accidental; he was found unresponsive in his home on the morning of Nov. 25, 2025. Jackson Browne publicly announced his … Read more

Lead After a prolonged absence, cryptic posters and a minimal website bearing the phrase ‘We Belong Together’ have reignited speculation that Harry Styles is preparing a musical return. Fans encountered posters in major cities and a circular website URL that mirrors earlier campaign tactics the artist used before previous albums. The clues come 1,334 days … Read more

Lead Claudette Colvin, who as a 15-year-old in Montgomery, Alabama, refused in 1955 to give up her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested, has died at 86. Her protest came nine months before Rosa Parks’s more widely publicized case and helped form part of the legal challenge that ended racial segregation on … Read more

The 2026 Tiny Desk Contest is officially open: unsigned musicians can submit original-song videos through Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. ET for a chance to perform a Tiny Desk concert at NPR headquarters in Washington, D.C. The winner will receive mentorship from the music industry, headline a 10-city tour and additional promotional opportunities. Entry requires … Read more

On Jan. 13, 2026, President Donald Trump addressed the Detroit Economic Club and made a series of claims about inflation, prices, tariffs, migration and other policies. Many statements in the speech contradict official data or rely on misleading interpretations; several were demonstrably false. This article checks the president’s central economic assertions against government statistics and … Read more