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Who: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Texans in an NFL Wild Card matchup; When: Monday night; Where: Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh; What: a win-or-go-home playoff game with the Steelers favored to edge Houston 24-16 in this preview. The matchup pits veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Pittsburgh’s offense against a Texans defense led by All‑Pro defensive back Derek … Read more
A person was taken into custody late Saturday after a fire tore through Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, severely damaging parts of the historic synagogue. The blaze began shortly after 3 a.m. local time on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, and officials have called the incident an act of arson. No congregants were injured, but … Read more
The largest nurses strike in New York City history began on January 12, 2026, when negotiators for five major private hospital systems and the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) failed to reach a new contract by the union’s deadline. Nearly 15,000 nurses walked out at Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside, Mount Sinai West, … Read more
Lead On Monday a Hong Kong court heard mitigation arguments in the sentencing phase for 78-year-old publisher and democracy advocate Jimmy Lai, convicted under the national security law. Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily, faces two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of conspiracy to publish seditious materials; the … Read more
Lead The Atlanta Falcons have opened a national search for the franchise’s 20th head coach after parting ways with Raheem Morris following the final game of the 2025 season. Club leadership engaged ZRG Partners and Sportsology Group to assist in vetting candidates and scheduling interviews. The organization has begun interviewing multiple prominent coaches and coordinators, … Read more
Stocks closed at fresh records Monday as U.S. benchmarks recovered from early losses. The S&P 500 ended at 6,977.27 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 49,590.20 after both hit intraday highs; the Nasdaq closed at 23,733.90. Traders shrugged off news that federal prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, … Read more
In Charlotte, N.C., on Saturday night at Bank of America Stadium, veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford engineered a late drive that flipped a tight Wild Card matchup and sent the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Rams past the No. 4 seed Carolina Panthers, 34-31. With 2:34 left in the fourth quarter Stafford signaled for an aggressive … Read more
Microsoft is urging PC users to move to a new “Copilot+” class of Windows 11 machines to be ready for what it calls the next generation of computing. The company’s marketing materials, reported by Windows Latest on January 12, 2026, define Copilot+ PCs by specific hardware thresholds — notably an NPU capable of 40+ TOPS … Read more
Lead Chancellor Friedrich Merz is travelling to New Delhi this Sunday with a large delegation after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul’s recent visit, underscoring Berlin’s sharpened focus on India as an economic and geopolitical partner. Germany sees India—home to about 1.45 billion people and forecast by the OECD to grow faster than China this year—as a … Read more
Last fall George Saunders, 67, received the National Book Foundation’s medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. In a Jan. 10, 2026 interview he discussed his new novel Vigil (released this month), his long teaching career at Syracuse University, and a set of three “delusions” he says people should abandon to live more compassionately. The … Read more
Lead: The January 2026 Golden Globes reshaped several Oscar contests, producing clear matchups and surprising winners that could influence Academy voting. Wins for Jessie Buckley, Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and Stellan Skarsgård — among others — have narrowed several races and created head-to-head narratives to follow as the Oscars approach. Although the Globes are chosen … Read more
On January 11, 2026, YouTube TV began a wide rollout of a redesigned Live Guide to its Android and iOS apps, bringing the mobile experience closer to the television interface introduced in 2023. The new layout increases information density, moves channel icons to the left and adds swipeable upcoming-program previews. A prominent red “Jump to … Read more
On January 10, 2026, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) assessed that Russian forces continued multi-axis offensive operations across eastern and southern Ukraine — notably in northern Kharkiv, Kupyansk, Luhansk/Donetsk directions, and the Zaporizhia and Kherson axes — but made no confirmed, broad territorial gains that day. ISW reported recurring Russian infiltration attempts, … Read more
Lead A local futsal coach and a university student are among hundreds reportedly killed during mass anti-government demonstrations that began on 28 December and have spread across Iran. Rights groups and local sources say violence intensified in early January, with live ammunition used in several cities and an internet blackout hampering independent verification. Human-rights monitors … Read more
Lead: In the wake of several dramatic wild-card games, Mike Vrabel’s first-year blueprint for the New England Patriots — unveiled officially on Jan. 13, 2025 — looked vindicated on Sunday night as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 16–3 at Gillette Stadium. The win, driven by a swarming defense and timely, if imperfect, offense, … Read more
