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Lead: Monday, January 12, 2026 brings a Moon in Scorpio and a clear Moon Alert — no restrictions on shopping or important decisions. The day favors financial focus for some signs while others find socializing or travel especially pleasant. Scorpios receive an emotional boost; Capricorns and group-focused signs may set productive goals. Overall, practical matters … Read more
Lead: The United States faces heightened risk if it intervenes in Iran after weeks of nationwide unrest. Protests that began over a sharp jump in inflation have entered their third week, and Iran’s security response has left more than 500 people dead, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency reported. U.S. officials have discussed a … Read more
Lead Family and colleagues of retired San Francisco firefighter Ken Jones appealed to the city’s Health Service Board on Jan. 11, 2026, after Blue Shield denied coverage for a medication his doctors say is necessary for his stage 4 metastatic lung cancer. Jones and several other retired firefighters say the denials affect multiple members of … Read more
A purported leak says Nintendo will host a large Nintendo Direct on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, with a claimed reveal of a new 3D Mario title. The rumor originated from French journalist BeeFuN and was circulated publicly this week. Trusted insider Nate the Hate did not confirm the report but also did not dismiss it, … Read more
Lead: The NFL postseason has opened with unprecedented late‑game drama through Wild Card Weekend, setting up a divisional slate full of consequential questions for teams still alive and those heading home. In the first four games there were 12 fourth‑quarter lead changes and three separate contests ended with winning scores inside the final two minutes … Read more
At least 544 people have died and thousands have been detained as Iran enters a third week of nationwide anti-government demonstrations, a US-based rights group reported on January 11, 2026. Authorities have imposed an internet and telephone blackout that cybersecurity monitor NetBlocks says has lasted more than 84 hours, complicating independent verification of events on … Read more
At the Golden Globe Awards this year, Amy Poehler’s new show Good Hang With Amy Poehler won the inaugural Golden Globe for Best Podcast, marking the ceremony’s first salute to the medium. Launched about ten months ago from Paper Kite Productions in partnership with The Ringer, the podcast quickly drew attention for guest-heavy episodes featuring … Read more
Lead At 81, Yoweri Museveni is campaigning for a seventh presidential term in Uganda after seizing power in 1986 following an armed uprising. His four-decade rule has coincided with periods of relative stability and economic growth, which many Ugandans credit to his leadership. Critics, however, point to constitutional changes and actions against opponents that they … Read more
Lead Anthropic unveiled Claude for Healthcare and a broad set of life‑sciences connectors on Jan. 11, 2026, timed to the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The release includes partnerships and data connectors that let consenting users link personal medical records to Claude and gives providers and pharma firms access to industry databases. Anthropic said … Read more
Rep. Ilhan Omar says early judgments on Minneapolis ICE shooting are ‘not acceptable’ Updated January 11, 2026 / 4:52 PM EST — Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Sunday criticized public statements by President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem that cast the woman fatally shot by an ICE … Read more
Lead: On January 11, 2026, in Baton Rouge, the No. 12 LSU women’s basketball team defeated No. 2 Texas 70-65 before a sellout crowd of 13,200 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Junior guard Mikaylah Williams paced the Tigers with a 20-point, seven-rebound performance and a career-high five steals to close out the fourth quarter. … Read more
San Francisco — On Jan. 11, 2026, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Golden State Warriors 124-111 in San Francisco. Nickeil Alexander-Walker led Atlanta with 24 points while Jalen Johnson recorded 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists. The victory was the Hawks’ third straight and ended the Warriors’ three-game home winning streak. Luke Kennard supplied … Read more
Lead: Command-line AI assistants and peer-to-peer networking tools are lowering the barrier to running services from a modest home server. Commenters on Hacker News item 46580326 point to Tailscale for painless remote access and to agents such as Claude Code for guided sysadmin work. The result: more people can deploy personal services quickly, though trade-offs … Read more
Oregon confirms first measles cases of 2026, public urged to review vaccinations Lead: Oregon health authorities confirmed the state’s first measles diagnoses of 2026 on two people in Linn County and have begun contact investigations. Public exposure windows include the Lebanon Community Hospital emergency department on Jan. 6–7 and the Albany General Hospital emergency department … Read more
Lead At the 83rd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, multiple celebrities wore black-and-white pins protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in tribute to Renee Good, who was shot and killed in her car by an ICE officer earlier that week in Minneapolis. The pins carried short slogans such as “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” … Read more
