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Lead The Heritage Foundation on Thursday published a policy report urging the federal government to make marriage and family formation a central priority, ahead of the 2026 midterm cycle. The conservative think tank framed the proposals as steps to ‘save and restore the American family,’ recommending measures from marriage preparation programs to limits on fertility … Read more
Lead Google Photos appears to be preparing a new Backup schedule control that would let users pick when photos are uploaded to the cloud. The hint comes from an APK teardown of Google Photos version 7.58.0.853810532 and a visual refresh tied to Material 3 Expressive. If released, the setting could add daily/weekly/monthly or time-of-day options … Read more
Storm Goretti swept across the UK this week, bringing heavy snow, widespread ice and damaging winds that left tens of thousands of homes without electricity and caused at least one fatality. The most severe effects were reported in Cornwall and the South West, where a rare red wind alert was in force when a tree … Read more
Russian President Vladimir V. Putin has remained publicly muted after a U.S. operation that removed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from Caracas and placed him in a federal detention center in Brooklyn. The raid, ordered by President Donald J. Trump and carried out on Jan. 3, 2026, took Maduro roughly 4,700 miles from Caracas to New … Read more
Lead Nearly four years ago Teresa Sanchez, 33, noticed persistent dryness and a stabbing sensation in her right eye while in Mexico. Over roughly three months she was misdiagnosed by multiple clinicians before a cornea specialist identified acanthamoeba keratitis, a rare parasite-driven inflammation of the cornea that can destroy vision. The infection caused intense, radiating … Read more
Lead Since its late-November debut on HBO Max, Heated Rivalry — a Canadian drama about two closeted gay hockey players produced by Crave and licensed to HBO Max — has climbed from obscurity to an unexpected cultural moment in the United States. On Jan. 7, dozens of mostly young fans gathered outside NBC’s Midtown Manhattan … Read more
On Jan. 8, 2026, two people were shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents in East Portland and were later located at an apartment complex several blocks away; both remain hospitalized and in federal custody. Portland Police Chief Bob Day said investigators have linked the pair to a July 11, 2025, shooting and described an association … Read more
Lead: New chemical analysis of quartz-backed hunting tips from the Umhlatuzana Rock Shelter in KwaZulu‑Natal, South Africa, shows plant-derived toxins on Stone Age projectiles dated to about 60,000 years ago. The finding, reported in a peer-reviewed paper in Science Advances, represents the oldest direct evidence that humans applied poison to arrows or darts. If confirmed, … Read more
Lead At a White House meeting with President Trump, an ExxonMobil executive summarized the company’s long-term view on Venezuela, saying the country holds substantial hydrocarbon resources but is currently “uninvestable” under existing legal and commercial frameworks. The company — which first entered Venezuela in the 1940s and has had assets seized twice — said it … Read more
Lead Kevin Durant moved past Wilt Chamberlain into seventh place on the NBA’s all-time regular-season scoring list Friday night in Portland. Durant sank a 3-pointer with 7:57 remaining in the third quarter of the Houston Rockets’ game against the Trail Blazers to reach 31,422 career points, surpassing Chamberlain’s 31,419. The 37-year-old, in his 18th NBA … Read more
President Donald J. Trump on Thursday publicly praised Intel and its chief executive, Lip-Bu Tan, after a private meeting, and markets responded immediately: Intel shares climbed in extended trading and were trading higher early Friday, while a range of chip and AI-related names also rose as investors digested the comments and the government’s existing stake … Read more
Lead On January 9, 2026, the Television Academy announced a new annual Legacy Award to honor long-running series that have had a profound and lasting impact on television. The award requires at least five seasons and 60 episodes, and a subset of the Academy’s board of governors will pick the winner each year. Academy president … Read more
Lead: On Jan. 10, 2026 in Atlanta, No. 1 Indiana overwhelmed No. 5 Oregon 56-22 in the Peach Bowl to reach the College Football Playoff National Championship. The Hoosiers set the tone immediately when cornerback D’Angelo Ponds returned an interception for a touchdown on Oregon’s first play, and Indiana never relented. Quarterback Fernando Mendoza was … Read more
North Korea’s military on Jan. 9, 2026 accused South Korea of flying surveillance drones across the inter-Korean border and warned that Seoul would face consequences for what Pyongyang described as “unpardonable hysteria.” South Korea’s Defense Ministry promptly denied operating drones on the dates mentioned and President Lee Jae Myung ordered a full investigation into the … Read more
Lead: On January 9, 2026 Governor Kathy Hochul declared a State Disaster Emergency for Bronx, Nassau and New York counties and their contiguous counties, effective through February 8, 2026, citing imminent nursing strikes and record-high influenza hospitalizations. The order finds that hospitals in the named counties and neighboring jurisdictions face severe staffing shortages that threaten … Read more
