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Defensive end Myles Garrett set a new NFL single-season sack mark in Week 18 of the 2025 season, bringing down Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow with roughly five minutes remaining. The tackle, credited as Garrett’s 23rd sack of the season, surpassed the 22.5-sack standard set by Michael Strahan in 2001 and tied by T.J. Watt … Read more

Lead On Saturday, U.S. forces removed President Nicolás Maduro from Caracas, and Venezuela’s military announced it recognizes Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as the country’s acting leader. Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López cited a Supreme Court ruling installing Rodríguez as interim president for 90 days. Rodríguez, who has been vice president since 2018 and managed large … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday the United States expects to leverage an oil quarantine and a regional military posture to shape Venezuela’s future after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was captured on Jan. 3, 2026 and transported to the U.S. Rubio spoke on ABC’s This Week and NBC’s Meet the Press amid … Read more

CHARLOTTE — On Sunday, Atlanta’s 19-17 victory over New Orleans at the Georgia Dome produced a three-way tie atop the NFC South at 8-9 and, by tiebreaker, handed the Carolina Panthers their first division crown since 2015. The Falcons leaned on a tight defense and four field goals from former Panthers kicker Zane Gonzalez to … Read more

In Cincinnati on Jan. 4, 2026, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett registered a fourth-quarter sack of Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow to reach 23 sacks for the 2025 regular season, breaking the NFL single-season record. The play came with 5:17 remaining in the season finale at Paycor Stadium and helped seal a 20-18 Browns victory. … Read more

Actor Tommy Lee Jones’ family has asked for privacy after his daughter, Victoria Jones, 34, was found dead early on New Year’s Day at the Fairmont San Francisco. Police officers responded shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 1 and pronounced her dead at the scene; the case has been referred to the city Medical Examiner. … Read more

NEW YORK — Hollywood opened 2026 with James Cameron’s Avatar: Fire and Ash holding the top spot at North American theaters for a third consecutive week while the franchise celebrated a global box-office milestone. In its first three weeks the film surpassed $1 billion worldwide, driven largely by international receipts. Studio estimates put the movie’s … Read more

Belkin has introduced the ConnectAir Wireless HDMI Display Adapter, a plug-and-play transmitter-and-receiver kit that sends a 1080p/60Hz video signal without relying on a local Wi‑Fi network. The kit pairs a USB‑C transmitter for laptops, tablets and phones with an HDMI receiver that must be powered via a USB‑A port on the display. Belkin says the … Read more

Lead: Armed assailants attacked Kasuwan-Daji village in Borgu local government, Niger state, on Saturday evening, killing at least 30 residents and abducting others, local authorities and church officials said. Witnesses reported the raid lasted up to three hours, with attackers razing the market and several houses before withdrawing toward nearby forest reserves. Police identified the … Read more

Lead On Sunday night, Jan. 4, 2026, at Acrisure Stadium, the Baltimore Ravens (8-8) will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in a winner-take-all Week 18 matchup that decides the AFC North. A Ravens victory sends Baltimore to the playoffs and hands the division crown to the visiting team; a loss eliminates the Ravens and ends their … Read more

Lead CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers’ playoff hopes now hinge entirely on Sunday’s Falcons-Saints result after a 16-14 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium on Saturday. The defeat left Carolina and Tampa Bay tied at 8-9; the Buccaneers currently hold the tiebreaker based on common-opponents records. If Atlanta beats New Orleans, … Read more

Lead: A leaked marketing slide and posts from prominent leakers suggest Motorola is preparing a book-style Razr foldable, with the company hyping camera systems, displays and AI features ahead of an expected new-device window. The slide and related reporting surfaced in early January and point to promotional claims that the device will redefine foldable expectations. … Read more

Lead Gunmen attacked Kasuwan-Daji village in Niger state on Saturday evening, killing at least 30 villagers and abducting several others, police and local sources said. The assailants also burned the local market and multiple homes during the raid, which survivors said lasted up to three hours. Local residents and a diocesan spokesman reported higher death … Read more

Lead At CES in January 2026 Belkin unveiled the UltraCharge Modular Charging Dock, a 3-in-1 Qi2-compatible charger designed with tighter integration for puck-style smartwatches such as the Pixel Watch. The modular base conceals the puck cable while offering a 25W Qi2 front pad, a center stand for wireless earbuds, and a watch placement shaped to … Read more

Lead: At CES 2026, Belkin unveiled the UltraCharge Modular Charging Dock, a 3-in-1 charger that accepts a range of smartwatches rather than only the Apple Watch. The company said the dock will arrive in “select markets” in Q1 2026 priced at $64.99, and it relies on a user-supplied watch charging puck fit into an adjustable … Read more