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Lead: On January 3, 2026, President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had executed a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela and captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. The claim followed early-morning explosions in Caracas and images of smoke and fire in the night sky. Trump and U.S. officials said the operation relied on … Read more
Lead: In 2023, Academy Award–winning actor Tommy Lee Jones petitioned a Marin County court to place his daughter, Victoria Jones, under a temporary conservatorship, saying she was at risk of “life‑threatening conduct” and needed drug rehabilitation. The petition was granted, a temporary conservator was appointed and the case was later dismissed at the actor’s request … Read more
Lead On 3 January, the United States carried out strikes in and near Caracas and, President Donald Trump said on 3 January, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores were captured and flown out of the country. The US administration says the operation targeted military facilities and was designed to detain Maduro on … Read more
Lead: On January 4, 2026, from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. local time, Piplup will be the featured Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s January 2026 Community Day Classic, appearing far more often in the wild and at lure-boosted PokéStops. Trainers have a chance to encounter Shiny Piplup or Piplup with a Special Background, and evolving Prinplup into … Read more
Lead On a Saturday morning in October, 29-year-old Park Jihyun left her Seoul apartment at 5:30 a.m., ran five miles and arrived ready to rave at a coffee shop event that began with DJs and iced americanos instead of alcohol. The Seoul Morning Coffee Club (SMCC) launched its Coffee Rave in May and now draws … Read more
Foldable smartphones entered the market six years ago and, by late 2025, the category showed clearer signs of maturation. Global shipment forecasts from IDC projected a 10% increase in foldable phone shipments for 2025 versus 2024, with an anticipated 30% year‑on‑year jump in 2026—partly driven by widespread rumors of an Apple foldable. Manufacturers from Samsung … Read more
Lead: A randomized crossover trial led by Prof. Olga Ramich at the German Institute of Human Nutrition (DIfE) and Charité—Universitätsmedizin Berlin, published 28 December 2025 in Science Translational Medicine, tested eight‑hour time‑restricted eating (TRE) in an isocaloric setting. Over two two‑week intervention periods, 31 women with overweight or obesity followed early (8:00–16:00) and late (13:00–21:00) … Read more
Lead On Sunday the Las Vegas Raiders will give playing time to the full active roster in a regular-season finale with the Kansas City Chiefs — a game that, if lost, will hand the Raiders the first overall pick in the 2026 NFL draft. Coach Pete Carroll said he plans to rotate everyone, including both … Read more
This weekend’s NFL regular-season finale narrows to three decisive games that will determine division titles and playoff seeding. On Saturday afternoon the Carolina Panthers visit the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium with the NFC South crown on the line. Later Saturday the San Francisco 49ers host the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium for … Read more
BuzzFeed Shopping assembled a list of 34 Korean beauty products to consider for routines in 2026, selecting items across skincare and makeup that editors vetted for real-world performance. The collection highlights products designers and consumers have embraced for texture, efficacy, and everyday usability, with recommendations spanning budget-friendly drugstore finds to higher-end splurges. Selections reflect the … Read more
Lead Spencer Tepe, 37, and his wife Monique Tepe, 39, were found shot to death in their Columbus, Ohio, home on Tuesday, roughly one month before their fifth wedding anniversary. The couple’s two children, ages 1 and 4, were discovered unharmed and are now in relatives’ care. Local police have classified the case as a … Read more
New analysis of 7-million-year-old remains from Chad strengthens the case that Sahelanthropus tchadensis—first found in 2001—was a bipedal hominin rather than an ape. Researchers led by Scott Williams (New York University) report in Science Advances that a small but distinctive bump on the preserved femur is a femoral tubercle associated with an iliofemoral ligament arrangement … Read more
Lead: Apple is preparing a lower‑priced MacBook model for launch in the first half of 2026 that will use an A18 Pro system chip and target buyers who currently consider Chromebooks, budget Windows laptops, or iPad+keyboard setups. Reports first surfaced on January 2, 2026, indicating the machine will sit below the $999 MacBook Air in … Read more
Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro urged Donald Trump to abandon what he called “illegal warmongering” and open “serious talks” after reports emerged of a pre-Christmas strike on Venezuelan soil. Maduro, speaking in a pre-recorded hour-long television interview, declined to confirm media accounts that the United States carried out a drone or airstrike and framed Washington’s actions … Read more
Lead: President Donald Trump on Friday ordered HieFo Corporation, described in a White House executive order as controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, to divest a $2.9 million purchase of digital chip assets from U.S. manufacturer Emcore. The order, issued after a Treasury Department review, said the April 30, 2024 acquisition … Read more
