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19-year-old arrested in alleged arson at Jackson synagogue

People reports Stephen Spencer Pittman, 19, of Madison, was taken into custody Saturday evening, Jan. 10, in connection with an alleged arson at Beth Israel Congregation and the Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life in Jackson, the United States Department of Justice said in a Jan. 12 press release.

Crypto

Bitwise CIO says Bitcoin belongs in 401(k)s as Warren seeks SEC answers

Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan argued that Bitcoin should be available for investment and inclusion in 401(k) plans, saying volatility alone is not a reason to ban it, while US Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed the Securities and Exchange Commission for details on how it would mitigate crypto risks.

Crypto

Ethereum Eyes $3,150 Breakout as $5.04M ETF Inflows End Outflows

Beincrypto reports that on January 12 spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $5.042 million in net inflows, ending a three-day outflow streak as ETH holds a longstanding ascending trendline and faces key resistance at $3,150. SoSoValue data show BlackRock’s ETHA recorded $79.9 million of outflows while Fidelity, Bitwise,

Culture

Showtime's The First Lady reframes US history through three First Ladies

Collider reports that Showtime’s anthology series The First Lady reframes the White House by centering three First Ladies across 10 episodes. Created by Aaron Cooley and directed by Susanne Bier, the political drama uses a three-timeline structure that cross-cuts between eras. Viola Davis plays Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer portrays

Tech

Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold's 10-inch display pushes foldables into phone‑tablet territory

ZDNET's Kerry Wan tried the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold in a private showroom at CES and said the device felt like the future of foldables. The TriFold unfolds to a wider 10-inch AMOLED with a 4:3 aspect ratio that Wan found made split-screen multitasking, browsing and video

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79-year-old Florida bus aide charged after allegedly striking nonverbal autistic boy

People reports that, according to a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office press release and a criminal affidavit, 79-year-old school bus aide James Savage Jr. was arrested and charged with child abuse after police allege he purposely harmed a 9-year-old nonverbal autistic boy on a school bus. Deputies responded to Cypress

Business

December CPI seen steady at 2.7% YoY, core inflation remains above Fed target

Beincrypto reports the US Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish December’s Consumer Price Index report on Tuesday at 13:30 GMT, with the reading expected to show prices remained broadly stable in the last month of 2025. Headline CPI is forecast to rise 2.7% year‑on‑year in

Culture

Free Kanto Region Badge set with Venusaur, Charizard and Blastoise Lego preorder

Lego is offering the Kanto Region Badge Collection as a free gift with preorders of its new Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set, while supplies last. The Venusaur, Charizard, and Blastoise set is listed at $649.99, and buyers who purchase it before March 3 will receive the Kanto Region Badge

Culture

Channel 4 follows Bedfordshire probe after 2020 EncroChat break

Channel 4’s 24 Hours in Police Custody has exclusive access to Bedfordshire police’s covert investigation into the EncroChat phone network, beginning at a house in Luton where a hooded figure pulls a shotgun from a rucksack and fires it. In 2020 authorities cracked EncroChat, a phone network used

Culture

Top panels to attend at FAN EXPO Portland 2026

Collider highlights eight panels to watch at FAN EXPO Portland 2026, which the outlet says will take place from January 16th to 18th at the Oregon Convention Center. The round-up spotlights appearances by Cary Elwes, Elijah Wood, Josh Holloway, Dominic Monaghan, François Chau, Gates McFadden, Walter Koenig, Judith Hoag, Matthew

Crypto

VanEck Sees Risk-On First Quarter of 2026 as Fiscal Clarity Grows

Global investment manager VanEck said markets are likely to be in a risk-on environment in the first three months of 2026, citing greater clarity around fiscal policy, monetary direction and major investment themes. "As we move into 2026, markets are operating in an environment with something investors have not

Sports

CAF opens disciplinary proceedings over AFCON quarter-final incidents

Goal reports the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has formally opened disciplinary proceedings after a series of ugly incidents that marred the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals in Morocco, with investigations into alleged "unacceptable behaviour" from players and staff during clashes involving hosts Morocco, Cameroon, Algeria and Nigeria.

Culture

Netflix releases teaser for One Piece Season 2, sets March 10 premiere

Movieweb reports that Netflix has unveiled the official teaser for One Piece Season 2, which is set to premiere on the streamer on March 10. The trailer follows Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) and the Straw Hat Pirates — Zoro (Mackenyu), Nami (Emily Rudd), Usopp (Jacob Romero) and Sanji (Taz Skylar)

Sports

Fisk sophomore Andre Bell, 20, killed in shooting on Nashville interstate

People reports that Andre Bell, a 20-year-old sophomore at Fisk University, was fatally shot on the I-65 north highway at the I-40 interchange in Nashville on Sunday, Jan. 11. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department said Bell, who studied Business Administration and played on Fisk’s basketball team, died at Vanderbilt

Tech

How to disable ACR on smart TVs to stop background viewing tracking

ZDNet explains how to turn off automatic content recognition (ACR) on smart TVs to stop the background tracking that feeds targeted advertising. ACR runs like a constant, Shazam-like service that captures screenshots of what’s on your screen and matches them to a database, identifying programs, ads and other content.

Business

CME shifts gold and silver futures margins to percentage-based system

Beincrypto reports the Chicago Mercantile Exchange will shift margin requirements for gold, silver, platinum and palladium futures from fixed dollar amounts to percentages of notional value, effective January 13, 2026. According to the derivatives marketplace, the move follows a normal review of market volatility to ensure adequate collateral coverage; the

Culture

Thomasina Miers’ cheesy celeriac soufflé with honeyed citrus salad

Thomasina Miers offers two winter recipes: a cheesy celeriac and potato soufflé and a honeyed citrus, rocket and pomegranate salad intended to brighten a dark winter’s day and to use up leftover roots and cheeses. The recipe piece emphasises not wasting food and keeping ingredients in good condition – storing

Culture

Thomas Lovell Beddoes's Dream-Pedlary: form, meter and ghosts

Dream-Pedlary by the Bristol-born poet Thomas Lovell Beddoes is the most often anthologised, and arguably most perfect of his lyric poems, the piece noted for a music that lifts it from the page. The poem questions anticipated regularities of scansion, rhyme scheme and form, and those minor instabilities contribute to

Culture

Nine once-celebrated films now viewed as having aged poorly

Collider reports that nine once-celebrated films are now commonly seen as having aged poorly, with examples ranging from racial caricature to problematic sexual dynamics. The list highlights specific issues in individual films: Breakfast at Tiffany’s features Mickey Rooney in an over-the-top caricature of a Japanese landlord; Cobra is increasingly

World

China and India record first simultaneous fall in coal power since 1973

Coal-fired electricity generation fell in China and India last year, marking the first simultaneous decline in both countries since 1973, analysts at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air said. The analysis, commissioned by the climate news site Carbon Brief, found coal generation dropped by 1.6% in

Culture

Linkin Park set for From Zero World Tour dates in Bahrain and Abu Dhabi

Goal reports Linkin Park has Middle East dates at Al Dana Amphitheatre in Hawrat Ingah, Bahrain on Jan 18, 2026 (6 PM GST) and at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on Jan 20, 2028 (8 PM GST). The revived lineup features Emily Armstrong on vocals and Colin

World

He Jiankui returns to gene-editing work in Beijing after prison

He Jiankui, the Chinese researcher who created the worlds first genetically edited babies and served three years in prison after being convicted of deceiving medical authorities, is living and speaking openly from a government-backed research hub north of Beijing as he resumes work in gene editing. He cannot travel

Culture

Timothée Chalamet becomes youngest Golden Globe Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) winner

Movieweb reports Timothée Chalamet won the Golden Globe for Best Male Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 2026 Golden Globe Awards for his role as Marty Mauser in Josh Safdie's Marty Supreme, becoming the youngest ever winner of that category at age 30. Chalamet

World

Three arrested after 29 dead dogs found in Lee County yard

People reports three people were arrested after 29 dogs were found deceased in plastic bags in the backyard of a home in the Beauregard community of Lee County, Alabama. Authorities also discovered approximately another 24 dogs inside the residence in emaciated condition; the dogs' ages ranged from puppies to

Science

Hurricane Melissa stirred a vast bright-blue carbonate plume south of Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025 as a category 5 storm with sustained winds of 295 kilometers per hour (185 miles per hour), churned carbonate sediment off the island and produced a bright-blue plume visible in satellite images on October 30, 2025. NASA’s Terra