Politics

Victoria police ends warrantless search declaration across inner Melbourne early

Victoria police have revoked their declaration of Melbourne’s CBD and surrounds as a designated area four months earlier than planned, meaning they will no longer be able to conduct warrantless searches after 11.59pm on 9 January 2026. Police updated their website on Friday to confirm the declaration, which

Sports

Wrexham to play Nottingham Forest in FA Cup on 9 Jan 2026

Goal reports Championship side Wrexham will meet Premier League Nottingham Forest in an FA Cup tie on 9 Jan 2026, with kick-off at 14:30 EST and 19:30 GMT. Wrexham sit on 41 points in the Championship, one point behind the play-off places after 26 matches of a 46-match

Culture

Ten miniseries that scored 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes

Movieweb highlights 10 near‑perfect miniseries that hold Rotten Tomatoes scores of 90% or higher. The piece argues that miniseries balance cinematic scope with narrative brevity and lists Watchmen (2019), The Night Of (2016), Mare of Easttown (2021), Dying For Sex (2025), The Queen’s Gambit (2020), When They See

Culture

The Pitt season 2 opens with Dr. Robby's last day before sabbatical

Season 2 of The Pitt begins with senior attending Dr. Michael Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) arriving on a motorcycle for his final shift before a three-month sabbatical at the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. The premiere underlines Robby’s status as the E.R.’s rock star and returns the series as

Science

Icebreaker Araon reaches close to Thwaites Glacier in Amundsen Sea

The icebreaker Araon arrived at the Thwaites Glacier in the Amundsen Sea and sailed down a narrow channel to the glacier’s ocean edge, leaving the ship enveloped on three sides by the ice, according to reporting from the Araon on Jan. 8, 2026. The Araon’s captain, Kim Gwang-heon,

Culture

Cameron Diaz’s belt bag sparks affordable hands-free options on Amazon

People reports that Cameron Diaz wore a practical belt bag while running errands with husband Benji Madden last winter, showcasing the hands-free style as a convenient companion for on-the-go days. The piece notes belt bags offer a wider range of motion and a lighter load while still holding essentials, and

Tech

CES 2026 previews audio gear from Klipsch, Samsung, Neurable and more

ZDNET's coverage of CES 2026 highlighted a broad range of new audio products, including headphones that fold into a Bluetooth speaker, open-ear earbuds with noise reduction, gaming headsets with brain-computer interfaces, and soundbars using the latest Dolby technologies. Highlights include Klipsch's HP-1 closed-back wireless ANC headphones

Business

Britons increasingly combine remote work and holidays through ‘workations’

Many people in Britain are adopting “workations” — combining remote work with holiday time — enabled by digital tools and growing flexibility from employers. The trend spans ages and job types rather than fitting the digital-nomad stereotype. Katherine, a 48-year-old conference manager, said her first workation was extending a trip to Australia

Politics

Jonathan Ross named in records as agent who shot driver in Minneapolis

Independent.co reported that records obtained by the Associated Press identify the federal agent who shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis as Jonathan Ross, a 43-year-old Iraq War veteran who has served for nearly two decades with the Border Patrol and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. According to

Culture

Eric Lu offers mature readings of Schubert's Impromptus

Pianist Eric Lu's new recording of Schubert's eight Impromptus, Op 90, follows his release of the late sonatas late in 2022 and presents a rewardingly mature, un‑egotistical approach. Lu was described as a worthy if controversial winner of the Chopin international piano competition in October,

Culture

The Traitors Season 4 reveals 'Secret Traitor' when Donna Kelce is banished

Time reports Peacock's The Traitors Season 4 introduced a concealed "Secret Traitor" role and that the hidden player was exposed early when Donna Kelce was banished in Episode 3. The season gathers a mixed cast of pseudo-celebrities — including Real Housewives Dorinda Medley and Porsha Williams, Survivor&

World

Dozens of suspected sanction‑busting tankers reflagged to Russia, Lloyd’s List says

Forty ships accused of belonging to a large “shadow fleet” moving sanctioned oil for Venezuela and others were reflagged to Russia last year, apparently in an effort to gain Kremlin protection from American seizure, analysis by Lloyd’s List suggests. The publication said at least 17 suspicious vessels joined the

Crypto

Pump.Fun posts $2.03B DEX volume as PUMP token falls 18%

Beincrypto reports Pump.fun recorded $2.03 billion in daily DEX volume on January 6 even as its token PUMP dropped 18% over 24 hours. The surge in platform activity coincided with a sharp reversal in price: PUMP traded near $0.00217 at the time of writing after erasing earlier

Tech

CES 2026: Nvidia’s Rubin and Alpamayo, AMD’s Ryzen AI and other AI debuts

CES 2026 is underway in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days of press conferences from companies including Nvidia, Sony and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event. AI framed much of the messaging across those presentations, even as hardware

Culture

Before Run Away topped Netflix, James Nesbitt played a gangster in Missing You

Collider reports that before Harlan Coben's Run Away became Netflix's top title worldwide, James Nesbitt played a powerful, shady gangster named Calligan in Coben's miniseries Missing You, which premiered on January 1, 2025. In Run Away, which premiered on January 1, 2026, Nesbitt stars

Business

Polymarket says Jan. 3 operation was not a U.S. invasion, refuses payouts

Polymarket has declined to pay users who wagered that the United States would invade Venezuela, saying the Jan. 3 U.S. military operation that captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife did not meet the market’s definition of an invasion. The disputed market asked whether “the United States commences

Sports

Arsenal held 0-0 by Liverpool at Emirates, miss chance to go eight points clear

Goal reported that Arsenal were held to a 0-0 draw by Liverpool at the Emirates on Thursday, missing the chance to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League. Manchester City had dropped points at home to Brighton 24 hours earlier, and after the draw Arsenal sit

Politics

ICE instructed agents to be ready to take ‘decisive action’ weeks before Minneapolis shooting

Weeks before a driver was fatally shot in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, ICE officials sent guidance telling agents to remain vigilant and be “prepared to take appropriate and decisive action should you be faced with an imminent threat.” The Dec. 12 email, viewed by The Times,

Politics

Cooper Union to Revise Policies and Settle Suit by Jewish Students

Cooper Union will make sweeping changes to its anti-discrimination and protest policies to settle a lawsuit brought by 10 Jewish students who accused the Manhattan college of tolerating antisemitism, most notably at a pro-Palestinian protest that briefly trapped students inside the school's library. The settlement requires Cooper Union

Culture

Millie Bobby Brown says there is 'finality' to Eleven's Stranger Things ending

Movieweb reports that Millie Bobby Brown has broken her silence on whether Eleven could still be alive, saying there is "finality" in Stranger Things Season 5's official ending. Brown told Netflix Tudum that she related to Eleven as a young girl who couldn't find

Politics

Prediction markets see low odds of clear Supreme Court tariff ruling

Prediction markets currently place low odds on a clear Supreme Court ruling on tariffs. That setup has previously triggered short-term volatility in bitcoin, which then stabilized. Whether the same pattern will recur is unknown; the low odds of a decisive ruling leave the likelihood of renewed short-term market moves uncertain.

Politics

Trump says he feels Russia would not re-invade Ukraine, signals conditional U.S. support

President Trump told The New York Times that he felt "strongly" that Russia would not invade Ukraine again and indicated he would be willing to commit the United States to helping defend Ukraine only because of that belief. He was answering whether he would be prepared to go

Health

Pre-licensed New Hampshire therapist charged in alleged mid-session assault

According to People, Daniel Thibeault, 51, a pre-licensed therapist in Bow, New Hampshire, has been charged with two counts of felonious sexual assault and one count of aggravated felonious sexual assault after a woman alleged he sexually assaulted her during an in‑office therapy visit; he was arrested on Monday,

Politics

Jonathan Ross named as ICE agent who shot woman in Minneapolis

Independent.co reports that The Minnesota Star Tribune named Jonathan Ross as the ICE agent who fatally shot a 37-year-old mother in her car during a Wednesday large-scale immigration operation in Minneapolis. Vice President JD Vance had revealed earlier Thursday that, months before Wednesday’s shooting, the agent was dragged

Culture

Carrie Coon leads Broadway debut of Tracy Letts’s 'Bug' at Friedman Theater

Carrie Coon gives a commanding performance in Tracy Letts’s play "Bug," which opened Thursday at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in a Manhattan Theater Club production that marks the play’s Broadway debut. The revival follows Agnes, a waitress who descends into a world of conspiracy theories.