Crypto

MSCI keeps digital asset treasury companies in its indexes for now

MSCI said it will continue to include digital asset treasury companies in its global indexes, a decision the firm attributed to investor feedback and the need for further study. Shares in Michael Saylor’s Strategy rose 5% after MSCI decided not to exclude those companies, the firm said in a

World

Chicago special education teacher last seen after leaving for acupuncture appointment

According to People, Linda Brown, a 53-year-old Chicago special education teacher, was last seen on Jan. 3 after leaving home for an acupuncture appointment, her husband said. A missing-persons bulletin from the Chicago Police Department said Brown was last seen in the area of the 4500 block of South Martin

Culture

Image of Nicolás Maduro in Nike Tech sweatsuit prompts memes and fashion debate

President Trump shared an unverified cropped photo on Truth Social that he said showed Nicolás Maduro in U.S. custody aboard the U.S.S. Iwo Jima, en route to the United States; the image shows Mr. Maduro blindfolded, wearing a gray Nike Tech sweatsuit and noise-canceling headphones. Rather than

Sports

Ben Stokes leaves field with suspected right adductor injury in final Test

England captain Ben Stokes limped from the field with a groin injury in the final Test, Independent.co reported. Stokes, who has been his side’s most reliable bowling option on a difficult tour, pulled up after 10 balls on the fourth morning and departed for the dressing room mid‑

Culture

Stranger Things ends with two-hour series finale after five seasons

The Duffer brothers concluded Stranger Things on Jan. 1, 2026, with a two-hour series finale titled "The Rightside Up," bringing to a close a five-season run spread across nearly a decade on Netflix. The finale sent the core group back into the Upside Down and the Abyss to

Science

Feral dogs threaten wildlife and people in Ladakh

Some estimates suggest about 25,000 dogs roam freely around Ladakh, where they carry diseases including rabies and have contributed to rising numbers of dog bites and even fatal attacks. Conservationists say the animals now pose a well-known threat to human health as well as to native wildlife. Experts say

Culture

Kathleen Kennedy reportedly to hand Lucasfilm to Lynwen Brennan and Dave Filoni

Collider reports that Puck News says Kathleen Kennedy will soon step down and hand control of Lucasfilm to Lynwen Brennan and chief creative officer Dave Filoni. The piece recaps Kennedy’s long producing career, noting she produced E.T., co‑founded Amblin Entertainment, and holds producer credits on Jurassic Park,

Tech

CES 2026 spotlights ultra-thin LG W6, Samsung 130-inch Micro RGB and other new TVs

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, TV makers presented several notable new displays, including TCL's X11L, Samsung's 130-inch Micro RGB concept, LG's W6 Wallpaper, Hisense's 163MX, and Samsung's portable Movingstyle. TCL's X11L combines Micro RGB and SQD Mini

Sports

Inter travel to Parma for Serie A clash — kick-off times and how to watch

Goal reports Christian Chivu’s Inter Milan travel to the Stadio Ennio Tardini to face Parma Calcio 1913 today; kick-off is 12:30 pm ET and 5:30 pm GMT. Inter top the Serie A table and enter 2026 in fine form, coming off recent victories including a 3–1

Culture

Mam Tor umbrella wind tests find London Undercover Classic resists gusts

A writer tested a selection of umbrellas for wind resistance on the 517-metre summit of Mam Tor in the Peak District. Conditions were very windy — described by weather apps as a "near gale" — and the three people at the triangulation point could barely stand. Moving slightly downhill found

Culture

Guardian names must-see TV shows to watch in 2026

The Guardian has published a 50-title roundup of must-see TV for 2026, highlighting new series and returning favourites across broadcasters including the BBC, Netflix, HBO Max and Channel 4. Highlights in the list include Waiting for the Out, written by Dennis Kelly and starring Josh Finan as Dan, a philosophy

Culture

HBO's Oz, the 1997 prison drama, remains a six-season TV masterpiece

According to Movieweb, HBO's first scripted one-hour thriller, Oz, which premiered on July 12, 1997, still stands as a gritty, six-season television masterpiece with no bad seasons. Created by Tom Fontana, Oz used distinctive camera work, sound and the narration of Augustus Hill (Harold Perrineau) to deliver a

World

Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 to 50m barrels of sanctioned oil to US

Donald Trump said Venezuela will be "turning over" 30 to 50m barrels of sanctioned oil to the United States. In a post online Trump said: "This Oil will be sold at its Market Price, and that money will be controlled by me, as President of the United

Culture

Baldoni says Lively 'setting me up for a trap' over intimate scenes

People reports that Justin Baldoni wrote in an unsealed Dec. 30, 2023 text to his former WME agent Danny Greenberg that Blake Lively was 'setting me up for a trap' during rehearsals for It Ends With Us. Baldoni said Lively 'refused' to use a body double

World

Correspondents flag uncertainties for Ukraine, Syria and China in 2026

New York Times correspondents in Kyiv, Istanbul and China outlined what 2026 might bring for Ukraine, the Middle East and China, saying the U.S. attack on Venezuela was the “mother of all wild cards” and could send ripples around the world. Andrew Kramer, the Kyiv bureau chief, wrote that

Politics

Charity warns nearly half of UK porn users visit unregulated sites since age checks

Nearly 45 per cent of UK porn users have visited unregulated websites since mandatory age verification checks were introduced last summer, Independent.co reports, new research from the Lucy Faithfull Foundation shows. The poll of more than 3,700 Britons found 39 per cent of those who had visited unregulated

World

Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda agree to receive U.S.-bound asylum seekers

Two Caribbean nations, Dominica and Antigua and Barbuda, said on Monday that they had agreed to start receiving foreign nationals seeking asylum in the United States. Dominica’s prime minister, Roosevelt Skerrit, said his country and the United States had signed “an agreement to facilitate third-country refugees to be sent

Science

NASA Ames publishes Earth Science Nuggets summarizing recent work

NASA’s Ames Research Center’s Earth Science Division publishes Earth Science Nuggets, short single‑page summaries highlighting recent science results, mission highlights and outreach activities. The Nuggets are described as bite‑sized, single‑page summaries that cover recent research findings, mission developments and public outreach carried out by the

Culture

Netflix reboot restores family focus to Lost in Space

Collider reports that Netflix's 2018 reimagining of Lost in Space honored the 1965 science-fiction series while carving out its own path. The original series, created by Irwin Allen and premiered September 15, 1965, followed the Robinson family aboard the saucer-shaped Jupiter 2 on a mission to an Earth-like

Crypto

Flow outlines December exploit that duplicated tokens, $3.9M in losses

The Flow Foundation on Tuesday published a technical post-mortem describing a protocol-level exploit on Dec. 27 that allowed an attacker to counterfeit tokens on the Flow network, resulting in about $3.9 million in confirmed losses before the incident was contained. According to the report, the attacker exploited a flaw

Sports

Napoli to host Hellas Verona at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona

Goal reports SSC Napoli will host Hellas Verona at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona in Serie A, with the sides at contrasting ends of the table. Napoli sit third with 37 points from 17 matches, three adrift of leaders Inter, and have won their last four Serie A games without

Culture

Fernando Luna in SoHo wears two-tone loafers and Veneda Carter crucifix

Fernando Luna, 26, was walking through the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan in mid-December wearing two-tone loafers, eyeglasses, oversized trousers and a silver crucifix. "I do like a really good oversized trouser," Mr. Luna said when asked about his favorite things to wear. He identified the crucifix maker as

Culture

Bela Tarr, Maker of Slow Black-and-White Epics, Dies at 70

Bela Tarr, a Hungarian filmmaker known for slow-moving black-and-white epics including Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies, died on Monday, Jan. 6, 2026, in a hospital in Budapest. He was 70. His stepdaughter, Reka Gaborjani, said he had died after a series of "long and serious" illnesses. Mr. Tarrs

Culture

The Simpsons' Duff Beer mascot Duffman is retired in new episode

Movieweb reports that The Simpsons' latest episode has the series' Duff Beer mascot, Barry Duffman, announce he has been "retired" by the Duff Corporation. The episode, titled "Seperance," a parody of Apple TV's Severance, opens with Barry trying to recruit Homer for

Culture

Schnapp asked for added scene to close Will and Mike arc in Stranger Things finale

People reports that Noah Schnapp asked series creators Matt and Ross Duffer to add a scene to the Stranger Things finale to better close Will Byers’ relationship with his longtime friend Mike Wheeler. In the penultimate episode Will came out as gay and hinted at a long-time crush on Mike,