Politics

5-year-old Minnesota boy fell ill at ICE's Dilley family detention center, school says

A 5-year-old Minnesota boy who was detained by ICE alongside his father earlier this month has fallen ill at the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, the superintendent of his school district told Huffington Post. Zena Stenvik, superintendent for Columbia Heights Public Schools, said she spoke with the

Crypto

Sentient (SENT) Surges 50% After Upbit, Bithumb Listings; Volume Jumps 192%

Sentient (SENT) jumped more than 50% to a new all-time high after dual listings on South Korea’s leading exchanges Bithumb and Upbit, which opened trading for SENT on January 29 at 5:30 PM Korean Standard Time (KST). The rally followed earlier listings on major platforms including Binance, Coinbase

Sports

Palhinha: Tottenham must focus on Premier League after Frankfurt win

João Palhinha said Tottenham must concentrate on the Premier League after their 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday, rejecting talk of the club winning the Champions League. Asked if Spurs could win the competition as he left the stadium, Palhinha chuckled and said: “I know what you want to

World

European Union lists Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group

The European Union will list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization, officials announced Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2026, saying the move follows a brutal and bloody crackdown against protesters in recent weeks. The decision brings the European Union in line with the United States and Canada, which

Culture

Gunsmoke named 2025's most-binged series with 22.5 billion minutes streamed

According to Nielsen's annual Artey Awards, Gunsmoke was the most-binged title of 2025, logging 22.5 billion minutes of watch time — which Nielsen says equates to 241 episodes watched per viewer out of 404 available on various platforms. The classic Western, which began as a radio series (1952–

Culture

Best no- and low-alcohol wines — picks from whites to sparklings and teas

Sophia Longhi for the Guardian rounds up no- and low-alcohol wines across whites, rosés, reds, sparklings and sparkling teas, based on her taste testing; the piece was originally published on 27 July 2025 and amended on 29 January 2026 to add four wines, sugar information and updated prices. Among non-

Sports

Emile Heskey opens up on Liverpool move, England caps and Rooney tunnel fight

GOAL released episode three of its Beast Mode On Podcast on July 31, 2025, as Adebayo Akinfenwa sits down with former Liverpool, Aston Villa and England striker Emile Heskey. The 47-year-old, a Leicester City favourite who won 62 caps for England and was once the Reds' most expensive player,

Science

Waxing Gibbous on Jan. 29, 2025 — 85% of the Moon illuminated

As of Thursday, Jan. 29, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous; according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 85% of the Moon will be lit tonight. We're only days away from the Full Moon now, so when we look up there is plenty to see. You don&

Science

NASA completes assembly of Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Technicians completed construction of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope when they joined the observatory’s two major segments on November 25, 2025. The mission is slated to launch no later than May 2027, with teams working toward a launch as early as fall 2026, and the observatory will

Business

Jeff Gundlach urges 30–40% in non‑US stocks amid weak dollar, high inflation

Jeffrey Gundlach, the “Bond King” and DoubleLine Capital CEO, told CNBC on Wednesday he is positioning portfolios around the risks of higher inflation and a weaker U.S. dollar and laid out his top investment recommendations. Gundlach said inflation is running at about a 3% annualized rate, above the Fed’

Business

Saks Global bankruptcy revives questions about the future of department stores

Saks Global, the operator of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman, entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a development that the New York Times said has revived debate about whether department stores can regain their former appeal (report dated Jan. 29, 2026). The Times piece traces the cultural power of

Sports

NBC launches Sunday Night Basketball on NBC and Peacock Feb. 1–Apr. 5

NBC Sports is placing Sunday Night Basketball in its weekly prime-time rotation for the first time, bringing NBA games to NBC and Peacock every Sunday night from February 1 through April 5, 2026. The network says the slate will feature big NBA names — including LeBron, Wemby, Jokić, Steph, SGA and

Culture

CBS hit by 'Brian Boost' on-air typo and transposed ratings chart during Bari Weiss pitch

CBS News drew fresh scrutiny Tuesday after Page Six reported two embarrassing mistakes: an on-air typo that read “Brian Boost” during a brain-health tease, and an earlier presentation slide that mislabelled network ratings lines during a town hall led by Bari Weiss. An eagle-eyed PR pro noticed the on-air graphic

Business

A.I. boom prompts massive capex at Meta and heavy spending elsewhere, payoff unclear

Meta said last night it would spend up to $135 billion on capital expenditures this year, much of it on artificial intelligence, and its stock rose; Microsoft’s stock fell more than 6 percent after the company reported earnings, DealBook said. Tech giants’ A.I. spending plans are enormous. Microsoft

Politics

Justice Dept. in Minnesota targets critics while resisting civil‑rights probes

The New York Times reports that, in Minnesota this month, the Trump Justice Department has pushed prosecutors and the F.B.I. to focus on critics of its immigration crackdown while resisting traditional civil‑rights investigations into two fatal, video‑recorded shootings — of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — the article

Culture

Monster Train 2’s Destiny of the Railforged adds new clan, hard Soul Savior mode

Monster Train 2 is getting a paid DLC called Destiny of the Railforged, out February 2 for $10, which adds a new Railforged clan, a free Wurmkin clan, and a challenging new mode called Soul Savior, according to a PC Gamer preview of a pre-release build. The Railforged clan introduces

World

Jury awards $30 million to man abused at Newark school

A jury on Tuesday awarded $30 million to a 44-year-old man who said he was sexually abused as a child in the 1990s at the Ann Street School in Newark, according to a New York Times report published Jan. 28, 2026. The victim’s lawyers said the abuse usually happened

Culture

Ben Kingsley's Trevor Slattery anchors Disney Plus' Wonder Man; his return unexplained

Wonder Man has arrived on Disney Plus, ending a six-month Marvel Cinematic Universe drought and putting veteran side character Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) at the center of the show with a starring role. Trevor first appeared in Iron Man 3 as a recovering alcoholic actor who pretended to be the

Politics

Australia’s immigration contractor MTC involved in Trump ICE migrant crackdown

The Australian government’s main immigration detention contractor, the local subsidiary of Management and Training Corporation (MTC), is playing a key role in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in the United States while continuing to run offshore processing on Nauru and Australia’s onshore detention network under contracts awarded by

Sports

Benfica beat Real Madrid as chaotic final day decides Champions League groups

Benfica beat Real Madrid 3-2 at the Estádio da Luz on the final day of the Champions League group stage, with goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin heading a last‑gasp winner to send Benfica into the knockout phase and leave Real Madrid facing the playoffs. The match ended in scenes of wild

Culture

Disney Lorcana Winterspell: Pocahontas, Darkwing Duck join - releases Feb 20

Disney Lorcana Winterspell is the trading card game's 11th set and kicks off its third year, with prerelease events on February 13, 2026 and a full release on February 20, 2026. The set is themed around snowy environments and centers on a story in which Elsa from Frozen

Culture

PlayStation Plus February lineup: Ace Combat 7, Subnautica: Below Zero, Undisputed, Ultros

On January 28, Sony revealed February’s PlayStation Plus monthly games, which will be available to all PS Plus subscribers across all tiers and can be added to your library permanently starting February 3. The free games for February are Undisputed (PS5), Subnautica: Below Zero (PS5, PS4), Ultros (PS5, PS4)

Culture

Rama Duwaji attends Whitney Museum winter fund-raiser

Rama Duwaji, New York City’s first lady, attended the Whitney Museum’s winter fund-raising party on Tuesday night, Jan. 28, 2026, at the museum on Gansevoort Street in Lower Manhattan. Ms. Duwaji, 28, recently took residence in Gracie Mansion with her husband, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was elected nearly

Culture

New 'Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence' teaser shows smarter, deadlier tomatoes

A new teaser trailer for Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence arrived online on Jan. 29, 2026, offering a first look at the rebooted entry in the 47-year-old horror-comedy franchise. MovieWeb says the teaser leans into splatstick antics and reveals the titular tomatoes have developed "organic intelligence,"

World

3 arrested after South Carolina woman who thought she was buying a puppy was killed

Authorities say Dana Marie Kinlaw, 40, of Olanta, S.C., was found shot dead and set on fire in a vehicle in Effingham on Jan. 22 after she believed she was meeting someone to buy a puppy, the Florence County Sheriff’s Office said. The sheriff’s office responded to