Politics

Chinese dissident Heng Guan granted asylum by U.S. judge

On Jan. 28, 2026, a federal immigration judge granted asylum to Heng Guan, a 38-year-old Chinese national who secretly documented the Chinese government’s detention and surveillance of Uyghurs; he will not be released immediately, as Homeland Security said it was reserving the right to appeal. Judge Charles M. Ouslander

Culture

Amelia Gray Hamlin accused of lying about cosmetic procedures; she calls it 'fake news'

Model Amelia Gray Hamlin was labeled "delulu" online after content creator Molly Bailey posted side-by-side photos on Sunday accusing the 24-year-old of lying about not having cosmetic procedures. Bailey's caption alleged "nepo puberty or a ponytail lift, cheek filler, lip filler, buccal fat removal, rhinoplasty,

Tech

Linux kernel gets continuity plan for when Linus Torvalds retires or is gone

The Linux Foundation now has a succession plan for the day Linux creator Linus Torvalds either retires or is no longer with us, an initiative that emerged from the Maintainers Summit held in December 2025 and has begun to be implemented. The plan is documented in a new process called

Science

Craig R. Ferguson serves as NASA Earth Science hydrosphere program manager

Dr. Craig R. Ferguson serves as program manager for NASA’s Earth Science Division Research Element Hydrosphere program and holds several additional NASA roles; he joined NASA in March 2024. He is project scientist for the Integrated Modeling Virtual Institute Scientific Computing program and Earth Science Division co-lead for High-End

Crypto

Ripple launches corporate treasury platform with GTreasury and stablecoin rails

Ripple has launched a corporate treasury platform that combines GTreasury’s treasury management software with Ripple’s blockchain and stablecoin rails, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. The platform lets companies manage cash, payments and liquidity from a single system while maintaining existing controls and workflows, according

Culture

Arc Raiders 'On The Map' walkthrough: where to triangulate in Spaceport

Published Jan. 28, 2026 — The Arc Raiders "On The Map" quest takes place entirely in Spaceport and has players triangulating positions across the map; the objectives do not need to be completed in a single round, so you can resume if you get knocked. The first step is

Politics

Trump accuses Minneapolis mayor of violating law over immigration enforcement

President Donald Trump accused Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Wednesday of breaking the law after Frey said that “Minneapolis does and will not enforce federal immigration laws,” the president wrote on Truth Social in response. Frey made the comment in a social media post saying he had “made it clear”

Culture

X‑Men Annual #1 turns team into sentient drawings to fight villain 'The Creationist'

X‑Men Annual #1 will send the team into a drawing to battle a villain called The Creationist, who has power over 'imagination itself,' Marvel's official synopsis says. Marvel says the Creationist forces four artists to visualize monsters that tear through reality. The X‑Men must

Tech

Microsoft reports $81.3B revenue as profits jump 60% amid big A.I. spending

Microsoft said on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, that in its most recent quarter it had revenue of $81.3 billion and profits of $38.5 billion, up 60 percent from a year earlier; its shares fell more than 5 percent in after-hours trading. The company said it spent $37.5

Business

Fed holds rates steady at 3.5–3.75% at first meeting of the year

The Federal Reserve held rates steady on Wednesday at the central bank’s first meeting of the year, keeping its benchmark interest rate in a range of 3.5 percent to 3.75 percent, the Fed said. The Fed board’s policy statement said, "Economic activity has been expanding

Tech

FF7 Remake Part 3 director says team will stick with Unreal Engine 4

The third part of the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy is already “playable” and is being polished by Square Enix, and director Naoki Hamaguchi told GameSpot (via VGC) the team will continue using Unreal Engine 4 for the final game. Hamaguchi said, “We’ve been using Unreal Engine 4, but

Business

Tesla profit falls as shares near record high on robotaxi and robot hopes

Tesla reported a steep decline in annual profit on Jan. 28, 2026, as the electric carmaker cut prices to counter mounting competition, even as its shares trade near record highs amid investor enthusiasm for the companys self-driving and robot plans. The companys net profit for the year was

Culture

Cathy Yan's The Gallerist: Natalie Portman in Stylish but Shallow Art-World Satire

A Movieweb review by Zachary Lee says Cathy Yan’s The Gallerist, released Jan. 24, 2026 and starring Natalie Portman, is a chaotic, stylish chamber piece whose colorful surface masks a shallow inner core. The review summarizes the plot: Portman plays gallery owner Polina Polinski, whose first look for emerging

Politics

Labor offers delay to NDIS autism program to secure hospitals and disability funding deal

The Albanese government has offered to delay the start of a new early intervention autism program and to provide budget top-ups for smaller states as part of efforts to secure an overdue hospitals and disability funding deal. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and health minister Mark Butler proposed pushing back the

World

Davon Holloman charged after father Jimmy Chase allegedly stabbed while teaching 3 sons

A New Jersey father, 40-year-old Jimmy Chase, was allegedly stabbed to death on Jan. 8 while teaching his three young sons to ride bikes, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office said. Authorities announced charges Wednesday against 35-year-old Davon Holloman in connection with the incident. Prosecutors said Holloman has been charged

Sports

Arsenal beat AS Far 6-0 to reach Women’s Champions Cup final

Arsenal defeated Moroccan side AS Far 6-0 to reach Sunday’s final of the inaugural Fifa Women’s Champions Cup, earning a place in the decider against Corinthians. The goals came early and often: Stina Blackstenius opened the scoring in the eighth minute with a header confirmed by goalline technology,

World

Landslide Leaves Historic Sicilian Town Perched on Cliff’s Edge

Part of the town of Niscemi in Sicily teetered on a cliffs edge on Wednesday after a landslide on Sunday, triggered in part by intense rain from Cyclone Harry, officials and residents said; more than 1,500 people have been evacuated. The chasm stretched for about 2.5 miles,

Crypto

21Shares: XRP has 30% chance to reach $2.69 in 2026 on ETF inflows

Asset manager 21Shares said XRP has a 30% chance of reaching $2.69 in 2026, a bullish scenario it tied to US regulatory clarity and strong inflows into newly approved spot XRP ETFs. The report noted that SEC litigation effectively ended in August 2025, reopening access to US institutions, and

Culture

How to convert kitchen scraps into an infused oil

Today’s recipe shows how to turn kitchen scraps into a home-made infused olive oil; the method makes about 250ml and is designed to be prepared on a very low heat in a regular kitchen. Infused oil can be used to drizzle over carpaccio, pasta or salad, to marinate meat,

Culture

Clarice sequel series hits Prime Video top 10, charts in eight countries

Clarice, the 2021 sequel TV series to The Silence of the Lambs, has climbed into Amazon Prime Video’s global top 10 and is currently sitting at No. 8, Collider reported on Jan. 28, 2026. Set between the 1991 film and 2001’s Hannibal, Clarice was created by Alex Kurtzman

Science

I watched the Challenger disaster from Mission Control

Steven Vaughan-Nichols says he was inside Mission Control at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center for the Challenger launch on Jan. 28, 1986, working in data communications to keep telemetry links between the shuttle and NASA's ground system operational. He recalls that telemetry indicators were all green

Sports

Neal Maupay pictured in headlock with Sevilla staffer over old club tweet

Neal Maupay has been pictured putting a Sevilla staff member in a headlock after the club dug out old tweets that mocked him, AFP reports. The ex-Brighton striker has joined Sevilla on loan from Marseille until the end of the season. Sevilla's official X account had posted a

Crypto

Crypto PAC Fairshake reports $193M after donations from Ripple, Coinbase, a16z

Fairshake, a cryptocurrency industry-backed political action committee, disclosed it held $193 million in cash on hand ahead of the 2026 US midterm elections, saying contributions included $25 million from Ripple Labs, $24 million from a16z and a $25 million contribution from Coinbase in 2025, Fairshake spokesperson Josh Vlasto told Cointelegraph.

Culture

Roxstar closes Park City’s Arby’s Cinema Center during Sundance’s final Park City run

Roxstar Entertainment closed its final Cinema Center at Park City’s Arby’s Cinema Center during Sundance 2026, staging three packed days of premiere parties, press stops and celebrity drop-ins from Jan. 24–26 and marking the end of a 40-plus-year run as Sundance may be preparing to say goodbye

Politics

Democrats seek limits on $75 billion ICE windfall as government funding deadline nears

When Republicans pushed President Trump’s domestic policy bill through Congress last year, they gave the Department of Homeland Security a sweeping funding boost that included $75 billion earmarked for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Democrats are now trying to add limits as a government funding deadline approaches, The New