Sports

Magic at Cavaliers: injuries, odds and SportsLine model projection

Cbssports reports the Orlando Magic (23-21) visit the Cleveland Cavaliers (27-20) on Monday, January 26, with tipoff at 7 p.m. ET from Rocket Arena in Cleveland. Orlando has lost three straight, including a Saturday 119-105 loss to Cleveland, while the Cavs are on a three-game winning streak and have

Culture

Patrick Dempsey stars in Fox thriller 'Memory of a Killer'

Patrick Dempsey is the lead of the Fox thriller Memory of a Killer, which premiered on Sunday and streams on Hulu. He plays Angelo, a devoted father and grieving widower who is also an assassin-for-hire and begins to worry he is experiencing the onset of dementia. Dempsey, who recently turned

Science

Cuttlefish use polarized-light skin patterns, invisible to humans, in courtship

A study published on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports that male cuttlefish produce a polarized-light pattern on their extended arms during courtship that is invisible to human eyes but was recorded by a camera with a polarized sensor. The observation was made by Arata

Sports

NFL coaching hires graded: Harbaugh and Minter top the class; mixed reviews elsewhere

Cbssports assessed the 2026 NFL coaching cycle, noting 10 openings leaguewide — more than 30% of franchises sought new head coaches — and has begun issuing grades for recent hires. The outlet gave Jesse Minter an A, citing his Chargers defense’s top-five rankings in several categories and his prior ties to

Business

Washington Post reverses course, will send four reporters to Winter Olympics

The Washington Post is reversing course on its Winter Olympics plans and now expects to send four journalists to the Games in Italy, a spokeswoman confirmed. The paper had originally planned to send more than a dozen reporters, but employees were told in a terse email on Friday — less than

Business

Michael Burry says he's buying GameStop shares and backs CEO Ryan Cohen

Businessinsider reports Michael Burry said on Monday he has been buying GameStop shares and that he believes in CEO Ryan Cohen. Burry announced the position on his Substack, Cassandra Unchained, and said the trade is a long-term play rather than a bet on another meme-stock mania; the news sent shares

World

Ferry Sinks Near Basilan in Philippines; At Least 18 Dead

A large passenger and cargo ferry sank early Monday near the island of Baluk-baluk in Basilan Province in the southern Philippines, leaving at least 18 people dead, the Philippine Coast Guard said. The M/V Trisha Kerstin 3 was carrying 332 passengers and 27 crew when it sank shortly before

Culture

Arc Raiders Headwinds update adds Solo-vs-Squad matchmaking and Bird City

Pcgamer reports Embark said in a news post that the Headwinds update for Arc Raiders arrives on January 27 and will add a Solo vs Squads matchmaking option and a new map condition for Buried City dubbed Bird City. The Solo vs Squads option will be available to raiders who

Politics

Many Trump Supporters Back His Foreign Policy, Interviews in Idaho Show

Interviews in Moscow, Idaho, found many President Trump supporters giving him the benefit of the doubt on recent foreign policy actions, including last summer's bombing of Iran and his proposals involving Greenland and Venezuela. Supporters interviewed said they view Mr. Trump’s departures from conventional diplomacy as effective

World

Bombardier Challenger 600 crashes at Bangor airport during takeoff; at least six killed

A Bombardier Challenger 600 crashed during takeoff Sunday evening at Bangor International Airport in Maine, killing at least six people, officials said. The jet went down around 7:45 p.m. as it was taking off. There were conflicting accounts of how many people were aboard: an FAA report on

Culture

George R.R. Martin advised actor on portraying Tanselle in Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

According to Polygon, George R.R. Martin offered guidance to Tanzyn Crawford on playing Tanselle, the only female character in HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms with meaningful plot significance. Tanselle is introduced in episode 2 as the star of a traveling puppet show camped at Ashford Meadow

Science

430,000-Year-Old Wooden Tools and 500,000-Year-Old Bone Hammer Found in Europe

Two new studies report very early toolmaking in Europe: small wooden tools dated to about 430,000 years ago were recovered from a lakeshore mine in southern Greece, and a roughly 500,000-year-old hammer made of elephant or mammoth bone was identified from a site in southern England. The Greek

Tech

Solid-state batteries outperform lithium-ion but aren’t in iPhones yet

Solid-state batteries offer higher energy density, improved safety and longer lifespan, but they are not yet used to power iPhones and most portable devices. Solid-state cells use solid materials for the electrolyte instead of the liquid or gel electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries. The dry electrolytes — various ceramics — are non-flammable, can

Culture

Gabriel Basso in talks to join live-action Gundam adaptation

Movieweb reports that, according to Nexus Point News, Gabriel Basso is in talks to join Sydney Sweeney in Legendary Pictures' live-action adaptation of Mobile Suit Gundam. The film follows young soldiers operating advanced mech suits in an intergalactic war against space colonies. If a deal is reached, NPN says

Culture

Twentysomething production assistant embraces scrapbooking as a sentimental time capsule

A twentysomething Guardian Australia production assistant says she has become enamoured of scrapbooking, describing the hobby as a way to create her own sentimental time capsule. She says the pastime, often labelled “junk journalling” on social media, involves collecting physical mementoes such as tickets, receipts, packaging and Polaroids, and has

World

Delta crew allegedly used beverage carts to block disruptive passenger

According to People, Delta Air Lines flight attendants allegedly used beverage carts to block a disruptive passenger on a Jan. 18 flight from Minneapolis to Tokyo, resulting in an unplanned landing at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, a criminal complaint says. The complaint describes a so-called "Level 2"

Culture

Sally Rippin says picture books can change lives after Guardian poll inclusion

Sally Rippin said her rhyming picture book Come Over to My House was chosen in the Guardian’s readers’ poll of the best Australian picture books of all time. The book was co-written with musician Eliza Hull and illustrated by Daniel Gray-Barnett. Rippin began her piece by quoting Emilie Buchwald:

Crypto

Three altcoins nearing all-time highs as momentum returns to market

Beincrypto says three altcoins — Rain (RAIN), Canton (CC) and Kite (KITE) — are approaching their all-time highs as renewed momentum flows through the crypto market. RAIN trades inside a broadening rising wedge, forming higher highs and higher lows while consolidating below the upper channel resistance near the all-time high at $0.

Science

Expedition 74 begins cryogenic storage and cardiovascular studies aboard ISS

Space physics and cardiac research kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station for the three-person Expedition 74 crew. NASA Flight Engineer Chris Williams set up the Zero Boil-Off Tank investigation inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox on Monday. He injected gas into the experimental hardware

Crypto

Tether Gold tops $2.2B as tokenized bullion market grows amid dollar weakness

Tether said its Tether Gold (XAUt) now represents more than half of the gold-backed stablecoin market, with a total value exceeding $2.2 billion and 520,089 XAUt tokens in circulation at the end of the fourth quarter. The company said each token is backed one-for-one by physical gold held

Culture

Manifest logged 128.2M+ Netflix viewing hours from July–December 2025

Collider reports that Netflix viewers watched Manifest for more than 128.2 million hours between July and December 2025. NBC canceled Manifest in June 2021 after three seasons, but when the first three seasons arrived on Netflix later in 2021 the series surged on the streamer and Netflix revived it

Politics

Trump sends border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis after fatal shooting

President Trump announced he was dispatching border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis that evening amid bipartisan outcry over the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti and signs the Administration may pull back federal law enforcement efforts in the city. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said Homan — who

Culture

A.I. videos of Victoria Beckham spread as Brooklyn Beckham feud plays out online

A.I.-generated videos and images purporting to show Victoria Beckham dancing at her son Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding have circulated widely online as a public family feud unfolded. Brooklyn publicly cut ties with his parents and accused them, in Instagram Stories, of repeatedly trying to sabotage his relationship with

Sports

Hornets host 76ers in Charlotte; Embiid and George ruled out

According to Cbssports, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Philadelphia 76ers at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, N.C., on Monday with tipoff set for 3 p.m. ET as Charlotte seeks a third straight win. Philadelphia (24-20) is coming off a 112-109 loss to the New York Knicks, while the

Business

Freezing storm strains U.S. power grid as hundreds of thousands lose electricity

As wintry conditions and frigid temperatures gripped much of the United States, hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses — largely in the southern parts of the country — were left without electricity while the nation’s power system continued to face severe strain. Most outages resulted from snow piling up on