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Ruamrudee International School of Thailand won the 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize in the Global High Schools — East Asia & Pacific category for its 'Future of Good Life' project, which applies Alternate Wetting and Drying and a student-built RiceSense sensor to reduce water use and methane emissions.

OpenAI announced a deal with Cerebras to provide 750 megawatts of computing power through 2028, reported to be worth over $10 billion; Cerebras previously withdrew an IPO prospectus and said it will refile with updated financials and strategy information.

Showrunner Abe Sylvia says Carol Burnett agreed to sing “Something Good” in the Season 2 finale, and he describes the episode as offering happy endings while leaving unresolved threats that could lead into a possible Season 3.

B.C. Minister of Health Josie Osborne said the province will not ask Health Canada to renew an exemption that allowed a decriminalization pilot. The exemption was granted in January 2023 and is set to expire at the end of this month.

A Senate health committee hearing saw Republican members call for an FDA review of mifepristone restrictions while Democrats defended the drug's safety; the FDA says a review is underway but cannot fully respond because of pending litigation.

Kaiser Permanente agreed to a proposed $46 million settlement over alleged privacy violations, and current and former members who used authenticated webpages in specified states between November 2017 and May 2024 can submit claims online by March 12.

A JAMA study using data compiled by NBC News and Stanford found median nonmedical exemption rates for kindergartners rose from 0.6% in 2010–11 to 3.1% in 2023–24, and more than half of counties reported post‑pandemic increases.

LeBron James reposted a still from J. Cole’s teaser and wrote a brief excited message after the rapper unveiled a teaser and later released a video labeled “Disc 2 Track 2.” The Fall Off is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026.

NASA ordered four Crew‑11 members to return early from the ISS after one crew member fell ill and was described as “stable,” and Mike Fincke handed command of Expedition 74 to Russian cosmonaut Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov. The four are scheduled to undock Wednesday and splash down off the coast of California early Thursday.

Alisa Efimova lacked U.S. citizenship, so she and partner Misha Mitrofanov were ineligible for the Milan Olympics despite qualifying at U.S. nationals; they will compete at Four Continents and the world championships instead.

NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy have committed to develop a compact nuclear fission reactor for the Moon with a target around 2030 to provide steady power for habitats and operations, and the plan followed a December 18 executive order directing NASA to pursue lunar nuclear power.

An Atlanta OB-GYN's exchange with Senator Josh Hawley during a Senate hearing on medication abortion safety — in which she declined a simple yes-or-no on whether men can become pregnant — was posted online and viewed millions of times.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed Dr. Adam Urato and Dr. Kimberly Biss to the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices; both have previously questioned aspects of vaccine safety and the use of some antidepressants in pregnancy.

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District held a January Professional Learning Day at Pioneer Valley High School, and nearly 500 teachers from district schools attended.

Nick Taylor is back at Waialae Country Club to defend his Sony Open title, and players say planned schedule changes for 2027 could affect whether the Hawaii swing continues.

Tommy Lee Jones filed for a temporary conservatorship for his daughter in August 2023 and later sought to terminate it; Victoria Jones was found dead in San Francisco on Jan. 1, 2026, in an incident authorities reported as a possible overdose.

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke handed command of the International Space Station to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov; Crew-11 is targeted to undock Jan. 14 and splash down off California on Jan. 15.

The National Park Service will waive advanced reservations for Horsetail Fall's 'firefall' in February 2026, and the glowing effect is visible for about 5 to 15 minutes when late-day sunlight aligns near sunset.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics' December Consumer Price Index showed core goods were flat for the month while services continued to rise, and overall annual inflation was reported at 2.7 percent.

The piece proposes starting 2026 with the Golden Rule — a principle present across many religious and philosophical traditions — and suggests that applying it could influence politics, business, education and everyday interactions.

Three other Wise County teachers faced child-sex-related charges in recent years, and their cases include convictions and short sentences; coach Travis Turner was charged and has been missing while police have provided no substantive updates.

An opinion piece argues that vaccine debates helped drive unexpected Democratic wins in recent off‑year elections and that actions by President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have introduced controversy and changes into U.S. vaccine policy.

The House approved a bipartisan two-bill appropriations package 341 to 79 and sent it to the Senate as Congress works to meet a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a government shutdown.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Washington has given Zion Shelter & Kitchen access to its building so Zion can run an emergency shelter while it seeks a new permanent site. Zion aims to open a new community kitchen by February.

President Trump said he had a "very good call" with acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodriguez in which they discussed oil, minerals, trade and national security; Rodriguez described the call as productive and plans to send an envoy to Washington while Trump is set to meet opposition leader María Corina Machado the following day.

Rhode Island's governor has said he is open to a public-union proposal for a three-percentage-point surcharge on households with more than $1 million in income as the state faces an estimated $100 million budget shortfall.

Cartoonist Scott Adams died after an aggressive form of prostate cancer, and an American Cancer Society report says five‑year survival for cancers diagnosed 2015–2021 reached 70%.

Brooklyn Children's Museum was awarded a $20,000 grant from the Ponce De Leon Foundation to support its 2026 cultural festivals. The funding will help sustain the museum's family-focused events that celebrate a range of global traditions.

Israel recognized the Republic of Somaliland on Dec. 26, and President Abdullahi announced plans to open Somaliland's first embassy in Israel.

A new federal law allows whole and 2 percent milk to be served in schools, reversing a 2012 policy that limited federally supported school meals to nonfat or 1 percent milk; experts say milk provides important nutrients but research is mixed on whether higher-fat milk benefits or harms children's health.