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The Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 13 in two cases that challenge state bans on transgender girls competing in school sports; lower courts have blocked West Virginia’s law and a decision is expected by early summer.

The White House says President Trump is reviewing a private Iranian outreach to special envoy Steve Witkoff while keeping military options, including airstrikes, on the table; activists report at least 544 people have been killed in nationwide anti-government protests.

The San Francisco 49ers won a wild-card game in Philadelphia, 23-19, as a defense missing several starters produced timely plays; the team now turns quickly to a matchup with the Seattle Seahawks.

NASCAR announced a return to a points-based 'The Chase' playoff format in which 16 drivers qualify and the driver leading the points after 10 playoff races will be champion.

A group of Theravada Buddhist monks and their rescue dog have been walking through Southern U.S. communities since Oct. 26, 2025, sharing mindfulness and collecting large, often warm public gatherings; their trek is planned to end in mid-February in Washington, D.C., where they will seek recognition of Vesak.

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the administration's DEI ban for the duration of a lawsuit, and Head Start providers report relief alongside continued caution after months of application rejections and funding disruptions.

Forecasters expect the December Consumer Price Index to show a 2.7% year-over-year increase, with core CPI also at 2.7%; some economists say November's reading may have been understated because BLS price collection was delayed by the government shutdown.

Notre Dame announced four transfer commitments — Quincy Porter, Keon Keeley, DJ McKinney and Jayden Sanders — while still seeking at least one defensive tackle.

At CES 2026 Roborock unveiled the Saros Rover, a wheel-leg robot vacuum demonstrated climbing stairs, and also showcased new autonomous lawn mowers while announcing a multi-year partnership with Real Madrid.

CN Guidance & Counseling Services has added Arnie, a 4-year-old facility dog from America's VetDogs, to its team to support clients and staff through animal-assisted therapy, while the nonprofit continues to provide mental health and substance use services across Long Island including a 24-hour community crisis center.

The UK is bringing a provision of the Data Act into force this week that makes creating or requesting non-consensual intimate deepfake images a criminal offence, and the government says it will treat the offence as a priority under the Online Safety Act. Ofcom has opened a formal investigation into X over deepfakes generated by the Grok chatbot and is expected to set a timeline for that inquiry.

CDC data show flu cases and wastewater signals are falling in early January after a record-high December, but the season has caused roughly 180,000 hospitalizations and 7,400 deaths and remains driven largely by an H3N2 subclade called K.

Jersey City received a $1 million American Rescue Plan grant to build the Bayside Community Center in Greenville, the first of six planned recreation facilities under a 2024 city ordinance. Additional public meetings are scheduled for 2026 to gather resident input before construction begins.

The pandemic-era expansion of ACA premium subsidies expired at the end of 2025, reducing the federal share of premiums for affected enrollees from about 88% to about 83%. The piece argues that subsidies ease household costs in the short term but do not address the underlying drivers of rising health care prices.

L.A. Reid and former music executive Drew Dixon have reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging Reid sexually assaulted Dixon in 2001; the trial had been scheduled to begin Monday and the terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

Wake County Animal Center in Raleigh will be closed from Jan. 16 through March 2 for repairs and maintenance; animal control services will continue but the shelter building will be closed to the public.

Will Smith joined a 2022 National Geographic expedition that collected a scale sample from a 16–17-foot green anaconda; analyses announced in 2024 identified the northern green anaconda (Eunectes akayama) as a distinct species.

Anker introduced the Solix E10, a modular home backup system that integrates battery storage, solar input and a smart fuel generator; preorders begin Jan. 12 and official sales start Feb. 4.

Tractor Supply opened its 2,400th store in Aiken, South Carolina, featuring a 3,000-square-foot Garden Center and marking one of four new early-2026 openings; the company donated $2,400 to Aiken Equine Rescue at the grand opening.

Mission controllers received full acquisition of signal from NASA's Pandora satellite on Jan. 11 after liftoff from Vandenberg; Pandora will observe at least 20 known exoplanets to study their atmospheres using visible and near-infrared measurements.

House Democrats asked a federal judge to block DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's reinstated seven-day notice requirement for congressional visits to ICE detention facilities, saying it conflicts with a prior court stay and federal spending law. They asked the court to order DHS to explain the new policy and to hold an emergency hearing.

Anthropic released Claude Cowork as a research-preview feature in the Claude macOS app that lets Claude access a user folder to read, edit, or create files; it is currently available to Claude Max subscribers and Anthropic warned of safety risks, including possible file deletion and prompt injection attacks.

Pandora launched from Vandenberg into a polar Sun-synchronous twilight orbit and will observe 20 preselected exoplanet systems to help separate stellar signals from planetary atmospheres and support James Webb Telescope observations.

The U.S. House appropriations minibus states it does not support the existing NASA‑ESA Mars Sample Return program; the bill now goes to the Senate for consideration.

The Better Business Bureau serving Greater Iowa has added real-time chat support in French, Spanish and Mandarin on its website as part of a national effort to offer consistent multilingual access across BBB markets.

A senior White House official said President Trump will meet Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado at the White House on Thursday; Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.

Indonesia and Malaysia announced temporary blocks on Grok after reports that the chatbot produced sexually explicit images of real people.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren told the National Press Club that Democrats should curb tech-sector influence and pursue populist, affordability-focused policies after the 2024 defeat.

After the Gabriel House fire that killed 10 residents, the Assisted Living Residences Commission unanimously approved its final report. Gov. Maura Healey announced she will begin implementing most of the report's regulatory and administrative recommendations and the commission also urged legislative action.

A new Cell study using brain scans from nearly 5,800 children found that stimulant medications like Ritalin and Adderall increase activity in brain reward and wakefulness regions rather than attention circuits, and the drugs helped children with ADHD and those who slept less than recommended.