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Republican leaders have largely declined to limit President Trump's authority after an operation targeting Venezuela's leader, and Senate Democrats are pressing a war powers resolution that could come to a vote this week.

Environmental groups opposed an EPA proposal to extend closure deadlines to October 2031 for 11 coal plants, including three in Illinois and one in northwest Indiana. The EPA says the extension addresses grid reliability and has extended the public comment period to Feb. 6 before finalizing the rule.

Jeff Probst said Survivor 50 will keep its focus on players and gameplay after a Dec. 19 teaser showed celebrity involvement, and he told Variety that some stars like Jimmy Fallon and MrBeast joined because they are fans.

A 17-person San Francisco Giants delegation traveled to Seoul to support outfielder Jung Hoo Lee and to meet Korean baseball and business leaders; the team has told Major League Baseball it would like to participate if future regular-season games are scheduled in Korea.

Hyundai announced at CES 2026 plans to build a manufacturing system to produce thousands of humanoid robots per year by 2028 and to deploy Boston Dynamics' Atlas in its plants for parts sequencing, with broader assembly uses planned by 2030.

Six Flags is raising $1 billion in senior notes rated Caa1 to refinance debt due next April, and the article mentions shares edged higher as the company manages a recent loss, executive departures, and strategic shifts.

Ohio beat UMass 86-83; Javan Simmons scored 20 points and Jackson Paveletzke sealed the win with a late free throw.

Michael Reagan, the eldest son of former President Ronald Reagan, died at 80, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced Jan. 6; Newsmax said he was a founding analyst and columnist, and a cause of death was not immediately provided.

Darryn Peterson is in the starting lineup for Kansas' game against TCU after returning from an injury absence, and he scored 26 points in 23 minutes in his Jan. 3 outing at UCF.

Volkswagen Group brands are recalling more than half a million U.S. vehicles after regulators identified software problems that can cause rearview camera displays to fail, and manufacturers say the issue will be fixed with a free software update.

Kamloops RCMP say the sudden death of Muhammad "Ash" Zafar, found during a wellness check on Dalgleish Drive, is being treated as a homicide; investigators say the death appears isolated and there is no ongoing risk to the public.

Introduced at CES 2026, the Luna Band is a wristband from Luna that logs health information by voice using an AI called LifeOS compatible with Siri, while still collecting activity and sleep data via onboard sensors; the company says it does not require a subscription, but price and availability were not announced.

1047 Games said "Steam charts don't measure fun" after Splitgate: Arena Reloaded's Steam peak fell from about 2,300 at launch to 952 in the past 24 hours, and console player counts are not publicly available.

When the St. Louis Blues and Chicago Blackhawks meet, games remain intense and emotional. The rivalry was reshaped after the Blues' 2019 Stanley Cup win.

A 42-year-old snowmobiler from Bend, Oregon, died after an avalanche near Johnson Peak and Castle Peak in Truckee on Jan. 5; friends and nearby passersby recovered him and performed CPR but he did not survive.

Dell announced the UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor, a 52-inch 21:9 curved 6K display with IPS Black and Thunderbolt hub features, available now for about $2,899.

Siemens announced a deeper partnership with Nvidia to build an industrial AI operating system and will pilot the system at its Erlangen plant; CEO Roland Busch said the company sees possible deals in AI, life sciences and operations software and referenced last year’s Dotmatics acquisition.

A Belfast actor diagnosed with motor neurone disease says he regained some sensation in his feet after receiving doses of a trial drug that targets a rare FUS gene; he remains under care and is due to have a tracheostomy this month.

In a four-month trial of 212 men with low-risk prostate cancer, a supplement containing broccoli, pomegranate and other phytochemicals was linked to a slowing of PSA rise; adding a Lactobacillus probiotic was associated with a larger reduction in PSA progression and MRI-supported changes.

Health officials report the drug-resistant yeast Candida auris has spread in hospitals and nursing homes in New York and New Jersey, and U.S. cases topped more than 7,000 in 2025.

A defense official said seven US service members were injured during a covert raid in Venezuela; five have returned to duty and two remain recovering.

Federal health officials announced they will stop recommending some vaccines universally for children, and CDC data report at least 11 million flu illnesses and 5,000 deaths this season.

Abiove, representing major soybean traders, said it is withdrawing from the 2006 Soy Moratorium that bars soy grown on Amazon land deforested after 2008; Mato Grosso recently removed tax benefits tied to the pact and a November Supreme Court ruling partly favored the state.

British Columbia Premier David Eby said public funds considered for a new pipeline to B.C.'s coast would be better used to support a Canadian refinery, and his remarks followed the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Discord filed confidentially for an initial public offering and is reported to be working with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan; deliberations are ongoing and the company could decide not to proceed.

Southfield has agreed to pay $3.25 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2020 case in which 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp was pronounced dead, later found alive at a funeral home, and died weeks afterward.

At CES 2026, ASUS presented new Zenbook and ProArt laptops focused on Workspace AI, Creator AI, and Everyday AI, with redesigned hardware and AI-ready performance across consumer and creator lines.

Influencer Tineke 'Tini' Younger posted a new arm tattoo honoring her late twin daughter Arya; Younger previously announced Arya died after a pregnancy-related complication and said her surviving twin is breathing on her own.

The Wyoming Supreme Court invalidated the state's abortion ban in State v. Johnson, finding that the law's exceptions were legally inconsistent with the Wyoming Constitution's recognition of health-care decision rights.

Shares of several makers of data-center cooling equipment fell after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Rubin chips can be cooled with water at temperatures that do not require water chillers.