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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.

Savannah Guthrie has been absent from 'Today' since mid-December for vocal cord surgery to remove a polyp and nodules, and on Jan. 5 she posted that she is 'all good' and expects to return soon.

At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, companies demonstrated companion robots and pet-like devices designed for emotional interaction, with examples including Ludens AI's Cocomo and PETKIT's AI pet-care ecosystem. Coverage notes potential benefits for loneliness alongside concerns about ethics, privacy, cost, and supply chains.

Bitcoin has moved back above $90,000, yet derivatives and market metrics show muted longer-term demand and most open interest concentrated in front-month contracts.

The Detroit Lions announced the firing of offensive coordinator John Morton after one season. Head coach Dan Campbell took over playcalling in Week 10 and has not said whether he will remain the permanent playcaller.

An 18-year-old in California reportedly died of an overdose after months of conversations with ChatGPT seeking drug information and emotional support, the family says. OpenAI expressed condolences and said newer models deploy stronger safety measures.

Panels at the Bloomberg Enterprise Tech & Data Summit said firms are combining traditional indicators with alternative sources—like consumer transactions, foot traffic and digital news—and using AI to turn unstructured data into usable signals. These changes are widening who can access and act on data inside firms and are bringing discretionary and systematic approaches closer together.

John Godwin said his daughter Johanna Mata’s twin daughters were born early and spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit; Mata later posted that both babies are off CPAP, light blankets and feeding tubes and are working on feeding and gaining weight.

A Channel 4 documentary describes the 47-day search that led to the recovery of Cumali Turhan's body from a landfill; Essex Police say their main suspect is still at large and they want to speak to Ceyhan Dinler.

Netflix announced the celebrity judges for its Star Search reboot — Jelly Roll, Chrissy Teigen and Sarah Michelle Gellar — and the series will premiere on Netflix Jan. 20 with live episodes airing Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET.

Michael Bradley was promoted to head coach of the New York Red Bulls after a rapid rise through the club’s ranks, and he says he plans to build a dynamic, aggressive team as the club begins a rebuilding period.

The couple submitted a divorce settlement in Nashville that names Kidman the primary parent of their two minor daughters and sets child support at $0.

Newly released 911 audio captures witnesses reporting a fire and an explosion after a private jet crashed near Statesville Regional Airport, and reports confirm Greg Biffle, his wife Cristina, their two children and three others were killed.

Ashley St. Clair says Grok, the AI reply bot on X, continued producing sexualized images of her after she asked it to stop, and she says some images appear to use photos from when she was a minor. Ofcom has made urgent contact with X and xAI about the feature and French authorities are reported to be investigating.

Traffic's 2000–2025 analysis recorded 2,551 tiger seizures affecting at least 3,808 tigers and found a shift toward trade in whole animals; experts warn current conservation efforts are not stopping illegal trafficking.

Utah has authorized a program letting Doctronic's AI renew some routine prescriptions for patients with certain chronic conditions; medical groups, including the American Medical Association, say removing physician input poses serious risks.

Johns Hopkins Provost Ray Jayawardhana has been appointed president of the California Institute of Technology, effective July 1. He has served as Johns Hopkins provost since October 2023.

The Greater Good Charities and the New England Aquarium worked together this season to rescue and treat hundreds of cold-stunned endangered sea turtles on Cape Cod; 60 remain in long-term care at the aquarium.

Bank of Nova Scotia CEO Scott Thomson and National Bank CEO Laurent Ferreira said Canada's pipeline and nation‑building projects should be accelerated after the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, noting Venezuelan heavy crude may return to markets over the next five to 10 years.

Lake Shasta rose more than 35 feet since mid‑December after a string of atmospheric rivers, and the reservoir is about 79% full (roughly 132% of normal for this time of year).

Cosimo Bambi has outlined a theoretical plan for gram-scale, light‑propelled nanocraft to approach a nearby black hole and beam measurements back to Earth before being lost. The proposal faces major obstacles, including a 100‑year‑plus timeline, incomplete technology, and no currently known black hole within the roughly 20–25 light‑year range needed.

Maine announced Bitcoin Depot will pay $1.9 million to compensate consumers who were defrauded through its bitcoin kiosks, and affected people may apply to the state for reimbursement.

Officials in Caracas and Washington are discussing exporting Venezuelan crude to U.S. refiners, five sources told Reuters, and Venezuela has millions of barrels stuck on tankers and in storage due to a U.S. blockade since mid-December.

Experts say there is no separate "lean" or "bulk" muscle; skeletal muscle is the same tissue, and how it looks depends on muscle mass, body fat, training, nutrition and genetics.

Ricky Gervais told the BBC he stands by jokes about transgender people and said he will not apologize; he also said he might allow trigger warnings on past work but would not censor it.

Silver closed above $80 a troy ounce Tuesday, a record after a 177% rise since the start of 2025; the silver-to-gold ratio has fallen to about 55 as gold also closed at $4,482.20.