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Jamal Murray earned his first NBA All-Star selection in his ninth season after posting career highs and helping the Denver Nuggets through several injuries; the All-Star Game is next weekend in Inglewood.

Former Memphis Tiger Jalen Duren was named a reserve for the 2026 NBA All-Star game, his first selection, and is averaging a career-high 18 points and 10.7 rebounds per game for the Detroit Pistons.

The Department of Homeland Security and ICE said two detainees at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center tested positive for measles and the facility has paused all movement while quarantines and monitoring proceed.

At TD Garden, Jaylen Brown led the Celtics to a 107-79 win in the inaugural NBA Pioneers Classic and said Bill Russell's example shaped how he thinks about legacy and community.

Tyler, The Creator received the inaugural Grammy for Best Album Cover at the 2026 ceremony for Chromakopia, with the trophy credited to Tyler Okonma as the cover's art director.

The Walt Disney Co. board is aligning on promoting theme-park chairman Josh D'Amaro to chief executive and will vote on the appointment in the coming week, the article reports.

A Georgia police officer was killed and a second officer was critically injured after officers responded to a fraud-related call at a Stone Mountain hotel; the suspect was injured and hospitalized, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation is leading the inquiry.

No Americans have landed on the Moon since 1972, and NASA's Artemis program — including Artemis II — represents years of work aimed at returning humans to the lunar surface, with a crewed lunar landing goal moved to 2028.

NASA will send four astronauts on Artemis II for a planned 10-day crewed flight around the moon to test Orion's life-support, navigation and communications systems; launch could occur as early as Feb. 6 pending a launchpad fueling test.

Steven Spielberg completed an EGOT when he won a 2026 Grammy for Best Music Film for Music by John Williams, his first Grammy nomination; he is now one of 21 EGOT winners.

Love and Beauty Salon opened at 2723 Hillman Street after two years of planning, and the ribbon-cutting ceremony included the owner and city officials.

State and local officials reported a total of 88 deaths across several states after consecutive winter storms, and forecasters warned another surge of Arctic air could bring more dangerous cold, heavy snow and strong winds.

Joe Rogan said the people he worships with on Sundays are exceptionally kind and that his views on religion have shifted as he has grown older. He has been attending church consistently and has discussed studying Scripture with congregants in public interviews.

Officers Freddy Cerpa and Megan Ficken responded on Jan. 16 to a 911 call and body‑camera footage shows them working to clear a 2‑year‑old boy's airway; police said the child was choking on mucus, was taken to Jacobi Hospital as a precaution, and is reported to be doing well.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that a U.S. attack could trigger a regional war; a U.S. carrier group is reported nearby and Iran has scheduled live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz for Sunday and Monday.

The Royals Foundation will again cover admission to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum for all of February, and the Seattle Mariners will wear replica 1946 Steelheads uniforms on Sundays while launching a $500,000 Steelheads Community Fund.

Four brothers were each diagnosed with prostate cancer within six months and told the BBC the experience strengthened their bond.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission awarded $21.2 million in grants to 50 community parks across Texas, funding projects from trails and kayak launches to piers and playgrounds; grants are reimbursed on a 50/50 match basis.

Serena Williams said she lost about 30 pounds after starting a GLP-1 medication and reported improved cholesterol and a lower projected lifetime cardiovascular risk.

Bruce Springsteen appeared as a special guest at Tom Morello's Minneapolis concert and performed a new protest song, "Streets of Minneapolis," which he said he had sent to Morello. The event was reported to benefit the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, who the article says were killed by immigration officers.

Fans endured cold, windy weather at Gillette Stadium as the New England Patriots held a send-off rally ahead of Super Bowl LX, featuring former players, current coaches and players, music and ceremonial moments.

Gordon Ramsay said he cried when he realised the cost of daughter Holly's wedding gown and spoke on the Jennifer Hudson Show about calming her nerves, adding a joking note that his size 15 feet made dancing awkward.

Out of the Closet opened a new thrift store at 1709 E. 53rd St. in Hyde Park; 99 cents of every dollar earned goes to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation and the shop offers free confidential HIV testing.

The Pittsburgh Penguins went 11-2-2 in January, and a report-style grading assigned mostly A and B marks across the roster, reflecting a strong month of play.

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said a U.S. attack on Iran would trigger a "regional war," comments made as a U.S. aircraft carrier group operates nearby; Iran has announced live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz.

Four-star wide receiver Miguel Whitley is expected in Baton Rouge on Sunday for an unofficial visit with Lane Kiffin and LSU, and he is listed as the No. 2 wideout in Louisiana and a Top-50 prospect in the 2027 cycle with a final five of LSU, Ohio State, Ole Miss, Tennessee, and Houston.

World Vision announced on January 30 that NCT member Doyoung donated 100 million won ahead of his February 1 birthday to help 21 young people transitioning out of care with housing and emergency living expenses.

The Eastern Region's 2025 scouting year featured regular havaks, regional panagoums, fundraisers and cultural programming across chapters, and several chapters reported membership growth and milestone achievements.

Time published a special 'Back to the Moon' cover on Jan. 30 featuring Artemis 2 astronauts, and the mission is planned as a roughly 10-day lunar flyby that would send humans farther beyond the moon than ever before.

The NHS will work with employers and charities to help almost a million cancer patients and survivors stay in or return to work, and government modelling warned cancer could otherwise reduce the UK workforce by about 170,000 people per year over the next 25 years.