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The Inyo County Board of Supervisors awarded $40,000 in 2026 Community Project Sponsorship Program competitive grants to 15 local nonprofit and not-for-profit groups for events and programs across the county.

Arizona State University will hold a groundbreaking Thursday for the John S. McCain III Library and Museum, an 80,000-square-foot facility on a 22-acre site near Tempe Town Lake; the ceremony will include speakers such as Gov. Katie Hobbs and Ambassador Cindy McCain.

Tim Berners-Lee, who proposed the World Wide Web in 1989, says he and collaborators are working to return control of the web to users and promote personal data sovereignty through Solid data "pods".

José Ramírez agreed to a seven-year, $175 million extension with the Guardians that includes a no-trade clause and $70 million in deferrals. The team says it will lean on internal player development while prospective owner David Blitzer takes a more active role in discussions.

The article explains differences among light, deep and REM sleep and reports that adults typically need about 1.5 to 2 hours of deep sleep while REM usually begins around 90 minutes after falling asleep.

The James Webb Space Telescope detected a galaxy named MoM-z14 with a spectroscopic redshift of 14.44, meaning its light left about 280 million years after the Big Bang. The study reporting the result was first posted as a preprint in May 2025 and was accepted into the Open Journal of Astrophysics in January 2026, with NASA issuing a related statement.

At a Davos panel hosted by David Rubenstein, Eric Schmidt and Joe Ucuzoglu discussed how AI is changing the global landscape. Schmidt said AI currently contributes more than 1% of U.S. GDP and predicted a near-term period focused on building agentic AI.

Doug Parkinson is NASA's Launch Integration and Mission Operations lead for the Space Launch System and oversees the team that monitors the rocket during testing, pre-launch, and launch; he joined Marshall Space Flight Center in 1999 and moved to the SLS program in 2012.

A UCLA study in mice found that aging muscle stem cells accumulate the protein NDRG1, which slows their activation and delays repair but enhances cell survival; blocking NDRG1 restored rapid repair yet reduced long-term stem cell survival.

Researchers at Spain’s CNIO report a triple‑target approach completely removed pancreatic tumors in mouse models, and the team says clinical trials are not imminent.

Lurie Children's announced plans to open a new inpatient pediatric hospital in Downers Grove that would include an emergency department, surgery suites, inpatient beds and several pediatric subspecialties.

Shirley Raines, founder of Beauty 2 The Streetz, died Jan. 28 in Las Vegas at age 58; she had six children and her eldest son, Demetrius, died in 1990.

Kristy Scott posted a three-minute vlog on Jan. 28 showing herself grocery shopping and saying she felt nervous as she enters a "new, unexpected" chapter after filing for divorce from Desmond Scott; she said she plans to share more candid content while transitioning.

A coastal low may develop off the Carolinas this weekend while Arctic air keeps temperatures below freezing across much of the eastern U.S., and winter storm watches are in place for parts of the Carolinas and Virginia.

Two-thirds of Americans told KFF they are very or somewhat worried about affording health care, and more than half reported their health care costs rose in the past year.

Life expectancy in the U.S. rose to 79 years in 2024, its highest level on record, as the overall death rate fell nearly 4% and deaths from COVID-19 and several drug overdoses declined, the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics reported.

The article outlines seven common supermarket foods reported to help lower cholesterol naturally and explains how each may work, and it also notes that diet, activity and, where needed, medical advice or supplements are part of managing cholesterol levels.

New Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon is expected to add Wisconsin native Sam Siefkes as the team’s linebackers coach, replacing Sean Duggan. Siefkes previously coached with the Arizona Cardinals and served as Virginia Tech’s defensive coordinator in 2025.

The USPTO issued a Notice of Allowance for a patent application covering use of masitinib to treat metastatic castrate resistant prostate cancer, AB Science announced. The company says the patent, once granted, would provide US protection until May 2042 and adds to existing European coverage.

Researchers at the University of Florida say influenza D virus and a strain of canine coronavirus have animal origins, have been detected in humans in limited studies, and that improved surveillance, diagnostics and treatments are needed.

The article reports that the 2021 GameStop trading surge was driven in part by financial unease among younger investors and that surge brought many first-time retail traders into the market.

A 2025 European Heart Journal study found that people who drank coffee before noon had lower overall and cardiovascular mortality than non-drinkers, while drinking coffee throughout the day showed no reduced risk.

Hims & Hers will air a Super Bowl ad titled "Rich People Live Longer," narrated by Common, highlighting research the company cited that people in the top 1% live about seven years longer than those in the bottom 50%.

The article describes a suet-free "Marvel Meal," a high-fat mix of peanut butter, vegetable shortening, flour and cornmeal, that can be offered on pinecones, in log feeders, or cut for suet cages to feed winter birds.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar announced a run for Minnesota governor after Gov. Tim Walz ended his bid for a third term, and she filed paperwork on Jan. 22 to form a campaign committee.

Artemis II will fly as an engineering mission to test Orion and related systems, and Artemis III is officially slated to land astronauts on the Moon by 2028 but faces delays because the dedicated lunar lander has not yet been completed.

The Indiana Hoosiers' 2026 football schedule has been released; Indiana enters the year as the reigning national champion after a 16-0 season and Jan. 19 win over Miami, 27-21, and will host Ohio State on Oct. 17 among eight home games at Memorial Stadium.

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published guidance within a wider set of free resources to help people assess digital mental health tools, noting chatbots and apps are widely used but are not a replacement for professional care.

Jerome Powell told his successor to "stay out of elected politics" and to meet regularly with Congress; the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at its first policy meeting of 2026.

Same-store sales rose 4% as Starbucks projects fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.15 to $2.40.