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William Foege, a former CDC director and a leading figure behind the effort to eradicate smallpox, died on January 24 at age 89.

Manatee County launched an interactive, map-based database that lets residents report and view exact locations of lost or found pets, and officials say microchipping remains a reliable form of identification.

Sly Dunbar, the Jamaican drummer who formed half of Sly and Robbie, died at 73 after being found unresponsive at home on Jan. 26; his family and public figures offered tributes.

Alex Vesia posted that the Los Angeles Rams made and autographed a custom jersey for his family after his baby daughter Sterling died; he thanked the team on Instagram and cheered them on before the NFC Championship.

PEOPLE is publishing two special editions focused on Bad Bunny, with a 96-page issue hitting newsstands Jan. 30 and available on Amazon; the issue traces his Puerto Rican roots and recent milestones including his Super Bowl halftime role and multiple Grammy nominations.

Kanye West ran a full-page Wall Street Journal advertisement apologizing for antisemitic actions and for letting down the Black community, and said he lost touch with reality during a manic episode linked to bipolar type-1 and a past head injury. He said he is now in treatment and committed to accountability and change.

Community partners opened cold weather shelters across Brevard County on Jan. 26, offering warm space and meals as overnight lows were forecast near 39 degrees.

A group of 19 Buddhist monks and their dog are continuing a 2,300-mile Walk for Peace toward Washington despite a severe winter storm, and the group paused public visitation on Jan. 26 because of hazardous weather.

NHS England will lower the FIT threshold for home bowel cancer screening from 120 to 80 micrograms of blood per gram, and estimates this could detect about 600 additional early cancers and identify 2,000 more high-risk polyps each year.

Research finds little evidence that full moons raise human emergency visits or overall accidents, while some studies report changes in sleep timing and increased vehicle–wildlife collisions around full moons.

Cheers to Charity distributed $55,000 in grants to 11 local nonprofits on Jan. 21 following its August fundraiser; grants ranged from $500 to $9,500 and brought the group's cumulative giving to $486,333.

Spinoff 2026 marks the 50th year of NASA's publication documenting commercial uses of agency technology and highlights companies adapting lunar and deep-space innovations for Earth applications such as housing, robotics, and medical devices.

Evangeline Lilly reports she suffered a traumatic brain injury after fainting and falling into a boulder last May, and says she has spent a large amount of money on evaluations and targeted expert advice, including specialist-recommended supplements.

Harvard public health researcher Cindy Leung told PBS that many people on SNAP face limited grocery choices and tight budgets that make following the Dietary Guidelines’ advice to eat whole, minimally processed foods difficult. She said the Thrifty Food Plan that underlies SNAP assumes time and resources many families lack, and that benefits often run out before the end of the month.

A study published Jan. 26 in Nature Astronomy uses James Webb Space Telescope observations to produce the highest-resolution dark matter map to date, covering the COSMOS field and tracing about 800,000 galaxies through weak gravitational lensing.

A chef says oils with high smoke points — such as peanut, avocado and grapeseed — tend to hold up better in an air fryer, while unrefined oils, melted butter and aerosol cooking sprays are reported as less suitable.

Sam Darnold threw for 346 yards and three touchdowns in Seattle's 31-27 NFC Championship win over the Los Angeles Rams and will start for the Seahawks in Super Bowl LX against the New England Patriots.

A study published by the American Psychological Association using U.K. data on nearly 3,000 grandparents found that those who provided child care scored higher on memory and verbal fluency tests, and grandmother caregivers showed less cognitive decline over six years; researchers note benefits were linked to voluntary, supportive caregiving. University of Michigan polling and experts quoted in the article also linked grandparenting to lower isolation and increased mental engagement among older adults.

President Trump renewed his call for a temporary 10% cap on credit card interest rates, but analysts see slim odds of action; experts say existing low-rate and 0% promotional cards and a higher credit score influence the APR consumers can receive.

Archaeologists dated hand stencils on cave walls at Liang Metaduno, Muna island, using uranium‑thorium analysis and report a minimum age of about 67,800 years. The study says these images could be the oldest known rock art and may relate to early maritime movements across Wallacea into Sahul.

Michigan is 18-1 after beating Ohio State and will play unbeaten No. 7 Nebraska on Tuesday and No. 10 Michigan State on Friday in a pivotal Big Ten week.

Iowa defeated Ohio State 91-70 after senior guard Taylor McCabe suffered a non-contact left knee injury; McCabe will undergo an MRI and Addie Deal scored a career-high 20 points after replacing her.

CDC data show childhood flu vaccinations in Texas are down 6.5 percentage points year-over-year as of Jan. 3, and influenza cases that rose in late December have since decreased across the state.

Prof Nick Fox describes how early-onset and rare dementias can begin with behavioural, language or visual changes rather than memory loss, and reports a dedicated Rare Dementia Support Centre is due to open in London in 2026.

Educators report that students who attended high school during the pandemic are arriving at college with noticeable gaps in math and writing and with higher levels of anxiety about belonging.

A How-To Geek editor built a personal start page using Start.me and RSS feeds to avoid algorithm-driven social feeds; after two weeks he reported a large drop in compulsive social media scrolling.

Energy ministers at the third North Sea Summit in Hamburg agreed to connect offshore wind farms to multiple national grids and aim for up to 100 gigawatts of capacity, with plans for €9.5 billion of investment by 2030 and a pledge to reduce levelized costs by 30% by 2040.

An essay by Alan Noble says churches often show partiality by paying more attention to people with socially prestigious jobs, which can leave stay-at-home parents and blue-collar workers feeling overlooked; he connects this pattern to James 2 and calls for attention as a form of love rooted in Christ.

Middle Son Tattoo in Peacham, Vermont opened in August 2025 and pairs overnight stays and walking trails with botanical-inspired tattoo work rooted in the local landscape.

The Einstein Foundation Award 2026 will award €350,000 across three categories and is accepting submissions and nominations through April 30, 2026.