LEGO’s First Smart Brick Star Wars Sets Are Up for PreorderIGNLego announces Smart Brick, the ‘most significant evolution’ in 50 yearsThe VergeHow the Sphere Morphed Into an Interactive Lego Death StarThe Hollywood ReporterLego Smart Bricks Light Up With Jedi Magic in Coming Star Wars Set. I'm Already ObsessedCNETLego’s Smart Brick Gives the Iconic … [Read more...]

Winter storm slams UK and France as cold snap spreads across EuropeAP NewsStorm Goretti batters UK with heavy winds and snowThe GuardianStorm Goretti brings snow to South YorkshireYahooHundreds of thousands without power as Storm Goretti hits France, BritainReutersHomes without power as Storm Goretti brings hurricane-force windsThe Times … [Read more...]

Owner of Swiss ski resort bar held in custody after deadly New Year's Eve fireBBC‘An incomprehensible nightmare’: grief turns to anger over Swiss bar fire as Le Constellation owner arrestedThe GuardianSwiss prosecutors order detention of owner of bar in deadly blazeNBC NewsChurch to join day of mourning for Switzerland fire victimsChurch NewsOwner … [Read more...]

Sources: Fins closing GM deal with Pack's SullivanESPNDolphins expected to hire Jon-Eric Sullivan as new general managerNFL.com2026 NFL coaching news: Dolphins hire Jon-Eric Sullivan as new general manager to lead search for Mike McDaniel's replacementYahoo SportsDolphins pick Packers executive as GM. Here’s his philosophy and coaching updateMiami … [Read more...]

Snow and wind in the forecast for Soldier Field on Saturday nightNBC SportsPredictions for Green Bay Packers’ wild-card game vs Chicago BearsPackers NewsPackers-Bears playoffs: How bad will weather get in Chicago?NJ.comInbox: We’re gonna see something memorable Saturday nightGreen Bay Packers – packers.comHow and why a marquee Bears-Packers playoff … [Read more...]

Why Tech Launches Stopped Feeling MagicalLifehackerSteve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone on this day in 2007AppleInsiderWe The People: This Day in History, January 9KWTX19 years ago, Steve Jobs introduced a Phone That Changed TechnologyTexas Border BusinessApple introduces first iPhone on Jan. 9, 2007KNOE … [Read more...]

The weirdest tech we've seen at CES 2026 so farEngadgetCES 2026: The weirdest gadgets we saw at Consumer Electronics Showqz.comThis bone conduction lollipop played music in my mouth at CES, and I'm speechlessZDNET5 ground-breaking (and strange) products you could soon buy from the 2026 Consumer Electronics ShowBusiness InsiderWhat’s better than … [Read more...]

Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoysCNNPope Leo decries world's 'zeal for war' in fiery Vatican speechReuters‘War Is Back in Vogue’: Pope Leo Condemns Military Force In VenezuelaForbesPope Leo Rebukes a ‘Zeal for War’ That He Sees as Spreading GloballyThe New York TimesPope denounces ‘zeal for war,’ laments West … [Read more...]

SEC Brutally Roasted After Another Pathetic College Football Playoff PerformanceOutKickThe SEC is out of the College Football Playoff again. Now comes the adjustmentThe New York TimesWetzel: The big, bad SEC isn't dead. It's just not special anymoreESPNBowl games record by conference: SEC finishes way behind Big Ten, others in 2025-26 … [Read more...]

Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is "on the verge of complete disintegration," NASA saysCBS NewsMassive iceberg turns blue, is 'days or weeks' from disintegrating, NASA sayskare11.comMeltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A BlueNASA Science (.gov)City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming poolNew ScientistWhy is this infamous iceberg turning … [Read more...]

U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4%CNBCU.S. Hiring Continues at Modest Pace, but Weaknesses Are EvidentThe New York TimesJobs Data: Roles Are Plentiful? Tell That to the UnemployedBloomberg.comThe US economy added just 50,000 jobs last month, but the unemployment rate fellCNNHiring slows in … [Read more...]

Gov. Newsom’s last state budget: Here’s what we knowCalMattersAI windfall helps California narrow projected $3-billion budget deficitLos Angeles TimesGovernor Gavin Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governorABC7 Los AngelesGov. Newsom's budget proposal leaves more questions than … [Read more...]

DHS Launches Landmark USCIS Fraud Investigation in MinnesotaUSCIS (.gov)Federal immigration officers pull out of Louisiana to head to MinneapolisThe GuardianTrump Officials Reopen Thousands of Refugee Claims in MinnesotaThe New York TimesMinnesota fraud: DHS launching 'Operation PARRIS' to target refugee casesFOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulICE at MSP: … [Read more...]

Venezuela releases imprisoned opposition figures, which Trump says U.S. requestedNPRFreed Venezuelan Political Prisoner Called Maduro’s 2024 Victory a Fraud to His FaceThe New York TimesJanuary 8, 2025 – Venezuela releases first prisoners in ‘peace’ gesture after US attackCNNVenezuela begins releasing political detainees to ‘consolidate peace’The … [Read more...]

The western US is in a snow drought, raising fears for summer water suppliesCNNThe western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worseThe ConversationWhere’s the snow? For these places, there hasn’t been much this season.The Washington PostWhy the rain might not solve Utah's water problems this seasonFOX 13 News UtahSnow Drought … [Read more...]

Submarine Vanishes Beneath Antarctic Ice After Uncovering Mysterious Hidden Structures Scientists Can't ExplainThe Daily GalaxyWhat our missing ocean float revealed about Antarctica’s melting glaciersThe Invading SeaA robot had mysteriously vanished in the Antarctic ice. It just resurfaced with never-before-seen dataScoop Upworthy … [Read more...]