UN Warns Yemen Crisis Could Deepen in 2026 as Aid Dries Up — 21 Million Now Need Help

• UN Warns Crisis Could Deepen In 2026 As Aid Evaporates
• 21 Million Yemenis Now Require Humanitarian Assistance
• UN Response Plan Was Only 28% Funded Last Year ($688M)

After Unveiling 'The Great Healthcare Plan,' Trump Fails To Explain How It Would Work

• White House Published A Short Blueprint Called 'The Great Healthcare Plan'
• No Bill, Draft Legislation Or Timeline Accompanied The Release

Human Fracking: How Tech Companies Extract Our Attention — And What We Can Do About It

• Historian Coins Term "Human Fracking" To Describe Attention Extraction
• AI Chatbots Intensify Engagement By Mimicking Trusted Roles

Third Detainee Dies at El Paso ICE Tent Facility; Officials Open Investigation

• Third Detainee Death Reported At Camp East Montana
• Victor Manuel Diaz, 36, Found Unresponsive And Pronounced Dead Jan. 14

Europe Must Defend Human Rights — The EU Cannot Embrace Illiberal Multilateralism

• EU Under Pressure From Both The United States And Russia
• U.S. Announced Withdrawals From Over 60 U.N. Bodies And International Agreements

Monday Campaign Round-Up — Jan. 19, 2026: Trump Endorses Julia Letlow; Redistricting Battles Intensify

• Democrats Lead 46% To 41% On Generic Congressional Ballot
• Lead Widens To 16 Points Among Highly Motivated Voters

Pardon For Sale? Donations, Lenient Pleas, and Growing Scrutiny of Trump’s Clemency Decisions

As Donald Trump completed his first year in his second term, a series of controversial pardons has prompted qu...

Two St. Paul Hotels Cancel ICE Bookings and Temporarily Close Citing Safety Concerns

• DoubleTree St. Paul Cancels ICE Reservations And Closes Temporarily
• InterContinental St. Paul Riverfront Shuts For Several Days Citing Security Concerns

Fireworks Disturb Coastal Wildlife: Seals Alerted and Gulls Louder After Cape Town New Year Display

• Seals Became Alert And More Active During Fireworks
• Gulls Increased Calling After The Display, Likely To Re-Establish Contact

Namib Desert Beetle Actually Cools Down While Running — First Land Animal Found To Do So

• Onymacris Plana Cools While Running
• First Known Land Animal To Lower Body Temperature During Exercise

Opinion: James Ho’s Supreme Court Bid Exposes the Hubris He Condemns

• James Ho Is A Leading Contender For A Supreme Court Vacancy
• Ho Criticized Judicial Arrogance In The Harvard Journal Of Law And Public Policy

World’s Oceans Absorbed Record Heat in 2025 — Equivalent to 12 Hiroshima Bombs Every Second

• Oceans Absorbed Record 23 Zettajoules Of Heat In 2025
• Ninth Consecutive Year Of Rising Ocean Heat Content Records

Florida Neighbor Arrested After 'Cold-Blooded' Shooting That Killed Three Tourists Near Kissimmee

• Three Tourists Found Shot Dead In Front Of Rental Home Near Kissimmee
• Deputies Responded At 12:13 P.M.; Victims Were Stranded After Vehicle Trouble

Julie Roginsky Slams Scott Jennings and CNN, Labels Strategist 'Chickens**t' After Heated On-Air Clash

• Julie Roginsky Publicly Criticizes Scott Jennings After On-Air Clash
• Roginsky Says Jennings Repeatedly Talked Over Her On CNN Newsroom

Starmer Slams Trump’s Tariff Threats Over Greenland as 'Completely Wrong' — Warns of Trade War

• Starmer Rebuked Tariff Threats Against Allies
• Called Tariffs "Completely Wrong"
• Warned A Trade War Would Harm British Workers And Businesses

Twelve States Vie For Early Spots In Democrats’ 2028 Primary Calendar — Who’s Making the Case?

• DNC To Review 12 State Bids For Early 2028 Primary Slots
• Selection Will Be Based On Rigor, Fairness And Efficiency

321 Launch: SLS Rolls to Pad 39B, Crew‑11 Medical Evac, Multiple Starlink Launches — Weekly Space Roundup (Jan. 19)

• SLS Rolled To Pad 39B Ahead Of Artemis II
• Artemis II Could Launch As Soon As Feb. 6 For A 10‑Day Lunar Flyby

Davos Bars Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister After Reports Of Deadly Crackdown

• WEF Revoked Invitation To Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister
• UANI Urged WEF President Børge Brende To Rescind Invitations
• HRANA Reports 624 Protests And 3,919 Confirmed Deaths

T. rex May Have Taken 40 Years To Reach Full Size, Study Finds

• T. Rex May Have Reached Full Size Around 40 Years Old
• Mature Weight Estimated At Approximately Eight Tons
• Study Analyzed Growth Rings From 17 Tyrannosaur Specimens

Northern Hairy‑Nosed Wombat: From ~35 To Over 400 — A Fragile Conservation Triumph

• Population Rose From ~35 In Early 1980s To Over 400 Today
• More Than 95% Of Individuals Still Reside At Epping Forest

TOI-1846b Confirmed: A New Super-Earth — But It’s Not Sending ‘Strange Signals’

• TOI-1846b Validated Using TESS And Ground-Based Observations
• Signals Were Transit Dips, Not Emissions From The Planet

Molecules on the Margins: Proteomics Reveals Lizard Parts, Human Feces and Other Remedies in a 1531 Medical Manual

• Researchers Sequenced 111 Proteins From A 1531 Medical Manual
• Plant Peptides (Beech, Watercress, Rosemary) Found Beside Hair-Growth Recipes

Shapiro Says Being Considered As Harris’s VP 'Didn’t Feel Right' — Cites Contentious Vetting In New Memoir

• Shapiro Says The Role 'Didn’t Feel Right'
• Vetting Described As 'Unnecessarily Contentious'

Norway Issues 13,500 Notices Warning Property Could Be Requisitioned If War Breaks Out

• Norway Sent Around 13,500 Preparatory Requisition Notices Valid For One Year
• Notices Cover Vehicles, Boats, Machinery And Property