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Kianna Underwood, Former ‘All That’ and ‘Little Bill’ Star, Dead at 33 After Brooklyn Hit-and-Run
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:30:00 -0500
Reports say the former child star was struck while crossing the street in Brownsville.
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Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500
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With close allies Iran and Venezuela in crisis, China is scrambling to save energy — and face
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:00:00 -0500
Chaos in Iran could create an American chokehold on the energy that China’s industry — and military — needs to operate.
NFL Divisional Round predictions, best bets: Picks for all four playoff games
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500
ince 2021-22, when the league began scheduling all No. 1 seeds on Saturday, those teams are 5-3 straight up but 3-5 against the spread. 
Death toll in Iran protests over 3,000, rights group says
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 05:47:31 -0500
More than 3,000 people have died in Iran's nationwide protests, rights activists said on Saturday, while a "very slight rise" in internet activity was reported in the country after an eight-day blackout.
New national park on ‘edge of the world’ will be built in two years
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:53:59 -0500
Chile is preparing to create a new national park to protect its endangered wildlife and unique ecosystems.
Costco launches tasty new treat at bakery locations nationwide: ‘Can’t wait to try these!
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:38:04 -0500
The new cookie launch comes as Costco Wholesale recently unveiled a string of record-breaking sales during the holiday season. 
California dad fatally shoots wife, daughter in murder-suicide — as eldest child survives massacre
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:26:04 -0500
The murderous dad's 19-year-old daughter was woken up by the sounds of gunshots that erupted throughout the house.
Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:15:16 -0500
Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after he turned himself in to face charges stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico.
New York Cosmos owner and Mediacom chairman Rocco Commisso dead at 76
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:31:54 -0500
Rocco Commisso, the outspoken owner of Italian soccer club Fiorentina and chairman of New York-based Mediacom Communications, has died. He was 76. Both Fiorentina and Mediacom announced Commisso’s death early Saturday without providing a cause. “After a prolonged period of medical treatment, our beloved president has left us, and today we all mourn his passing,” Fiorentina said....
Dear Abby: I’m about to retire and have anxiety over my new spare time
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 03:00:00 -0500
Dear Abby advises a woman who is about to retire and is having anxiety over not knowing what to do with her time.
Bud Light backlash figure Dylan Mulvaney joins women-centered Broadway musical
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:15:47 -0500
The casting comes more than two years after Mulvaney’s partnership with Bud Light sparked a nationwide boycott and a steep decline in sales for the beer brand.
Nets’ Nolan Traore gets nod down the stretch over Egor Demin
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 02:03:18 -0500
Nets rookie Nolan Traore logged a career-high 27:57 in Friday’s 112-109 win over Chicago. He got the nod down the stretch over lottery pick Egor Dëmin.
Spanish carnival group dress like Stephen Hawking, zip around in wheelchairs in bizarre performance to raise ALS awareness
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:41:39 -0500
"It was an all-or-nothing idea."
Former TV anchor Angelynn Mock accused of killing her mother ruled incompetent, murder case put on hold
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:16:03 -0500
The murder case against a former television news anchor accused of killing her mother is now on hold after a judge ruled she is not mentally competent to stand trial.
Texas fugitive wears ‘I will put you in the trunk’ sweatshirt as he’s arrested in connection with woman’s ‘suspicious’ death
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:59:08 -0500
A Texas fugitive was arrested in connection with the "suspicious" death of a 37-year-old woman while wearing an ominous sweatshirt threatening to abduct people.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe meets with Venezuela’s interim leader Delcy Rodriguez in Caracas
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:44:12 -0500
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Venezuela Thursday to meet with interim leader Delcy Rodriguez and other top officials – 12 days after the US military operation that captured dictator Nicolas Maduro.  
Feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters, judge rules
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:24:01 -0500
US District Judge Kate Menendez's ruling addresses a case filed in December on behalf of six Minnesota activists who have been observing the activities of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol officers.
Philly sports hosts lose their minds in real time as they find out about Bo Bichette’s Mets deal
Sat, 17 Jan 2026 00:13:44 -0500
These Phillies podcasters were flabbergasted once finding out in real-time that Bo Bichette signed with the Mets on Friday.
Scam victim, 83, convicted of killing Uber driver who he wrongly thought was deceiving him
Fri, 16 Jan 2026 23:45:26 -0500
A jury convicted an 83-year-old Ohio man of murder in the shooting of an Uber driver who he wrongly thought was trying to rob him after scam phone calls deceived them both.