Death toll in Philippines landfill collapse rises to 11

Hopes of finding survivors have dimmed as more than 20 people remain missing in the debris.

Tim Scott keeps quiet as Fed independence comes under threat

The Senate Banking chair has not weighed in as a hearing he led with Jerome Powell comes under DOJ scrutiny.

GTA Online Players Keep Making Charlie Kirk Assassination Missions And Rockstar Keeps Deleting Them

It seems Rockstar is trying to stop people from spreading these missions online The post GTA Online Players Keep Making Charlie Kirk Assassination Missions And Rockstar Keeps Deleting Them appeared first on Kotaku .

Australian writers’ festival boss resigns after Palestinian author barred

Scores of participants, including former New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern, have boycotted the Adelaide Festival.

South Korean singer G-Dragon tops QQ Music annual chart with Ubermensch album

Multiple songs from the album were ranked high on various year-end charts.

Australian writers festival in turmoil over decision to bar Palestinian author

By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY, Jan 13 (Reuters) - The director of one of Australia's top writers festivals resigned on Tuesday saying she could not be party to silencing a Palestinian author and warning government moves to ban protests and slogans in the aftermath of the Bondi mass

Federal judge orders HHS to restore American Academy of Pediatrics funding

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} View Online Health Care Health Care The Big Story Federal judge orders HHS to restore American Academy of Pediatrics funding Over the weekend, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million in funding to

Trump’s India envoy offers hope amid a strained relationship

Mr Gor, 39, previously served as Mr Trump’s head of presidential personnel appointments.

TikTok hit Quarantine Zone finally launched today and made the mistake of giving me a large medical hammer

Stop! Hammer time!

Danielle Addresses Bunnies As MrBeast Entertains Pleas To Buy NewJeans

South Korean label ADOR and K-pop group NewJeans have been embroiled in a heated legal saga for over a year, and it took an unexpected turn last month when the label terminated and sued Danielle, one-fifth of the crew. The member addressed NewJeans fans (aka Bunnies) for the

Image: Artist's concept of a white dwarf star

A smaller white dwarf star (left) pulls material from a larger star into a swirling accretion disk in this artist's concept released Nov. 19, 2025, to illustrate the first use of NASA's IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarization Explorer) to study a white dwarf star.

China turns to big data and public shaming in hunt for tax evaders

Investors are now asked to detail their overseas income and financial investments.

Philippine Theater Star Lhorvie Nuevo-Tadioan Lands Title Role in Sonny Calvento’s ‘Mother Maybe’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Philippine theater actor Lhorvie Nuevo-Tadioan has secured the title role in director Sonny Calvento’s “Mother Maybe,” joining previously announced star Anthony Jennings, Southern Lantern Studios revealed. The horror-comedy-drama, a tri-national co-production between Southern

A Billion-Year-Old Piece of Sky Locked Within Ancient Salt Crystals

Here’s what was in the air during the so-called “Boring Billion” The post A Billion-Year-Old Piece of Sky Locked Within Ancient Salt Crystals appeared first on Nautilus .

Dinner at Noma’s Los Angeles Residency Will Cost $1500

Fans of chef René Redzepi and his groundbreaking Noma restaurant can start getting in line on Monday, Jan. 26 for the Los Angeles residency this spring. Well, not literally in line, since the Noma will pop-up at what is reportedly a historic venue in a Silver Lake residential

Oak-killing beetle significantly expanding range in SoCal

A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura County, marking a troubling expansion.

Happiness, autonomy and wealth: Worldwide analysis reveals a nuanced relationship

Happiness and well-being depend on how much volition, choice and control people feel they have over their life—their sense of autonomy. Researchers have acknowledged this connection, but there's been disagreement about whether it's universal or simply a reflection of the

Inside the Ballroom at the Golden Globes: 12 Starry Moments You Didn’t See on TV

You may be a global comedy superstar, but that doesn’t get you out of spousal support duties at the Golden Globe Awards. Kevin Hart exited the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom on Sunday night at the end of a long Golden Globe Awards ceremony holding up the long train of

Tokyo stocks jump 3% at open on snap election speculation

Manhattan retail vacancies abound despite hype from brokers, biz districts

It would be more truthful to say that food, fitness, laser salons and walk-in pet clinics only saved the market from utter calamity.

Citigroup to ax 1,000 jobs this week as part of massive restructuring plan: report

Citigroup is set to cut about 1,000 jobs this week, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday, as part of a plan announced two years ago to reduce the workforce by 20,000 by the end of this year.

A$AP Rocky Dangles From ‘Helicopter’ Over Raging City in New Video

The animated video arrives head of the rapper's upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb , dropping Jan. 16

Plastic pellets known as 'nurdles' are polluting beaches and waterways

Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas.

Trump may exclude Exxon from Venezuela deal

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump may exclude Exxon from Venezuela deal President Trump said on Sunday that he is inclined to keep oil giant ExxonMobil out of deals regarding Venezuela following the CEO’s skeptical response to future

Senate advances government funding measure as shutdown deadline looms

The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Monday to advance a minibus appropriations package, taking a step toward funding another swath of government before the Jan. 30 deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown. The Senate voted 80 to 13 Monday evening to advance the package,

Yeast DNA changes reveal hidden triggers for cancer-linked chromosome chaos

Changes in genes have been linked to the development of different diseases for a while. However, it's not exactly clear what the mechanisms, or the causes behind those specific genetic changes, are. Recent studies using fission yeast, which can act as an ideal model for human

Blue Prince, the best game of 2025 (don't check our GOTY just trust me) is on sale on Steam for under $20 for the first time

Steam's Detective Fest has Blue Prince and many other detective games at their lowest-ever prices

Why are more bosses sharing the top job?

More bosses are sharing the top job giving them more time for family and breaks.

Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s

‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says Coal power generation fell in China and India for the first time since the 1970s last year, in a “historic” moment that could bring a decline in global emissions,

Wildlife targets will be missed in England and Northern Ireland, watchdog says

Seven out of 10 targets have little likelihood of being met by 2030, Office for Environmental Protection says The government will not meet its targets to save wildlife in England and Northern Ireland and is failing on almost all environmental measures, the Office for

Gamma rays quickly toughen nitrogen‑fixing bacteria

Heat-resilient biofertilizers could help crops cope with rising temperatures but engineering them has been slow and uncertain. A new study at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST) shows that pairing experimental evolution with controlled gamma-ray

GOP senators rally behind Powell

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Republican senators pan DOJ probe into Fed Senate Republicans are rushing to defend Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell from a Department of Justice (DOJ)

More than 500 structures destroyed in Victoria’s bushfires as 12 major blazes continue to burn

Conditions ease, with no emergency warnings in place for first time since Thursday, but communities urged to remain alert Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The bushfire threat in Victoria has

Trump administration to US citizens: Leave Iran now

The Trump administration is telling U.S. citizens to exit Iran immediately in the wake of unrest in the country. A security alert by the virtual U.S. Embassy for Iran advises American citizens to “leave Iran now” and “have a plan for departing Iran that does not rely on U.S.

4 ways Trump could help Iranian protesters as clashes intensify

President Trump’s top national security officials are set to brief him Tuesday with options for the U.S. to respond to the Iranian regime’s deadly use of force against protests sweeping the country. Trump has threatened military intervention and said he is looking at “strong

Judge allows offshore wind farm to keep building after Trump tries again to halt it

A federal judge on Monday temporarily allowed an offshore wind farm to keep building after yet another attempt by the Trump administration to halt it. Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, issued a preliminary injunction halting a stop-work order the Trump administration

How Australian festival imploded after axing Palestinian author

Some 180 writers, including former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, have withdrawn from the event.

L.A. Reid Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit

In late 2023, L.A. Reid was sued for sexual assault and harassment by Drew Dixon, a former executive at Arista Records, where Reid served as president from 2000 to 2004. Today, the music industry mogul settled the lawsuit last-minute to avert the jury trial. The post L.A. Reid

Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to prevent military action against NATO members

Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd to step down early

The move follows criticism from President Trump, whom the former PM had criticised earlier.

Australia's US ambassador Rudd to step down early

SYDNEY, Jan 13 - Australia's ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd is stepping down, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday, a year earlier than expected following criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. Rudd, a former Australian prime minister, is

Myanmar made Rohingya lives a nightmare, Gambia tells UN court in genocide case

Myanmar denies genocide, says offensive was counter-terrorism campaign.

Dude Will Delete AI-Generated Game From Steam After New Girlfriend Convinces Him AI Sucks

Hardest , a roguelike card game developed using AI, will be removed from Valve's storefront at the end of the month The post Dude Will Delete AI-Generated Game From Steam After New Girlfriend Convinces Him AI Sucks appeared first on Kotaku .

Anthem is finally, officially dead

It died as it lived: As a game with pretty fun flying.

EPA opposes Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants

On Jan. 9, The Environmental Protection Agency determined Colorado cannot order the closure of coal-fired power plants under the Clean Air Act, and, therefore, the agency will deny the state's plan to reduce the haze that clouds views at Rocky Mountain National Park and other

Meta taps Trump alum as new president

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Meta names Dina Powell McCormick president The parent company of Facebook and Instagram announced Monday that it has tapped former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick to serve as president and vice chair. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci

NBC Pulls ‘Law & Order: SVU’ Episode Featuring Timothy Busfield Following Child Sex Abuse Charges

NBC will no longer air an upcoming episode of “Law & Order: SVU” in which Timothy Busfield appears in a guest star role. Variety has confirmed that the broadcast network has shelved the episode, which was set to air on Jan. 15. Instead, NBC will air the “SVU” episode originally

Warner Bros. Discovery mocks Paramount Skydance’s merger ‘gimmicks’ as it seeks sweetened bid: sources

The chatter comes as the brain trust at Paramount Skydance – run by Hollywood director David Ellison and his mega billionaire father Larry Ellison – announced they are launching a proxy fight for control of the board and filing a lawsuit in Delaware.