Sam Darnold loves listening to birds. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback even has an app, ready to identify the call of the northern mockingbird at a moment's notice.
On a sunny January morning in Florida, Donald Trump went shopping for marble and onyx for his new White House ballroom. A few hours later, he was bombing Venezuela.
Australian snowboarder Belle Brockhoff announced her retirement Friday just weeks away from the Winter Olympics with a series of major injuries forcing her out.
Politics
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the US president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday a planned European basketball league must "respect the traditions of European basketball", while confirming talks with EuroLeague side Real Madrid about the proposed competition.
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Several valuable Pokemon cards were stolen in a gunpoint robbery at a New York store, US police said Thursday, with about $100,000 worth of merchandise reportedly taken.
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France's 2022 Olympic ice dance champion Gabriella Papadakis has spoken out about the world of figure skating, telling AFP she found herself in "a dangerous situation for my physical and mental health".
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Global outrage persisted Thursday over sexualized deepfakes created by Elon Musk's AI tool Grok, even after his social media platform X said it was blocking the chatbot from undressing images in certain locations.
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Economy
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's deadly crackdown on demonstrations.
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Thomas Frank believes Tottenham Hotspur are making progress, albeit with small steps, as he expressed his delight at the arrival of the "unbelievable" Conor Gallagher during the January transfer window.
A Greek court Thursday acquitted Syrian competitive swimmer and activist Sarah Mardini, whose rescue of her sister inspired a hit Netflix film, and 23 others of migrant trafficking.
Goldman Sachs' quarterly profits jumped on robust merger activity as clients seize a "window" of opportunity during the Trump administration, bank officials said Thursday.
Former UEFA boss Michel Platini says FIFA president Gianni Infantino "has become more of an autocrat" and is too interested in the rich and powerful, in an interview with The Guardian on Thursday.
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Sports
Cycling's most prestigious race, the Tour de France, will begin in 2027 by showcasing the beauty of the Scottish Borders and England's Lake District, organisers revealed on Thursday.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado arrived at the White House on Thursday for talks with US President Donald Trump, who has sidelined her since toppling Nicolas Maduro -- and who openly covets her Nobel Peace Prize.
A mother superior for four decades isolated and bullied nuns in her care living in the French capital's Montmartre neighbourhood, a probe showed Thursday.
Cuba paid tribute on Thursday to 32 soldiers killed in the US military strike that ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, in a ceremony attended by revolutionary leader Raul Castro.
A senior politician from the UK's main opposition Conservative party, Robert Jenrick, joined the hard-right Reform UK party on Thursday, its leader Nigel Farage said.
January 15, 2026
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- French mother superior bullied nuns at Paris convent - inquiry
- Deprived of heating, Kyiv enters survival mode to beat big freeze
- Oil prices slump after Trump eases concerns over Iran
- French mother superior bullied nuns in Montmartre: report
- Rosenior refuses to back Sanchez as Chelsea number one
- Harry due to testify to UK court next week in last tabloid case
- Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minnesota protests