Another New Year at War: Ukraine’s Troops Doubt It Will Be the Last
After a year of Russian advances, the goal for 2026 is simply to survive, said one officer in eastern Ukraine. “It’s hard to make any plans,” he said.
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Leaked video shows the Galaxy S26 Ultra’s new camera island
More leaked renders in November appeared to show the Galaxy S26 Plus suddenly reappearing — also with a raised camera island — along with speculation it would take the place of a slimmer Edge model. The S26 series is expected to launch in February.
Chevy Chase Wants ‘Three Amigos’ Reunion On ‘Only Murders’
After 40 years, Chevy Chase wants to get the amigos back together. The 2x Golden Globe nominee recently admitted he’d like to reunite with his Three Amigos (1986) co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short on their Hulu show Only Murders in the Building, which is heading into its sixth season. “Right now they’re busy on…
Miami outclassed Ohio State in the trenches, put CFP field on notice
ARLINGTON, Texas — Miami received plenty of attention for its high-profile transfer quarterbacks and dynamic offensive playmakers. But when the Hurricanes were at their zenith, “The U” was defined by physicality. No. 2 Ohio State was a perfect stress test for the surging Hurricanes, fresh off their first playoff win. On the third play of…
Several Dead After Explosion and Fire at New Year’s Party in Switzerland
The police said the fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. after an explosion at a bar in Crans-Montana. The number of deaths and injuries was unknown.
Six data shifts that will shape enterprise AI in 2026
For decades the data landscape was relatively static. Relational databases (hello, Oracle!) were the default and dominated, organizing information into familiar columns and rows. That stability eroded as successive waves introduced NoSQL document stores, graph databases, and most recently vector-based systems. In the era of agentic AI, data infrastructure is once again in flux —…
bitchy | People: Princess Kate ‘is being treated as an expert on early childhood’
There are several royal stories out at the end of 2025 which function as “year-end reviews” plus “goals for 2026.” Almost all of them are from Kensington Palace. The problem is that the Prince and Princess of Wales had an exceptionally lazy year, even by their own pitiful standards. Some of the highlights included: skipping…
High school basketball: Wednesday's scores
CIF Southern Section high school boys’ and girls’ basketball scores for Wednesday’s games.
What Actually Works to Change Someone’s Mind
AMANDA KERSEY: Welcome to HBR On Leadership. These episodes are case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. I’m HBR senior editor and producer Amanda Kersey. Think about your typical approaches to persuasion. When you’re trying to bring people over…
College Football Playoff quarterfinals 2025: Takeaways from every game
Bill ConnellyJan 1, 2026, 12:07 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. We opened the College Football Playoff quarterfinals with an upset. With an early 14-0 burst and a clutch, late touchdown drive, No. 10 Miami took down…