Day: January 25, 2026

Boy, 12, dies following shark attack while swimming at popular cliff-jumping spot: ‘We are heartbroken’

7:15 am January 25, 2026

A 12-year-old Australian boy has died following a brutal shark attack in Sydney Harbor, his family confirmed Saturday. Nico Antic had been fighting for his life since Jan. 18, when he was attacked while swimming at a popular cliff-jumping spot known as Jump Rock near Shark Beach in the eastern Sydney suburb of Vaucluse. His […]

Rockets’ Kevin Durant unleashes expletive-filled tirade at heckling fan in hot-mic moment

6:49 am January 25, 2026

Videos circulating across social media appeared to show Kevin Durant locked in a heated exchange with a fan seated courtside during Friday’s Rockets-Pistons game. Durant grew irritated and eventually directed a profanity-laced rant at the fan, who wore Durant’s No. 7 Brooklyn Nets jersey. Durant joined the Nets in 2020 before being traded to the […]

Senate Dems revolt against DHS funding bill amid Minneapolis chaos, hiking government shutdown risk

6:39 am January 25, 2026

Senate Democrats are ready to break a fragile truce that would avert a partial government shutdown after a Minneapolis man was fatally shot by a border patrol agent on Saturday. Congressional Democrats were already leery of backing funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of the agency’s presence in Minnesota and […]

Angel Reese writes ‘Praying for our country’ in post after Border Patrol shooting in Minnesota

6:10 am January 25, 2026

Chicago Sky star Angel Reese posted “Praying for our country” on X Saturday. Reese did not specify what she was referring to in the post. But it was sent during widespread national debate after a man was fatally shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis Saturday. Reese has not often commented on political matters […]

US Olympian speaks out after Team Canada withdrawal prevents her from qualifying for Milan-Cortina

4:53 am January 25, 2026

Five-time Team USA Olympian Katie Uhlaender was on her way to making her sixth Winter Games. But then a decision by Team Canada took it all away. With a shot at qualifying during the North American Skeleton Cup in Lake Placid, New York, earlier this month, Canada withdrew four of its athletes from competition. The […]