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Bob Weir, co-founder and rhythm guitarist of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78, a statement on his verified Instagram said; he was diagnosed with cancer in July and 'succumbed to underlying lung issues' while surrounded by loved ones.

Andrea Bocelli is scheduled to perform at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6 at San Siro, joining previously announced performer Mariah Carey. Elements of the ceremony will also be staged and broadcast from Cortina, Livigno and Predazzo.

Prince William recently took his 12-year-old son Prince George to volunteer at The Passage in London, echoing a childhood visit William made with his mother, Diana. Commentators say the outings are part of a gradual introduction to public duties while the family balances privacy and public life.

Matt Prokop was arrested in Texas on Dec. 24, 2025, and is reported to face a second‑degree felony charge for possession of child sexual abuse material along with allegations of evading and resisting arrest. His next court date is currently unknown.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates captured a seventh U.S. ice dance title in St. Louis with a season-best free skate, and they say they will carry momentum into the Milan Cortina Olympics. Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik placed second and Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko third.

Tawny Newsome, who voiced Beckett Mariner on Star Trek: Lower Decks, is a writer and co-producer on Star Trek: Starfleet Academy and says she applies creator Mike McMahan's approach of celebrating Star Trek through comedy. The series premieres with two episodes on January 15 on Paramount+.

Josh Dallas and Melissa Roxburgh, who played Ben and Michaela Stone on Manifest, reunite in season 2, episode 8 of NBC's The Hunting Party; Dallas guest-stars as a killer called the Connecticut Cobbler and Roxburgh leads the series as former FBI profiler Rebecca "Bex" Henderson.

Toronto police say the disappearance of Scarborough father Taron Stepanyan, last seen Dec. 23, 2023, is being investigated as a potential homicide; officers say there is no identified suspect and will canvass the neighbourhood for information.

The article marks January 10 as the anniversary of David Bowie's 2016 death and lists ten songs—from 1969's "Space Oddity" to 2016's "Lazarus"—that the writer says shaped his career.

Amazon Prime Video's Fallout series coincided with notable increases in Steam player counts for several Fallout games, with Fallout 4 roughly doubling and Fallout: New Vegas rising to nearly 20,000 daily players, as reported by PC Gamer.

The article argues that the prestige TV era begun by shows like The Sopranos shifted attention away from procedurals, and that HBO's medical drama The Pitt returned for a second season while reintroducing procedural storytelling within a prestige format.

Crave's Canadian series Heated Rivalry, which follows the love story of two gay professional hockey players, has become the platform's most-watched original and is prompting discussion across hockey media even as men's professional hockey currently has no openly out NHL players.

Zakopane is presented as Poland's winter-sports hub with more than a dozen nearby ski areas and a lively town centre; it is about a three-hour train ride from Krakow.

Heated Rivalry creator Jacob Tierney previously co-developed the Canadian sitcom Letterkenny, which ran for 12 seasons; Tierney remains active with Heated Rivalry season 2, a Shoresy spinoff role, and a new Prime Video series slated for 2026.

Alisha Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov won the U.S. pairs title; Efimova’s pending U.S. citizenship will determine whether the pair can be named to the Milan Cortina Olympic team before Sunday’s roster deadline.

Timothy Busfield has been charged with two felony counts of sexual abuse of a minor in New Mexico; the allegations involve two child actors who worked on the Fox series The Cleaning Lady in 2022.

An opinion piece reports that X's AI tool Grok was used to generate non-consensual sexualized images of women, with Copyleaks estimating about one such image per minute, and that platform responses and government concern have followed.

Xbox Game Pass will add Resident Evil Village at no extra cost on January 20, and the timing comes ahead of the Resident Evil Requiem (Resi 9) release.

The article reports that Jujutsu Kaisen season three brings manga character Kinji Hakari into the anime, and the writer labels him the best new anime character of 2026.

The Princess of Wales posted a short narrated film on her 44th birthday reflecting on nature, stillness and gratitude; the caption said nature had "helped me heal," and the clip is part of her "Mother Nature" series.

YouTuber and WWE performer Logan Paul is auctioning his PSA 10–graded Pikachu Illustrator card through Goldin Auctions, with bidding reported at $2.3 million and the sale set to close on February 15.

Disney's live-action Tangled has cast Teagan Croft as Rapunzel and Milo Manheim as Flynn Rider, a choice reported by The Hollywood Reporter after finalists screen-tested in December and following a development pause after Snow White's underperformance.

Police in Pennsylvania arrested a man after investigators found more than 100 human skeletal remains in his home, linked to a series of break-ins at Mount Moriah Cemetery; he faces over 500 charges and is being held on $1-million bail.

In a Guardian interview, Katie Leung said she faced racist online bullying after being cast as Cho Chang at 16 and that the abuse affected how she presented herself and her career.

Warner Bros. confirmed a kawaii/chibi-styled Scooby‑Doo shorts series titled Scooby‑Doo! Gokko, announced in November 2025 and slated for a 2027 release. Details about the project remain scarce.

Nanaimo fire officials reported the camper was already engulfed when crews arrived; the 69-year-old occupant remains in the Royal Jubilee Hospital burn unit after multiple grafting surgeries and a tracheotomy.

Federal court records say an ICE agent was dragged during a June arrest and that the agent has been identified in filings as Jonathan Ross; federal and local officials offer conflicting accounts about a later Minneapolis shooting, and no officer has been charged.

Ilia Malinin scored 115.10 points in the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, and fans placed dozens of Toothless stuffed toys on the ice after his performance.

Paramount+'s Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premieres January 15, 2026 with two episodes and deliberately leans on the franchise's history and returning elements to link a new class of cadets to Starfleet's past.

DC Comics' K.O. crossover has been narrowed to an Elite Eight: Superman, Guy Gardner, Aquaman, Lex Luthor, Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Red Hood, and Zatanna. The tournament is reported as offering the Heart of Apokolips, a source of Darkseid-level power, to the eventual winner.