Hungarian Auteur Béla Tarr, Visionary of Slow Cinema, Dies at 70

BUDAPEST, Hungary — Béla Tarr, the Hungarian filmmaker celebrated for his bleak, hypnotic cinematic style and long form narrative experiments. Died Tuesday at the age of 70 after a prolonged illness, according to the Hungarian Filmmakers’ Association.  Tarr, whose films often depicted despair and social decay in Eastern Europe, was recognized internationally for his work, … Read more

Cowboys Fire Defensive Coordinator Matt Eberflus After One Season Amid NFL’s Worst Defense

FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys dismissed defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus on Tuesday after just one season, following a 7-9-1 campaign in which the team ranked last in scoring defense.  Sources told CBS Sports’ Jonathan Jones that Dallas will now seek its fourth different defensive coordinator in four seasons. The move comes after the Cowboys … Read more

GOP lawmaker Doug LaMalfa dies at 65, reshaping California politics and narrowing House majority

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, a California Republican with deep roots in agriculture and a national profile on water and forestry policy, died at age sixty five. GOP officials said Tuesday, abruptly ending the seventh term lawmaker’s tenure and further tightening Republicans’ already slim majority in the US House. KEY POINTS  The death of Rep. Doug LaMalfa … Read more

George Conway congressional run reshapes New York Democratic primary with singular anti Trump focus

George Conway, a former Republican lawyer and prominent critic of President Donald Trump, announced January six that he is running as a Democrat for Congress in New York’s Twelfth District. Entering a crowded primary race with a campaign centered almost exclusively on confronting the president and restoring what he describes as constitutional accountability. KEY POINTS  … Read more

Trump Warns Venezuela to Cooperate or Face Another US  Military Strike

CARACAS/NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Venezuela’s interim government, stating that the United States could launch a second military operation. If acting President Delcy Rodríguez refuses to cooperate with US plans to stabilize the country.  The warning follows a high profile US military raid that captured former Venezuelan President … Read more

Greenland Leaders Reject US Takeover Fears After Trump’s Comments

NUUK, Greenland — Greenland’s prime minister on Monday downplayed concerns over a possible US takeover of the Arctic island, following renewed interest from President Donald Trump.  The remarks came amid heightened attention after Washington’s recent military operation in Venezuela. Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen stressed that Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, is “not comparable … Read more

Roblox Down After Internal Server Error Triggers Global Outage, Frustrating Millions of Users

Roblox was down for thousands of users worldwide on Jan. 6, 2026, after an internal server error disrupted access to its gaming platform. Triggering widespread connection failures, gameplay interruptions and website access problems, according to outage tracking data and user reports. KEY POINTS  The Roblox outage underscored the vulnerability of large scale digital platforms that … Read more

Tiffany Mitchell and Candiace Dillard Bassett join new season of The Traitors USA as franchise faces heightened scrutiny and fan analysis

Tiffany Mitchell and Candiace Dillard Bassett, two prominent reality television figures and graduates of historically Black colleges and universities. Are set to appear in the new season of The Traitors USA, premiering Thursday on Peacock, as the global franchise enters a phase marked by expanded casting.  Intensified viewer engagement and unprecedented fan led scrutiny of … Read more