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  • Australian Open 2025: How to watch the Tommy Paul vs. Alexander Zverev quarterfinals match tonight

    America's Tommy Paul faces Germany's Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals at the Australian Open tonight. Here's how to tune in.

  • Jackson, Bane lead 4th-quarter rally as Grizzlies beat Timberwolves 108-106

    Jaren Jackson Jr. had 24 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter, and Desmond Bane added 22 points as the Memphis Grizzlies used a late rally to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-106 on Monday. Jackson, who was 6 of 8 in the final quarter, added 10 rebounds and a pair of blocks for Memphis, which won its third straight. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota with 32 points, while Naz Reid finished with 29 points, including 15 in the fourth as Minnesota tried to thwart the Memphis rally.

  • Trump stirs curiosity online after not placing hand on Bible during oath

    U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand on the two Bibles that his wife Melania held as she stood by his side. Despite the inauguration pomp and a bracing speech, the top thing Americans searched for on Google in relation to Trump on Monday afternoon was about him not placing his hand on the Bible, which contains the holy scriptures of Christians and Jews. What an incoming president swears on, whether it is a Bible, a historical document or nothing at all, is not relevant to them assuming power, said Jeremi Suri, a University of Texas, Austin history professor and presidential scholar.

  • Factbox-Trump's picks for his cabinet and other top posts

    (Reuters) -Some of Donald Trump's picks for his cabinet are expected to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate this week after the chamber held more than a dozen confirmation hearings last week. Here are Trump's choices for some of the key posts including defense, intelligence, health, diplomacy, trade, justice, immigration and economic policymaking. As secretary of defense, Hegseth could make good on Trump's campaign promise to rid the U.S. military of generals whom he accuses of pursuing progressive policies on diversity in the ranks that conservatives have railed against.

  • Villarreal scores 4 goals in 8 minutes in first half to hammer Mallorca 4-0

    MADRID (AP) — Four goals in an eight-minute spell midway through the first half gave Villarreal a comprehensive 4-0 win over Mallorca in the Spanish league on Monday.

  • Starmer to address nation after ministers announce inquiry into Southport attack

    Axel Rudakubana was referred three times to anti-extremism programme Prevent before he carried out the attack that left three girls dead.

  • Chelsea’s surprise ‘signing’ Trevoh Chalobah offers versatility to regain momentum with Wolves win

    Chelsea 3-1 Wolves: The Blues moved back inside the Premier League’s top four to snap a five-game streak without a win with Chalobah shining for the hosts after being recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace

  • Vivek Ramaswamy will no longer lead Trump’s DOGE with Elon Musk

    Ramaswamy is now expected to launch a gubernatorial campaign in his home state of Ohio

  • Oscar hopeful 'The Brutalist' used AI during production

    The Brutalist, an A24 film that has a could chance of being nominated for Oscars, used AI to alter actor's dialogue and generate images.

  • Melania's hat, shorts in winter and other eye-catching looks

    Inauguration fashion can communicate strength, elegance, or a broader political message.

  • Motorcycle Monday: Harley-Davidson And The Korean War

    Learn more about a fairly obscure topic…

  • Mississippi Crews Prepare Roads Ahead of Winter Storm

    Crews prepared roads on Monday, January 20, for a winter storm expected to hit central Mississippi and other areas in the southern United States this weekFootage posted to X by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) shows trucks carrying salt to pre-treat roads in Jackson, Mississippi, on Monday morning.“We’re monitoring weather conditions and ready to respond to any travel impacts,” MDOT said in the post.Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued a State of Emergency on Sunday, with prolonged freezing temperatures and winter weather expected until Wednesday. Credit: Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) via Storyful

  • AI tool can give ministers ‘vibe check’ on whether MPs will like policies

    Parlex is one of several artificial intelligence systems being developed within the government

  • US is pivoting into a 'G-Zero World Order,' Ian Bremmer describes

    Many Big Tech executives are in attendance at President Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony on Monday, namely one of the incoming president's biggest supporters: Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk. How are other world leaders viewing a tycoon such as Musk's closeness to the Trump administration, especially after Trump picked him to co-lead the proposed Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)? Yahoo Finance executive editor Brian Sozzi and senior reporter Jennifer Schonberger sit down with Eurasia Group founder and president Ian Bremmer at the World Economic Forum in Davos to speak more about Musk's ties to the incoming administration. Bremmer asserts that if this relationship were to occur in a smaller country, "we'd be asking if that's a kleptocracy." He goes on to state that the US is moving into a "G-Zero World Order," a notion he's identified as a significant risk in 2025. Catch Yahoo Finance's full interview with Ian Bremmer, where he explains his policy expectations from President Trump on his first day in office. Click here for more of Yahoo Finance's coverage from the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

  • Carrie Underwood goes a cappella, Melania's air kiss, and other moments

    The weird, surprising and fascinating moments from Donald Trump's second inauguration.

  • Trump to declare 'national energy emergency' to boost fossil fuels, power projects

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump on Monday laid out a sweeping plan to maximize already record high U.S. oil and gas production by declaring a national energy emergency, stripping away excess regulation, and withdrawing the U.S. from an international pact to fight climate change. The moves signal a dramatic U-turn in Washington’s energy policy after former President Joe Biden sought for four years to encourage a transition away from fossil fuels in the world's largest economy and establish the U.S. as a leader in combating global warming.

  • Why food prices are rising at the fastest pace in more than a year

    The price of bacon, eggs, cereal, sugar and chocolate continues to rise

  • Trump seeks to remake border security but his efforts will face challenges

    WASHINGTON (AP) — A wide-ranging series of steps that President Donald Trump has promised to take to beef up security at the southern border began taking effect soon after he was inaugurated Monday, making good on his defining political promise to crack down on immigration.

  • Far-Right Proud Boys March in Washington as Trump Inaugurated

    Far-right extremist group the Proud Boys marched down the streets of Washington, DC, celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration and calling for pardons for imprisoned members on January 20.In footage filmed by photographer Lucas Ayres, Proud Boy members are seen near the Capital One Arena where supporters of the President-elect gathered to watch in the inauguration ceremony.In other footage, the Proud Boys were seen celebrating Trump’s swearing in.Several senior members of the Proud Boys were convicted of multiple felonies, including seditious conspiracy, related to their involvement in the January 6th insurrection attempt on the Capitol.The Proud Boy marchers called on President Trump to “pardon our boys” on Monday. Credit: Lucas Ayres via Storyful

  • JD Vance arrives at Inauguration Presidential Parade

    JD Vance arrives at Inauguration Presidential Parade