Santa Anita Park is suing the California Department of Justice over the removal of betting machines that were installed last week. The fight over whether Santa Anita Park can legally have Racing on Demand machines at its facility moved to its next step of litigation on Tuesday when the track filed a writ of mandate against the California Department of Justice. According to the Santa Anita incident report, the DOJ did provide Nate Newby, Santa Anita general manager, with a receipt for the 26 machines. California racing receives no supplemental income and has lower purses than tracks in other big racing states. AdvertisementWithout supplemental purse income, California racing is in trouble because of the low purses, which leads to small field sizes and causes low mutuel handle, the financial engine that drives the sport.

articleA Missouri couple is accused of locking two teenage children in a chicken pen and shooting at them with BB guns as part of what investigators say was a prolonged pattern of severe abuse. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said Potosi, Missouri, residents Chantel Spring Hayford, 38, and Jerry Allen Menees, whose age was redacted in court records, were arrested Jan. 13. Hayford faces two counts of first-degree kidnapping, one count of first-degree sexual abuse, three counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, four counts of abuse or neglect of a child and two counts of first-degree domestic assault. Court records further allege the children were threatened with real guns, including a handgun , and warned they would be shot if they spoke about the abuse. The sheriff’s office said the investigation remains ongoing and credited the Child Advocacy Center and the Washington County Division of Family Services for assisting in the case.

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump launched a campaign against wind energy with an executive order to stop leasing and permits for offshore wind farms. A year later, Trump appears to be losing his war on wind on several fronts. While a bill passed in the House, Senate debate broke down after the administration’s Dec. 22 stop-work orders for all five offshore wind projects under construction on the East Coast. “President Trump has been extremely transparent: wind energy is the scam of the century,” said White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers. Companies have argued for decades that onerous restrictions make it too difficult to build infrastructure such as big energy projects, power lines and highways.

'I won't use force' to take control of Greenland, Trump says President Donald Trump made the remarks before global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Or you can say, ‘No,’ and we will remember.”AdvertisementDespite that, Trump acknowledged, “We probably won’t get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be frankly unstoppable. I won’t use force.”Instead, he called for opening “immediate negotiations” for the U.S. to acquire Greenland. “I love Europe, and I want to see Europe go good, but it’s not heading in the right direction,” Trump said. As Trump’s motorcade headed down a narrow road to the speech site, onlookers, including some skiers, lined the route. Trump was also expected to have around five bilateral meetings with foreign leaders, though further details weren’t provided.

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Photo by Ronan B: https://www.pexels.com/photo/stunning-northern-lights-over-english-countryside-28964514/ Northern Lights over English CountrysideIf your social media feeds are anything like mine, this week kicked off with photo after photo of the northern lights lighting up the sky in your friends’ back gardens. Why we can see northern lights in the UKOn their website, Royal Museums Greenwich explained that the lights we see in the night sky are caused by activity on the surface of the Sun. However, the northern lights have very occasionally been seen as far south as Cornwall and Brighton. The ‘cone’ cells are sensitive to colour but need plenty of light in order to function, whereas the “rods” cells are sensitive to low light levels but cannot distinguish colour. How to find out when the northern lights are visible in the UK?

LOADING ERROR LOADINGDepending on which dictionary you prefer, the word of the year in 2025 was either “rage bait”, “slop”, “vibe coding” or “parasocial”. And if you ask me, “whimsy” is already a major contender for the word of 2026. “I’m deeming 2026 the year of whimsy,” one TikToker said, “we are bringing back analogue and all the joy and playfulness this year”. i love to be full of whimsy and sillyness, i love to be full of laughter & love so bright anything else cant even reach me — sarah (@heavenbrat) January 10, 2026So, what’s “whimsy”? The point, it seems, is to transform everyday tasks and mundane routines into a fun exercise in free will and caprice.

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New book examines how resilience is the key in connecting medicine and psychology ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with ABC News’ Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Tara Narula, about her new book, “The Healing Power of Resilience: A New Prescription For Health and Well-Being.”

New federal investigation opened into Ellen Greenberg’s case, sources say Sandee and Josh Greenberg say they are “thrilled” at the prospect of a new investigation, and hope it might finally bring answers, 15 years after their daughter's gruesome death.

There’s no question that Moscow has had a dominating presence in the Arctic region. And while the Arctic accounts for only a small fraction of the global economy – some 0.4% according to the Arctic Council, the forum that represents Arctic states – Russia controls two thirds of the region’s GDP. Russia’s Arctic military mightRussia has been expanding its military footprint in the Arctic for decades, investing in new and existing facilities in the region. There are 66 military sites and hundreds more defense installations and outposts within the broader Arctic region, according to the Simons Foundation, a Canadian non-profit that monitors Arctic security and nuclear disarmament. In 2024, China and Russia launched a joint patrol in the Arctic, part of a broader collaboration between the two.

Pittsburgh is 12-2-2 this season when Rakell records a point (h/t Pens PR). The two Flames goalies have each played three out of the last six games, Cooley did play their last game. Season statsvia hockeydbThe size and ruggedness of the Flames really stood out in their last game against the Pens. Yan Kuznetsov presents another big body on the blueline, Pachal laid one of the biggest hits of the season last game. Seemingly every game Crosby is approaching and/or passing legendary names in any number of categories - the two points last game vs. Seattle tied Mario Lemieux’s total of 784 road points.

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Sen. Thom Tillis and his wife Susan Tillis are pictured as an American delegation consisting of senators and members of the House of Representatives visits the Memorial for Denmark's international efforts after 1948 at Kastellet in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 17. Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix/AFP/Getty ImagesRepublican Sen. Thom Tillis on Wednesday described President Donald Trump’s posture toward Greenland and Denmark as “disrespectful,” especially considering how many Danes served and lost their lives alongside American service members in Afghanistan. Speaking with CNN’s Jake Tapper, Tillis recounted visiting a war memorial in Denmark recently. Tillis gave Trump credit for pushing more NATO member countries to contribute percentages of their GDP to defense spending. The speech, he said, was a “missed opportunity.”Tillis said the only people happy with the tumult in NATO right now are China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin.