TLDRDolly Parton celebrates her 80th birthday by releasing a new version of her 1977 single 'Light of a Clear Blue Morning,' featuring Lainey Wilson, Queen Latifah, Reba McEntire, and Miley Cyrus. The proceeds from the song and music video will benefit pediatric cancer research at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee has declared January 19, 2026, as 'Dolly Parton Day' in honor of her contributions to music, culture, and philanthropy.

January 20, 2026 04:08 UTC

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January 20, 2026 04:02 UTC

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January 20, 2026 03:01 UTC

Trump wrote,“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland.

January 20, 2026 02:56 UTC

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake shook Riverside County on Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake was centered seven miles from Indio. The temblor was quickly followed by several aftershocks, at magnitudes 3.3, 3.4 and 2.9, according to the USGS. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe earthquake occurred 10 miles from Coachella, 11 miles from Palm Desert and La Quinta, and 13 miles from Rancho Mirage, Calif. Learn more about earthquake kits, which apps you need, Lucy Jones' most important advice and more at latimes.com/Unshaken.

January 20, 2026 02:42 UTC





Scientists monitoring solar activity have issued warnings about a severe solar radiation storm heading towards our planet. But is Earth really experiencing the largest solar storm in two decades today? Verdict:TRUEEarth will be experiencing the largest solar radiation storm in over 20 years today, according to the National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center. The severe solar radiation storm reached S4 level on the agency's severity scale, exceeding the intensity of the October 2003 "Halloween" space weather storms. The last time such severe conditions were observed was during the Halloween solar storms of October 2003.

January 20, 2026 01:50 UTC

LOADING ERROR LOADINGLONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs against allies over Greenland is “completely wrong” and a trade war is in no one’s interest. AdvertisementU.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer holds a news conference in London, U.K., on Jan. 19, 2026. Starmer said Britain supports the “fundamental right” of Greenland and Denmark to decide the future of the Arctic island. AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump greets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on Oct. 13, 2025. AdvertisementDenmark’s defense minister and Greenland’s foreign minister are expected Monday to meet NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in Brussels, a meeting that was planned before the latest escalation.

January 20, 2026 01:17 UTC

The summit will be held either in Johannesburg or Cape Town, Chido Munyati, WEF’s Head of Africa told CNBC Africa in an interview in Davos, Switzerland, at WEF’s 56th annual meeting (from January 19-23). The last WEF Africa meeting was held in Cape Town from September 4-6, 2019.

January 20, 2026 01:08 UTC

Baby name trends may come and go, but certain choices have serious staying power. To appreciate which names have stood the test of time, look no further than the Social Security Administration’s data. The list of most popular baby names in 1926 includes beloved staples that remain popular to this day, as well as dated picks that have fallen out of favor. H. Armstrong Roberts via Getty ImagesBelow, find the 25 most popular baby names for boys and for girls born in 1926. While James, Evelyn, William and Elizabeth are still popular today, others like Mildred, Ralph, Doris and Harold aren’t quite so common a century later.

January 20, 2026 00:18 UTC

If legal scholars were setting a betting line on Rose Bowl v. UCLA, it might be a pick’em. In that instance, UCLA most likely would be forced to stay at the Rose Bowl. Either UCLA cuts a huge check to the Rose Bowl and City of Pasadena, allowing the Bruins to move to SoFi Stadium, or it is forced to remain at the Rose Bowl. The arbitrator likely would have the power to compel UCLA to remain at the Rose Bowl, Korobkin said, meaning the Rose Bowl would not be put in a disadvantageous position should the case be moved out of court. AdvertisementUCLA Sports UCLA fans tailgating at Rose Bowl apprehensive about possible move to SoFi Stadium UCLA fans tailgating before what might be the Bruins’ final game at the Rose Bowl lament the loss of a tradition if the school moves its football games to SoFi Stadium.

January 20, 2026 00:00 UTC

President Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released on Monday. On Saturday, Trump announced a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight nations that have rallied around Denmark and Greenland, including Norway. A boy holds a map of Greenland topped by a hairpiece symbolizing President Trump, during a protest of Trump’s policy in front of the U.S. consulate Saturday in Nuuk, Greenland. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in a Facebook post Monday that the tariff threats would not change the their stance. (Mads Claus Rasmussen / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP / Getty Images)The Norwegian Nobel Committee is an independent body whose five members are appointed by the Norwegian Parliament.

January 19, 2026 23:24 UTC

After many months of eager fans waiting in anticipation, news finally broke on Jan. 7 that the official stars of the upcoming Tangled live-action remake were revealed. Both productions featured widely beloved stars as title characters, (Halle Bailey for The Little Mermaid and Rachel Zegler for Snow White). I’m a movie fan but I’ll see how the trailers look.”However, in comparison to her co-star, their notoriety seems to have slight gaps. Being the face of the series makes him widely recognizable amongst the younger audience, in hopes of combining the viewership. Her fan casting generated a new wave of unprecedented discourse that brought many hopes and excitement, but also apprehension if Vandanapu were to take the role.

January 19, 2026 22:38 UTC

(AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)HUDSONVILLE, Mich. -- More than 100 vehicles smashed into each other or slid off the interstate in Michigan on Monday as snow fueled by the Great Lakes blanketed the state. The crash is just the latest impact of the major winter storm moving across the country. Forecasters warned Monday that freezing temperatures are possible overnight into Tuesday across much of north-central Florida and southeast Georgia. The Ottawa County Sheriff's office in Michigan said multiple crashes and jack-knifed semis were reported along with numerous cars that slid off the road. “We’re trying to get as many vehicles out of there as quickly as possible, so we can get the road opened back up,” manager Jeff Westveld said.

January 19, 2026 22:14 UTC

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January 19, 2026 22:09 UTC

Mendoza won this season’s Heisman Trophy en route to an undefeated season and tonight’s College Football Playoff championship game against the University of Miami Hurricanes. In the 2024 season, the Hoosiers went 11-2 and made it to the College Football Playoff for the first time. Between the 2015 and 2023, every title game included Ohio State, Alabama, Georgia or Clemson, and on six occasions, the title game included two of those teams. But by 2023, teams built under this new system were making waves: That year, Texas Christian made the national championship game. Last year’s title game, in which Michigan defeated Washington, was the first title game in the playoff era that neither of the four powerhouse teams mentioned above made it that far.

January 19, 2026 21:30 UTC