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Click here to read about how  James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for starring in the teen TV drama “Dawson's Creek” and films including “Varsity Blues,” has died. He was 48. 

The United States is fielding its biggest Winter Olympics team ever for the 2026 Games, with 232 athletes going for the gold. The wins started early as Breezy Johnson claimed America's first gold medal of the Games in women's downhill and U.S. figure skaters won gold in the team competition. As the days go on, athletes in other sports have added a growing number of medals to the mix. Click here for the full story.  

It took more than a decade, but the Seattle Seahawks and their fans finally got their revenge Sunday for the famous Malcolm Butler play, defeating the New England Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, California.   Click here for more on Superbowl 60!

While the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, some of the biggest action took place off the field during the all-important commercial breaks.

This year's commercials proved once again to be star-studded, featuring everyone from the Backstreet Boys and Jon Bon Jovi to Ben Stiller, Benson Boone, Adrien Brody, George Clooney, Matthew McConaughey, Bradley Cooper, Andy Cohen, Parker Posey, Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck.  Click here for the story.

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You've never seen an Opening Ceremony quite like this one.  The Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony is set for Friday (6 February) and promises to be a special one, held at the historic Milano San Siro Olympic Stadium.  A memorable programme will feature blockbuster acts from international artists including five-time Grammy Award-winner Mariah Carey, Golden Globe winner Laura Pausini, famed Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli and many others, while - for the first time in Olympic history - the ceremony will unfold across two separate cities in a unified, widespread event.  Click here for the full story and schedule details.  

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday made it clear that even though she and former President Bill Clinton agreed to a closed-door deposition, they are continuing to push for a public hearing as part of the House Oversight Committee’s probe into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "For six months, we engaged Republicans on the Oversight Committee in good faith. We told them what we know, under oath," she wrote on X. "They ignored all of it. They moved the goalposts and turned accountability into an exercise in distraction."  "So let’s stop the games. If you want this fight, [Rep. James Comer], let’s have it -- in public. You love to talk about transparency. There’s nothing more transparent than a public hearing, cameras on. We will be there," she posted.  Click here for the full story.  

Click here to see full coverage of the 2026 Grammy Awards which occurred on 2/1/26 in Los Angeles.    

2/1/26 was the deadline for all US Citizens to have a "Real ID" seal on their drivers license.  Now, if you don't have it, you will have to pay an extra fee when you travel by air.  Click here for full details.