Figure skater Maxim Naumov kept his late parents, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, close to his heart when he competed at the 2026 United States Figure Skating Championships. After his short program on Thursday, January 8, Maxim, 24, sat in the “kiss-and-cry” booth to receive his scores alongside coach Vladimir Petrenko. While awaiting the results,…
Ozlo, the maker of comfortable, easy-to-use “sleepbuds” that drown out outside noise so you can get better rest, is turning its product into a platform. The company’s plan began to take shape last month with the announcement of a partnership between Ozlo and meditation app Calm. But it kicked into high gear at the Consumer…
Ethan Hawke says his first real-life kiss with Gwyneth Paltrow didn’t live up to expectations — and he’s still thinking about it decades later. The Oscar-nominated actor admitted he was “disappointed” that his first real-life makeout with his “Great Expectations” co-star happened during a game of Truth or Dare. During the Wednesday, Jan. 7 episode…
‘Varney & Co.’ host Stuart Varney discusses the Trump administration’s effort to crack down on fraud in Minnesota and California. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a new set of enforcement measures Friday aimed at identifying and investigating fraud as the Minnesota scandal, which involved multiple government benefit scams, continues to rock the nation. Bessent, who…
Aiming to not only hold but expand their 53-47 majority in November’s midterm elections, top Senate Republicans are showcasing the plummeting rates of border crossings during a stop Friday at the nation’s southern border with Mexico. And the group, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune, is also highlighting how President Donald Trump and Republican…
Hilary Duff’s former How I Met Your Father costar Francia Raisa has entered the chat. Raisa, 37, shared a humorous video via TikTok and Instagram on Thursday, January 8, weighing in on the mom group drama fueled by a recent essay that Ashley Tisdale French wrote for The Cut. In the video, Raisa can be…
Elon Musk’s AI company has restricted Grok’s controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heavy criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized and nude images of women and children. In replies to users on Friday, Grok said only paying subscribers on X would be able…
Yardeni Research president Ed Yardeni discusses economic drivers heading into 2026 on Making Money. The U.S. economy saw modest job growth in December as employers hired at a steady pace amid economic uncertainty. The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 50,000 jobs in December. That figure was cooler than the expectations of economists polled…
President Donald Trump announced in an early Friday morning Truth Social post that he has “cancelled the previously expected second Wave of Attacks” against Venezuela in light of the nation’s “cooperation.” “Venezuela is releasing large numbers of political prisoners as a sign of ‘Seeking Peace.’ This is a very important and smart gesture. The U.S.A….
AI research lab Anthropic continues to land sizable enterprise deals. Its latest entails bringing its large language models to a legacy German insurance giant. Anthropic on Friday announced a deal with Munich, Germany-based global insurance conglomerate Allianz to bring “responsible AI” to the insurance industry. The parties declined to share financial terms of the deal….
