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01/23/2026

Microsoft Outlook and Teams outage resolved
Thousands of users reported service issues with the Microsoft products on Thursday, a day after a brief outage happened with the same products.
Microsoft resolved an outage early Friday morning after tens of thousands of people reported issues with various products on Thursday.

More than 15,000 users reported issues using Microsoft 365 products at around 3 p.m. Eastern, according to the outage-tracking site DownDetector. Another 12,000 people reported issues with Microsoft Outlook, and 500 reported issues with Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Support teams were investigating the outage, the company said in a social media post. Investigators blamed the issue on the service infrastructure.

"We've identified a portion of service infrastructure in North America that is not processing traffic as expected," the company said. "We're working to restore the infrastructure to a healthy state to achieve recovery. More information can be found at https://status.cloud.microsoft or under MO1221364 if accessible."

Nearly two hours after the outage began, investigators said they've restored infrastructure to a "healthy state," but said further load balancing is required to mitigate the outage's impact.

"We're directing traffic to alternate infrastructure to achieve recovery," Microsoft said in a social media post at 4:14 p.m. Eastern. "More information can be found at https://status.cloud.microsoft or under MO1221364 if accessible."
Microsoft offically announced the outage had been resolved hours later at around 1:30 a.m. Eastern, saying mail flow is stable and access to affected services has been restored.

Microsoft resolved a brief outage on Jan. 21, which investigators said was caused by a third-party networking issue. That outage only lasted just over an hour.

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01/22/2026

Oscar nominations arrived Thursday morning, and it’s hard to find much to gripe about. The year’s two strongest films, One Battle After Another and Sinners, led the field, and one of them — most likely One Battle After Another — seems poised to take home best picture. If that happens, it would extend an impressive run of top-tier winners: Oppenheimer to Anora to One Battle After Another. That’s the Academy’s best streak since the early 1990s, when The Silence of the Lambs, Unforgiven, and Schindler’s List ruled the night.

Naturally, not everyone is celebrating. Wicked: For Good? A stunning snub. The latest Avatar sequel? More embers than inferno.

With most categories capped at five nominees (best picture aside), Oscar mornings inevitably produce shocks — some defensible, others downright baffling. For the sake of alliteration and SEO, we’ll call them “snubs,” though it would take a truly epic ego — say, the kind that might threaten to invade a country over a bruised pride — to take them personally.

SNUB: Wicked: For Good (Best Picture)
Last year’s Wicked scored 10 nominations and won two Oscars, setting expectations sky-high for the sequel. But reality intervened. The box office dipped by more than $200 million worldwide, reviews were lukewarm, and Academy voters noticed. Repeating that level of awards success was always a tall order, especially with voters reluctant to honor the same property in back-to-back years. The material didn’t help either — the musical’s second act is darker, messier, and far less buoyant. Still, falling from 10 nominations to zero? That’s a brutal reversal.

SURPRISE: F1 (Best Picture)
Within the Academy exists a fading but still feisty bloc known affectionately as the “steak-eaters” — older male voters who love a solid Dad Movie about seasoned men who definitely know what they’re doing. Their influence has waned as membership has diversified, but they’re savoring a win today. Joseph Kosinski’s glossy, engine-revving sports drama muscle-carred its way into the best picture lineup, proving the dudes aren’t done yet.

SNUB: Avatar: Fire and Ash (Best Picture)
The third Avatar installment racked up a hefty $1.3 billion worldwide — impressive by any standard, though still about $1 billion shy of 2022’s The Way of Water, which earned a best picture nomination, as did the original. Fire and Ash couldn’t even break through with the Producers Guild, an organization typically inclined toward bigger-is-better spectacles. Franchise fatigue is clearly setting in, and even James Cameron seems ready to chart a new course. Consider this another sign that Pandora’s moment may finally be fading.

01/21/2026

Massive Winter Storm To Target Over 180 Million From Texas To New England With Potentially Damaging Ice, Heavy Snow

Widespread snow and a potentially damaging ice storm are on the table from the South into the Northeast. Here’s the very latest forecast timing and who could be affected most.
A major, widespread winter storm will hammer parts of the South, Midwest and Northeast Friday through Monday with potentially damaging ice and heavy snow for millions from New Mexico and Texas to parts of New England.

The storm has been named Winter Storm Fern by The Weather Channel. According to The Weather Company forecasters, Fern could affect over 180 million in the U.S. with snow and/or ice,

01/19/2026

These New York landmarks will be illuminated for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

More than a dozen New York landmarks will glow Monday night in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Governor Kathy Hochul has ordered 17 iconic sites across New York City and throughout the state to be illuminated in red, green, and black to mark the occasion.

According to the governor’s office, the special lighting tribute celebrates Dr. King’s enduring legacy of nonviolence, hope, equality, and justice.

“New York has always been a place where people stand up to injustice,” Hochul said. “As we honor Dr. King’s life and legacy, I remain committed to building a state that reflects the values of one of America’s greatest champions for social justice, freedom, and equality. Today and every day, we will continue working to make New York a more affordable, just, and equitable place for all.”

01/16/2026

Lakers' defensive issues once again prove costly in loss to Hornets

01/13/2026

'Dilbert' creator Scott Adams dies at 68 after prostate cancer diagnosis

01/12/2026

Golden Globes Snubs and Surprises: ‘Frankenstein’ Shut Out, ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Only One, ‘Hamnet’ Nabs Unexpected Top Prize

01/11/2026

President Donald Trump reacted to a social media post joking about Secretary of State Marco Rubio becoming the president of Cuba, replying, "Sounds good to me."

Trump posted the response Sunday on his Truth Social account after a user wrote, "Marco Rubio will be president of Cuba."

Rubio’s broad portfolio in the Trump administration has fueled online jokes portraying him in charge of an ever-expanding list of roles.

MADURO’S ARREST IS GOOD NEWS FOR ALL AMERICANS AND LEAVES DEMOCRATS LOOKING FOOLISH

01/08/2026

Mother of 3 who loved to sing and write poetry shot and killed by ICE in Minneapolis

01/05/2026

I want to thank…” Jimmy Kimmel took aim at President Trump during his acceptance speech for Best Talk Show at the Critics Choice Awards, crediting the former president as the unlikely reason for his win after his show was suspended last year amid a public feud over comments involving Charlie Kirk.

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