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Home Alone star Daniel Stern reportedly received a citation for allegedly soliciting a prostitute. Stern, 68, was reportedly at a hotel in Camarillo, California, on December 10, 2025, when Ventura County law enforcement officers issued him a citation for allegedly soliciting prostitution, according to police documents obtained by TMZ in a report published on Friday, January 9. According to the same report, Stern was not detained or arrested in connection with the alleged incident. Us Weekly has reached out to representatives for Stern for comment. Stern enjoyed a successful Hollywood career amid his Home Alone success, including roles in The…

Award-winning Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has recounted the incidents that led to the death of her son, Nkanu Nnamdi. Adichie, in a statement on Saturday, alleged medical negligence in the circumstances surrounding the death of her 21-month-old son. Nkanu passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Adichie explained that her son was taken to Euracare Hospital in Lagos for an MRI scan and the insertion of a central line, after he developed what they initially believed was a cold, which later “turned into a very serious infection”. During the process, Nkanu was sedated but was not properly monitored after…

Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris, has renewed his membership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, through the party’s newly introduced electronic registration platform.The registration was carried out on Saturday at the Government House in Birnin Kebbi. APC officials from Birnin Kebbi Local Government Area, led by the chairman, Sani Bello, were present during the exercise, alongside members of the party’s state executive committee. Also present were the Secretary to the State Government, Yakubu Bala Tafida, and the member representing Suru and Bagudo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Bello Abubakar Kaoje, who also completed their registrations. The APC recently…

The semi-final fixtures at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations have been confirmed. This followed the completion of the quarter-final games on Saturday night. Egypt are the last team to book their spot, following a thrilling 3-2 victory over champions Ivory Coast. The Pharoahs raced into a two-goal lead, thanks to Omar Marmoush and Ramy Rabia. An own goal from Ahmed Abou El Fotouh just before half time, dragged the Elephants back into the game. But Mohamed Salah extended their lead again seven minutes after the break. Guela Doue’s goal proved to be a mere consolation. Egypt will now play…

Liam Rosenior began his tenure as Chelsea head coach with an impressive 5-1 victory over Championship side Charlton in the FA Cup third round at a sold-out Valley Stadium on Saturday. Chelsea dominated much of the match, taking the lead just before halftime when 19-year-old Jorrel Hato smashed a half-volley into the top corner after a clearance error by Charlton’s Keenan Gough. Shortly after the restart, Tosin Adarabioyo doubled the lead by heading Facundo Buonanotte’s free-kick into the net. Charlton fought back briefly in the second half, with Miles Leaburn converting from a corner to make it 2-1. However, Chelsea…

Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, and key leaders of the All Progressives Congress in the South-East have endorsed President Bola Tinubu as their sole presidential candidate for the 2027 general election. The endorsement was reached on Saturday at the Izu Umunne gathering of APC stakeholders held in Enugu, where party leaders reviewed national political developments and the position of Ndigbo ahead of the next electoral cycle. In a document, jointly signed by Uzodimma, Kalu, Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru; Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah; APC National Vice Chairman (South-East), Dr Ijeoma Arodiogbu;…

Roma moved three points behind Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win over Sassuolo in Rome. Down to the bare bones due to a clutch of injuries and players away at the Africa Cup of Nations, Roma moved into third thanks to quickfire late goals from Manu Kone and Matias Soule which broke Sassuolo’s brave resistance. Kone thumped home the opener with his head from Soule’s pinpoint cross in the 77th minute to spark delirium in the Stadio Olimpico. And fans were sure of the three points for their team two minutes later when Soule…

In 2023, what was then still called Twitter, open-sourced at least portions of the code that decided what it served up in your feed. But that GitHub repository is hopelessly out of date, with the vast majority of the files appearing to be from the initial upload three years ago. Elon Musk says that in seven days, he will open-source X’s new algorithm and finally give people a peek behind the curtain and possibly a technical explanation as to why your feed is 90 percent rage bait.Elon has always made promises to open-source parts of X, and has followed through…

The Bitcoin (BTC) network mining difficulty, the relative computing challenge of adding a new block to the decentralized blockchain ledger, fell slightly to 146.4 trillion on Thursday, in the first difficulty adjustment of 2026. “The next Bitcoin difficulty adjustment is estimated to take place on Jan 22, 2026, 04:08:12 AM UTC, increasing the Bitcoin mining difficulty from 146.47 T to 148.20 T,” according to CoinWarz. Average block times are 9.88 minutes at the time of this writing, slightly below the 10-minute target, which means the next difficulty adjustment will increase slightly to align better with the target block time. The Bitcoin network…

Neon’s horror flick Together may seem like an odd choice to be a post-Christmas chaser, but it’s already one of Hulu‘s most popular movies right now. Real-life couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie portray Tim Brassington and Millie Wilson, a couple who are struck with an unnatural curse that begins fusing them together. Together is writer/director Michael Shanks‘ first feature-length film, and it was a modest hit with $34.5 million worldwide. Now that the film is streaming, Watch With Us recommends watching Together, even if some of its graphic horror scenes are hard to take. Related: 30 Best Movies on…