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A 42-year-old Marine veteran is dead and four teenagers are in police custody following what authorities describe as an online sale turned robbery in Columbia, Missouri. (NBC)- A 42-year-old Marine veteran is dead and four teenagers are in police custody following what authorities describe as an online sale turned robbery in Columbia, Missouri. Police say Michael Ryan Burke was fatally shot late Sunday after arranging to sell his phone through Facebook Marketplace. Investigators say the potential buyers arrived armed, stole the phone, and opened fire. Emergency radio traffic captured the chaos as officers responded to the scene, reporting “shots fired with a confirmed victim” and an unknown suspect location. According to police, Burke was critically wounded but still managed to call 911. A longtime friend, Jerry Reifeiss, said Burke was determined not to let the suspects escape. “He did not want these people to just get away with this — literally get away with murder,” Reifeiss said. Before dying, Burke also tried to call his family. When they didn’t answer,  » Read More

NASHVILLE, Tenn. —  The architect of a self-made dynasty that won Vanderbilt’s first national championship and recently became the university’s first three-time national champion, bowling head coach John Williamson will transition from coaching after 22 seasons. Williamson will continue his career in a new role in Vanderbilt Athletics at the conclusion of the 2025-26 season, Vice Chancellor for Athletics and University Affairs and Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee announced Friday.   “John Wiliamson showed us what it means to reimagine what is possible at Vanderbilt,” Lee said. “I had the privilege of witnessing him turn the mere idea of a new program into a  three-time national champion and set an unmatched standard. Today, when we talk about Vanderbilt’s commitment to winning with our values intact, we are building from a blueprint that John championed. His leadership has shaped generations of student-athletes and continues to define the culture and standards we expect within Vanderbilt Athletics.”     A four-time National Tenpin Coaches Association Coach of the Year, Williamson led teams to NCAA championships in 2007, 2018 and 2023 and reached the championship match on three more occasions among 10 Final Four appearances. Vanderbilt has advanced to 19 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, the second-longest active streak

by Shelley Inglis, Rutgers University, The Trump administration’s recent announcement that it is withdrawing from 66 international organizations and treaties is another blow to the global system where all countries unite to share concerns, agree on rules of conduct and determine agendas for collective action. Coming on the heels of the U.S. attack on Venezuela – considered a violation of international law – the White House claims, without specific justification, that these organizations and initiatives “operate contrary to U.S. national interests, security, economic prosperity or sovereignty.” Some experts say many of these organizations are niche and peripheral initiatives. They say the groups receive little money from the U.S., anyway. Additionally, most of the U.N. entities on the administration’s list are part of the U.N.’s main body, the Secretariat, which gets its funding primarily from membership dues that are required by legal obligations. In fact, the U.S. can’t technically withdraw from these groups without leaving the U.N. completely. It can, however, select not to participate in meetings of these bodies or finance them through additional funds. Moreover, with the White House already defunding the foreign assistance that supported many of these

Updated on: January 23, 2026 / 5:45 PM PST / CBS Sacramento Add CBS News on Google A Florida man faces dozens of child pornography charges following an investigation that began with a referral from law enforcement officials in California, authorities said on Friday. Florida authorities said they were contacted on January 13 by investigators in Yuba City in Northern California regarding a child pornography case after a suspect was identified as living within Winter Haven city limits. Yuba City police said the investigation originated when the mother of a 7-year-old girl brought her child's cellphone to the Yuba City Police Department after discovering a man on it along with another minor. Detectives identified a suspect who was later determined to be Alex Joel Melendez, 24, of Winter Haven. Mugshot of 24-year-old Alex Joel Melendez of Winter Haven, Florida Winter Haven Police Department Winter Haven detectives obtained a search warrant for Melendez's home, which was executed on the evening of January 15 with assistance from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. During the search, investigators said they found extensive evidence, including photos, videos and explicit messages exchanged between Melendez and multiple minor victims through a Snapchat account. Police said Melendez was

Trending on Billboard What is a “Modern Creative?” More importantly, how does a modern creative effectively tap into the force that drives their creativity? Working in music and film through my entire professional career, I’ve seen, experienced, and worked with a multitude of creatives, and I’ve found that what it takes to be a modern creative is the ability to effectively build and tap into one’s own creative conduit. Your creative conduit provides you with the diversity of thought, new ideas, experiences and perspectives that bring your projects to the next level. Once it’s properly nurtured, the limits to your creativity will no longer exist. While building it will take time and purposeful actions, you’re going to see the results in ways you never imagined. Related How to Build Your Conduit In the past, I and many others around me were chastised for pursuing multiple projects we were passionate about. But the thing to remember is, only you know your limits — no one else. Take me, for example — I was pursuing a career as a musician and manager while using my free time to write and direct short films. It was hectic to say the least, but by

Snapchat is giving parents more tools to keep tabs on their teens’ activity on the platform with an expanded set of parental controls in its Family Center. The new features let parents track how much time their teen spends on Snapchat each day and provide insights into the friends their teen is adding, likely aiming to address growing concerns over social media addiction and online safety. Parents can now see the average time their teen spends on Snapchat over the past week, broken down by activity type. This includes chatting with friends, sending snaps, using the camera to create content, exploring Snap Map, and watching videos on Spotlight and Stories. These insights give parents a clearer picture of where their teen is spending their time and can help guide conversations about healthy social media habits. Image credit: Snapchat In addition to monitoring time, parents can now understand the context of new friend connections. The Family Center updates show how a teen may know someone they’ve added, whether through mutual friends, saved contacts, or shared communities. According to Snap, these “trust signals” give parents more confidence that their teen is interacting with people they know in real life and make it

The move comes just two days after Snap settled a lawsuit What's the story Snapchat has introduced new parental controls in its "Family Center" tool. The feature will let parents and guardians see how much time their teens spend on the platform, as well as details about any new friends they add. The move comes just two days after Snap settled a lawsuit accusing it of contributing to social media addiction and mental health issues. New features aim to enhance user safety The new features in Snapchat's Family Center tool will show parents the average daily time their teen spends on the platform over a week. This includes how this time is divided across different sections of the app such as chatting, snapping, creating with the camera, using Snap Map or consuming content on Spotlight and Stories. Family Center's friend tracking feature explained The Family Center tool already gave parents a complete list of their teen's friends on Snapchat. Now, it also shows how a new user was added as a friend. This could be through mutual friends, being saved as a contact or belonging to shared communities. Snap said these "trust signals" help parents understand new connections better and

Published: January 23, 2026 3D graphic by Alexander Shatov via Unsplash By India McCarty Snapchat parent company Snap has settled a social media addiction lawsuit days before it was set to go to trial.  “ pleased to have been able to resolve this matter in an amicable manner,” a spokesperson for Snap told the BBC. The details of the settlement were not disclosed.  Snap reaches settlement in social media addiction lawsuit https://t.co/L2Obm6Hxx5 — TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) January 21, 2026 Related: ABC News Equates Social Media Use to Tobacco Addiction Other defendants in the case include Instagram parent company Meta, ByteDance’s TikTok and Alphabet’s YouTube; none have settled, so the trial is still set to move forward later this month. Meta head Mark Zuckerberg is expected to testify. The plaintiff is a 19-year old woman identified by the initials K.G.M. She alleges that the platforms’ algorithmic design got her addicted and ultimately affected her mental health.  K.G.M.’s suit claims she’s been addicted to social media for over a decade and that her use of the platforms “has caused anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia.” This case is the first of three “bellwether” trials, consolidating thousands of lawsuits. Last year, a Los Angeles judge

Posted By: Larry Felton Johnson January 23, 2026 By Larry Felton Johnson Since the Cobb County Board of Education decided to remove public comments from its livestream of both work sessions and regular meetings, I’ve been attending the meetings and livestreaming the comments. The audio quality of the livestreams have been poor, so I decided last night that until I can choose and purchase upgraded equipment that suitable for livestreaming, I’ll just do a direct recording, edit it and post it the next day. I find that the audio quality is better, although I think as I work with the video editing software, I can get it much better even than this. But the video below is much more understandable than the audio of our past livestreams.

Belt and Road cooperation highlighted Xi pointed to a 2024 strategic partnership between China and Brazil that aligns Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with Brazil’s development plans, including agriculture, infrastructure, and the energy transition. The partnership, Xi said, reflects solidarity and cooperation among Global South countries. At a Group of 20 meeting in 2024, Xi unveiled BRI-related measures alongside science and technology initiatives designed to support Global South development, according to Xinhua. The conversation comes amid heightened concern in Latin America following the U.S. seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on narcotics charges, an action that has fueled regional fears of foreign intervention. The United Nations has criticized the U.S. operation, raising questions about its legality under international law. (Source: Reuters)