Global pop icon Mariah Carey is set to raise the curtain on the 2026 Winter Olympics at the games’ opening ceremony in February. Event organizers revealed Monday that Carey, 56, is the first performer from outside the host nation confirmed for the festivities, which will take place at Milan’s San Siro soccer stadium. Officials described their decision to book the singer, perhaps best known for her festive hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” as symbolic, saying her music captures the emotional buildup surrounding the Olympic moment and reflects a spirit of unity central to the show’s creative vision. “Mariah Carey fully represents the emotional atmosphere that accompanies the run-up to the Games,” the committee said. “Music is a universal language that attracts different stories and sensibilities, and intertwines with the opening ceremony’s theme of harmony.” In addition to the primary Milan event, three alpine hubs will stage smaller, synchronized opening celebrations. The closing spectacle, scheduled for Feb. 22, will feature world-renowned dancer Roberto Bolle at Verona’s historic Roman Arena.

A plane carrying 250 people was canceled before it completed its journey after a rat was allegedly found on board, according to the Independent. The KLM Airbus A330 was on its way to the Caribbean with stops first at Aruba and then at Bonaire. The plane was grounded in Aruba after the rodent was reportedly spotted in the cabin, crawling over the top of a curtain rail and leaping onto the overhead bins, while over the Atlantic Ocean. When they touched down, those on board were told the next leg to Bonaire would not go ahead, and a deep clean was ordered, the Independent reported. “The rat was discovered over the ocean,” a KLM spokesperson told Dutch media. “Very unfortunate for the passengers who had to experience this.” Dutch outlet RTL News reported that the crew kept an eye on the rat for the remainder of the journey, and that the pilot was effectively left with no choice but to continue to Aruba. “We don’t know how the animal got on board,” a KLM spokesperson told RTL.

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Madonna reunited publicly with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie for the first time in years. The pop icon and the British film director put their differences aside to show support for their 25-year-old son Rocco’s art exhibition in London on Friday. Photos published by the Daily Mail show Madonna, Ritchie and Rocco in conversation together at the “Talk Is Cheap” show in the English capital. Rocco even documented the moment his parents appeared together for the first time in 17 years on Instagram, writing: “It’s obvious why some people might hold judgment against me, I don’t blame them. However, I am proud to be who I am, but I’m even prouder to have both of my parents together in one room supporting me.” Madonna and Ritchie have reportedly not spoken since their turbulent divorce in 2008, following eight years of marriage. Before the break-up, Rocco moved into Ritchie’s London home as a teenager while Madonna was on her Rebel Heart Tour, resulting in an ugly custody battle that Madonna said left her feeling suicidal at one point. Rocco and Madonna have since rekindled their strained relationship, including appearing on stage together during the singer’s Celebration Tour in Stockholm in 2023.

NCIS: Los Angeles star Rachael Carpani has died suddenly at the age of 45. The Way Back actor died on Dec. 7 “after a long battle with chronic illness,” her parents said in a statement shared on social media on Monday. The Home and Away star was admitted to the hospital in 2021 with abdominal pain, although no further information was given about the cause. “Basically it was a case of me not listening to my body and the pain (I tend to work through pain!) and allowing myself to get quite ill,” she wrote at the time. The Australian featured in 180 episodes of the soap McLeod’s Daughters in her home country from 2001 to 2009, but she moved to the U.S. to escape being recognized as her character, Jodi. The account that posted the statement announcing her death, thought to belong to Carpani’s sister, posted a birthday tribute to her in August. “Whether she’s done up and going out or staying in and working, she’s the most beautiful woman I know. Happiest of birthdays to my gorgeous sister@rachcarpani. You bring so much light and joy and we love you so much!"

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A new study suggests polar bears may be genetically adapting to survive a rapidly warming Arctic—in what researchers describe as a “glimmer of hope” for the endangered species. Researchers at the University of East Anglia analyzed blood samples from polar bears in northeast and southeast Greenland and found evidence of genetic changes linked to diet and metabolism, NBC reported. As global temperatures rise, Arctic sea ice is shrinking, leaving bears without the frozen platforms they rely on to hunt seals. The study’s lead author, Alice Godden, told NBC News that prolonged food scarcity appears to be driving biological shifts that allow some bears to better process plant-based and lower-fat diets when prey is unavailable. While the adaptation doesn’t mean polar bears are suddenly thriving, researchers say it suggests the species may have more resilience than previously understood. Godden says the bears were projected to go extinct by the end of the century, but hopes that with these new findings we are able to reduce our carbon emissions to buy the bears enough time to adapt to their changing environment. The findings highlight both the urgency of climate action, and the remarkable lengths wildlife may go to survive it.

The company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner has filed for bankruptcy, in part due to President Donald Trump’s sprawling global tariffs, Reuters reported. iRobot filed for Chapter 11 and is now set to be acquired by its principal manufacturer, the China-based Picea Robotics. According to the BBC, the firm made the call “after facing competition from Chinese rivals and being hit by tariffs.” Most of iRobot’s goods come from Vietnam, which had 46 percent tariffs imposed on it by Trump earlier this year. That sent costs skyrocketing by $23 million amid vital technological investment, the firm said. “Picea will receive 100 percent of the equity interests in the company... and enable iRobot to continue operating in the ordinary course, pursue its product development roadmap, and maintain its global footprint,” it said in a statement. In the aftermath of the pandemic, the 7,000-employee company was valued at $3.56 billion, but that figure has now plummeted to $140 million.

Hollywood legend George Clooney says he is stepping away from a familiar part of his screen persona. Clooney said discussions with his wife, Amal Clooney, helped clarify that he no longer wants to appear in on-screen kissing scenes. The 64-year-old actor told the Daily Mail that he has been modeling his thinking on another Hollywood icon. “I’ve been trying to go the route Paul Newman did: ‘OK, well, I’m not kissing a girl anymore,’” he said, adding that his age now ruled out such roles. Clooney and his wife have been married since 2014 and share eight-year-old twins, Ella and Alexander. Reflecting on aging, he said, “When I turned 60, I had a conversation with my wife. I said, ‘Look, I can still play basketball with the boys. I play with 25-year-old guys.’” He added, “‘But in 25 years, I’m 85 years old. It doesn’t matter how many granola bars you eat, that’s a real number.’”

“Slop” is the new Merriam-Webster word of the year, thanks to the flood of low-quality artificial intelligence images and videos pumping through the veins of the internet. The word’s origin is in the 1700s and means soft mud, but now the rise of instant text-prompted generative AI has given it a whole new definition. The technology has been harnessed by President Donald Trump, who regularly fires off slop with wild abandon. He has published videos of himself dumping poop from a fighter on protesters, playing soccer in the Oval Office with Cristiano Ronaldo, and even ripping off the Blue Öyster Cult’s “The Reaper” for a Russ Vought-inspired AI music video about the government shutdown. Greg Barlow, Merriam-Webster’s president, said, “It’s such an illustrative word. It’s part of a transformative technology, AI, and it’s something that people have found fascinating, annoying, and a little bit ridiculous.” “Slop” is defined as “digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence.” Put more casually in the words of Barlow, what that really means is, “absurd videos, weird advertising images, cheesy propaganda, fake news that looks real, junky AI-written digital books,” Barlow said.

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Cockpit audio recordings reveal the anger of a passenger jet pilot after a close encounter with a. U.S. military aircraft, NBC News reported. Flight B61112 was on its way to New York City’s JFK airport from Curaçao, near Venezuela, when it came within a handful of miles of a U.S. Air Force tanker. The pilot of the 13-year-old Airbus 320 claimed the military aircraft had its transponder off. “We almost had a midair collision up here. They passed directly in our flight path... They don’t have their transponder turned on, it’s outrageous.” The pilot also said, “We just had traffic pass directly in front of us within five miles of us... It was an air-to-air refueler from the United States Air Force, and he was at our altitude.” JetBlue spokesperson Derek Dombrowski said, “We have reported this incident to federal authorities and will participate in any investigation.” It comes amid President Donald Trump’s strikes on alleged Venezuelan drug traffickers. Tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela have skyrocketed, with Trump saying, ”To all Airlines, Pilots, Drug Dealers, and Human Traffickers, please consider THE AIRSPACE ABOVE AND SURROUNDING VENEZUELA TO BE CLOSED IN ITS ENTIRETY." Curaçao is an island state in the southern Caribbean Sea.

Moviegoers weren’t too keen on Disney’s newest political dramedy. Ella McCay tanked at the box office with only $2.1 million in its domestic debut, one of the worst openings in recent history for Disney, according to Variety. The James L. Brooks-directed film cost $35 million to produce and starred big names, including lead actress Emma Mackey, Jamie Lee Curtis, Woody Harrelson, and Ayo Edebiri. The dramatic comedy follows a young politician as she navigates her professional career and personal life when she suddenly finds herself governor of an unnamed state. It scored a measly 24 percent on Rotten Tomatoes and a B- on exit polls by CinemaScore. “James L. Brooks defined character storytelling in the ‘80s and ‘90s with a string of award-winning comedy dramas,” Franchise Entertainment Research analyst David A. Gross said. “Today, you can find material like this on television and even on social media, where it benefits from authenticity.”