Sports
Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes, James Cook scored on a five-yard run and finished with 120 yards rushing, and Buffalo dominated in a wild-card playoff game.
USC Sports
Chibuzo Agbo scores 16 of his season-high 21 points in the second half and Josh Cohen scores 18 points in USC’s 80-69 win over Grambling.
Opinion
As an author, he hits more often than he misses, particularly with the raw, rough-edged beauty of his prose.
Awards
Josh O’Connor and Zendaya underwent rigorous tennis training before cameras rolled on ‘Challengers.’ Just don’t expect expert racket play from him now.
Josh Cohen finishes with 19 points and Saint Thomas makes a critical three-pointer in the closing seconds as USC defeats Idaho State 75-69.
Movies
“Frozen” and “Beauty and the Beast” star Josh Gad called out the “pathetic” people who disliked the trailer for Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” remake.
Television
The star of FX’s limited series explains why he felt a sense of ownership over the show and how a scene provided an ‘acknowledgment of the complexity’ of Hernandez’s life.
World & Nation
North Carolina Atty. Gen. Josh Stein has been elected the state’s next governor over embattled Republican Mark Robinson.
Separately, the Keremet Bank in Kyrgyzstan is being sanctioned for coordinating with Russian officials and a U.S. bank to evade sanctions.
Oscar nominations for the 97th Academy Awards have been delayed again due to Los Angeles-area fires. The announcement is now set for Jan. 23, with voting extended to Jan. 17.