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Today in History: January 24, gold discovered at Sutter���s Mill in California 01/24/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Jan. 24, the 24th day of 2026. There are 341 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found a gold nugget at Sutter���s Mill in northern California, a discovery that sparked the California gold rush. Also on this date: In 1835, a major slave reb A landslide on Indonesia's Java island kills at least 8 people and leaves more than 80 missing 01/24/2026 04:08am • JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) ��� A predawn landslide triggered by torrential rains on Indonesia���s main island of Java killed at least eight people on Saturday and left 82 missing as rescuers struggled through deep mud, searching for survivors. Days of torrential rains had caused rivers to burst their b Spizzirri acknowledges 'funny timing' but accepts Australian Open heat rules after loss to Sinner 01/24/2026 03:57am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� He knew the extreme heat rule would come into play whether or not he broke Jannik Sinner's serve Saturday in the third game of the third set. Eliot Spizzirri went ahead and broke the two-time defending champion 's serve anyway, taking confidence and momentum into an eig A suicide bomber strikes a wedding in northwestern Pakistan and kills 7 people 01/24/2026 03:45am • DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) ��� A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among guests at a wedding ceremony in northwestern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least seven people and wounding 25, police said. The attack took place at the home of Noor Alam Mehsud, a pro-government community leader China's top general under investigation in latest military purge 01/24/2026 03:40am • BEIJING (AP) ��� The Chinese military's top general is being investigated for suspected serious violations of discipline and law the Defense Ministry said Saturday, Zhang Youxia, the senior of the two vice chairs of the powerful Central Military Commission, is the latest figure to fall in a long-run After accepting US deportees, South Sudan wanted sanctions relief for top official, documents show 01/24/2026 02:42am • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� After agreeing to accept deportees from the United States last year, South Sudan sent a list of requests to Washington that included American support for the prosecution of an opposition leader and sanctions relief for a senior official accused of diverting over a billion Scale of Iran's nationwide protests and bloody crackdown come into focus even as internet is out 01/24/2026 02:09am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) ��� The bloodiest crackdown on dissent since Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming into focus, despite authorities cutting off the Islamic Republic from the internet and much of the wider world. Cities and towns smell of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and go Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx premiere movies at Sundance Film Festival 01/24/2026 02:04am • PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ��� The Sundance Film Festival was in full swing Friday in Park City, with Channing Tatum, Olivia Wilde and Charli xcx movies premiering back-to-back at the storied Eccles Theatre in the evening. First up was ���Josephine,��� writer-director Beth De Ara��jo���s raw drama about Denver plays Memphis, looks for 7th straight road win 01/24/2026 02:03am • Denver Nuggets (31-15, third in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (18-25, 12th in the Western Conference) Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver visits Memphis trying to extend its six-game road winning streak. The Grizzlies are 14-14 against Western Conference opp Sacramento faces Detroit on 8-game road slide 01/24/2026 02:03am • Sacramento Kings (12-34, 14th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (32-11, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to end its eight-game road skid when the Kings face Detroit. The Pistons are 18-5 in home games. Detroit scores 116.9 poi Boston visits Chicago following overtime win against Brooklyn 01/24/2026 02:03am • Boston Celtics (28-16, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (22-22, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -1.5; over/under is 230.5 BOTTOM LINE: Boston visits the Chicago Bulls after the Celtics took down the Brooklyn Nets 130-1 Brooklyn faces Los Angeles on 6-game road skid 01/24/2026 02:03am • Brooklyn Nets (12-31, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (20-24, 10th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brooklyn will attempt to break its six-game road slide when the Nets face Los Angeles. The Clippers are 12-9 on their home cou Toronto visits Oklahoma City following Gilgeous-Alexander's 47-point game 01/24/2026 02:03am • Toronto Raptors (28-19, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (37-9, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City takes on the Toronto Raptors after Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 47 points in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 117-114 l San Antonio puts home win streak on the line against New Orleans 01/24/2026 02:03am • New Orleans Pelicans (11-36, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (31-14, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Spurs play New Orleans. The Spurs are 18-12 against West Cleveland faces Orlando, seeks 4th straight road win 01/24/2026 02:03am • Cleveland Cavaliers (26-20, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Orlando Magic (23-20, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Orlando, Florida; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Magic -1; over/under is 228 BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hits the road against Orlando trying to extend its three-game ro