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Freestyle skier David Wise of Reno, Nevada, a three-time Olympian and three-time medalist, still has some tricks up his sleeve. Wise, who trains in the Tahoe area, said he’s not stressed because his everyday preparation and experience outweigh the pressures of competition. “Nobody can win a halfpipe competition without doing at least one of the tricks that I invented back in the day,” Wise said. “That takes the pressure off.” NBC Bay Area’s Garvin Thomas has more in the video report above. 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics Jan 13 Who has qualified for Team USA? Full list of athletes for Milan Cortina Olympics 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics Jan 16 Winter Olympics: Tour the venues for Milan Cortina 2026

Tackling an issue with huge ramifications for both the economy and the structure of government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday considers President Donald Trump’s attempt to oust Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook. With Trump seeking to exert control over the central bank, which, among other things, sets interest rates, the case has taken on even greater importance after it emerged that the Justice Department is investigating Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Congress set up the Federal Reserve to be independent, so it would not be influenced by immediate political concerns in fulfilling its mandate to maintain price stability and low unemployment. Under the Federal Reserve Act, presidents are restricted from removing governors unless it is “for cause,” meaning there is evidence of wrongdoing. Trump has said he wants to fire Cook for cause, over allegations of mortgage fraud made by one of his political appointees, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte. Cook has denied the allegations, and bank documents obtained by NBC News appear to contradict the fraud claim. The Supreme Court in October refused to allow Trump to fire Cook immediately, instead scheduling oral arguments in the case, suggesting the administration may face an uphill battle over his claim that the decision to remove her cannot be challenged in court. Cook’s lawyers argue she should have notice and a chance to rebut Trump’s stated reasons for firing her before she can be removed. They say Trump’s rationale does not meet the threshold for “for cause” removal. Solicitor General D. John Sauer, representing the Trump administration, says in court papers that Cook has no right to any kind of hearing challenging her firing. It is up to the president alone to decide whether the “for cause” hurdle is met under the powers allocated to him under Section 2 of the Constitution, he said. Powell is expected to attend Wednesday’s argument. Trump has long been critical of the Fed, and Powell in particular, for not doing more to lower interest rates, though he originally appointed Powell to the position in 2017. Trump has not moved to fire Powell, though the Justice Department investigation, related to testimony Powell gave to Congress about refurbishments at the Fed’s headquarters in Washington, could similarly give him a reason. Although Powell’s term as chair ends in May, he could stay as a board member until 2028. President Joe Biden appointed Cook to a term that ends in 2038. Trump Administration Jan 20 Jerome Powell to attend Supreme Court arguments in case on Trump's power to fire Fed Gov. Lisa Cook Trump Administration Sep 18, 2025 Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow him to fire Fed member Lisa Cook Trump Administration Sep 15, 2025 Senate confirms Trump Fed pick; appeals court blocks removal of Lisa Cook The Trump administration’s handling of Cook and Powell has raised alarm among former Fed officials and Trump critics who say the Federal Reserve must maintain its independence to be effective and fear it could be directly controlled by the White House. “We are in an unprecedented moment right now. President Donald Trump is doing everything he can to take over America’s central bank so that it works for him, along with his billionaire friends,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., told reporters last week. While Warren has been a critic of Fed policies that she sees as favoring Wall Street and big banks, she added, “I think we can all agree that the Fed works best when its decisions are based on data.” Economists warn that lower rates in the short term to achieve Trump’s political goals could have negative long-term consequences. “This is how monetary policy is made in emerging markets with weak institutions, with highly negative consequences for inflation and the functioning of their economies more broadly,” former Fed chairs and other former…

One person died and another was injured in a crash in the westbound direction of the San Mateo Bridge Tuesday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash, which happened midspan at about 2:45 p.m., and subsequent investigation forced the CHP to shut down all westbound lanes of the bridge. It wasn’t immediately known when lanes would reopen. Two vehicles, a van and a sedan, were involved in the crash, the CHP said. The driver in one of the vehicles died at the scene. A passenger in the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital. Their condition wasn’t immediately known. This is a developing story. Details may change as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for updates. ***TRAFFIC ADVISORY*** WB SR-92, AT MIDSPAN. ALL LANES BLOCKED DUE TO A CRASH. UNKNOWN ETO. EXPECT DELAYS. pic.twitter.com/G2kbjwNftq— CHP Redwood City (@CHP_RedwoodCity) January 20, 2026

An outside review commissioned by BART found environmental factors – like dust buildup and water intrusion – played a common role in the recent string of smoky mishaps and flash explosions in the subway system, according to findings filed with the transit agency’s governing board. BART commissioned the $1.5 million analysis by Parsons Transportation Group into the string of mishaps that began Aug. 29, when a BART train was forced to stop after an insulator exploded, filling the Transbay Tube with smoke. The board is expected to be briefed on the findings during its meeting Thursday. NBC Bay Area’s Investigative Unit has reported that the incidents came five years after BART stopped cleaning off metallic dust known to collect over time on subway insulators. The dust is known to interfere with the role of insulators to prevent current from flowing into the ground from the high voltage third rail. BART had been cleaning the insulators since identifying the risk in 2015 but stopped in 2020, explaining later that it had concerns about the cleaning method potentially damaging the ceramic surface of the insulators. That decision came despite findings from its own engineers in 2015 that the dust had sparked two earlier arc flashes in BART’s system. While not specifically blaming that dust for any of the mishaps it reviewed, the Parsons Transportation team listed generic environmental factors – which the engineers defined as either metallic dust, or water intrusion, or both – as playing a role in seven of the incidents the group studied. Other factors included unexplained power surges that occurred at the same time as the insulator flashes. The team blamed an eighth incident, which involved sparking at Lake Merritt in September, on human factors and is still probing what caused the Dec. 8 insulator flashover event at Montgomery station. The team ordered an inspection of the blown insulators that found “normal aging and environmental exposure expected within tunnel installations,” according to the summary of the findings. The team noted, meanwhile, that BART engineers had disabled or removed key safety protections leading up to the string of mishaps. Transportation 18 hours ago BART announces new Uber partnership, app integration Investigative Unit Jan 15 BART reverses course, starts to clean away metallic dust experts suspect fueled recent subway explosions BART Dec 31 BART riders will have to pay more for fares in new year In one case, BART removed so-called crossbonds – wires that function to share power by linking the two sets of tracks running through the Transbay Tube. The removal of those bonds, according to the report, was done to better protect workers doing a now-complete seismic retrofit of the tunnel. But experts say removing it, even temporarily, posed a threat of throwing the underground electrical system out of balance, leading to arcing. In November, however, BART restored the power balancing system, according to the study’s findings. Separately, the analysis noted another act by BART that may have played a role in the incidents. It noted that BART “disabled” sensors designed to protect the system by shutting down circuits during power surges. BART turned off its advanced protection measures, however, hoping to avoid nuisance trips of the breaker system, as a result, “relying only on basic breaker protection”, according to the study. The outside engineers noted that BART has since upgraded that circuit protection system by installing new equipment to better protect the system against power surges.

MLK Day maudit pour Jimmy Butler. Lors du dernier des neuf matchs NBA au programme du Martin Luther King Day, entre Golden State et Miami, l’ailier des Warriors s’est gravement blessé au genou, après un contact avec le meneur du Heat Davion Mitchell sous le panier. Alors que l’équipe californienne s’est imposée 135-112 face à son ancienne équipe, Butler a dû quitter le terrain lors du troisième quart-temps, aidé par ses coéquipiers. Incapable de poser le pied par terre, il boitait bas, souffrant du genou droit. Selon le toujours bien informé Shams Charania d’ESPN, le joueur de 36 ans est victime d’une rupture du ligament croisé antérieur, et il ne pourra plus rejouer cette saison. Des informations confirmées quelques heures plus tard par une IRM. « C’est quelque chose d’inédit. D’habitude, on s’attend à ce qu’il se relève et, même s’il ne peut pas terminer le match, qu’il quitte simplement le banc. Je lui ai juste dit de prendre son temps et de réfléchir à ce dont il avait besoin à ce moment-là, a déclaré Stephen Curry. C’est assez drôle, il continuait à plaisanter même au sol, fidèle à lui-même. Il trouve toujours le sourire, quelle que soit la situation. J’adore cette attitude, ce côté de sa personnalité : même dans les pires moments, il garde le moral. » 20 points de moyenne cette saison pour Butler Arrivé il y a près d’un an à Golden State en provenance de Miami, Jimmy Butler tournait cette saison à 20 points, 5,6 rebonds et 4,9 passes de moyenne en 38 matchs et a contribué à la 9e place de la Conférence Ouest des Warriors (25 victoires – 19 défaites). Il a d’ailleurs reçu 344 485 voix de la part des fans pour le All Star Game, ce qui aurait toutefois été suffisant pour prendre part au Match des Etoiles du 15 février prochain. Drafté en 2011 par Chicago, Jimmy Butler n’a signé qu’une seule saison à 82 matchs durant sa carrière, en 2012-13. Il n’a ensuite dépassé qu’une fois la barre des 70 matchs. Souvent touché par de petites blessures, « Jimmy Buckets » subit cette fois la blessure la plus grave de sa carrière. Il sera encore sous contrat avec les Warriors la saison prochaine et peut donc prendre le temps de revenir. En attendant, Golden State va tenter de trouver une solution avant la date-limite des transferts le 5 février pour le remplacer. Mais il sera extrêmement difficile de trouver un joueur à 20 points de moyenne sans faire exploser la masse salariale de la franchise, déjà conséquente.