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Boston was blanketed in the season’s biggest snowstorm Sunday night into Monday morning, with frigid air on the way and potential for more unsettled weather in the days to come. “For the most part, the Boston area received between four and six inches of snow over the last 24 hours,” said NWS meteorologist Torry Dooley as of Monday evening. “There were some slightly higher snow totals down south of the city, down towards the Taunton area, where six to seven inches of snow accumulated. … Now we’re left with a nice, fresh blanket of snow, and it’s not going to go anywhere anytime soon.” Boston saw a total of 5.3 inches of snow at Logan airport after the snowfall Sunday night and Monday morning, NWS recorded, which adds up to almost half of the snow measured all winter. The last recorded time the airport received over five inches of snow appeared to be in December 2024, Dooley said. Some areas further south in the New England region saw up to 7.7 inches of snow, NWS stated following the storm. Forecasts expected “quick bursts of arctic air” through Monday night, making Tuesday morning “quite chilly,” Dooley said. “We’ll have wind chills (Tuesday) morning in the single digits across most of the area for Boston,” said Dooley, noting the chills could be as low as 5 degrees around 6 a.m. … “So fairly cold weather. This arctic air will be brief, only with us for about a day.” The region is forecast to warm up to near seasonal temperatures Wednesday and Thursday, with highs around the upper 30s to low 40s, according to the weather service. Wednesday night may also see some “light shower activity” but not really any impact, as a weak clipper system passes through, Dooley said. Then temperatures are expected to drop again quickly in the late week. “We’ll have more persistent cold air arriving late Friday night into this upcoming weekend,” said Dooley. “And we really want to highlight the potential for some dangerous windchills, especially Friday night to Saturday morning and Saturday night into Sunday morning, where windchills could be about 10-below zero.” The cold pattern of well below normal temperatures are expected to last into early next week, the meteorologist added. There are rumblings of another storm by the end of the next weekend, Dooley said, and while long-term guidance shows something brewing late in the weekend, it’s “too early to say whether or not that would bring impacts to southern New England.” Related Articles 100 vehicles pile up in Michigan crash as snowstorm moves across the country Boston Weather: Snowy MLK Day to kick off week Former 7News Boston WHDH meteorologist heading to FOX Weather Boston Weather: Warmer temperatures incoming, late week coastal storm possible Boston Weather: Snow, freezing temperatures incoming ahead of warmer weather mid-week Right now, he added, the primary weather impact for next weekend is expected to be the very cold bout of weather. Dooley reminded residents to keep an eye out for ice and safety hazards with the snowfall and low temperatures. “When it’s really cold, we recommend those folks who do work outside take frequent breaks inside to warm on up,” said Dooley. “Another thing is to really leave no skin exposed, especially when we have wind chills well below zero. Prolonged skin exposure to the elements could lead to frostbite. And especially with it being below freezing, just keep a mindful eye on any slick surfaces that might be outside, your driveway, your walkway, any untreated surfaces.”

By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hackers disrupted Iranian state television satellite transmissions to air footage supporting the country’s exiled crown prince and calling on security forces to not “point your weapons at the people,” online video showed early Monday, the latest disruption to follow nationwide protests in the country. Related Articles Man and boy critical after 3 shark attacks off Sydney in just over 24 hours Prince Harry returns to London court for battle against tabloids Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless What to know about the train crash in Spain The hacking comes as the death toll in a crackdown by authorities that smothered the demonstrations reached at least 4,029 people, activists said. They fear the number will grow far higher as information leaks out of a country still gripped by the government’s decision to shut down the internet. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had his invitation to speak at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, withdrawn over the killings. Meanwhile, tensions remain high between the United States and Iran over the crackdown after President Donald Trump drew two red lines for the Islamic Republic — the killing of peaceful protesters and Tehran conducting mass executions in the wake of the demonstrations. A U.S. aircraft carrier, which days earlier had been in the South China Sea, passed Singapore overnight to enter the Strait of Malacca — putting it on a route that could bring it to the Middle East. State TV disrupted The footage aired Sunday night across multiple channels broadcast by satellite from Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, the country’s state broadcaster. The video aired two clips of exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, then included footage of security forces and others in what appeared to be Iranian police uniforms. It claimed without offering evidence others had “laid down their weapons and swore an oath of allegiance to the people.” “This is a message to the army and security forces,” one graphic read. “Don’t point your weapons at the people. Join the nation for the freedom of Iran.” The semiofficial Fars news agency, believed to be close to the country’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, quoted a statement from the state broadcaster acknowledging that the signal in “some areas of the country was momentarily disrupted by an unknown source.” It did not discuss what had been aired. A statement from Pahlavi’s office acknowledged the disruption that showed the crown prince. It did not respond to questions from The Associated Press about the hack. How much support Pahlavi has inside of Iran remains an open question, though there have been pro-shah cries at the demonstrations and at night since the crackdown. Sunday’s hack isn’t the first to see Iranian airwaves disrupted. In 1986, The Washington Post reported that the CIA supplied the prince’s allies “a miniaturized television transmitter for an 11-minute clandestine broadcast” to Iran by Pahlavi that pirated the signal of two stations in the Islamic Republic. In 2022, multiple channels aired footage showing leaders from the exiled opposition group Mujahedeen-e-Khalq and a graphic calling for the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. US aircraft carrier possibly on path to Mideast As tensions remain high between Tehran and Washington, ship-tracking data analyzed by the AP on Monday showed the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, as well as other American military vessels, in the Strait of Malacca after passing Singapore on a route that could take them to the Middle East. The Lincoln had been in the South China Sea with its strike group as a deterrent to China over tensions with Taiwan. Tracking data showed that the USS Frank E. Petersen Jr., the USS Michael Murphy and the USS Spruance, all Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers, were traveling with the Lincoln through the…

By HUIZHONG WU BANGKOK (AP) — How do you persuade a population to have more babies after generations of limiting families to just one? Related Articles Man and boy critical after 3 shark attacks off Sydney in just over 24 hours Prince Harry returns to London court for battle against tabloids Analysts warn that Iran crisis carries potential nuclear risks Chile fights wildfires that killed 19 and left 1,500 homeless What to know about the train crash in Spain A decade after ending China’s longtime one-child policy, the country’s authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births — tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condoms to eliminating a tax on matchmakers and day care centers. The efforts haven’t paid off yet. At least, that’s what population figures released Monday show for what is now the world’s second-most populous nation. China’s population of 1.4 billion continued to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government statistics show. The total population in 2025 stood at 1.404 billion, which was 3 million less than the previous year. Measured another way, the birth rate in 2025 — 5.63 per 1,000 people — is the lowest on record since 1949, the year that Mao Zedong’s Communists overthrew the Nationalists and began running China. Figures before that, under the previous Nationalist government, were not available. China was long the world’s most populous nation until 2023, when it was surpassed by regional neighbor and sometime rival India. Monday’s statistics illustrate the stark demographic pressures faced by the country as it tries to pivot from a problem it is working hard to overcome: status as a nation with a growing but transitional economy that, as is often said, is “getting old before it gets rich.” Is a snake involved? The number of new babies born was just 7.92 million in 2025, a decline of 1.62 million, or 17%, from the previous year. The latest birth numbers show that the slight tick upward in 2024 was not a lasting trend. Births declined for seven years in a row through 2023. People catch a sight of the snow-covered Forbidden City from a pavilion with lantern decorations at the Jingshan Park a day after the snow fall, in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong) Most families cite the costs and pressure of raising a child in a highly competitive society as significant hurdles that now loom larger in the face of an economic downturn that has impacted households struggling to meet their living costs. Across the region, “it’s these big structural issues which are much harder to tackle, whether it’s housing, and work and getting a job and getting started in life and expectations around education…,” said Stuart Gietel-Basten, director of the Center for Aging Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. “It’s gonna be difficult to make a major change in those number of births until those are addressed.” Another potential factor in the numbers, at least for 2025: Last year in China was the year of the snake, considered one of the least favored years for having a child under the Chinese zodiac. The government’s official Xinhua News Agency, however, did say early last year — perhaps optimistically — that the snake “is shaking off its negative connotations.” Like many other countries in Asia, China has faced a declining fertility rate, or the average number of babies a woman is expected to have in her lifetime. While the government does not regularly publish a fertility rate, last saying it was 1.3 in 2020, experts have estimated it is now around 1. Both figures are far below the 2.1 rate that would maintain the size of China’s population. For decades, the Chinese government barred people from having more than one baby and often sanctioned those who did — a policy that produced more than two generations of only children. In 2015, the government raised the permitted amount of offspring to two and then, facing demographic…

Associated Press LIMA (AP) — La fiscalía general de Perú anunció el lunes que inició una investigación preliminar contra el presidente interino José Jerí por los presuntos delitos de tráfico de influencias y patrocinio ilegal de intereses, luego que medios locales revelaran al menos dos reuniones no registradas de Jerí con un empresario chino. La oficina de prensa del Ministerio Público confirmó a The Associated Press que la investigación preliminar se encuentra “en estado reservado”. Jerí envió una carta al fiscal general Tomás Gálvez donde indicó su “voluntad de colaborar” con las investigaciones, así como para brindar “declaraciones y aclaraciones que correspondan”, de acuerdo con una copia de la carta enviada a la prensa internacional por la oficina presidencial. El tráfico de influencias ocurre cuando se promete un beneficio para interceder ante un funcionario. El patrocinio ilegal se produce cuando un funcionario asesora intereses de particulares. El tráfico de influencias se castiga con hasta ocho años de cárcel, mientras el patrocinio ilegal con no más de dos años, según la ley. El gobierno de Jerí está en crisis desde hace más de una semana luego que el 11 de enero la televisora Latina mostró fotografías tomadas de un video donde se observa a Jerí ingresando la noche del 26 de diciembre a un restaurante de comida china —vestido con una sudadera cuya capucha le cubre la cabeza y un bolso— para reunirse con el empresario chino Yang Zhihua. La cita no estuvo registrada en las actividades diarias del presidente, que es una obligación para evitar los conflictos de intereses. El presidente dijo en un primer momento que se reunió con Yang para coordinar sobre el Día de la Confraternidad Peruano–China, que se celebrará el 1 de febrero. El miércoles, el mandatario admitió que conoce a Yang “hace mucho tiempo por las actividades de la embajada China” y lo llamó amistosamente como “Johnny”. En un inusual mensaje difundido la madrugada del domingo, Jerí pidió disculpas. La noche del domingo, dos televisoras —América y Latina— volvieron a mostrar un segundo encuentro no registrado de Jerí con Yang el 6 de enero en una tienda de diversos productos. Jerí no ha indicado sobre qué hablaron en la segunda cita, pero la televisora Latina informó que la oficina presidencial indicó que el mandatario fue a comprar “caramelos chinos”. El presidente no ha sido visto de forma pública durante la jornada. José Jerí llegó al poder por sucesión constitucional y de forma sorpresiva el 10 de octubre cuando era presidente del Parlamento. Ingresó en reemplazo de Dina Boluarte (2022-2025). La entonces mandataria fue destituida luego de que los principales partidos del Congreso le retiraron el apoyo. Perú celebrará comicios generales el 12 de abril para elegir a un nuevo presidente, a 130 diputados, 60 senadores y cinco parlamentarios andinos.

Mecole Hardman is staying put in Buffalo. Hardman was one of 12 players signed to a reserve/future contract on Monday, the Bills announced. The 27-year-old receiver proved his worth during Saturday’s 33-30 overtime loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round, hauling in a 4-yard touchdown on his only catch of the game. Hardman Played a Key Role in Playoff Loss Hardman’s catch, his first as a Bill, was nearly identical to his game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl LVIII with the Kansas City Chiefs. Hardman also appeared in two regular-season games as a Bill, in which he recorded only one target and lost a fumble. After initially joining Buffalo’s practice squad, Hardman made his Bills debut in a 44-32 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 11. He had a 61-yard kickoff return but hurt his calf later in the game returning a punt. The Bills subsequently put Hardman on injured reserve, forcing him to miss more than a month. His additional workload on Saturday came with Josh Palmer (ankle), Tyrell Shavers (knee) and Gabe Davis (knee) all having landed on IR. Hardman Was a Star Kick Returner With Chiefs Hardman spent the preseason with the Green Bay Packers but was released in August as part of final roster cuts. The next day, Hardman re-signed with the Packers’ practice squad before being cut again following Week 3. Hardman is best known for his time with the Chiefs, where he won three Super Bowls (LIV, LVII, LVIII) and earned Second Team All-Pro honors as a rookie kick returner in 2019. The 2019 second-round pick (56th overall) out of Georgia has appeared in 82 regular-season games over six seasons, recording 178 catches for 2,302 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has also rushed for three touchdowns and returned two kicks for scores. Bills Sign 12 Players to Futures Contracts In addition to Hardman, the Bills also signed defensive tackle Tommy Akingbesote, linebacker Jimmy Ciarlo, offensive lineman Travis Clayton, defensive back Te’Cory Couch, cornerback M.J. Devonshire, running back Frank Gore Jr., wide receiver Stephen Gosnell, linebacker Keonta Jenkins, defensive end Andre Jones Jr., defensive tackle Zion Logue, and defensive back Daryl Porter Jr. Like Heavy Sports's content? Be sure to follow us. This article was originally published on Heavy SportsThe post Bills Bringing Back 3-Time Super Bowl Champion Receiver appeared first on Heavy Sports.