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Governor Gavin Newsom's sleepy son invades stage during speech

The two-year-old son of Gavin Newsom stole the show during his inauguration speech in Sacramento. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2CVl5pX

Uber shootings: Driver pleads guilty to six murders

Jason Dalton changes his plea on the eve of trial after blaming the app for the murders in 2016. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2FhPAbp

No. 11 SJU Shoots 78 Percent in Second Half, Cruises to 83-44 Win

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COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – No. 11 Saint John's basketball shot 77.8 percent (21-for-27) from the field in the second half en route to an 83-44 win over Concordia-Moorhead on Monday, Jan. 7, in Collegeville. - Box Score from Saint John's University Athletics http://bit.ly/2VAjwW0

A century and half of reconstructed ocean warming offers clues for the future

Due to a scarcity of data, most global estimates of ocean warming start only in the 1950s. However, a team of scientists has now succeeded in reconstructing ocean temperature change from 1871 to 2017. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Fg5tyV

Satellite images reveal global poverty

How far have we come in achieving the UN's sustainable development goals that we are committed to nationally and internationally? Yes, it can be difficult to make a global assessment of poverty and poor economic conditions, but with an eye in the sky, researchers are able to give us a very good hint of the living conditions of populations in the world's poor countries. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2RzYQy4

Evolution used same genetic formula to turn animals monogamous

According to a new study that looked at 10 species of vertebrates, evolution used a kind of universal formula for turning non-monogamous species into monogamous species -- turning up the activity of some genes and turning down others in the brain. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Fd1wvJ

US tax refunds 'to be issued despite government shutdown'

The decision comes as Mr Trump considers declaring a national emergency over border wall funding. from BBC News - US & Canada https://bbc.in/2C6jY5b