Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Tori.
Today is Tuesday, January 27th, 2026.
And we begin with Team USA packing its bags for the Winter Olympics.
Organizers have released a list of 232 qualifying athletes 117 men and 115 women bringing their red, white and blue best to Milan Cortina next month, ranging from the youngest 15-year-old free skier, Abby Winterberger, to the oldest 54-year-old curler, Rich Ruohonen.
It will be the fifth go-around for seven of the athletes, including some familiar names like Lindsey Vaughn and Bob Sletters, Kaylee Humphries and Ilana Myers-Taylor.
The games will be spread all across Italy, with sports like hockey and figure skating taking place in Milan, and skiing and snowboarding in mountain areas like Cortina.
Competition is set to begin on February 4th with the opening ceremony set for February 6th.
Old Man Winter isn't done yet.
According to USA Today, another possible storm is popping up on computer models for January 31st and February 1st.
It's too soon, though, to know where it'll hit or how big it'll be.
In the meantime, the big dig to clear cars, roads, and sidewalks from Fern's Fury continues.
But it's being complicated by temperatures in the teens across the Northern Plains and as far south as Georgia.
What's more, at least a half million people still had no power as of yesterday.
In New York City.
Remote learning was supposed to be the order of business yesterday, but only about 400000 students and staff logged in, 100000 fewer than expected.
Tech issues reportedly dog some students, while others grab sleds and hit the closest hill instead.
In-person classes resume today.
If TikTok is feeling glitchy, you're not alone.
Since Sunday, users across the US have reported issues logging into the app, scrolling their feeds and reposting videos.
At its peak, the site DownDetector reported more than 36000 reports of the app not working properly.
The company's ownership issued a statement yesterday blaming a US-based data center power outage as the culprit behind the disruption.
The timing of the malfunction comes at a sensitive time for the company, which just days ago transferred to a majority American ownership to avoid a ban in the US.
Representatives have apologized for the inconvenience with an assurance they're working to resolve the issue soon.
An eight-year-old could make Grammy history on Sunday.
Maryland-based Aura V recorded an album called Harmony with her musician father, and it's been nominated for a Grammy for Best Children's Album.
According to American songwriter, if the album wins, Aura would be the youngest individual winner ever.
Leigh-Anne Rimes holds the current record, winning Best New Artist at age 14, while Beyonce's daughter, Blue Ivy, won as a featured artist at age nine.
Ora is already famous on social media.
Cameras captured the moment when she learned of her nomination, and her reaction quickly went viral.
The Grammys air on Sunday, February 1st, with host Trevor Noah.
In San Francisco, city officials are solving a problem only a pizza loving city could create.
The North Beach neighborhood, famous for its many Italian inspired restaurants, coffee houses and delis, is reportedly drowning in discarded pizza boxes, because big square boxes don't tend to fit in round trash cans.
The city's solution new colorful drop-off bins designed by a local artist, with wide slots designed specifically for pizza boxes.
Danny Sautter, the supervisor who spearheaded the project at the request of resident Giselle Reiner, admitted to CBS News that it isn't the biggest problem in the world, or even the city, but it's something they could do something about.
So far, the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive.
The exception, according to Ms.
Reiner, my dog.
She's going to be disappointed because she doesn't get to go into the pizza boxes anymore.
Still to come, the return of a wacky wiener race to kick off one of America's biggest car events.
But first, we want to shout out 6th grader Juliana McBride from Costa Mesa, California.
Coco tells us Juliana loves soccer and flag football and that she's just all-around awesome.
Way to go, Juliana!
Now, today's Kid News Quiz.
How many athletes are on Team USA's Winter Olympic roster?
232
What special feature do San Francisco's new trash cans have?
Slots just for pizza boxes.
Eight-year-old Ora Vee is nominated for what Grammy award with her dad?
Best children's album.
About how many New York City students and staff logged into remote learning on Monday.
400,000, 100,000 fewer than expected.
In today's Kid News, Kicker Oscar Mayer just announced its fleet of six famous Wienermobiles will zoom around the Indianapolis 500 track for the second annual Weenie 500.
Last year, fans cheered on regional favorites like Slaw Dog, Shy Dog and New York Dog as they raced around the 25-mile oval in hot dog-shaped cars with fun decals and drivers in hot dogger suits.
This year, on May 22nd, during the event's Carburation Day festivities, the same lineup returns with a new twist.
Fans can vote on which dog gets the sixth spot, and the company is promising more surprises.
The race ends with a champion cruising into the wiener circle.
The same way, real Indy racers celebrate their wins.
Thanks again to the McBrides, especially Coco of Costa Mesa California, for sponsoring today's quiz.
Hello to Juliana, her teacher, Mrs. Rauch, and all her friends at Kaiser.
And shout outs for our other Kid News classrooms.
Mrs. DeCosmo's All Stars at Violet School in St.
Clair Shores, Michigan.
Mrs. Boone's Cougars at Central Middle School in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Mrs. Mitchell's Pirates at Clymer Central School in Clymer, New York.
And Mrs. Olson's Colts at Frenchtown School in Frenchtown, Montana.
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Have a great day.
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