Monday, January 5th
🚨NATION
Minnesota Gov. Walz drops bid for third term as fraud scandal grows (MO NEWS)
Suspect arrested after damaging VP JD Vance’s Cincinnati home (MO NEWS)
Hegseth censures Sen. Mark Kelly over video about unlawful orders (ABC)
CDC overhauls childhood vaccine schedule to resemble Denmark in unprecedented move (NBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
All 116 people injured in Swiss resort fire identified, say police, while bodies still being identified (GUARDIAN)
Ten people found guilty of transphobic cyberbullying of Brigitte Macron (POLITICO)
Protest over AI, climate crisis leaves tens of thousands without power in Berlin (CNBC)
China and South Korea pledge to bolster ties as regional tensions rise (AP)
After warning civilians of strikes, IDF conducts attacks on Hezbollah, Hamas targets in Lebanon (JERUSALEM POST)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Starter dose of Wegovy now available as a daily pill instead of weekly injection (CNN)
New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option (ABC)
Chick-fil-A launches its biggest ever marketing campaign as restaurant industry traffic shrinks (CNBC)
Sushi chain owner pays $3.2M for massive bluefin tuna (FOX)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Hollywood starts 2026 with ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ No. 1, as James Cameron’s sci-fi epic crosses $1B (NBC)
‘Marvel’ star Evangeline Lilly says she has brain damage after hitting her head on rock (CNN)
Derek Hough, Hayley Erbert welcome baby 2 years after Erbert Hough’s health scare (ABC)
First round of 2026 NFL Draft slots are set, with the Raiders at No. 1 (ESPN)