Friday, January 9th
🚨NATION
Oregon launches investigation after Border Patrol agents shoot 2 in Portland (THE HILL)
U.S. seizes another tanker in campaign to control flow of Venezuelan oil (NBC)
Luigi Mangione in court as he fights to block death penalty, murder charge and key evidence (AP)
U.S. payrolls rose 50,000 in December, less than expected; unemployment rate falls to 4.4% (CNBC)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in ‘massive strike’ on Ukraine (ABC)
Mound of garbage collapses at Philippine landfill, burying and trapping 38 people and killing 1 (NBC)
Co-owner of Swiss ski resort bar hit by deadly New Year party fire held in custody (CBS)
Pope Leo says ‘war is back in vogue’ in major address to global envoys (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
Democrats ask Apple and Google to remove X’s undressing bot from their app stores (VERGE)
Massive iconic iceberg turns blue and is “on the verge of complete disintegration,” NASA says (CBS)
Meta unveils nuclear deals with Vistra, TerraPower, Oklo (AXIOS)
Elon Musk’s xAI to build $20 billion data center in Mississippi (ABC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Bruno Mars announces The Romantic Tour, 1st-ever headlining stadium trek (ABC)
Miami outlasts Ole Miss 31-27 to advance to College Football Playoff national championship (NBC)
Bill Gates sends $8B to ex-wife Melinda’s charity in one of largest divorce-related payouts ever (NY POST)
Kate Middleton celebrates her 44th birthday with King Charles and Queen Camilla leading well wishes (PEOPLE)