Wednesday, January 31
🚨NATION
📌 Trump ramps up efforts to attract more megadonors as Haley launches fundraising blitz (CNN)
📌 Biden says he's decided on response to Iran over deadly drone attack (MO NEWS)
📌 Democratic Rep. Cori Bush under DOJ, FEC and House Ethics investigation for security expenses (AXIOS)
📌 White House pharmacy gave controlled substances to ineligible staffers under previous administration (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Ukraine’s top general refuses request from Zelensky to step down (GUARDIAN)
📌 Israeli forces dressed as civilian women and medics kill 3 militants in West Bank hospital (AP)
📌 A luxury Dior handbag rattles South Korea's politics (NPR)
📌 Maldives Parliament descended into chaos, featuring hair pulling and toy trumpets (MO NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Syphilis cases rise sharply in women as CDC reports an "alarming" resurgence nationwide (CBS NEWS)
📌 Companies aren’t paying ransoms like they used to (AXIOS)
📌 Judge strikes down Elon Musk’s $55 billion Tesla pay package (VERGE)
📌 UPS eliminating about 12,000 jobs (ABC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Super Bowl ticket now costing an average of $12,240 (TIME)
📌 Celine Dion to debut documentary detailing rare stiff person syndrome battle (E NEWS)
📌 NFL accomplishes most diverse cycle for head-coaching hires ever, but there's still work to be done (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Stephen Curry to battle Sabrina Ionescu in first-ever NBA vs. WNBA 3-Point Challenge (USA TODAY)
Tuesday, January 30
🚨NATION
📌 Ex-IRS contractor sentenced to 5 years in prison for leaking Trump tax records (NBC NEWS)
📌 Alex Murdaugh will not receive a new murder trial after jury influencing accusations (CNN)
📌 DOJ charges Iranian and 2 Canadians in murder-for-hire plot (AXIOS)
📌 Oklahoma GOP votes to condemn US senator for role in bipartisan border talks (USA TODAY)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Pope Francis addresses controversy with African bishops and same-sex blessings (CNN)
📌 Ukraine uncovers $40 millions weapons corruption scheme (CNN)
📌 French farmers block roads, encircle Paris with tractor barricades over falling incomes (AP)
📌 The Japanese moon lander gets back to work after the sun reaches its solar panels (NPR)
📌 Israel to ban rebuilding of Jewish settlements in Gaza (FOX NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Elon Musk says his company has implanted first brain chip in a human (GUARDIAN)
📌Walmart boost in compensation for superstore managers could reach $400,000 (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 SiriusXM signs $100 million+ deal with ‘SmartLess’ Podcast (VARIETY)
📌 Amazon terminates iRobot deal; Roomba maker to lay off 31% of staff (CNBC)
📌 Microsoft updates free AI software after Taylor Swift deepfakes nude photo scandal (NY POST)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 ‘Suits’ edges out ‘Bluey’ to become most streamed show in America; The full list (THE WRAP)
📌 King Charles and Kate Middleton discharged from hospital hours apart (PEOPLE)
📌 Britney Spears apologizes for comments in her book, is ‘in love’ with Justin Timberlake’s new song (NBC NEWS)
📌 Russian Olympic figure skater disqualified two years after doping; US team will now likely get Gold Medal (ABC NEWS)
📌 Joni Mitchell to perform at Grammy Awards for first time at age 80 (CNN)
Monday, January 29
🚨NATION
📌 Trump to pay $83.3 million to the writer E. Jean Carroll for defaming her (MO NEWS)
📌 Snowboarder spends 15 hours trapped in California ski resort gondola — stays warm rubbing hands and feet together (FOX NEWS)
📌 15 million Americans under flood watch as rain drenches Northeast (ABC NEWS)
📌 Nikki Haley says the RNC is ‘clearly not’ an honest broker after calls to unify around Trump in primary (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Details on fired Palestinian UN workers who were fired for participating in Oct 7 terror attack (NY TIMES); Several countries freeze funding (REUTERS)
📌 Climate activists hurl soup at 'Mona Lisa' (BBC NEWS)
📌 Ukraine says it uncovered $40 million corruption scheme in weapons procurement (CNN)
📌 U.S. warns travelers about visiting the Bahamas and Jamaica after murders and safety concerns (NBC NEWS)
📌 Panama Canal drought slows international cargo traffic (NY TIMES)
📌 U.S. signals it is open to withdrawing some troops from Iraq (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 American Airlines flight with hard landing leaves six injured (CNN)
📌 NASA’s little helicopter on Mars has logged its last flight (AP)
📌 Alaska Airlines returns the 737 Max 9 to service (CBS NEWS)
📌 Big tech is thriving despite the layoffs (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 2024 Super Bowl set: Kansas City Chiefs to face the San Francisco 49ers (CBS NEWS)
📌 Thousands of miles of travel: How Taylor Swift’s Japan tour dates line up with the Super Bowl (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Justin Timberlake's return to SNL for the first time in over a decade (PEOPLE)
📌 Vince McMahon, WWE founder, resigns amid sex trafficking allegations (CNN)
📌 Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka crowned Australian Open singles champions (CBS SPORTS)
Friday, January 26
🚨NATION
📌 Biden returns to a bridge in Wisconsin for an election-year pitch on policy achievements (AP)
📌 Alabama executes inmate using nitrogen gas, first time it has been used (AL.COM)
📌 Trump testified for less than five minutes in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial (CBS NEWS)
📌 RNC looking to name Trump “presumptive nominee” after winning first two states (THE DISPATCH)
📌 Several TED fellows resign over naming of Bill Ackman, Bari Weiss TED main stage speakers (MO NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US warned Iran of terrorist threat before Jan. 3 attack (REUTERS)
📌 Parrots dropping curse words become stars at a British zoo ($#@%!) (NPR)
📌 South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks (REUTERS)
📌 CIA Director expected to meet with Israeli, Egyptian and Qatari negotiators to push for hostage deal (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Some Robitussin cold and flu cough syrups recalled due to potential contamination (ABC NEWS)
📌 FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech AI investments (AXIOS)
📌 Probe into GM’s Cruise finds poor leadership, culture issues at center of accident response (CNBC)
📌 JPMorgan shuffles top bosses as Wall Street focuses on Dimon succession (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Taylor Swift nude AI images go viral, sparking outrage (NBC)
📌 Justin Timberlake releases brand new single. Watch music video (PEOPLE)
📌 Falcons pass on Bill Belichick, hire Rams coach instead (ESPN)
📌 Bobby Berk confirms Tan France feud, reveals why he really left ‘Queer Eye’ (PAGE SIX)
📌 Sofia Richie is pregnant, expecting first baby with husband Elliot Grainge (PEOPLE)
Thursday, January 25
🚨NATION
📌 FAA to allow grounded Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets to fly (REUTERS)
📌 Boeing mis-installed plane piece that fell out of Alaska jet (SEATTLE TIMES)
📌 United Auto Workers union endorses Biden for president (NBC NEWS)
📌 Ohio lawmakers vote to override governor’s veto of ban on gender-affirming care for minors (CNN)
📌 Arizona GOP Chairman Jeff DeWit resigns after leaked tape showed him floating a job for Kari Lake to skip Senate race (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US hits Iraq militia sites and anti-ship missiles in Yemen as fight with Iranian proxies intensifies (AP)
📌 Hungary backs Sweden’s NATO bid, potentially removing last hurdle to accession (CNN)
📌 More than 70 are dead after an informal gold mine collapsed in Mali, an official says (ABC NEWS)
📌 Israel denies attack on UN refuge in Gaza that drew rebuke from Washington (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Chipotle wants to hire 19,000 workers for busy spring season, will offer new financial perks (CNBC)
📌 Ford will recall nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs to secure trim pieces that can fly off in traffic (AP)
📌 A blood test for Alzheimer’s is almost here (TIME)
📌 EBay to eliminate about 1,000 jobs, or 9% of full-time workforce (CNBC)
📌 New colonies of emperor penguins revealed by bird poop visible from space (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Netflix emulates old-school cable TV playbook with addition of live sports (REUTERS)
📌 Draymond suspensions cost him Team USA Olympic spot (NBC SPORTS)
📌 Sofia Vergara says she and Joe Manganiello split over the decision to have kids (CNN)
📌 Taylor Swift's alleged stalker accused of visiting her NYC home 30 times (FOX NEWS)
📌 Jim Harbaugh leaving Michigan to accept San Diego Chargers head-coaching job (YAHOO SPORTS)
Wednesday, January 24
🚨NATION
📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin makes 1st public appearance since secretive hospitalization (ABC NEWS)
📌 Alaska Airlines CEO say 'many' loose bolts were found on Max 9 planes following near-disaster (NBC NEWS)
📌 Alabama plans the first nitrogen gas execution this week in largely secret process experts say raises concerns about cruelty (CNN)
📌 Southern California’s record-breaking rains has city officials warning of the "fragile state" of the infrastructure (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Turkish parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership bid (CNN)
📌 Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for Kyiv (AP)
📌 Mexico pushes for U.S. accountability in deadly gun violence surge (AXIOS)
📌 ‘Very strong’ 7.1 magnitude quake rattles part of western China (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 The Los Angeles Times plunges into ‘chaos’ as brutal layoffs loom and senior editors call it quits (CNN)
📌 Behind Netflix’s WWE streaming strategy (CNBC)
📌 Where and when billions of cicadas will emerge this spring (and over the next decade), in one map (VOX)
📌 Excessively flatulating passenger causes American Airlines flight to turn around (PEOPLE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Condé Nast union workers walk out following layoff announcement (AXIOS)
📌 Charles Osgood, ‘CBS Sunday Morning’ host, dies at 91 (NBC NEWS)
📌 Emma Stone obsessed with becoming Jeopardy contestant (VARIETY)
📌 Billy Joel set to release first single in nearly two decades (NBC)
📌 Justin Timberlake debuting first new song in years (ET)
Tuesday, January 23
🚨NATION
📌 Supreme Court allows Biden administration to remove razor wire on US-Mexico border put there by Texas (CNN)
📌 Biden administration announces new abortion initiatives on Roe anniversary (MO NEWS)
📌 Thousands of faculty walk off the job at largest university system in US (USA TODAY)
📌 Judge unseals Fulton County prosecutor's divorce case, Fani Willis deposition delayed (FOX NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US, UK stage multiple airstrikes against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen (ABC NEWS)
📌 Gaza hostage relatives storm Israeli parliament committee meeting to demand action (MO NEWS)
📌 Israel proposes 2-month pause in fighting in order to free hostages (AXIOS)
📌 Canada sets two-year cap on foreign students (BBC)
📌 Navy identifies 2 SEALs declared dead after going missing during nighttime mission in Arabian Sea (FOX NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 L’Oreal CEO: Working remotely is bad for mental health and reduces creativity (MO NEWS)
📌 Elon Musk visits Auschwitz after uproar over antisemitic messages on X (AP)
📌 World's first malaria vaccine program for children starts in Cameroon (NBC NEWS)
📌 Solar storm could impact GPS and power grids this week (ABC)
📌 The FAA says airlines should check the door plugs on an another Boeing plane model (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 New ‘Jurassic World’ movie in the works from writer of original 1993 ‘Jurassic Park’ and its sequel (PEOPLE)
📌 Jennifer Hudson and Common hint they’re dating each other during her talk show (USA TODAY)
📌 Grand Ole Opry apologizes for Elle King's showing at Dolly Parton's 78th birthday bash (YAHOO NEWS)
📌 A 20-year-old amateur golfer just won a PGA Tour event. But he’s not allowed to collect the $1.5 million prize (CNN)
Monday, January 22
🚨NATION
📌 Trump hints at possible vice presidential pick (AXIOS)
📌 Two missing US Navy SEALs declared dead (REUTERS)
📌 Cozy relationship between Boeing and US government under scrutiny (NPR)
📌 U.S. sees over 90 weather-related deaths as dangerous cold continues (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Protests against Germany’s far right gain new momentum after report on meeting of extremists (NBC NEWS)
📌 North Korea stresses alignment with Russia against US and says Putin could visit soon (AP)
📌 U.S. base in Iraq attacked after Iran vows revenge; US troops evaluated for brain injuries (EURONEWS)
📌 As Houthis vow to fight on, US prepares for long fight in Yemen (WASHINGTON POST)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Billions of cicadas will buzz this spring as two broods emerge at the same time (NPR)
📌 Latest EPA assessment shows almost no improvement in river and stream nitrogen pollution (AP)
📌 More than 580,000 beds sold at Walmart, Wayfair and Overstock recalled because they can break or collapse (CBS NEWS)
📌 Sports Illustrated thrown into chaos with mass layoffs (FOX BUSINESS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Tara VanDerveer is now the winningest coach in college basketball history (NPR)
📌 Regina Georges collide when Rachel McAdams makes ‘SNL’ cameo to introduce Reneé Rapp (CNN)
📌 Britain’s Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, diagnosed with skin cancer (NBC NEWS)
📌 Reformed mobster indicted after he went for 'one last score' and stole Judy Garland's ruby slippers from 'Wizard of Oz' (ABC NEWS)
📌 Lions-49ers, Chiefs-Ravens to play in NFC and AFC Championship Games (ESPN)
Friday, January 19
🚨NATION
📌 Congress passes stopgap bill to prevent a shutdown until March (CNN)
📌 Judge in Trump Georgia case orders hearing into misconduct claims about DA Fani Willis (MO NEWS)
📌 ‘No Labels’ alleges criminal conspiracy against 2024 presidential effort by both Dems and GOP (AXIOS)
📌 Weather-related deaths climb to 37 as winter maintains icy grip over much of US (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Netanyahu says he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario (CNBC)
📌 NATO to hold biggest drills since Cold War with 90,000 troops (REUTERS)
📌 Pakistani retaliatory strikes in Iran kill at least 9, raising tensions along border (AP)
📌 Ancient sword with possible Viking origins and a mysterious inscription found in Polish river (CBS NEWS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 A Burt's Bees, Hidden Valley Ranch lip balm collab is already sold out (NBC NEWS)
📌 Atlanta’s Spelman College just got the largest-ever single donation to an HBCU (AP)
📌 Children of color get worse health care across the board in the U.S., research finds (NPR)
📌 Japan looks to land on moon Friday (NPR)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day will to sing during the Super Bowl pregame (ESPN)
📌 Arnold Schwarzenegger was detained and now faces criminal tax proceedings in Germany over luxury watch (NBC NEWS)
📌 Condé Nast is folding Pitchfork into GQ, with layoffs (THE VERGE)
📌 Mike McCarthy will return as coach of the Dallas Cowboys after stunning wild-card loss (AP)
Thursday, January 18
🚨NATION
📌 Maine court puts decision barring Trump from the state's primary ballot on hold until Supreme Court rules (NPR)
📌 Supreme Court justices consider weakening federal agency power (NBC NEWS)
📌 Haley says US has ‘never been a racist country’ (CNN)
📌 New Biden proposal could make overdraft fees drop to as low as $3 (AP)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Chinese lab mapped deadly coronavirus two weeks before Beijing told the world, documents show. (WSJ)
📌 Germans protest nationwide after far-right meeting on deportation plan (REUTERS)
📌 Pakistan warns Iran of 'consequences' after deadly bombing that killed children (FOX NEWS)
📌 US re-designates Houthis a terrorist group (AXIOS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Health insurance premiums are eating into workers' wages (AXIOS)
📌 Sheryl Sandberg says she’s leaving Meta’s board (CNBC)
📌 Secretary of State Blinken’s Boeing 737 plane leaving Davos had a critical failure, leading him to switch planes (CNN)
📌 Burt's Bees, Hidden Valley Ranch launch lip balm inspired by buffalo chicken wings (USA TODAY)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 King Charles to go into hospital next week for benign prostate treatment (CNN)
📌 Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic dies of heart attack (ABC NEWS)
📌 Beverly Johnson says she got hooked on drugs after living on a diet of cocaine and two eggs a week (PEOPLE)
📌 Pharrell Williams’ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana and Native American themes (AP)
Wednesday, January 17
🚨NATION
📌 Lawmakers scramble to avert shutdown with funding deadline days away (CNN)
📌 A little fish at the Supreme Court could take a big bite out of regulatory power (AP)
📌 Virginia county finds 4,000 misreported 2020 votes, but in Biden’s favor (THE HILL)
📌 A snowless streak ends for these East Coast cities (USA TODAY)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Zelensky calls for peace, not more weapons, in Davos, Switzerland (REUTERS)
📌 North Korea's Kim calls for South to be seen as "primary foe", warns of war (NBC NEWS)
📌 Israel carries out intense strikes on Hezbollah in south Lebanon (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📌 Iran launches missile strikes in northern Iraq and Syria, claims to destroy Israeli spy base (CNN)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit merger resulting in a major win for DOJ (NBC NEWS)
📌 Flu activity briefly dips, but officials warn of unusually severe symptoms (CBS NEWS)
📌 Musk demands more voting control at Tesla before expanding automaker's AI work (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Quaker Oats recall includes granola bars and other snacks contaminated with salmonella (NBC NEWS)
📌 100% fruit juice linked to weight gain in children and adults (CNN)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 New York Knicks and Rangers owner James Dolan accused of sexual assault alongside Harvey Weinstein (FOX NEWS)
📌 Jason Kelce, Philadelphia Eagles center, will retire after 13 seasons (NBC NEWS)
📌 ‘World’s oldest dog’ title taken back and being investigated by Guinness (GUARDIAN)
📌 Michael Bublé has near-death polar bear encounter (PEOPLE)
Tuesday, January 16
🚨NATION
📌 Trump plans to attend start of new E. Jean Carroll defamation trial today (NBC NEWS)
📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin released from hospital after 2 weeks, will work remotely 'for a period of time' (FOX NEWS)
📌 Brutal arctic blast expands its reach as the South deals with deadly snow and ice (CNN)
📌 Fulton County DA Fani Willis defends special prosecutor following allegation of romantic relationship (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Houthi ballistic missile strikes US-owned and operated cargo ship, US Central Command says (CNN)
📌 An Icelandic town is evacuated after a volcanic eruption sends lava into nearby homes (NPR)
📌 Taiwan loses diplomatic ally to China days after presidential election (REUTERS)
📌 Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 AI to hit 40% of jobs and worsen inequality, IMF says (BBC)
📌 Redesigned Apple Watches not subject to import ban, U.S. Customs says (CNBC)
📌 Uber shutting down alcohol delivery service Drizly (AXIOS)
📌 Medical mistakes are more likely in women and minorities, study finds (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 ‘Oppenheimer’ leads Critics Choice Awards with 8 wins, ‘Barbie’ scores 6 (NBC NEWS)
📌 See stars arriving at the Emmy Awards red carpet (PEOPLE)
📌 Draymond Green returns against Grizzlies after serving 'indefinite' suspension (NBA)
📌 US Air Force officer crowned as 2024 Miss America (CNN)
Monday, January 15
🚨NATION
📌 Congress leaders agree on stopgap bill extending government funding to March (NPR)
📌 South braces for snow and ice as new storm collides with Arctic cold (CNN)
📌 Iowa principal who risked his life to protect students dies 10 days after high school shooting (NBC NEWS)
📌 Texas "physically barred" Border Patrol agents from trying to rescue migrants who drowned, federal officials say (CBS NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Taiwanese voters dismisses Chinese warnings and hand ruling party another presidential election win (CNN)
📌 Denmark’s King Frederik X takes the throne after abdication of Queen (CNN)
📌 Volcano erupts in Iceland, flowing lava reaches fishing town (REUTERS)
📌 North Korea launches ballistic missile, thought capable of hitting distant US bases (NPR)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Peregrine moon lander heads back toward Earth and should burn up in the atmosphere (NPR)
📌 Biotech and pharma companies are betting on a promising class of cancer drugs to drive growth (CNBC)
📌 Alaska Airlines begins preliminary inspections on its grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet (FOX BUSINESS)
📌 Hertz dumping 20,000 electric cars from fleet in massive selloff (FOX NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 'Mean Girls' is the Queen Bee of the box office, opens to $28 million (CNBC)
📌 Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes has helmet shattered during playoff game vs. Miami (AP)
📌 Ellen DeGeneres says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle adopted one of her chickens (PEOPLE)
📌 Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy declares for NFL draft (NBC NEWS)
Friday, January 12
🚨NATION
📌 FAA investigating if Boeing failed to ensure certain aircrafts were safe for operation after door blew on Alaska Airlines plane (CNBC)
📌 House GOP divided on short-term funding as Congress barrels toward government shutdown deadline (FOX NEWS)
📌 TSA found record number of firearms at airport checkpoints in 2023. Most were loaded (NPR)
📌 Hunter Biden pleads not guilty at arraignment on tax charges (ABC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 UN Security Council demands Houthis stop Red Sea attacks (CNN)
📌 Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will (AP)
📌 Biden administration to send unofficial delegation to Taiwan after election (AXIOS)
📌 Argentina inflation surges past 200% as economic crisis bites (REUTERS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 eBay to pay $3M in fines after harassing Massachusetts couple (AP)
📌 A King Kong-like ape once roamed southern China, new study discovers why it disappeared (CNN)
📌 Fruit Stripe Gum discontinued after half a century (USA TODAY)
📌 Microsoft briefly overtakes Apple as world's most valuable company (REUTERS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Bill Belichick leaving Patriots after 24 seasons & six Super Bowl rings (ESPN)
📌 Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous memoir will be published in October (AP)
📌 Michael Strahan’s daughter reveals brain tumor diagnosis (PEOPLE)
📌 Mariska Hargitay reveals in essay she was raped in her 30s (USA TODAY)
Thursday, January 11
🚨NATION
📌 Trump can’t speak during closing arguments in NY civil fraud trial, judge says (CNN)
📌 After surprise trip to Capitol Hill, Hunter Biden faces contempt vote from House GOP for defying subpoena (USA TODAY)
📌 Alaska & United flight cancellations continue amid ongoing investigation of Boeing 737 Max 9 (NBC NEWS)
📌 House Democrat joins GOP calls for Biden's defense secretary to resign (AXIOS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Soldiers patrol streets in Ecuador as government and cartels declare war on each other (CBS NEWS)
📌 Blinken tells Bibi that Saudis want peace deal, but not without two-state solution (AXIOS)
📌 Hundreds of UK postal workers wrongly accused of fraud will have their convictions overturned (AP)
📌 US and UK hint at military action after largest Houthi attack in Red Sea (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 US carbon emissions shrank last year, but very slowly (GUARDIAN)
📌 SEC gives Bitcoin ETFs the green light (CNN)
📌 Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video & Studios (REUTERS)
📌 Office vacancies hit a new record high (AXIOS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Alabama's Nick Saban retiring as football coach (FOX NEWS)
📌 Gen Z is fueling a jazz comeback (AXIOS)
📌 Pete Carroll out as Seahawks coach after 14 seasons (ESPN)
📌 SAG Awards 2024: See the full list of nominees (CNN)
Wednesday, January 10
🚨NATION
📌 White House orders Cabinet secretaries to notify when they can’t perform duties after Austin illness (AP)
📌 Takeaways from the appeals court hearing on Donald Trump’s immunity claims (CNN)
📌 Georgia DA Fani Willis hired romantic partner to prosecute Trump, legal filing alleges (MO NEWS)
📌 US Senate Republicans say short term funding extension will be needed to avert shutdown, potential problem for Speaker Johnson (REUTERS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 US top diplomat urges Israel to make hard choices, work with Palestinians (REUTERS)
📌 Gabriel Attal, Macron's pick for Prime Minister, is France's youngest at 34 (BBC)
📌 U.S. national arrested in Russia on drug trafficking charges (NBC NEWS)
📌 Global economy set for its worst half decade of growth in 30 years, World Bank says (CNBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Meta to restrict more content for teens as regulatory pressure mounts (REUTERS)
📌 NASA delays astronaut moon landing until at least 2026 (AP)
📌 World is dangerously close to a global warming limit as 2023 goes down as hottest on record (CNN)
📌 New material found by AI could reduce lithium use in batteries (BBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Tom Cruise and Warner Bros. Discovery announce partnership to develop new movies (CNN)
📌 Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel after pushback on Jeffrey Epstein comment (CBS NEWS)
📌 Donald Glover directs and plays 21 Savage in movie trailer with new music, Natasha Lyonne and more stars (VARIETY)
📌 Lindsay Lohan, Reneé Rapp and the stars of the new ‘Mean Girls’ turn out for premiere (AP)
Tuesday, January 9
🚨NATION
📌 United & Alaska Air find loose bolts on some Boeing 737 Max 9s after grounding (CNBC)
📌 Over 40 states under blizzard, wind, snow or flood alerts as winter storms cross country (ABC NEWS)
📌 House Republicans release report recommending Hunter Biden be held in contempt of Congress (NBC NEWS)
📌 Civil trial alleging top NRA officials used the organization as ‘personal piggy bank’ begins (CNN)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Israel kills key Hezbollah commander in Lebanon (FOX NEWS)
📌 China says a foreign consultant was found to be spying for Britain’s MI6 (CNN)
📌 Pope calls for universal ban on surrogate parenting, calls it 'deplorable' (REUTERS)
📌 French PM Élisabeth Borne resigns ahead of expected reshuffle (BBC)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 National Association of Realtors president steps down, alleging blackmail threat (THE HILL)
📌 Oscar Mayer seeks full-time drivers for the iconic Wienermobile (USA TODAY)
📌 Not so dead as a dodo: ‘De-extinction’ plan to reintroduce bird to Mauritius (CNN)
📌 Apple Vision Pro headset launches in U.S. on Feb. 2, preorders begin Jan. 19 (CNBC)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Michigan wins College Football Playoff National Championship, downing Huskies 34-13 (CBS NEWS)
📌 Tiger Woods, Nike announce end of 27-year partnership (ESPN)
📌 Jonathan Majors gives first interview since his conviction (CNN)
📌 Prince's 'Purple Rain' is becoming a musical (AXIOS)
Monday, January 8
🚨NATION
📌 Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin faces growing heat from Congress over hiding hospitalization (USA TODAY)
📌 The Supreme Court will decide if Donald Trump can be kept off 2024 presidential ballots (AP)
📌 Congressional leaders announce spending deal that would avert next government shutdown, Freedom Caucus calls it “failure” (ABC NEWS)
📌 Iowa school shooter appeared to be active on Discord and discussed ‘gearing up’ in hours before attack (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says (BBC)
📌 20-mile backup as Polish truckers blockade border in standoff with Ukrainian drivers (NPR)
📌 Ground zero of Japan’s earthquake zone is ravaged by destruction and fire (NBC NEWS)
📌 Jordan's King Abdullah says US must pressure Israel to agree to ceasefire in Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 An exceptionally powerful January storm will impact the US with nearly every winter weather threat imaginable (CNN)
📌 Radio giant Audacy files for bankruptcy (AXIOS)
📌 First US moon launch in decades to include ‘space burials’ (THE HILL)
📌 Tesla, SpaceX leaders concerned over Elon Musk’s drug use (FORTUNE)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 Michigan vs. Washington prediction, odds, pick, spread for 2024 college football national championship game tonight (CBS SPORTS)
📌 Nigel Lythgoe departs 'So You Think You Can Dance' amid sexual assault allegations (NPR)
📌 Oscar Pistorius released from South Africa prison after serving 9 years for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp (CNN)
📌 ‘The Golden Bachelor’ wedding: Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist get married in live special (VARIETY)
Friday, January 5
🚨NATION
📌 Police say 17-year-old killed a sixth grader and wounded five in Iowa school shooting (AP)
📌 Largest US cities saw record hate crimes surge in 2023 (AXIOS)
📌 Defendant faces new charges after attacking a Nevada judge in court, which was caught on video (MO NEWS)
📌 State government buildings face bomb threats for second consecutive day (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Russia has used North Korean ballistic missiles in Ukraine and is seeking Iranian missiles, US says (AP)
📌 Japan Airlines pilots was unaware of cabin fire until crew told the (BBC)
📌 ‘Miracle’ rescue ends fisherman’s ordeal after falling overboard and fending off shark (CNN)
📌 Strike kills 12 people, mostly children, in Gaza area declared safe by Israel (PBS)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 Peloton shares surge 15% as it partners with TikTok to offer short-form fitness classes, other content (CNBC)
📌 Ever wonder why urine is yellow? Researchers say they've figured it out (CBS NEWS)
📌 US new vehicle sales rise 12% as buyers shake off high prices, interest rates, and auto strikes (AP)
📌 Eli Lilly launches website to help patients get weight loss drugs (NBC NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 The Golden Globes are on Sunday: what to watch out for (USA TODAY)
📌 Former '80s rock musician arrested after girlfriend's body found in California woods (FOX NEWS)
📌 NCAA agrees to $920 million, 8-year deal with ESPN for women’s March Madness, 39 other championships (AP)
📌 Sweethearts is selling 'situationship boxes' with blurry text and 'literal mixed messages' (PEOPLE)
Thursday, January 4
🚨NATION
📌 Trump appeals ruling barring him from the Colorado ballot to the U.S. Supreme Court (NPR)
📌 Jeffrey Epstein documents unsealed (POLITICO)
📌 Hoax bomb threats sent to state capitols around the country (ABC NEWS)
📌 Biden-Harris to hold first 2024 campaign event on Jan 6, casting Trump as threat to democracy (NBC NEWS)
🌎 AROUND THE WORLD
📌 Over 100 people killed in bomb blasts near Iran general Qasem Soleimani's tomb (BBC)
📌 Japan says Coast Guard plane apparently not cleared for take-off before runway collision (REUTERS)
📌 Russia and Ukraine exchange hundreds of prisoners in biggest swap of war (AXIOS)
📌 Thousands of doctors in Britain walk off the job in their longest-ever strike (AP)
📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH
📌 New antibiotic uses novel method to target deadly drug-resistant bacteria, study says (CNN)
📌 Ford recalls nearly 113,000 F-150 pickups over rear axle problem (CBS NEWS)
📌 Activist hedge fund fight within Disney heats up (AXIOS)
📌 Giant offshore wind project axed in blow to Biden's green goals (FOX NEWS)
🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT
📌 A 13-year-old in Oklahoma may be the 1st person to beat Tetris (NPR)
📌 Meet the newest breed to join the American Kennel Club, a little dog with a big smile (AP)
📌 Jimmy Kimmel fires back at Aaron Rodgers after comment on Jeffrey Epstein's alleged associates (CBS NEWS)
📌 Britney Spears says she will never return to music (ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY)