Monday, February 12

🚨NATION

📌 5 Marines killed in helicopter crash are identified (ABC)

📌 Lloyd Austin hospitalized for a bladder issue; duties transferred to deputy defense secretary (NBC NEWS)

📌 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin rushed back to hospital for emergency bladder issue (STARS AND STRIPES)

📌 NYC Mayor Eric Adams is imposing a curfew at some migrant shelters after Times Square shooting. It begins today. (NEW YORK POST)

📌 American allies worry the US is growing less dependable, whether Trump or Biden wins (AP)

📌 Come on spring, you can do it: Boston, Providence could see foot of snow as potential nor'easter eyes Northeast this week (FOX WEATHER)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israelis safely rescue 2 hostages from Rafah in special nighttime operation (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Egypt reportedly threatens to suspend key peace treaty if Israel pushes into Gaza border town (AP)

📌 Hamas military compound found directly underneath U.N. Agency Headquarters in Gaza (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📌 King Charles seen going to church for first time since cancer diagnosis (CBS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 At-home chapels are blessing backyards across America (WALL STREET JOURNAL)

📌 As Sam Bankman-Fried awaits prison sentence, FTX customers await a surprise: full repayment (CNBC)

📌 Saturn's moon Mimas may have vast, hidden ocean (AXIOS)

📌 Scientists at UC San Francisco and Northwestern Medicine were able to use cancer to fight against it — and destroy tumors found in mice (UC SAN FRANCISCO)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Nebraska steals Caitlin Clark's thunder with 82-79 victory over no. 2 Hawkeyes (US NEWS)

📌 Once an escape, sports talk embraces Politics: A growing class of commentators is blending sports and conservative politics. (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 You really don’t need money to be happy. One study finds those living in remote, indigenous societies are often just as satisfied with their lives as those in high-income western countries. (THE GUARDIAN)

📌 ABC Confirms Golden Bachelorette is in the works (PEOPLE)

Thursday, February 8

🚨NATION

📌 US kills head of Iran-backed militia group responsible for deadly drone attack on American troops (BBC)

📌 Senate Republicans sink bipartisan border bill as Schumer tries for separate Israel and Ukraine aid vote (NBC NEWS)

📌 Death of Georgia baby decapitated during delivery ruled a homicide (GUARDIAN)

📌 RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel told Trump she'd resign as chair (CBS NEWS)

📌 Missing Marine Corps helicopter carrying 5 troops from Nevada to California has been located; Search continues for Marines (AP)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 UN warns of ‘epic suffering’ in Sudan and appeals for $4 billion in aid (GUARDIAN)

📌 Russia attacks targets across Ukraine with missiles and drones as EU’s top diplomat visits Kyiv (AP)

📌 Prince Harry leaves UK after King Charles visit without meeting with Prince William (FOX NEWS)

📌 Kremlin confirms Putin gave interview to ex-Fox News host Tucker Carlson (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Researchers reveal first full passages decoded from famously inscrutable Herculaneum scrolls (CNN)

📌 Survey of over 90,000 trans people shows vast improvement in life satisfaction after transition (CBS NEWS)

📌 EPA tightens rules on some air pollution for the first time in over a decade (NPR)

📌 Snoop Dogg sues Walmart and Post, claiming they sabotaged cereal brands (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Disney+ loses 1.3 million subscribers after price hike, but cut $$ losses (VARIETY)

📌 Winner of Wildlife Photographer of the Year Award announced (CNN)

📌 Taylor Swift sells her private plane amid flight-tracking drama (NY POST)

📌 Usher says his Super Bowl halftime show will be longer than past shows (ENTERTAINMENT)

📌 Actress Gina Carano sues Disney and Lucasfilm with Elon Musk's help (BBC)

Wednesday, February 7

🚨NATION

📌 Senate Republicans knife bipartisan border security bill, declaring it dead (NBC NEWS)

📌 Rescues and destruction in California following massive storm (MO NEWS)

📌 Nevada held its presidential primaries without Trump on the ballot, GOP caucuses (that actually assign delegates) set for Thursday with his name (CNN)

📌 Maui police release 1st report after investigation into response to deadly blazes (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Up to 50 of the 130+ remaining Israel hostages in Gaza may no longer be alive (WSJ )

📌 King Charles seen for first time since diagnosis as Prince Harry arrives in the UK (BBC)

📌 Tucker Carlson confirms interview with Putin (THE HILL)

📌 Hamas responds to Gaza truce deal, Blinken says agreement 'possible' (REUTERS)

📌 Former Chilean President Sebastián Piñera dies in a helicopter crash at 74 (NPR)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Ousted WeWork CEO Adam Neumann trying to buy company back (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Recalled dairy products may be linked to listeria outbreak in 7 states, CDC warns (ABC NEWS)

📌 Viral video of Tesla driver wearing Apple Vision Pro headset raises safety concerns (CBS NEWS)

📌 Honda recalls 750,000 vehicles over airbag flaw (NPR)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Country music star Toby Keith dies at the age of 62 after battle with stomach cancer (MO NEWS)

📌 ESPN, Fox, Warner Bros. to launch sports streaming platform (ESPN)

📌 Taylor Swift released track list for new album, including Post Malone and Florence + Machine (VARIETY)

📌 Vanderpump Rules Season 11 premiere ratings knockout (THE WRAP)

📌 Sports betting and Swifties converge on the Super Bowl (AXIOS)

Tuesday, February 6

🚨NATION

📌 Biden thanks hospitality workers in Las Vegas ahead of Nevada’s primary today (AP)

📌 3 dead as storm pummels California, causing flooding and dozens of mudslides in L.A. area (NBC NEWS)

📌 Washington carjacking crime spree claims life of former Trump official (USA TODAY)

📌 Nikki Haley asks for Secret Service protection amid threats (BBC)

📌 Boeing finds problems with fuselages on its 737 jets in latest manufacturing issue (NBC NEWS)

📌 Harvard interim president says he is fighting antisemitism on campus (FOX BUSINESS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Israel making progress in tunnel hunt for Hamas leader Sinwar, Israeli officials say (AXIOS)

📌 Blinken arrives in Saudi Arabia amid a surge in regional violence (REUTERS)

📌 Tucker Carlson in Russia amid speculation he has a Putin interview (CNBC)

📌 What’s killing so many of Sri Lanka’s elephants? (BBC)

📌 China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Snap to cut 10% or around 500 employees (CNBC)

📌 Parisians vote for rise in parking fees 3X for SUVs (GUARDIAN)

📌 Wegovy supply to increase with Novo Nordisk's new $16.5 billion purchase (REUTERS)

📌 McDonald's sales dented by Israel-Gaza boycotts (BBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Grammys Bring in 16.9 Million Viewers in 2024, Up 34% From Last Year (VARIETY)

📌 NBA set to play on an LED glass court for some All-Star weekend events (AP)

📌 Jacob Elordi under investigation for allegedly assaulting radio producer in Australia (NBC NEWS)

📌 Messi a no-show in Hong Kong; outrage ensues after Inter Miami star doesn't play (ABC NEWS)

Monday, February 5

🚨NATION

📌 Senate releases $118 billion bipartisan aid proposal for Israel, Ukraine, and border security (CNBC) Speaker of the House Johnson declares it dead hours later

📌 More than half a million people without power in California as intense atmospheric river brings threat of mudslides and flooding (CNN)

📌 Judge postpones start of former President Trump’s federal election interference trial (MO NEWS)

📌 Joe Biden dominates South Carolina Democratic primary with over 95% of votes (AXIOS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Historic day in Northern Ireland as Sinn Fein’s Michelle O’Neill becomes first nationalist leader (CNN)

📌 Hamas said to insist on deal that will end war, withdraw IDF troops from Gaza (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Chile forest fires kill at least 112 as president says death toll is likely to rise (NBC NEWS)

📌 Paris residents vote to triple parking fees for SUVs (REUTERS)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Russian cosmonaut sets new record for the most time in space (AP)

📌 ExxonMobil and Chevron notch second biggest ever annual profits; Questions arise over their commitment to cut emissions (FINANCIAL TIMES)

📌 Fed chair Jerome Powell urges Americans to be patient with high interest rates (AXIOS)

📌 Ford unveils redesigned 2025 Explorer (FOX BUSINESS)

📌 Target pulls Black History Month book that misidentified 3 civil rights icons (NPR)

📌 Gold prices set to surge in 2024 (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 New York-New Jersey to host 2026 Men’s World Cup final (FOX NEWS)

📌 Grammys 2024 red carpet looks (BBC)

📌 Patrick Mahomes father arrested for suspected DUI (ESPN)

📌 Nikki Haley makes 'SNL' appearance (CNN)

📌 Michael Jordan sneakers net $8 million at auction (NBC)

📌 "SNL" names Shane Gillis as host, nearly 5 years after he was fired (AXIOS)

Friday, February 2

🚨NATION

📌 US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin apologized to the nation for the lack of transparency (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump campaign donors footed the bill for more than $50M in legal fees last year (AXIOS)

📌 California braces for heavy rain and flooding from back-to-back 'pineapple express' storms (CNBC)

📌 Firm announces $25M settlement over role in Flint, Michigan, lead-tainted water crisis (AP) 

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden issues executive order targeting Israeli settlers who attack Palestinians (MO NEWS)

📌 The E.U. agrees on a new $54 billion aid package for Ukraine as US aid hung up in Congress (NBC NEWS)

📌 Nearly 8 million people have been displaced by war in Sudan (ABC NEWS)

📌 France’s 2 key farmers unions suspend protests after the government offers new measures (AP) 

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Peloton shares plunge 20% as turnaround plan garners mixed results (CNN)

📌 Sea otters' insatiable appetites help limit coastal erosion (AXIOS)

📌 OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits (ABC NEWS)

📌 New cancer cases to increase 77% by 2050, WHO estimates (CBS NEWS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Larry David attacks Elmo on live TV during Today Show (USA TODAY)

📌 TikTok says they’ve removed all music from UMG artists, including Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift (NPR)

📌 Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari next year (NBC NEWS)

📌 Justin Timberlake declares he'll be apologizing to 'absolutely f**king nobody' at NYC concert, Britney takes back apology (ET)

📌 Caitlin Clark's quest to break Division I women's scoring record, currently at No. 2 (YAHOO SPORTS)

Thursday, February 1

🚨NATION

📌 FBI director warns that Chinese hackers are preparing to ‘wreak havoc’ on US critical infrastructure (CNN)

📌 Biden to travel to East Palestine nearly one year after train derailment disaster (FOX NEWS)

📌 Florida judge tosses out Disney's lawsuit against DeSantis (NBC NEWS)

📌 Oregon leaders declare 90-day state of emergency in downtown Portland to address fentanyl crisis (ABC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Zelensky set to announce dismissal of Ukraine’s popular top commander within days as rift grows (CNN)

📌 UK unveils deal to restore Northern Ireland government (REUTERS)

📌 Russia and Ukraine swap scores of POWs despite tensions over a plane crash last week (AP)

📌 Hungary opposes billions in new EU aid for Ukraine — a summit starting today will try to change that (AP)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 DOJ reaches $59M settlement with eBay over sales of thousands of pill presses (ABC NEWS)

📌 New drug shown to relieve pain without getting patients addicted (NY TIMES)

📌 US premature birth rate rose 12% since 2014, new CDC reports finds (MO NEWS)

📌 Fed Chief Jerome Powell holds interest rates for Feb. and says a March rate cut is not likely (CNBC)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 No, Travis Kelce is not going to the Grammys with Taylor Swift (CNN)

📌 Margot Robbie breaks her silence on ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub (NY POST)

📌 Dead and Company confirm return with Las Vegas residency (USA TODAY)

📌 PGA Tour completes $3B deal amid LIV merger talks (ESPN)

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)