Thursday, January 30

🚨NATION

📌 Trump administration rescinds order attempting to freeze federal aid spending (NBC)

📌 Former Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for corruption and bribery conviction (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump signs Laken Riley Act into law as first legislative victory in new administration (FOX)

📌 DeSantis plans to veto Florida immigration bill passed by GOP Legislature (POLITICO)

📌 New York becomes the first state to close schools for Lunar New Year (NPR)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hostages Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, Gadi Mozes to be freed by Hamas Thursday, along with 5 Thais (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Far-right vote on asylum rocks German parliament (BBC)

📌 The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean? (NPR)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 OpenAI is probing whether Chinese A.I. company DeepSeek used its models to train new chatbot (WSJ via YAHOO)

📌 Largest study ever done on cannabis and brain function finds impact on working memory (CU)

📌 Truth Social owner Trump Media expands into finance, may invest in bitcoin (CNN)

📌 Fed holds rates steady as inflationary threats loom (AXIOS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Meryl Streep cut a car-sized hole in her garden fence to escape LA fires (GUARDIAN)

📌 Rihanna makes first court appearance at the trial of her partner A$AP Rocky, as accuser testifies (AP)

📌 Harvey Weinstein's retrial on rape charges in New York is set for April 15 (NBC)

Wednesday, January 29

🚨NATION

📌 Trump starts second term with near-record-low net approval (ABC)

📌 Trump offering buyouts to nearly all federal workers, source says (AXIOS) Text of email with offer (MO NEWS)

📌 Oklahoma Board of Education votes to approve proposal requiring parents to prove citizenship when enrolling students (CNN)

📌 Doctors opposing RFK Jr. rally in the lead-up to his confirmation (NPR) Caroline Kennedy calls cousin, RFK Jr., a 'predator' before HHS hearing (USA TODAY)

📌 Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump shot, killed by Indiana officer for allegedly resisting arrest (FOX)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Colombian air force planes sent to fetch deportees from US (BBC)

📌 Serbia's prime minister resigns as anti-corruption protests grow (AP)

📌 Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city (CNN)

📌 EU and Nato take vow of silence on Greenland (FT)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌Google Maps will change the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America (CNN)

📌 'Shrimp fraud' found to be rampant at many Gulf Coast restaurants (USA TODAY)

📌 CNN’s Jim Acosta, an irritant to Trump, says he’s quitting rather than take a late-night time slot (AP)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Justin Baldoni tells Blake Lively he's a 'flawed man' and 'fell short' in apology voice note leaked amid legal battle (PEOPLE)

📌 ‘Mona Lisa’ will get its own room under a 10-year renovation of the Louvre in Paris (CNN)

📌 2025 Super Bowl tickets: Chiefs in record demand, but Eagles fans might be leading the charge to New Orleans (CBS)

Tuesday, January 28

🚨NATION

📌 Transgender inmate sues over Trump's order curtailing LGBT rights (YAHOO)

📌 Dr. Phil joins ICE team and border czar Tom Homan for Chicago deportation operations (FOX) Quakers challenge Trump order allowing immigration raids at religious sites (AXIOS)

📌 Trump Justice Department fires officials who investigated Trump and launches ‘special project’ into January 6 cases (CNN)

📌 Earthquake strikes New England, with shaking felt from Boston to Portland, Maine (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians stream back to shattered northern Gaza in ceasefire’s week two (AP)

📌 Hundreds of US visa appointments canceled in Colombia following spat over deportation flights (TIME)

📌 Auschwitz survivors mark Holocaust Remembrance Day 80 years after liberation (NPR)

📌 World's biggest iceberg could be on collision course with Antarctic penguin island (CBS) 

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 iOS 18.3 is out with tweaks to AI notification summaries (VERGE)

📌 Federal Reserve expected to stand pat on rates even as Trump demands cuts (AP)

📌 Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US, new report finds (ABC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Shootings, stabbing and more reported during NFC championship celebrations in Philadelphia (GMA)

📌 Women’s soccer has its first million-dollar player. Here’s a look at how the record fee has grown (AP)

📌 Selena Gomez sobs in since-deleted video with Mexican flag, says 'all my people are getting attacked' (PEOPLE)

📌 Alec and Hilaria Baldwin address emotional toll of ‘Rust’ shooting in first look at ‘The Baldwins’ (CNN)

Friday, January 24

🚨NATION

📌 Fire-ravaged Southern California grapples with new infernos this week as much-needed rain could unleash more deadly hazards (CNN)

📌 Nashville school shooting suspect's social media linked to Madison school shooter's social media (ABC)

📌 Rubio to head to Central America for first trip as top US diplomat as Trump cracks down on migration (CNN)

📌 Tennessee congressman proposes constitutional amendment to let Trump serve third term as president (FOX17)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trump tells Davos elite to invest in US or face tariffs (AP)

📌 Couples wed as landmark same-sex marriage law takes effect in Thailand (NPR)

📌 ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for 'persecuting Afghan girls and women' (BBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump says he will approve power plants for AI through emergency declaration (CNBC)

📌 College enrollment rebounds, surpassing pre-pandemic levels (NPR)

📌 People with ADHD have shorter life expectancy and higher risk of mental health issues, study finds (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 SZA to perform at Super Bowl halftime show with Kendrick Lamar (USA TODAY)

📌 Billy Ray Cyrus' son writes open letter sharing concerns following singer's Trump inauguration performance (FOX)

📌 Charli XCX to produce & possibly star in new movie ‘the moment’ based on her original idea (BILLBOARD)

📌 Blake Lively Seeks to Bar Justin Baldoni From Litigating Case in the Press (VARIETY)

Thursday, January 23

🚨NATION

📌 Justice Department orders prosecutors to probe local efforts to obstruct immigration enforcement (AP)

📌 Trump admin orders federal health agencies to halt communications (AXIOS)

📌 Trump vows to release all JFK, RFK and MLK classified files immediately (REUTERS)

📌 Flights canceled for refugees who were slated to travel to US (CNN)

📌 House passes Laken Riley Act, sending the first bill to Trump to sign into law (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Yemen’s Houthi rebels release crew of commercial vessel seized in Red Sea in November 2023 (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself ‘to survive,’ top EU officials warns (AP)

📌 About 1,000 North Koreans killed fighting Ukraine in Kursk, officials say (BBC)

📌 Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region (ABC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Elon Musk bashes the $500 billion AI project Trump announced, claiming its backers don’t ‘have the money’ (CNN)

📌 Here's why some of your social media accounts appear to have automatically followed President Trump (ABC)

📌 CNN to lay off hundreds of employees as post-inauguration transformation begins, sources say (YAHOO)

📌 FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray for depression as stand-alone treatment (CNBC)

📌 Netflix raises prices for all US plans. Here's what to know. (ABC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Blake Lively demands gag order after Justin Baldoni releases unedited 'It Ends With Us' footage (FOX)

📌 A$AP Rocky’s lawyers look to find favorable jury as trial begins on charges he fired on ex-friend (AP)

📌 ‘Duck Dynasty’ revived at A&E (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Meet the inductees for the Songwriters Hall of Fame Class of 2025 (CBS)

Wednesday, January 22

🚨NATION

📌 Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval (CBS)

📌 Trump orders that all government DEI initiatives must end Wednesday (NBC)

📌 Coast Guard commandant removed from post (POLITICO)

📌 Photos: From Texas to Florida, a rare winter storm brings historic snowfall (NPR)

📌 Trump signs order to revoke clearances of ex-intel officials who signed letter about Hunter Biden's laptop (CBS)

📌 Trump terminates John Bolton’s security detail within hours of taking office, despite Iran assassination threat (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hamas confirms 4 female hostages to be released on Saturday, without naming them (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Taliban say 2 Americans held in Afghanistan were freed in a prisoner exchange (AP)

📌 As World Economic Forum gets underway, the list of world leaders not attending Davos speaks volumes (CNBC)

📌 At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey (AP)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump announces a $500 billion AI infrastructure investment in the US (CNN)

📌 As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines (NBC)

📌 Netflix Adds 19 Million Subscribers in Latest Quarter (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 Astronomers detect ferocious jet-stream winds on alien planet (REUTERS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Ichiro Suzuki becomes first Asian player elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame (NBC)

📌 Newly Released Video Shows Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni Awkwardly Interacting on It Ends With Us Set (PEOPLE)

📌 Trump inauguration: Jewel surprises MAHA Inaugural Ball with performance (FOX NEWS)

📌 Ryan Gosling In Talks For Shawn Levy’s ‘Star Wars’ Movie (DEADLINE)

Tuesday, January 21

🚨NATION

📌 Biden pardons his family on his way out of office (AP NEWS)

📌 Trump, Vance wave as Biden departs Washington (MO NEWS)

📌 Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval (CBS)

📌 Los Angeles under dangerous red flag warnings for extreme fire risk again this week (NBC)

📌 First lawsuits against Trump admin target DOGE (POLITICO) Ramaswamy will leave DOGE (POLITICO)

📌 Polar vortex-driven Arctic blast to yield historic southern snow (AXIOS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Yemen’s Houthis signal they’ll now limit their attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli ships (AP)

📌 At least 80 people killed in northeast Colombia as peace talks fail, official says (NPR)

📌 Viagra-laced ‘erectile honey’ is flooding into France, officials warn (POLITICO)

📌 X, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube sign EU pledge to tackle hate speech (VERGE)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Costco's unionized workers vote to authorize nationwide strike (ABC)

📌 GOP senators prep hardline approach to Trump's stance on China, TikTok: 'Shut it down' (FOX)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Melania's hat, shorts in winter and other eye-catching looks at the inauguration (BBC)

📌 Carrie Underwood performs a cappella at Trump’s inauguration after tech issues with music (MO NEWS)

📌 Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark hang At Chiefs game (BILLBOARD)

📌 Bob Dylan's draft lyrics for Mr Tambourine Man sell for $500k (BBC)

Monday, January 20

🚨NATION

📌 Biden pardons the late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey as well as 4 others and commutes 2 sentences (AP)

📌 Most Democrats think their party needs major change, while the GOP coalesces around Trump (CNN)

📌 Biden says Equal Rights Amendment is ratified, kicking off expected legal battle as he pushes through final executive actions (NPR)

📌 DeWine names Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill Senate seat vacated by Vance (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 At least 80 dead, several kidnapped in Colombia after failed peace talks, official says (CBS)

📌 Protesters storm South Korean court after it extends President Yoon’s detention (CNN)

📌 Right-wing Israeli party leaves government over approval of hostage-ceasefire deal (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Hidden tunnel on US-Mexico border to be sealed (BBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Trump promotes new meme coin before taking office on pro-crypto agenda (AP)

📌 Wine sales drying up as Americans turn elsewhere (NBC)

📌 U.S. pays $590 million to Moderna to speed up development of bird flu vaccine (NPR)

📌 Same day as TikTok ban, Instagram announces Edits, a new video editing app (USA TODAY)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘Mufasa’ leads muted MLK box office weekend with $15.5 Million (THE WRAP)

📌 Gwen Stefani reuniting No Doubt for ‘FireAid’ benefit concert for California wildfire relief (DEADLINE)

📌 Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark share hugs, high fives at Chiefs game (BILLBOARD)

📌 Bob Dylan's draft lyrics for Mr Tambourine Man sell for $500k (BBC)

Friday, January 17

🚨NATION

📌 Trump nominees Burgum, Bessent, Zeldin face confirmation hearings as witnesses support Bondi (FOX)

📌 Rudy Giuliani avoids trial by settling with Georgia election workers he defamed (CNN)

📌 Altadena's Christmas Tree Lane survives. Volunteers hope to turn the lights on again (YAHOO)

📌 Ron DeSantis picks Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody to fill Marco Rubio's Senate seat (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 UK leader Starmer signs ‘100-year partnership’ agreement with Ukraine during trip to Kyiv (BBC)

📌 Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics (AP)

📌 Pope Francis injures arm after falling at the Vatican (CNN)

📌 U.K. announces new inquiries into decade-old cases of child sexual grooming after pressure sparked by Elon Musk tweet (CBS)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive New Glenn rocket into orbit on 1st flight (SPACE)

📌 American Express to pay $230 million to settle DOJ fraud probe, deceptive marketing claim (CNBC)

📌 FDA officially authorizes Zyn nicotine pouches for sale following health review (NBC)

📌 Cancer deaths are declining, but diagnoses are rising especially among younger women (NPR)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘The Bachelor’ stars Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell split after 4 years of dating (PEOPLE)

📌 Justin Baldoni sues Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for $400 million, alleges they sought to ‘destroy’ him (VARIETY)

📌 Barbie doll of Aaliyah sells out on late R&B star's birthday (NBC)

📌 Jessica Alba confirms split from Cash Warren after nearly 17 years of marriage: ‘New chapter of growth’ (PAGE SIX)

Thursday, January 16

🚨NATION

📌 Trump cabinet picks Pam Bondi, Marco Rubio, others faced a full day of questions from senators (FOX)

📌 Temperatures to plummet from polar vortex-related Arctic blast (AXIOS)

📌 Winds, arsonists complicate fight against LA-area wildfires as crews report progress (AP)

📌 Supreme Court seems ready to back Texas law limiting access to Pornography (VOX)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Polish leader vows to use EU presidency to speed up Ukraine’s membership quest (AP)

📌 International underwater cable attacks by Russia, China are no ‘mere coincidence’ warns EU’s top diplomat (FOX)

📌 South Korean law enforcement officers detain impeached President Yoon (NPR)

📌 Saudi Arabia vows to be ‘fast and furious’ in mining as it reveals $100 billion investment (CNBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 TikTok prepares for complete U.S. shutdown ahead of ban on Sunday (YAHOO)

📌 OpenAI rolls out assistant-like feature 'Tasks' to take on Alexa, Siri (USA TODAY)

📌 Core inflation rate slows to 3.2% in December, less than expected (CNBC)

📌 John Deere faces U.S. lawsuit over farmers' ability to repair tractors (NPR)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Here's everyone performing at the presidential inauguration (NPR)

📌 Drake sues Universal Music for defamation related to Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’ (AP)

📌 Paris Hilton raises $800,000 for L.A. wildfire relief in 72 hours (DEADLINE)

📌 Tony Bennett's daughters accuse brother of trust 'mismanagement,' claim he paid himself $2.6 million in commissions (PEOPLE)

Wednesday, January 15

🚨NATION

📌 Millions under extreme fire weather alert as strong winds lash Southern California (AP)

📌 Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income (POLITICO)

📌 Takeaways from special counsel Jack Smith’s report on January 6 and Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election (CNN) Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden defends probes, denounces president’s remarks in new report (ABC)

📌 Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there (TIME)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Biden moves to lift state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba, part of deal to free prisoners (AP)

📌 Spain plans 100% tax for homes bought by non-EU residents (BBC)

📌 Sydney beaches shut again over mysterious debris washed on shore (NBC)

📌 U.K.'s Princess Kate announces she is in remission from cancer (USA TODAY)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Nutrition labels may come to the front of food packages under FDA proposal (CNN)

📌 Norovirus wave now more than double last year's peak, in CDC's data (CBS)

📌 American workers' enthusiasm for their jobs falls to a 10-year low (AXIOS)

📌 Starbucks reverses its open-door policy, requiring people to make a purchase if they want to stay (AP)

📌 CFPB sues Capital One for ‘cheating’ customers out of over $2 billion in interest (CNBC)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Heidi Montag tops iTunes chart after losing house in Los Angeles wildfires (AP)

📌 Village People to perform at multiple Trump inauguration events, band says (NBC)

📌 Jessica Simpson, Eric Johnson split after 10 years of marriage (FOX)

📌 Neil Gaiman responds to sexual misconduct allegations (NPR)

Tuesday, January 14

🚨NATION

📌 Trump plans limited inauguration festivities despite massive fundraising haul (CNBC)

📌 Judge rules that DOJ can release Jack Smith's final report on his Jan. 6 case against Trump (ABC)

📌 Gavin Newsom and California Democrats reach $50M deal to Trump-proof the state (POLITICO)

📌 Supreme Court allows Hawaii climate change lawsuit to move forward (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Top ICJ judge Nawaf Salam named Lebanon’s next prime minister (VOA)

📌 Tsunami advisory lifted after 6.9 magnitude earthquake rattles southwest Japan (CNN)

📌 Zelenskyy says Ukraine ready to trade captured North Koreans for Ukrainian prisoners (USA TODAY)

📌 Millions start bathing in holy rivers at India's biggest Hindu festival (BBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Tesla CEO Elon Musk diverts Cybertruck deliveries to help in L.A. fire amid political feuding (YAHOO)

📌 Chuck Todd to exit NBC (SEMAFOR)

📌 Up to 4 in 10 people could develop dementia after 55. What you can do to lower your risk (AP)

📌 Jeff Bezos’ space company calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Beyoncé makes $2.5 million donation to L.A. fire relief funds: ‘Los Angeles we stand with you’ (PEOPLE)

📌 Carrie Underwood to perform at Trump's inauguration (AXIOS)

📌 The NFL playoffs have delivered a quarterback showdown for the ages (WSJ)

📌 Leslie Charleson, longtime star of 'General Hospital,' dies at 79 (NBC)

Monday, January 13

🚨NATION

📌 Judge sentences President-elect Trump in hush-money case, but sentence carries no penalty (MO NEWS)

📌 Special counsel Jack Smith resigns from DOJ (CNN)

📌 JD Vance says violent Jan. 6 rioters shouldn't receive pardons (NBC)

📌 Biden admin to GOP: Immigration bill Laken Riley Act will cost more than $3 billion (POLITICO)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Netanyahu and Biden discuss progress in Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal talks (CNN) Trump envoy presses for Gaza ceasefire deal before Jan. 20 in Netanyahu meeting (AXIOS)

📌 Saudi Arabia presses top EU diplomats to lift sanctions on Syria after Assad’s fall (NBC)

📌 Zelensky offers exchange of North Korean soldiers (BBC)

📌 Populist incumbent sails to victory in Croatia presidential election (POLITICO)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Claims about a billionaire couple hurting efforts to fight the LA fires via their ‘control’ of the water supply are false (YAHOO)

📌 SpaceX will launch two private lunar landers this week, kicking off busy year for moon missions (SPACE)

📌 Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel deal, companies say (REUTERS)

📌 USDA report finds Boar's Head listeria outbreak was due to poor sanitation practices (NPR)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Ohio State to face Notre Dame in College Football Playoff National Championship Game (NFL)

📌 UFC star Khabib Nurmagomedov escorted off airplane after dispute with crew about his seat (YAHOO)

📌 Meghan Markle delays Netflix debut of with “Love, Meghan” amid Los Angeles wildfires (PEOPLE)

📌 Rory Sykes, former child star, dead at 32 from California fires (FOX)

Friday, January 10

🚨NATION

📌 Fani Willis appeals disqualification from Trump's election interference case (AXIOS)

📌 Judge scraps Biden’s Title IX rules, reversing expansion of protections for LGBTQ+ students (AP)

📌 Senate advances Laken Riley Act to crack down on illegal immigration in bipartisan vote (NBC)

📌 Potent winter storm strengthening as it treks across the South, threatening extreme impacts (CNN)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Lebanon's US-backed army chief elected president, ending years-long stalemate and showing regional shifts (CNN)

📌 Polish president said to urge not to have Netanyahu arrested under ICC warrant if he attends Auschwitz memorial event (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Mozambique opposition leader returns from self-imposed exile as police fire tear gas at supporters (AP)

📌 Russia's Kremlin says it's watching Trump's pursuit of Greenland closely (CNBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Scientists drill nearly 2 miles down to pull 1.2 million-year-old ice core from Antarctic (NBC)

📌 Drinking coffee at a certain time of day could reduce death risk, study finds (FOX)

📌 Google and Microsoft donate $1 million apiece to Trump’s inauguration (VERGE)

📌 Striking ski patrollers at the biggest US resort return to work claiming victory (AP)

📌 Gen Z is ditching booze for sober-centric hubs in NYC: ‘Shocked people are in here having fun without alcohol’ (NY POST)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Everything to know about Hoda Kotb's final Today Show today (E!)

📌 US swimmer Gary Hall Jr loses Olympic gold medals in California wildfires: ‘Something I can live without’ (FOX)

📌 Prince William celebrates 'strength' of Princess Kate in 43rd birthday post (USA TODAY)

📌 Brooke Shields accuses doctor of performing unwanted vaginal surgery on her (HUFFPOST)

📌 Allison Holker speaks out amid criticism over her decision to share personal details about her late husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss in memoir (CNN)

Thursday, January 9

🚨NATION

📌 Biden, a new great-grandfather, visits baby and firefighters in California detours (POLITICO)

📌 Biden on whether he had stamina to serve another term: "I don't know" (CBS)

📌 Trump asks the Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York (AP) Trump speaks with Justice Alito amid push (ABC)

📌 Garland prepares to release Jack Smith’s report on 2020 election subversion case against Trump (AXIOS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Mexico's president claps back at Trump renaming Gulf of Mexico, suggests new name for U.S. — America Mexicana (NBC)

📌 An Italian journalist is freed from detention in Iran and returns home (AP)

📌 Two Americans arrested in Venezuela on eve of Maduro inauguration over ‘terrorism’ claims (FOX)

📌 Israeli military says hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, ‘grave concerns’ for second captive (CNN)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Apple says it will update AI feature after inaccurate news alerts (BBC)

📌 Lucky, Eddie Bauer, Forever 21 Operator Merges With JCPenney (YAHOO)

📌 Major Florida grower to end citrus operations after years of hurricanes and tree disease (WTSP)

📌 Anthropic raising new money at $60 billion valuation (AXIOS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 ‘Wicked’ tops SAG Awards nominations as many big names are snubbed (AP)

📌 Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet make rare appearance in Meghan Markle's tribute to dog Guy (PEOPLE)

📌 Paris Hilton, Leighton Meester, Adam Brody, Billy Crystal, Eugene Levy, Anna Faris and more celebrities lose homes in the LA fires (VARIETY)

📌 Jessica Alba and Cash Warren split, to file for divorce after 16 years of marriage (US)

Wednesday, January 8

🚨NATION

📌 House passes immigration crackdown as first act of 2025 (AXIOS)

📌 Man who exploded Tesla Cybertruck outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas used generative AI, police say (AP)

📌 Biden admin finalizes rule to ban medical debt from credit reports (NPR)

📌 Two death row inmates reject Biden's commutation of their life sentences (NBC)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Iran executes over 1K prisoners in 2024, highest total in 30 years, report says (FOX)

📌 Tibet earthquake kills at least 126 people and leaves many trapped (AP)

📌 U.K.'s anti-corruption minister refers herself to ethics watchdog over links to ousted Bangladeshi PM (NBC)

📌 Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, dies at 96 (CNN)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Meta hosts AI chatbots imitating 'Hitler,' 'Jesus Christ' and Taylor Swift (NBC)

📌 Getty Images, Shutterstock gear up for AI challenge with $3.7 billion merger (REUTERS)

📌 Talks to avert another potentially crippling port strike set to resume (AP)

📌 2 dead bodies discovered in landing gear of JetBlue plane (FOX)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Target taps Tom Holland’s star power for Dry January (CNN)

📌 Aubrey Plaza addresses ‘unimaginable tragedy’ of losing her husband (NBC)

📌 Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck finalize divorce 20 weeks after she filed (PEOPLE)

📌 Blake Lively’s lawyers say Justin Baldoni legal battle is ‘not a feud’ over ‘It Ends With Us’ creative differences, criticize ‘more attacks’ from Baldoni’s team (VARIETY)

📌 Allison Holker reveals that she found drugs hidden by tWitch as she prepared for his funeral (TODAY)

Tuesday, January 7

🚨NATION

📌 America’s first bird flu death reported in Louisiana (CNN)

📌 Kamala Harris certifies her election loss before Congress (NBC)

📌 Biden bans new offshore drilling in most federal waters in last-minute effort to block possible action by Trump administration (PBS)

📌 Major winter storm slams mid-Atlantic, closing schools and canceling flights (ABC)

📌 Trump says he's still open to two-bill track on GOP legislative priorities (POLITICO)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 US to ease curbs on supplies to Syria but keep sanctions in place (TIMES OF ISRAEL)

📌 Pope Francis has named the first woman to head a major Vatican office (AP)

📌 Venezuela’s dissidents plot comeback after months in hiding, exile or jail ahead of Maduro’s inauguration (WSJ)

📌 Far-right leader gets his chance to form government in Austria (POLITICO)

📌 Indonesia launches free meals program to fight stunting (NPR)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel sue Biden administration for blocking their $15 billion deal (CBS)

📌 McDonald’s is the latest company to roll back diversity goals (AP)

📌 Dana White, UFC CEO and Trump ally, to join Meta's board of directors (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 Sugary drinks linked to millions of new diabetes and heart disease cases (GUARDIAN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Nikki Glaser says she was paid less than a former male host for 2025 Golden Globes but vows, 'I'll get more next year' (PEOPLE)

📌 Former Fox Sports host Skip Bayless harassed hairstylist and offered her $1.5 million for sex, lawsuit alleges (CBS)

📌 Zendaya sparks engagement speculation at Golden Globes with a sparkling ring (AP)

📌 “Wicked” director Jon M. Chu set to direct the Britney Spears biopic, shares that “she’s going to be very involved” (DEADLINE)

Monday, January 6

🚨NATION

📌 President Biden awarded the Medal of Freedom to 19 people, including Bono, Hillary Clinton, Magic Johnson, Michael J. Fox and Anna Wintour, among others (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump invites House Republicans to Mar-a-Lago ahead of inauguration (NBC)

📌 Senate panel quietly seeking more info on Pete Hegseth ahead of Defense Secretary confirmation hearings (ABC)

📌 $9 to enter Manhattan: Congestion pricing begins in NYC in a high stakes test for the model's U.S. viability (NPR)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Hamas releases proof-of-life video of Israeli hostage Liri Albag (i24) Hamas approves Israeli list of hostages for potential exchange (CNN)

📌 Greenland’s leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump expresses interest in buying island (POLITICO)

📌 Half a million suspected Nazi collaborators are named as the Netherlands reckons with WWII past (NBC)

📌 Ukraine doubles down on Kursk with new offensive into Russia (POLITICO)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch on United Airlines flights by spring (CNN)

📌 One year after Boeing's door plug crisis, a 'fundamental cultural shift at Boeing' is needed, FAA Administrator says (FOX)

📌 Flu emergency room visits now "very high" nationwide, CDC says (CBS)

📌 HMPV virus is on the rise among kids in China — what is it? (LIVE SCIENCE)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Filmmaker and husband to Aubrey Plaza, Jeff Baena, dies by suicide (KTLA)

📌 A Melania Trump documentary from director Brett Ratner will be released by Amazon (AP)

📌 Golden Globes 2025 winners and losers (NBC)

📌 ‘Mufasa’ nears $500M global as ‘Moana 2’ sets course for $1B (DEADLINE)

Friday, January 3

🚨NATION

📌 2 dead, 18 injured in Southern California plane crash (AP)

📌 Biden awards Liz Cheney a presidential medal for Jan 6 committee(NPR)

📌 House Ethics panel recommends further review of campaign finance allegations against two lawmakers (THE HILL)

📌 Biden's net neutrality rules struck down by appeals court (AXIOS)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 South Korean investigators head to Seoul in attempt to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol (AP)

📌 Islamist changes to Syria’s school curriculum spark online outrage (CNN)

📌 Ukraine blocks transit of Russian gas to Europe, prompting price hike (VOA)

📌 Biden discussed plans to strike Iran nuclear sites if Tehran speeds toward bomb (AXIOS)

📌 China targets dozens of U.S. companies ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs (CBS)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Apple agrees to $95 million settlement for people who were spied on by Siri (VERGE)

📌 Novel test can detect different types of asthma via nasal swab (NBC)

📌 These airlines were the most on time in 2024 (CNBC)

📌 Treasury department hack said to involve agency leaders’ computers (BLOOMBERG)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Diddy’s bodyguard, intern and producer speak out in new Peacock doc trailer: ‘I didn’t want to be around him unless there was cameras’ (VARIETY)

📌 Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser and the show’s producers roll out the red carpet ahead of the ceremony on Sunday (DAILY MAIL)

📌 The Osmond Brothers founding member Wayne Osmond dead at 73 (FOX)

📌 Meghan Markle's Netflix series, ‘With Love, Meghan,’ set to premiere in January (PEOPLE)

Monday, January 2

🚨NATION

📌 2 men stabbed in New Year’s Day attacks on the rails as NYC transit violence continues: cops (NEW YORK POST)

📌 Trump says he would make calls to help Mike Johnson win speakership again (POLITICO)

📌 Jimmy Carter’s Jan. 9 funeral plans, full schedule in D.C. and Georgia (WASHINGTON POST)

📌 Eggs, guns, gym memberships: Which new laws are going into effect in 2025? (USA TODAY)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Why did Ukraine halt the flow of Russia’s natural gas to Europe? (NEW YORK TIMES)

📌 South Korea plane crash investigation underway, with Jeju Air jet's cockpit voice recorder heading to U.S. (CBS)

📌 What to know about string of US hacks blamed on China (BBC)

📌 Xi says no one can stop China’s ‘reunification’ with Taiwan (CNBC)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Drugmakers to raise US prices on over 250 medicines starting Jan. 1 (REUTERS)

📌 Stocks end strong year with a whimper as yields apply pressure (YAHOO FINANCE)

📌 Look up! Here's what's to watch for in space in 2025 (NPR)

📌 Norovirus cases are surging. A doctor explains what to look for (CNN)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Diplo admits to being high on LSD during CNN New Year’s appearance (VARIETY)

📌 The best new movies and TV streaming in January 2025, and where to watch them (GIZMODO)

📌 Meghan Markle returns to social media after five-year hiatus (FOX NEWS)

📌 Gypsy-Rose Blanchard's daughter was born on the 1-year anniversary of her release from prison (PEOPLE)