Tuesday, February 11

📌 Not 1. Not 2. Not 3. Not 4. 5 winter storms could deliver more snow than the last two winters combined (CNN)

📌 At least one dead after jet crashes into another plane at Scottsdale Airport in Arizona (FOX)

📌 Justice Department to drop federal corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams (CNN)

📌 Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's pick for top intelligence official, clears key Senate hurdle (NBC)

📌 Defense Secretary Hegseth orders immediate pause on gender-affirming medical care for transgender service members (ABC)

📌 Trump suggests “all hell should break loose” and ceasefire deal should be canceled if Hamas doesn’t release all hostages by Saturday (PBS)

📌 New strain of bird flu is detected in a Nevada dairy worker, CDC says (NBC)

📌 Flu is surging nationwide, with 24 million cases so far (CBS)

Monday, February 10

📌 Russell Vought, CFPB's new acting head, issues directives to halt portions of bureau activity (NBC)

📌 Trump orders U.S. to prioritize refugee resettlement of White South Africans (CBS)

📌 Trump declares Feb. 9 ‘Gulf of America Day’ on flight to Super Bowl (PBS)

📌 Trump plans 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. Monday (CNN)

📌 Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes in the western Caribbean (NBC)

📌 Israel completes withdrawal from key road dividing Gaza as part of ceasefire deal (CNN)

📌 Sean Baker’s ‘Anora’ takes top DGA & PGA awards prizes on same night – How could predict Oscars (DEADLINE)

📌 Super Bowl halftime show dancer displays Palestinian, Sudanese flags during Kendrick Lamar performance (NBC)

📌 Ed Sheeran speaks out after police in India abruptly break up his surprise street concert (PEOPLE)

Friday, February 7

📌 Secretary of State Marco Rubio assumed another role in the Trump administration, acting director of the U.S. Archives (FOX)

📌 Senate to vote on confirmation of Russ Vought to lead budget office as Democrats protest nomination (CBS)

📌 Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show (CNN)

📌 DOJ sues Illinois and Chicago over immigration policies (AXIOS)

📌 NCAA adjusts transgender policy in wake of Trump executive order (ESPN)

📌 First winter storm of many forces water rescues, knocks out power and creates dangerous travel conditions (CNN)

📌 Trump promises ‘great computerized’ system that could avert midair collisions (MO NEWS)

📌 Trump administration begins deporting some criminal migrants to GTMO (FOX)

📌 In Michigan, some Arab-Americans revisit their support for Trump (CBS)

📌 Kendrick Lamar vows to keep his passion for storytelling at the Super Bowl halftime show (AP)

📌 Warner Bros. is streaming full movies for free on YouTube (VERGE)

📌 Jessie Eisenberg says he feels most comfortable in Indiana after leaving “unstable” Hollywood (FOX)

📌 The most fun bets to make at the Super Bowl regarding the game and the music (THE RINGER)

📌 Links to watch Super Bowl ads early (FYI they cost $8 million per 30 seconds this year) (CBS)

Thursday, February 6

📌 Bondi, as new AG, launches 'Weaponization Working Group' to review officials who investigated Trump (ABC)

📌 Maryland federal judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order (NPR)

📌 Senate panel set to advance budget next week, Sen. Graham says (POLITICO)

📌 CIA offers buyouts to entire workforce (CNN)

📌 NCAA vows to follow Trump order on transgender athletes (YAHOO SPORTS)

📌 Children's Hospital Los Angeles pauses gender-affirming care for new transgender patients (ABC)

📌 New York attorney general tells hospitals to continue transgender care after Trump’s executive order (AP)

📌 Global leaders denounce Trump proposal for US ownership of Gaza (VOA)

📌 White House walks back some of Trump’s Gaza proposal (POLITICO)

📌 Earthquakes keep rattling Greece’s volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes (AP)

📌 U.S. military plane carrying about 100 undocumented immigrants lands in India (NBC)

📌 Once a DEI leader, Google retreats, citing Trump executive orders (USA TODAY)

📌 Blake Lively faces $7M defamation lawsuit from crisis publicist she claims 'weaponized a digital army' against her (PEOPLE)

📌 Two Grand Canyon-size valleys on the far side of the moon formed within 10 minutes, scientists say (CNN)

Tuesday, February 4

🚨NATION

📌 American Airlines engine and fuselage lifted from Potomac in effort to recover all victims of D.C. midair collision (NBC)

📌 FBI agents group tells Congress to take urgent action to protect against politicization (FOX)

📌 Judge maintains block on Trump administration's funding freeze (CBS)

📌 Finance Committee to vote on RFK Jr. Tuesday — who to watch (POLITICO) 

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Trump has a deal for Netanyahu when they meet Tuesday. Will he take it? (NPR)

📌 Emergency crews deployed on Santorini as an earthquake swarm worries Greek experts (AP)

📌 Car bomb blast in northern Syria kills at least 20 (BBC)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Scott Bessent, who was confirmed as Treasury secretary last week, has been named acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — orders staff to halt work (NPR)

📌 State Farm seeks an emergency insurance rate increase after LA wildfires (CNN)

📌 Bird flu crisis enters new phase (AXIOS)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni muzzled by judge in heated sexual harassment battle (FOX)

📌 ‘Buffy The Vampire Slayer’ reboot starring Sarah Michelle Gellar nears Hulu pilot order with Chloé Zhao directing (DEADLINE)

📌 2025 Super Bowl ads you can watch now (AXIOS)

Monday, February 3

🚨NATION

📌 Senior FBI leaders ordered to retire, resign or be fired by today (CNN) FBI executives ousted and personnel under internal review as Trump DOJ fires Jan. 6 Capitol riot prosecutors (CBS)

📌 Trump says he opened California’s water. Local officials say he nearly flooded them. (POLITICO)

📌 7 killed after Medevac flight transporting pediatric patient crashes, explodes near homes in Philadelphia. (FOX)

📌 3rd Black Hawk soldier killed in DC crash identified (ABC) Data from the deadliest U.S. air accident in 24 years show conflicting altitude readings (AP)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 Rubio tells Panama to reduce Chinese influence in canal area or face US action (GUARDIAN)

📌 American-Israeli Keith Siegel, 2 other hostages released in Gaza in 3rd exchange of Israel-Hamas ceasefire (CBS)

📌 Israel’s Netanyahu heads to US to discuss ‘victory over Hamas’ with Trump (AP)

📌 Greece’s ‘Instagram island’ hit by 200 earthquakes, sparking school closures and warnings to avoid indoor gatherings (CNN)

 📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 Elon Musk's X sues Lego, Nestlé and more brands, accusing them of advertising boycott (NPR)

📌 To help pay for Trump tax cuts, new taxes on worker benefits become GOP target (CNBC)

📌 Barnes & Noble to add 60 new stores as bookstore revival picks up speed (AXIOS)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 Grammys 2025: Red carpet looks, winners, biggest takeaways (NBC)

📌 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs taken from prison to hospital late at night for knee pain (PAGE SIX)

📌 Karla Sofía Gascón says she will not withdraw from Oscar contention over past comments: ‘I have not committed any crime’ (CNN)

📌 Beyoncé announces Cowboy Carter Tour 2025 — without tour dates (VARIETY)

Friday, January 31

🚨NATION

📌 Trump’s orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses (AP)

📌 CBS parent company appears ready to settle with Trump over lawsuit (NY TIMES)

📌 RFK Jr. stumbles over basics of Medicare, Medicaid during Senate confirmation hearings (CNBC)

📌 Trump says tariffs on Canada and Mexico coming Saturday, and he’s deciding whether to tax their oil (AP)

 🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

📌 3 Israeli and 5 Thai hostages are freed in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners (NPR)

📌 Authorities in St. Kitts and Nevis launch investigation after 19 people found dead in drifting vessel (CBS)

📌 Norway’s government collapses over EU spat (POLITICO)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

📌 FDA approves first new type of pain medication in 25 years (CNN)

📌 Pending home sales drop sharply in December as mortgage rates surge back over 7% (NBC)

📌 Google’s ‘Ask for Me’ uses AI to call local businesses for you (THE VERGE)

 🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

📌 FIREAID concert takes place with major music stars (NBC NEWS)

📌 Prosecutors add two more victims to Sean 'Diddy' Combs federal indictment (HOLLYWOOD REPORTER)

📌 1960s pop icon Marianne Faithfull has died at her home in London (CNN)

📌 Country star Sam Hunt avoids charges after arrest for alleged speeding, anti-DUI device violation (PEOPLE)

📌 ‘Emilia Pérez’ star Karla Sofía Gascón under fire over Tweets about Muslims, George Floyd, Oscars diversity (VARIETY)

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)