National

Nicolás Maduro Moros

Maduro says Venezuela open to U.S. talks on drug trafficking, avoids question on dock strike

US Capital

Prominent Jan. 6 defendants plan to march to Capitol to mark 5 years since attack

Jan. 6 pipe bomber

Judge orders alleged D.C. pipe bomber to remain detained pending trial

Venus Williams

Venus Williams gets wild card for 2026 Australian Open at age 45, 5 years after last appearance

Grok

Grok chatbot allowed users to create digitally altered photos of minors in "minimal clothing"

College football Hall of Famer Urban Meyer

College football’s Urban Meyer joins board of Florida college transformed by DeSantis

FBI says it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plan inspired by Islamic State group

US Capital government

Constituents are seldom heard in the Mississippi Legislature; hearings often last-minute, no agenda

Stocks

Early gains fade as Wall Street wobbles into 2026

FBI Director Kash Patel

FBI says it disrupted a potential New Year’s Eve attack inspired by Islamic State group

Telsa

Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Bad Bunny

Bad Bunny’s ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’ could make Grammy history

President Trump

Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent

Mamdani

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern ‘expansively and audaciously’ in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

Mack Truck

California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver’s licenses until March after immigrants sue

2026 Rose Parade

Rain soaks Rose Parade in California and snow squalls hit Midwest and Northeast on first day of 2026

Holland America cruise ship

77-year-old woman on Holland America cruise ship goes overboard, Coast Guard aiding search

Furniture

Trump administration delays tariff increases on furniture and kitchen cabinets by a year

Pasta

U.S. reduces proposed tariffs on Italian pasta, Italy's foreign ministry says

President Trump

Trump says he underwent CT scan, not MRI, during October examination

Fireworks

What's open on New Year's Day 2026? Here are open stores, restaurants and fast-food chains.

USA Flag America

2026 to mark the 250th Birthday of the United States

Betty Boop Figurine

Betty Boop and ‘Blondie’ enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Supreme Court

Chief Justice says Constitution remains ‘firm and unshaken’ with major Supreme Court rulings ahead