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RFK Jr.

US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child

Medicaid

After judge’s ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers

Flu Shot

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic

William DeFoor

Man who broke windows at Vance’s Ohio home is detained, the Secret Service says

Chevron

Oil stocks sharply higher after US action in Venezuela

Golden Globes

The Golden Globes are this week. Here’s what to know about the first major show of awards season

Nicolás Maduro Moros

Maduro says ‘I was captured’ as he pleads not guilty to drug trafficking charges

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

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

Healthcare

Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes

President Trump

Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration

Netflix

Lions-Vikings Christmas game on Netflix sets NFL streaming record, averaging 27.5M viewers

Tate Reeves

Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after after his brother