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12:46 AM on Friday, January 2

Israeli Segev Kalfon spent two years in captivity in a Hamas tunnel in Gaza after being taken hostage at a music festival on Oct. 7, 2023

11:39 PM on Thursday, January 1

Asian shares have begun the new year with an upbeat start, led by a 2.4% gain for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index

10:26 PM on Thursday, January 1

A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado

8:48 PM on Thursday, January 1

Venezuela is open to reaching an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, according to President Nicolás Maduro

3:50 PM on Thursday, January 1

The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in Gaza has drowned in floods that engulfed his tent camp and health officials reported the death of a 9 year-old boy in Gaza in unclear circumstances

2:51 PM on Thursday, January 1

Rained poured down on the iconic Rose Parade for the first time in 20 years

1:51 PM on Thursday, January 1

Fernando Mendoza threw three touchdown passes, Indiana’s defense thoroughly throttled Alabama, and the top-seeded Hoosiers roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 38-3 victory in the 112th Rose Bowl

11:28 AM on Thursday, January 1

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal

10:49 AM on Thursday, January 1

The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant

10:28 AM on Thursday, January 1

Incoming New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is making history not only as the city's first mayor to take the oath of office on a Quran but also as the first Muslim, South Asian, and African-born mayor

9:21 AM on Thursday, January 1

Swiss investigators are probing what caused a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left about 40 people dead and another 115 injured during a New Year’s celebration

9:07 AM on Thursday, January 1

President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks

6:56 AM on Thursday, January 1

Pope Leo XIV has opened 2026 with a plea for peace

5:48 AM on Thursday, January 1

A fire at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year’s Day has left dozens of people presumed dead and around 100 injured, according to authorities

1:41 AM on Thursday, January 1

About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said

1:00 AM on Thursday, January 1

Oregon dominated Texas Tech with a 23-0 victory in the College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Orange Bowl

12:46 AM on Thursday, January 1

Demonstrations sparked by Iran's struggling economy have spread into rural provinces, with at least seven people killed

12:05 AM on Thursday, January 1

Zohran Mamdani is reveling in what he calls a “new era” for New York City

11:48 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

The NHL is hosting its first outdoor game in Florida on Friday

4:20 PM on Wednesday, December 31, 2025

President Donald Trump says he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon