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How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 1/2/2026

4:27 PM on Friday, January 2

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FILE - Zach Bryan performs during The Quittin Time Tour at Mercedes Benz Stadium on Aug. 10, 2024, in Atlanta. (Photo by Paul R. Giunta/Invision/AP, File)

Country singer Zach Bryan has married Samantha Leonard

2:26 PM on Friday, January 2

Here’s to a lifetime of pink skies

Judge refuses to order release of man charged with planting pipe bombs on eve of Capitol riot

1:47 PM on Friday, January 2

A federal magistrate judge has refused to order the pretrial release of a man charged with planting two pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national parties on the eve of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021

In this photo provided by the Misquamicut Fire Department, Phoenix, a yellow Labrador, is rescued by firefighters in Westerly, R.I., on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, after falling through thin ice on a pond. (Misquamicut Fire Department via AP)

Rhode Island firefighters rescue a yellow Lab from an icy pond on New Year's Day

1:16 PM on Friday, January 2

Firefighters in Rhode Island rescued a yellow Labrador named Phoenix on New Year's Day after he fell through an ice-covered pond

FILE - Troy Aikman prior to an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Miami Dolphins, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Jayne Kamin-Oncea, File)

Troy Aikman to advise Miami Dolphins in search for new GM

12:54 PM on Friday, January 2

Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman will be advising the Miami Dolphins in their search for a new general manager

FILE - The General Store is seen Oct. 24, 2006, in Glen Haven, Colo. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Karl Gehring, File)

Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack

12:45 PM on Friday, January 2

A suspected deadly mountain lion attack on New Year’s Day that killed a woman hiking alone was preceded by another harrowing encounter in the same area

FILE - Former Florida head coach Urban Meyer watches the first half of an NCAA college football game between Florida and Tennessee, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

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

11:53 AM on Friday, January 2

College football Hall of Famer Urban Meyer has been appointed to the board of trustees at New College in Sarasota

Photos of the slim alleyways of Pakistan's Mughal-era old Lahore city

11:30 AM on Friday, January 2

In the Pakistani city of Lahore, winding alleyways are alive with movement and color

Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling

9:42 AM on Friday, January 2

Officials believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited fatal bar fire when they came too close to ceiling

The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists

9:31 AM on Friday, January 2

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico

9:14 AM on Friday, January 2

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico

Tesla loses crown as world's bestselling electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival as sales fall for second year in a row

9:05 AM on Friday, January 2

Tesla loses crown as world's bestselling electric vehicle maker to Chinese rival as sales fall for second year in a row

Two men walk outside a hospital as a helicopter takes off in Sion, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, following the fire at the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge in Crans-Montana, Switzerland during the New Year celebration. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire

8:42 AM on Friday, January 2

The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to treating winter sports enthusiasts who have accidents on the slopes

Magdi Abu Al-Khair bids farewell to his mother Amal Abu Al-Khair at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, after she and her grandchild Saud were killed when their tent caught fire overnight at the Yarmouk displacement camp. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing

8:27 AM on Friday, January 2

A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson have burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire

FILE - President Barack Obama, from right, Vice President Joe Biden, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Ohio Gov. John Kasich walk on the first green during a round of golf at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., June 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Trump wants to overhaul the 'president's golf course.' He hasn't played there yet

8:04 AM on Friday, January 2

Presidents often find solace in golfing, and Joint Base Andrews in Maryland is a favorite spot because it's close to the White House and has built-in security

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints chief of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff

7:07 AM on Friday, January 2

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appoints chief of military intelligence Kyrylo Budanov as his new chief of staff

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un, center right, his wife Ri Sol Ju, third left, and their daughter, center, believed to be named Kim Ju Ae, visit Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in Pyongyang, North Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Kim’s daughter visits family mausoleum, promoting her potential status as heir in North Korea

12:16 AM on Friday, January 2

The teenage daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has made her first known visit to a sacred family mausoleum where the embalmed bodies of her late grandfather and great-grandfather are on display

Police officers inspect the area where a fire broke out at the Le Constellation bar and lounge leaving people dead and injured, during New Year’s celebration, in Crans-Montana, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. (Alessandro della Valle/Keystone via AP)

A look at some of the deadliest fires in bars, nightclubs and music venues

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

Photos of New Year's celebrations across the globe

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