
NPR - 37 min 45 sec ago
Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they are. Here are six in 2026.

Fox News - 43 min 29 sec ago
Minnesota paid leave law takes effect Jan. 1, granting workers up to 20 weeks of benefits, but critics say the program could be exploited for fraud.

New York Times - 44 min 27 sec ago
Burned-out vehicles at Al Mukalla port, in southern Yemen, on Tuesday after an early-morning strike by a Saudi-led coalition.

Fox News - 52 min 30 sec ago
U.S. President Donald Trump said his New Year's resolution is "Peace on Earth" after he was asked on December 31, 2025 if he had a New Year's resolution.

BBC - 59 min 46 sec ago
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca leaves his role with the club fifth in the Premier League - 15 points adrift of leaders Arsenal.

BBC - 1 hour 9 min ago
Reports of fireworks and other explosives being thrown are widespread across the country.

Fox News - 1 hour 11 min ago
The NCAA has fallen short on major issues plaguing college athletes, including transfer portal, eligibility rules and men competing in women's sports.

NBC News - 1 hour 22 min ago
Dozens of people are feared dead after a fire swept through a ski resort bar during a New Year's celebration in Crans-Montana, Switzerland. NBC News' Daniele Hamamdjian has the details.

New York Times - 1 hour 22 min ago
The Vondelkerk on New Year's Day, after the blaze had been extinguished.

Sky News - 1 hour 24 min ago
Enzo Maresca has left his position as Chelsea head coach, the Premier League club has announced.

Chicago Tribune - 1 hour 44 min ago
The simplest scenario for the Chicago Bears is to win Sunday, earn the No. 2 seed and face the Green Bay Packers. If they lose, it gets more complicated.

New York Times - 2 hours 3 min ago
A rainbow in the Faroe Islands.

BBC - 2 hours 13 min ago
Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca could leave his post before Sunday's Premier League match against Manchester City.

NPR - 2 hours 14 min ago
From building your strength to tackling credit card debt, NPR's Life Kit has a newsletter journey to help you tackle your New Year's resolution.

Chicago Tribune - 2 hours 43 min ago
Farmer's Fridge now has a 100,000-square-foot kitchen near Midway Airport and thousands of locations across 20 states selling salads to millions of customers.

Chicago Tribune - 2 hours 43 min ago
Around the area this weekend: the Wicker Park Indoor Farmers Market, DeffJam and an Intuit Art Museum exhibit. Plus the Illinois Home Show and Illinois Bridal & Wedding Expo.

Sky News - 3 hours 15 min ago
A police officer who lost his wife and two children in a house fire on Boxing Day has paid tribute to his family as "three of the greatest humans to ever grace our presence".

NPR - 3 hours 16 min ago
Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar during a New Year's celebration, police said Thursday.

ABC News - 3 hours 33 min ago
December saw a new record number of Ukrainian long-range drones shot down by Russian forces, according to statistics published by the Russian Defense Ministry.

NY Post - 3 hours 41 min ago
Nearly a dozen firefighters and paramedics were fired, and four are facing criminal charges, after a 19-year-old rookie Florida firefighter was allegedly whipped and waterboarded in a violent hazing incident.

NBC News - 5 hours 16 min ago
Zohran Mamdani officially became the 111th mayor of New York City. New York Attorney General Letitia James swore in Mamdani, the city's first Muslim mayor, in a small ceremony with his family just after midnight on New Year's Eve.

NBC News - 5 hours 39 min ago
A major emergency response is underway after several people were killed and others injured after a fire broke out during New Year's celebrations at a bar in Swiss Alps, police said early Thursday.

UPI - 5 hours 44 min ago
On Jan. 1, 1890, the first Tournament of Roses parade took place in Pasadena, Calif.

NY Post - 6 hours 46 min ago
Troy also denied the allegations that Zaruiah armed herself with a knife and directed any morbidly curious fans of the show to "STOP LISTENING TO [HIS] MOTHER."...