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The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incom...
01/02/2026

The city shut down the station in 1945 on New Year's Eve. Eighty years later, it's a symbolic venue choice for the incoming mayor's private swearing-in ceremony.

The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful....
01/02/2026

The legendary 95-year-old investor spent decades building his company into one of the world's largest and most powerful. Now Greg Abel is taking it over.

Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades Fires find healing and community working on a Rose Parade float to honor the lives ...
01/02/2026

Survivors of the Eaton and Palisades Fires find healing and community working on a Rose Parade float to honor the lives and communities lost in last year's wildfires.

Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in t...
01/02/2026

Former special counsel Jack Smith also described President Trump as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election results, according to a transcript of Smith's closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee.

Dozens of people are presumed dead and about 100 injured, most of them seriously, following a fire at a Swiss Alps bar d...
01/02/2026

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.

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while...
01/01/2026

The U.S. military says it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days. The attacks killed eight people, while others jumped overboard and may have survived. U.S. Southern Command did not reveal where the attacks occurred.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a ...
01/01/2026

Mayor Zohran Mamdani took the oath of office in New York City after midnight Thursday. The city's first Muslim mayor, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, has promised to focus on affordability and fairness.

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But...
01/01/2026

For most of 2025, cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin surged as President Trump vowed to make the U.S. a crypto leader. But now, a severe sell-off has shaken the sector.

Every new year, public media reporters across the country bring us some of the new state laws taking effect where they a...
01/01/2026

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.

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before piv...
01/01/2026

Shirley is a 23-year-old self-described "independent YouTube journalist" who made prank videos in high school before pivoting to politics. He participated in a White House roundtable in October.

The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole ...
01/01/2026

The final episode of fifth season of the Netflix series Stranger Things is out this week, and the concept of a wormhole figures largely into it. While the show is a work of fiction, theoretical wormholes have making appearances for decades not only in science fiction but in actual science.

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.
01/01/2026

A bumpy snailfish, Andean mouse opossum and ancient sea cow were just some of the many species described in 2025.

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