The U.S. Coast Guard said on Thursday that it halted its hourslong search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard from a Holland America Line cruise ship near Cuba. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/americas/passenger-overboard-holland-america-cruise.html Author : Johnny Diaz Publish date : 2026-01-02 02:56:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Officials ruled out the possibility of an attack and are investigating the cause of the blaze, which left many of the injured with “significant, severe burns.” Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/01/01/switzerland-bar-fire-crans-montana/ Author : Bart Schaneman, Jennifer Hassan, Maham Javaid Publish date : 2026-01-01 22:55:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un appeared publicly with his daughter, Ju Ae, during a New Year’s Day visit to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, a symbolic site honoring the country’s founding leaders.Images from the state news agency KCNA show Ju Ae standing between her parents in the main hall of the mausoleum, a moment that analysts say has fueled speculation about her future role in the regime.Ju Ae has been featured more often in state media over the past three years, fueling speculation by analysts and South Korea’s intelligence agency that she may be positioned as a potential
Zohran Mamdani gave his first public speech as mayor of New York City, after an inauguration that drew tens of thousands of people. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/nyregion/mamdani-inauguration-mayor.html Author : Dana Rubinstein Publish date : 2026-01-02 00:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Zohran Mamdani, the first Muslim mayor of New York City, was sworn in Thursday, marking a generational shift in the city’s leadership with his promises to address affordability. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/01/01/nyc-mayor-zohran-mamdani-sworn-in/ Author : Gaya Gupta, Sarah Ellison Publish date : 2026-01-01 21:02:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Indiana dominated Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl Thursday to send the Hoosiers to the College Football Playoff semifinals.It marked the most lopsided postseason defeat for the Crimson Tide in program history. It was also Alabama's biggest margin of defeat in any game since a 42-6 defeat to Arkansas Sept. 26, 1998.Indiana had not won any bowl game since the Copper Bowl in 1991, but history has been no match for Curt Cignetti and his dominant Hoosiers during the coach’s two transcendent seasons.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMIndiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza passed for 192 yards and three touchdowns
The fire at a bar in a popular ski resort killed around 40 people and injured more than 100, officials said. The cause was still unknown. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/europe/what-happened-fire-switzerland-ski-resort.html Author : Jonathan Wolfe Publish date : 2026-01-01 21:58:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Michael Ramirez cartoon on government spending and New Year’s resolutions. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/01/01/michael-ramirez-cartoon-new-year-resolution-congress/ Author : Michael Ramirez Publish date : 2026-01-01 19:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Green Bay Packers star Micah Parsons mocked his former team, the Dallas Cowboys, and condemned owner Jerry Jones in a series of social media posts Thursday. Parsons shared a report of a recent quote by Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, who suggested the team's defensive decline in 2025 was due to Parsons' departure from the team via trade ahead of the season. "Obviously, you have an All-Pro pass rusher that wins really quick that's certainly going to help any defense if it's Micah or if it's Myles or whoever that might be. But that impact player is always going to help to
At least 80 people were released, including one with U.S. ties, though more than 800 remain detained in Venezuela for opposing President Nicolás Maduro’s rule, rights groups say. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/americas/venezuela-prisoner-release.html Author : Anatoly Kurmanaev and Annie Correal Publish date : 2026-01-01 19:54:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
After a much colder-than-average December, we start January off in similar fashion. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026/01/01/dc-weather-live-updates-cold-new-years-day/ Author : Ian Livingston Publish date : 2026-01-01 16:05:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The Washington Post editorial board called on the Trump administration to press for "meaningful reform" of the country's entitlement programs, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), after independent journalist Nick Shirley recently exposed over $100 million of fraud allegedly taking place in Minnesota's daycare system.In a Wednesday editorial, the outlet said that Shirley's investigation led to Minnesota's Somali fraud scandal finally piercing the national consciousness, quipping that such a "spirit of scrupulousness would have been nice a few billion tax dollars ago.""As America’s welfare state has ballooned to more than 80 major federal programs, they’ve become a target-rich environment
Here is the latest. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/01/world/switzerland-ski-resort-fire/switzerland-bar-fire-deaths Author : Christopher F. Schuetze and John Yoon Publish date : 2026-01-01 17:28:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Washington is back in action coming off a convincing win over the Rangers in the first half of a back-to-back. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/01/01/capitals-senators-lines-game-story/ Author : Bailey Johnson Publish date : 2026-01-01 17:08:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Protests in Iran entered a fifth consecutive day on Thursday, with demonstrations and clashes reported across Tehran and multiple provincial cities as authorities, state-linked media and rights groups cited additional deaths overnight.According to Reuters, several people have been killed since the unrest escalated, based on reports from Iranian media and human rights groups. Iranian authorities have confirmed at least one death, while other fatalities have been reported in different provinces.Opposition group National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) told Fox News Digital in a statement that protests and street clashes continued Thursday morning in Tehran and in cities including Marvdasht,
Known for its gourmet food, luxury stores, and for hosting major sporting events, the high-end resort was acquired by Vail Resorts in 2024. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/world/europe/fire-crans-montana.html Author : Isabella Kwai Publish date : 2026-01-01 14:43:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
New novels and nonfiction include the latest installment of Brad Meltzer’s Zig and Nola series. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2026/01/01/best-new-books-january/ Author : Becky Meloan Publish date : 2026-01-01 15:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Rewind to the beginning of the 2001 NFL season.Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt was entering his second season at the helm in place of the legendary Jimmy Johnson. Both the Cleveland Browns and the New York Jets were starting fresh. The Browns hired Butch Davis to replace Chris Palmer as head coach, and the Jets moved on from Al Groh and the Bill Belichick debacle with Herm Edwards.Hopes for all three teams were as high as they’ve been. The future looked bright.CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMFast-forward nearly 25 years, not much progress has been made by
The fire broke out around 1:30 a.m. at a bar at the Crans-Montana ski resort. Roughly 100 people were injured in the overnight blaze, the Swiss police said. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01/01/world/switzerland-explosion-fire Author : The New York Times Publish date : 2026-01-01 12:25:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
The new year is a great time to dump this stuff without a second thought. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/home/2026/01/01/decluttering-projects-january/ Author : Jolie Kerr Publish date : 2026-01-01 10:00:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know the NCAA is drowning in problems. And time and again, it’s managed to land on the wrong side of nearly all of them: Name, image, and likeness, the transfer portal, eligibility rules, men competing in women’s sports. The list grows longer by the day, and leadership continues to fall short.Earlier this week, University of Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari spent nearly seven minutes in a press conference laying bare what so many inside college athletics already know: the system is broken. He didn’t mince words. He gave the NCAA some
The new year will pose numerous problems that won’t be so easily overcome. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/01/opinion/global-economy-public-private-sectors.html Author : Mohamed A. El-Erian Publish date : 2026-01-01 10:01:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
President Trump has announced the withdrawal of National Guard troops from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, citing reduced crime rates. Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/12/31/trump-national-guard-chicago-los-angeles-portland/ Author : Lauren Kaori Gurley, Justin Jouvenal Publish date : 2026-01-01 04:46:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
An explosive fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps killed dozens of people and injured at least 100 others during New Year’s celebrations, police said.The blaze happened in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland, police said."The fire started around 1:30 a.m. this morning in a bar called 'Le Constellation,'" police spokesperson Gaëtan Lathion said. "More than a hundred people were in the building, and we are seeing many injured and many dead."Swiss police later said "several tens of people" are presumed dead and that around 100 people had been injured – many of them seriously. Authorities could
The attacker likely had links to the Islamic State and was possibly targeting a Christian church in the center of Aleppo, according to a government spokesman. Source link : https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/world/middleeast/aleppo-syria-suicide-bomber-new-years-eve.html Author : Ephrat Livni and Hussam Hammoud Publish date : 2026-01-01 00:22:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.