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Lead: President Donald Trump on Friday ordered HieFo Corporation, described in a White House executive order as controlled by a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, to divest a $2.9 million purchase of digital chip assets from U.S. manufacturer Emcore. The order, issued after a Treasury Department review, said the April 30, 2024 acquisition … Read more

Lead On Jan. 2, 2026 in St. Paul, Minn., Finland edged two-time defending champion the United States 4-3 in overtime in a World Junior Hockey quarterfinal. Arttu Valola scored at 2:11 of overtime to seal the upset and send Finland into a semifinal against Sweden. The U.S. rallied late in regulation — Lee Ryker tied … Read more

Lead: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on December 2025 named Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, 39, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (GUR), as his new chief of staff in Kyiv amid intensified diplomacy over the nearly four-year Russian invasion. The appointment follows the November resignation of Andrii Yermak after an anti-corruption raid tied to an investigation into alleged energy-sector … Read more

Lead On Jan. 2, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, at 9:09 p.m. EST (6:09 p.m. local; 0209 GMT on Jan. 3), carrying an Italian COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation synthetic-aperture-radar satellite. Roughly 4.5 minutes after liftoff the Falcon 9 second stage deployed the spacecraft into low Earth orbit … Read more

In Minneapolis–St. Paul on Jan. 2, the 2026 World Junior quarterfinals produced shock and statement wins: the United States, host and two-time defending champion, were eliminated 4-3 in overtime by Finland at Grand Casino Arena; Canada crushed Slovakia 7-1 to reach the semifinals; and Switzerland wore black armbands to honor victims of a deadly Crans‑Montana … Read more

Lead: On Friday night at loanDepot Park in Miami, the New York Rangers defeated the Florida Panthers 5-1 in the Winter Classic, the NHL’s first outdoor game staged in the Sunshine State. Mika Zibanejad scored a hat trick and became the first player to record five points in a single NHL outdoor game, while Artemi … Read more

Lead In 2026 the global wellbeing trend has shifted from relentless performance to deliberate recovery, with experts highlighting rest, the rise of JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out), and renewed interest in cognitive supplements and vagus-nerve techniques. Wearable data and behavioural coaching are reframing rest as part of fitness, while younger consumers drive demand for nootropics … Read more

Lead: On Jan. 3, 2026, residents of Caracas reported multiple loud explosions and observed aircraft flying over the capital, prompting a sharp diplomatic reaction from Caracas. Venezuelan authorities publicly accused the United States of mounting an attack as images and eyewitness reports circulated in the morning. The events occurred amid weeks of heightened pressure from … Read more

Lead On Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco held that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most of the state is unconstitutional. The 2–1 ruling targeted a rule applying to counties with populations above 200,000, a policy that covered roughly … Read more

On January 3, 2026, the New York Times Connections puzzle (No. 937) challenged daily players with a mix of military, fashion and pop-music clues. The set of 16 words was grouped into four categories; solving required finding four-word sets that share a common thread. Mashable’s walkthrough offers progressive hints for solvers and, for those who … Read more

Lead: Saturday’s NFC West tiebreaker at Levi’s Stadium (5 p.m. kickoff) is expected to see scattered daytime rain in Santa Clara, but meteorologists say substantial precipitation is unlikely during the game. Forecasts indicate showers before kickoff with a likely lull through the prime-time window, though breezy conditions could persist. That outlook matters for San Francisco … Read more

January 2, 2026 — More than 100 firefighters responded Friday evening to a five-alarm fire at an apartment building under construction in Denver, a project roughly the size of a city block. Crews worked for hours to prevent flames from spreading to adjacent structures and had the blaze about 70% contained by late evening. One … Read more

Lead: Early on Saturday, a CNN team in Caracas reported several explosions beginning at about 1:50 a.m. local time (0:50 a.m. ET), after which multiple neighborhoods experienced power outages. Journalists on the ground heard what they described as aircraft sounds and saw windows shake from at least one blast. U.S. officials have recently warned of … Read more

Lead Who: The Dallas Cowboys visit the New York Giants. When/Where: Sunday in East Rutherford, the final game of the 2025 NFL season. What/Result at stake: Dallas seeks to extend a nine-game winning streak versus New York and avoid a second consecutive losing season; Dak Prescott is expected to start and could tie a personal … Read more

Lead On 2 December, fighting erupted in southern and eastern Yemen after the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) launched a major offensive that seized territory including parts of oil-rich Hadramawt province near the Saudi border. Saudi Arabia has accused UAE-backed forces of threatening its security and has called for a comprehensive “dialogue” in Riyadh to … Read more