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Lead A new paper published in Science on Jan. 1, 2026, shows that common side‑blotched lizards in the dry hills outside Merced, California, sustain a three‑way behavioral cycle analogous to rock‑paper‑scissors. Researchers link throat‑color morphs — blue, orange and yellow — to distinct mating strategies and report biological mechanisms that help maintain the cycle across … Read more

On Jan. 1, 2026, new travel restrictions ordered by President Donald Trump began barring nationals of seven countries from entering the United States, according to updated U.S. Customs and Border Protection guidance reviewed by ABC News. The move follows executive orders signed earlier in 2025 and arrives as the administration simultaneously tightened H‑1B visa selection … Read more

Lead About 40 people were reported dead and roughly 115 more wounded, many critically, after a blaze tore through Le Constellation, a bar in Crans‑Montana, in the Swiss canton of Valais during New Year’s celebrations on the night of Thursday, January 1, 2026. Smoke was first noticed near 1:30 a.m., and witnesses described rapid spread … Read more

January’s first full moon — the traditional “wolf moon” — will peak in brightness early Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, while the Quadrantid meteor shower also reaches maximum activity over the weekend. The moon will appear larger and brighter because it meets the technical definition of a supermoon, but that extra glow will wash out many … Read more

Lead: At Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens on Thursday, Jan. 1, No. 5 Oregon and No. 4 Texas Tech met in the College Football Playoff Orange Bowl. Announced attendance was 65,021 and Oregon entered the fourth quarter leading 16-0 with 6:53 remaining. The winner will advance to play the Rose Bowl victor in the … Read more

Lead On 1 January 2026, Bulgaria became the 21st country to adopt the euro, a milestone reached nearly 20 years after the Balkan state joined the European Union in 2007. The handover at midnight replaced the lev with the euro as crowds gathered in Sofia while Bulgarian euro designs were projected onto the central bank … Read more

Expanded ACA subsidies end at New Year, driving steep 2026 premium hikes for millions Lead: Enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits that lowered premiums for most marketplace enrollees expired at the start of 2026, leaving millions of non‑employer-covered Americans facing substantially higher costs immediately. Lawmakers failed to pass a replacement before the deadline despite a … Read more

Lead: On the early minutes of Jan. 1, 2026 in Times Square, Andy Cohen launched an on-air tirade about outgoing New York Mayor Eric Adams during CNN’s New Year’s Eve special while co-host Anderson Cooper repeatedly tried to shut him down. The exchange occurred just after the ball drop on the network’s traditionally party-focused broadcast, … Read more

Lead In December 2025 a wide range of clinicians — from emergency physicians to podiatrists and interventional cardiologists — shared short, frontline reports about seemingly minor symptoms that preceded severe outcomes. Contributors described cases seen on emergency shifts and in clinics across the U.S. where a small sign (a gum lump, a sudden itch in … Read more

Lead As 2026 begins, thousands of U.S. households — including Texas mother Adrienne Martin — face the year without health insurance after temporary Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies expired. Martin’s household premium jumped from $630 a month in 2025 to $2,400 in 2026, and her husband relies on an IV drug that costs about $70,000 … Read more

2026 arrives as a year of second chances and retrospection, marked by planets re-entering signs they once left and a sequence of four eclipses concentrated in winter and summer. These movements set up a cycle of re-evaluation: memories and feelings will surface, reach intensity in summer and autumn, and calm by winter. Retrograde activity will … Read more

Stellantis announced on Jan. 1, 2026, that the 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will return to showrooms late in 2026, reviving a V‑8 pickup that was discontinued after the 2024 model year. The truck will start at $99,995 plus a $2,595 destination charge, bringing the on‑road price to $102,590. Powered by a supercharged 6.2‑liter “Hellcat” … Read more

Thousands of spectators gathered along Colorado Boulevard on Thursday morning as the 137th Rose Parade began under steady rain—an unusually wet start for the New Year celebration in Pasadena. The procession kicked off at 8 a.m., with heavy showers already measured across the region: eastern Pasadena recorded 1.12 inches over the two prior days and … Read more

Lead Mark Gronowski delivered a multi-phase performance as No. 23 Iowa beat No. 14 Vanderbilt 34-27 in the ReliaQuest Bowl in Tampa, Fla., handing the Commodores their final loss of the season. Gronowski accounted for 212 passing yards with two touchdown passes and added 54 rushing yards and a fourth-quarter rushing touchdown. Vanderbilt’s Heisman runner-up … Read more

Lead Medical professionals are warning that seemingly minor symptoms can presage serious — sometimes life‑threatening — conditions. In a recent compilation of clinician comments (including two Reddit threads cited in the original report), doctors, nurses and allied health staff flagged small signs such as gum lumps, unexplained weight loss, new vision loss and nocturnal sweating … Read more