Indiana beats Alabama 38-3 in the Rose Bowl to advance to the College Football Playoff semifinals
Rain soaks Rose Parade in California and snow squalls hit Midwest and Northeast on first day of 2026
Rained poured down on the iconic Rose Parade for the first time in 20 years
Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year
President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks
Woman killed in suspected mountain lion attack while hiking in northern Colorado
A woman was killed in a suspected mountain lion attack while she was hiking alone in the mountains of northern Colorado
Winter blooming of hundreds of plants in UK ‘visible signal’ of climate breakdown
New year plant hunt shows rising temperatures are shifting natural cycles of wildflowers such as daisies Daisies and dandelions are among hundreds of native plant species blooming in the UK, in what scientists have called a “visible signal” of climate breakdown disrupting the natural world. A Met Office analysis of...
Call for routine high blood pressure testing of UK children as cases almost double
Exclusive: Identifying teenagers at risk could help prevent organ damage, strokes and heart attacks in early adulthood, doctors say Leading doctors have called for a national UK programme to monitor schoolchildren for high blood pressure amid concerns that rising rates in adolescents will increase cases of organ damage, strokes and...
Viral ‘6-7’ tops 2025 list of overused words and phrases
Respondents to an annual Michigan college survey of overused and misused words and phrases say “6-7” is “cooked” and should come to a “massive” and “full stop” heading into the new year
US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on four firms in Venezuela's oil sector and designated four additional oil tankers as blocked property
Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after his brother
Two brothers who both received illegal prison sentences that were years longer than the maximum penalty for their crimes have been granted clemency by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves
Federal ruling blocks Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
Federal ruling blocks Hawaii's climate change tourist tax on cruise ships