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Wall Street edges higher in a wobbly start to 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks eked out small gains on Wall Street Friday in a wobbly day of trading to kick off the new year. Markets were mostly quiet on the first trading day of 2026, with t...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about Carnival season, Louisiana's biggest celebration

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As residents across much of the country take down their holiday decorations, sobered by New Year's resolutions and a return to business as usual, in Louisiana people ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tesla loses title as world's biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

NEW YORK (AP) — Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as a customer revolt over Elon Musk’s right-wing politics, expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyer...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Earthquake with 6.5 magnitude rattles southern and central Mexico killing 2

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum ’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sound...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Zelenskyy names Ukraine's head of military intelligence as his new chief of staff

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday appointed the head of Ukraine's military intelligence as his new chief of staff, a move that comes as the U.S. leads a diplomatic...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Grandmother and grandson burn to death in Gaza tent while cooking; Jolie visits Rafah crossing

DEIR AL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A grandmother and her 5-year-old grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire while cooking, as thousands of Palestinians endure colder weath...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Man fought off a mountain lion weeks before a suspected fatal Colorado attack

A solo hiker who authorities believe was killed by a mountain lion on a remote Colorado trail on New Year's Day was not the first person to encounter one of the predators in the area in rece...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Country singer Zach Bryan has married Samantha Leonard

NEW YORK (AP) — Here's to a lifetime of pink skies: The irreverent country singer Zach Bryan is married. Bryan, 29, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared Thursday. Beneath a pho...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Constituents are seldom heard in the Mississippi Legislature; hearings often last-minute, no agenda

When the Mississippi Legislature reconvenes in the Capitol’s marbled halls this month, one voice will scarcely be heard: constituents’. Citizens and advocates are occasionally invited by la...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Troy Aikman to advise Miami Dolphins in search for new GM

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman will be advising the Miami Dolphins in their search for a new general manager. Aikman, who led the Dallas Cowboys to three Sup...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

How one Swiss hospital coped with the injured from the Alpine bar fire

SION, Switzerland (AP) — The hospital that initially took in the majority of injured victims from a fire at a Swiss bar is no stranger to emergencies: In the heart of the Alps, it is used to...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about the Swiss Alpine bar fire that killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss investigators believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles started a fire in a bar at an Alpine ski resort that left 40 people dead and another 11...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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