Trump shops for marble while in Florida

President Trump made a pit stop at a marble shop while in Florida on Friday, with plans to use the rock for the planned White House State Ballroom.

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Saks CEO steps down as luxury retailer struggles under heavy debt load

The top executive of the private company that owns Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus is stepping down as it struggles with debt taken on to buy a rival almost two years ago.

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FBI thwarts possible terrorist attack on New Year's Eve in North Carolina

The FBI announced it prevented a potential attack in support of the Islamic State terrorist group on New Year's Eve in North Carolina.

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Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico

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 sounded.

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Early gains fade as Wall Street wobbles into 2026

Stocks wavered on Wall Street Friday to kick off the new year as early gains led by technology stocks failed to hold up.

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DOJ demands voter data from Minnesota secretary of state

The Trump administration amped up the pressure on Minnesota to hand over voter data, with the head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sending a letter to Minnesota's secretary of state demanding such records.

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Woman found in Colorado dead from suspected mountain lion attack

A woman was found dead on a hiking trail in Colorado on Thursday, with officials suspecting her death came from a mountain lion.

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani promises free child care and rent freeze

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City's mayor on Thursday, becoming the city's first Muslim mayor and promising to use government power to address affordability and support the working class.

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More than 300,000 students dropped from Greek universities in reform effort

More than 300,000 inactive university students have been removed from the rolls in Greece, cutting the country's official student population by nearly half, authorities said Friday.

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Pakistan sentences journalists, YouTubers and ex-military officers to life over inciting violence

A court in Pakistan's capital sentenced seven people, including three journalists, two YouTubers and two retired army officers, to life imprisonment on Friday, after convicting them of inciting violence during riots in 2023 and spreading hatred against state institutions.

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Threat Status podcast: When will the Space Force station humans in orbit?

Bill Woolf, the president and founder of the Space Force Association, joins the show to talk about the future of the U.S. Space Force, the Pentagon's relationship with commercial satellites, and how soon the Space Force will station humans in orbit.

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Saudi warplanes strike UAE-backed separatists in southern Yemen

Saudi warplanes have reportedly struck on Friday forces in southern Yemen backed by the United Arab Emirates, a separatist leader says. There were no immediate reports of casualties.

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Revelers at Swiss Alpine bar describe horror and panic when a fire broke out, leaving about 40 dead

Axel Clavier felt like he was suffocating inside the Swiss Alpine bar where moments before he'd been ringing in the new year with friends and dozens of other revelers.

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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

U.S. President Trump and top Iranian officials exchanged dueling threats Friday as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic, further escalating tensions between the countries after America bombed Iranian nuclear sites in June.

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Maduro open to talks with U.S. on drug trafficking, silent on CIA strike

Venezuela is open to negotiating an agreement with the United States to combat drug trafficking, the South American country's President Nicolas Maduro said in a pretaped interview aired Thursday on state television, but he declined to comment on a CIA-led strike last week at a Venezuelan docking area that the Trump administration believed was used by cartels.

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Did you get a head start? It's officially time to start eating green

For years, January has been the unofficial start line for healthy eating. The holiday cookies disappear, the gym ads kick in and a nation collectively picks up its kale. But lately, something quieter, and more interesting, has been happening: long before the New Year's confetti drops, people are already eating green.

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SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1

Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.

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Trump says his MRI scan was CT scan, denies falling asleep in White House meetings

President Trump defended his health in an interview, saying he didn't get an MRI scan, but instead a CT scan, after questions kept being raised over why he got the imaging.

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Texas court overturns former Austin cop's conviction in deadly 2019 shooting

A Texas appeals court acquitted a former Austin Police Department detective who was sentenced to prison for fatally shooting a knife-wielding man.

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Parents and teachers rejoice as '6-7' named most banished-worthy phrase of 2025

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 full-stop heading into the new year.

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