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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration 01/01/2026 05:51pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said. Authorities did not immediately have an exact Brazil's Bolsonaro leaves hospital and returns to jail in capital Brasilia 01/01/2026 05:50pm • BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro left a hospital in capital Brasilia on Thursday, a week after he underwent a double hernia surgery. A car took the embattled ex-leader back to the federal police headquarters where he is serving his 27-year prison sentence for leadi Trump says he's dropping push for National Guard in Chicago, LA and Portland, Oregon, for now 01/01/2026 01:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he’s dropping — for now — his push to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, a move that comes after legal roadblocks held up the effort. “We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, whe Man charged in death of his infant son in Prince George's County 01/01/2026 12:16pm • A man was arrested and charged with murder in the death of his four-month-old son in Prince George's County, Maryland, last weekend. Khalil Brooks-Clarke, 24, was charged with first- and second-degree murder, along with first- and second-degree child abuse following the death of his infant so Pakistan sees deadliest year in a decade, with combat deaths surging 74% in 2025, report says 01/01/2026 12:08pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan experienced its deadliest year in over a decade in 2025 as combat-related deaths surged 74%, with militants accounting for more than half the death toll, according to a new report released by an independent think tank. Islamabad often accuses Kabul of turning a blind eye About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration, police say 01/01/2026 11:40am • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration, police say. Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security 01/01/2026 08:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued approach. As the clock struck midnight in Japan, temple bells rang and some climbed mountains to see t Teen charged in connection to murder inside Northeast DC apartment 01/01/2026 04:46am • A 16-year-old was arrested Tuesday for the murder of a man inside a Northeast D.C. apartment. Keyonte Johnson, of D.C., was charged as an adult with premeditated first-degree murder in the shooting death of Roy Bennett, Jr., 20, of D.C., according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's office 'Several tens of people' presumed dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss bar during New Year celebration, police say 01/01/2026 04:29am • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — 'Several tens of people' presumed dead, about 100 injured in fire at Swiss bar during New Year celebration, police say. Today In History, January 1: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation 01/01/2026 04:10am • Today is Thursday, Jan. 1, the first day of 2026. There are 364 days left in the year. This is New Year’s Day. Today in history: On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War, declaring that all enslaved people in rebellious states “ar Woman faces charges after allegedly ramming Va. police cruiser, crashing and leaving on foot 12/31/2025 05:49pm • A 24-year-old woman is facing charges after police say she struck a Virginia State Police cruiser while attempting to drive away from troopers during a pursuit that crossed into Maryland. After reportedly ramming the cruiser Monday night, Naturi Hayes, of Elkridge, crashed her vehicle in Howard C Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore accused of throwing girlfriend to the ground 12/31/2025 05:17pm • New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian J. Barmore is facing a domestic assault and battery charge after his girlfriend told police he threw her to the ground in August at his home outside Boston. A criminal complaint issued Dec. 18 claims Barmore, 26, briefly took the woman's phone, threw Patriots say criminal cases facing Diggs, Barmore won't distract them ahead of regular-season finale 12/31/2025 04:33pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said he's confident criminal cases against receiver Stefon Diggs and defensive lineman Christian Barmore won't be a distraction for his team this week as it chases the AFC's top seed in the playoffs. Diggs is facing strangulation and Syrian police officer killed in Aleppo suicide bombing on New Year's Eve 12/31/2025 04:29pm • DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — One Syrian police officer was killed and others wounded in a suicide bombing late Wednesday in the northern city of Aleppo, Syrian state media reported. A patrol of the Internal Security Forces was attempting to detain the bomber in the neighborhood near the Bab al-Faraj arc From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou