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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 Capturing the action, not participating in it, drives this Einstein High School student 01/01/2026 03:50am • Lots of teenagers document their days using the cameras in their phones. Rebekah Kuschmider said her son Charlie, a senior at Einstein High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, has been active in sports, but found he enjoyed documenting what other students were doing on the field, on the basket Taiwan���s president pledges to defend island���s sovereignty after Chinese military drills 01/01/2026 03:43am • TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) ��� Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te on Thursday vowed to defend the self-ruled island���s sovereignty in the face of China���s ���expansionist ambitions,��� days after Beijing wrapped up live-fire military drills near its shores. ���In the face of China���s rising expansionist a Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang 01/01/2026 03:26am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume. The countries' capital cities, Athens and Nicosia, have traded the familiar whizz, crackle and boom of window���rattling fireworks for spectacle without the shock wave, opting for low���noise pyrotechnics, light Set to go: Two weeks of tennis mania Down Under ahead of the Australian Open 01/01/2026 03:21am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� If it's a new year, it must be serious tennis time Down Under. Just over six weeks since the ATP and WTA held their respective 2025 Finals, players on the men's and women's tours are arriving in Australia and New Zealand for a crammed two-week schedule of tournaments ahe Morant leads Memphis against Los Angeles after 40-point performance 01/01/2026 02:03am • Memphis Grizzlies (15-18, ninth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (20-11, fifth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis visits the Los Angeles Lakers after Ja Morant scored 40 points in the Grizzlies' 139-136 overtime loss to the Philadelph Cleveland puts home win streak on the line against Denver 01/01/2026 02:03am • Denver Nuggets (23-10, third in the Western Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (19-16, eighth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland hosts Denver looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Cavaliers are 12-8 in home games. Cleveland is 10-9 Golden State faces Oklahoma City, seeks 4th straight home win 01/01/2026 02:03am • Oklahoma City Thunder (29-5, first in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (18-16, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Golden State hosts Oklahoma City looking to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Warriors are 12-10 in Western C Orlando heads to Chicago for conference matchup 01/01/2026 02:03am • Orlando Magic (18-15, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Chicago Bulls (16-17, ninth in the Eastern Conference) Chicago; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic take on Nikola Vucevic and the Chicago Bulls in Eastern Conference action Friday. The Bulls are 12-11 against Eastern Conferenc Atlanta faces New York on 3-game road skid 01/01/2026 02:03am • Atlanta Hawks (16-19, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (23-10, second in the Eastern Conference) New York; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta will aim to end its three-game road skid when the Hawks play New York. The Knicks are 18-8 against conference opponents. New York r New Orleans faces Portland on home slide 01/01/2026 02:03am • Portland Trail Blazers (14-20, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (8-27, 15th in the Western Conference) New Orleans; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans plays Portland looking to end its three-game home skid. The Pelicans are 4-21 against conference opponents. New Orle Indiana plays San Antonio on home skid 01/01/2026 02:03am • San Antonio Spurs (24-9, second in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (6-27, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays San Antonio looking to stop its four-game home slide. The Pacers have gone 5-13 at home. Indiana is 1-5 in games decided by Rollins and the Bucks host conference foe Charlotte 01/01/2026 02:03am • Charlotte Hornets (11-22, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (14-20, 11th in the Eastern Conference) Milwaukee; Friday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Eastern Conference foes Milwaukee and Charlotte meet on Friday. The Bucks are 12-14 against Eastern Conference opponents. Milwaukee is 2-5 PHOTO COLLECTION: A look at AP's top photos in December 01/01/2026 01:54am • This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year's celebrations, local media report 01/01/2026 01:37am • BERLIN (AP) ��� A fire at a bar in the Swiss Alps has left people dead and injured during New Year's celebrations, local media report.