Pete Hegseth Confirmation: Key Sen. Joni Ernst Will Back Trump’s Pentagon Pick—After Senate Hearing	Forbes
Takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s contentious confirmation hearing	CNN
Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?	The Hill
The GOP Is No Longer the Party of National Security	The Atlantic
GOP senator flips script on Dems for 'hypocritical' grilling of Hegseth: 'So ridiculous'	Fox News

Live updates: Perilous fire weather looms for L.A. as forecasters warn of strengthening winds	Los Angeles Times
Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires, Palisades and Eaton fires, Auto fire in Ventura continue to burn	CNN
L.A. Fires Live Updates: Residents Watch for More Evacuation Orders and Warnings	The New York Times
LA braces for more fire evacuations as experts warn of new ‘dangerous weather situation’	The Guardian US
KTLA team coverage of devastating SoCal wildfire	Yahoo! Voices

S Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested	BBC.com
South Korea President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law	The New York Times
Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents	The Washington Post
South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco	Bloomberg
South Korea’s Impeached President Is Arrested Over Martial-Law Move	The Wall Street Journal

Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year	The Times of Israel
Live updates: Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal amid war	CNN
Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like	The Guardian
Israeli hostage families hold out hope after ‘roller coaster’ negotiations with Hamas	NBC News
What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement	The New York Times

The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before	CNN
These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could ensnare them	CNBC
A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available	The Associated Press
TikTok pushes users to sister app Lemon8 ahead of potential ban	NBC News
China’s RedNote: what you need to know about the app TikTok users are flocking to	Reuters

Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration	Axios
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration	CNN
Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter funeral	Fox News
Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration, breaking with tradition	The Washington Post
Are the former presidents attending Trump's inauguration? See their plans	USA TODAY

What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith	The Washington Post
Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case	The New York Times
Jack Smith Gives Up	The Atlantic
Analysis | Jack Smith’s subtle indictment of the Supreme Court	The Washington Post
Special counsel report says Trump would've been convicted for Jan. 6 'unprecedented criminal effort'	The Associated Press

Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful	Minnesota Reformer
Minnesota Democrats stage boycott over ‘abuse of power’ by Republicans	The Guardian US
Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote	NBC News
‘Attempted coup’: Chaos reigns in half-empty Minnesota House	FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
Constitutional crisis: House Republicans elect speaker after Simon adjourns session	Minnesota Reformer

Trump says he will create an ‘External Revenue Service’ agency to collect tariff income	The Associated Press
Trump announces new External Revenue Service to collect foreign money	Fox Business
Trump announces new ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariff funds	The Washington Post
Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income	POLITICO
Trump says he'll create 'External Revenue Service' to collect tariffs, foreign revenue	CNBC

Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes	The Texas Tribune
Two House Dems join GOP to ban biological males from girls' school sports	Fox News
GOP-led House votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports	CNN
U.S. House of Representatives	C-SPAN
House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams	The New York Times

Why hundreds of miners are still trapped and feared starving in an abandoned South Africa mine	The Associated Press
60 Dead At Illegal S.African Mine: Police	Barron's
Dozens of Bodies Recovered From Illegal Mine in South Africa	The New York Times
Sixty bodies retrieved from closed South African gold mine	Reuters
South Africa vows to arrest trapped miners	Financial Times

Tulip Siddiq, U.K. Anticorruption Minister, Resigns	The New York Times
Giving Tulip Siddiq anti-corruption job seen by insiders as own goal	The Guardian
UK Minister Quits After Being Named In Probe Against Sheikh Hasina In Bangladesh	NDTV
As Tulip Siddiq resigns, spot the difference between Keir Starmer's first ministerial casualties	Sky News
Tulip Siddiq quits after ethics adviser rules she misled public	The Telegraph

Ukrainian Drones Flew 400 Miles To Double-Tap a Russian Bomber Base	Forbes
Ukraine strikes Russia in ‘major’ drone and missile attack, Russian media and officials report	CNN
Ukraine launches largest air attacks on Russia since start of war	Al Jazeera English
Ukraine Launches ‘Massive’ Drone Attacks Inside Russia, Officials Say	The New York Times
Ukraine says it carried out its 'largest attack' on Russian military facilities with missiles and drones	Yahoo! Voices

Australia warns of ‘strongest possible action’ if citizen killed in Ukraine	Al Jazeera English
Albanese vows ‘strongest action possible’ if Australian POW killed fighting for Ukraine against Russia	CNN
Ukraine war briefing: Power cuts after ‘massive’ Russian missile strike	The Guardian
'Grave concern' for Australian man reportedly killed by Russian forces	BBC.com
Australia’s prime minister demands Russia explain what happened to Australian POW	The Associated Press

SEC sues Elon Musk over late disclosure of Twitter share purchases	The Washington Post
S.E.C. Sues Elon Musk Over Twitter-Related Securities Violations	The New York Times
SEC hits Elon Musk with lawsuit in final salvo	POLITICO
Elon Musk sued by SEC over late disclosure of Twitter stake in parting shot by lame-duck Gary Gensler	New York Post
SEC accuses Elon Musk of securities violation in new suit	Business Insider

Zuckerberg Announces Layoffs After Saying Coding Jobs Will Be Replaced by AI	Futurism
Meta announces 5% cuts in preparation for 'intense year' — read the internal memo	CNBC
'Year of intensity': Meta employees react to plans to cut low performers	Business Insider
Bay Area tech giant to dump thousands of workers, then hire replacements	SFGATE
Meta is cutting 5% of its ‘lowest performers’	CNN

UK inflation slows to 2.5% in December, below expectations	CNBC
Surprise fall in UK inflation to 2.5% eases pressure on Rachel Reeves	The Guardian
UK CPI: Could rising December inflation push BoE officials to delay upcoming rate cuts?	FXStreet
UK inflation unexpectedly eases in December, which could reduce pressure in bond markets	The Hill
UK Inflation Unexpectedly Slows in Boost for BOE Rate Cut Hopes	Bloomberg

Asia markets mostly fall as investors assess U.S. inflation data, Japan business sentiment	CNBC
Stocks Eke Out Gains Before US CPI, Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap	Bloomberg
Stock market today: Gains for oil producers and drops for Big Tech leave Wall Street mixed	Yahoo Finance
Stocks tumble as traders cast doubt on 2025 rate cut	AOL
Stock market today: Asian stocks mixed ahead of US inflation data	MSN

Latest Nintendo Switch 2 leaks detail GPU power and a new button	Tom's Guide
Nintendo Switch 2 Reveal Release Date Reportedly Leaked Online Alongside Release Window	IGN
You Can’t Rush Christmas	Aftermath
On the eve of Switch 2 announcement, the game industry has a lot at stake	VentureBeat
Nintendo Switch 2 Docked/Undocked TFLOPS Leaked	Wccftech

It's Hard to Go Wrong With the OnePlus 13	WIRED
I replaced my Google Pixel 9 Pro with the OnePlus 13 - and it set a new standard for me	ZDNet
I shot over 200 photos with the OnePlus 13 vs iPhone 16 Pro Max — here’s the winner	Tom's Guide
The OnePlus 13 gets Gemini Nano support in its first software update	Android Authority
iPhone 17 Pro Should Steal These Two Amazing OnePlus 13 Features	Forbes

ZOTAC confirms first GeForce with 600W TDP: RTX 5090 AMP Extreme Infinity	VideoCardz.com
I thought the RTX 5070 was my next GPU — this new tech has me reconsidering	Windows Central
Nvidia RTX 5090 And RTX 5080 Review Dates Revealed?	Forbes
NVIDIA Confirms Updated DLSS Frame Generation On RTX 40 GPUs, Leads to Lower VRAM Usage & Faster Performance	Wccftech
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090: 5 biggest differences	Tom's Guide

January Windows updates may fail if Citrix SRA is installed	BleepingComputer
The January 2025 Security Update Review	Zero Day Initiative
Windows 11 KB5050009 & KB5050021 cumulative updates released	BleepingComputer
Microsoft Patches Trio of Exploited Windows Hyper-V Zero-Days	SecurityWeek
3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update	The Hacker News

Neil Gaiman Responds After Multiple Women Accuse Author of Sexual Assault	Rolling Stone
Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations after multiple women come forward	The Guardian
"Will Not Admit To...": What Author Neil Gaiman Said On Rape Allegations	NDTV
Neil Gaiman has responded to sexual misconduct allegations	NPR
Neil Gaiman Responds to Explosive Report of Sexual Assault	The New York Times

Hollywood’s Filmmaking Continues Despite L.A. Wildfires	The New York Times
The Academy releases updates to 97th Oscars season schedule	ABC7 Los Angeles
The Week Hollywood Stood Still: Entertainment Industry Struggles To Carry On Amid L.A. Fire Devastation	Deadline
L.A. fires hit Hollywood hard, Focus Features boss talks specialty films	Los Angeles Times
Critics Choice Awards Postponed Again Amid L.A. Wildfires, New Date Will Be in February	Variety

Diddy's mother used to host wild parties where couples were 'butt naked,' claims childhood friend in docu	The Times of India
Sean 'Diddy' Combs's downfall examined in competing documentaries: What to know about the projects	Yahoo Entertainment
6 takeaways from ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy’ documentary	The Washington Post
Sean Combs’ Mother Threw Sexually Charged Parties at Childhood Home, Friend Claims	Rolling Stone
Woman Gives Tearful Account of Alleged Remote Control Rape in Peacock Doc Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy	PEOPLE

Whoopi Goldberg Defends Carrie Underwood Over Trump Inauguration Performance: ‘I Stand Behind Her’	Billboard
All The Big Performers At Trump’s Inauguration Events: Carrie Underwood, Village People, Lee Greenwood And More	Forbes
'Time to bring the country together': Village People defend decision to perform during Trump inaugural events	ABC News
Joy Behar questions how Carrie Underwood could 'love' country if she's performing for Trump	Fox News
Whoopi Goldberg defends Carrie Underwood's decision to sing at Trump inauguration	USA TODAY

Tiger Woods falls in TGL debut, broadcast still rocky in new league's second night	Yahoo Sports
TGL: Tiger Woods thrashed on debut as Collin Morikawa, Justin Rose help Los Angeles Golf Club to dominant win	Sky Sports
Tiger Woods' TGL Debut Celebrated By Fans Despite Jupiter Links GC's Loss to LAGC	Bleacher Report
Tiger Woods drops the hammer on first TGL hole sparking wild reaction	ClutchPoints
'First go to Tiger, then Rory': Inside the making of TGL	ESPN.co.uk

Former Cowboys Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are among names floated as club's next coach	The Associated Press
Jones, Sanders talk about Cowboys coaching job	ESPN
Who are the 5 best fits to be the next Dallas Cowboys head coach?	Yahoo Sports
Deion Sanders buyout: Colorado football coach's contract details as Cowboys rumors swirl	Coloradoan
Kellen Moore addresses Cowboys’ head coaching vacancy	NBC Sports

Sam Darnold's sacks drove Vikings radio announcer Paul Allen crazy	Sports Illustrated
O'Connell sticks up for Darnold, cites 'body of work'	ESPN
Vikings rookie JJ McCarthy shares cryptic post following crushing playoff defeat	Fox News
Vikings' radio announcer Paul Allen on Sam Darnold: 'Throw it man!'	USA TODAY
Questions about Sam Darnold, Matthew Stafford’s forward pass & the next Cowboys coach - The Athletic	The Athletic

2025 College Football National Championship: Notre Dame vs. Ohio State - Odds, best bets, trends, and stats	NBC Sports
How the Ohio State-Notre Dame spread ranks among biggest in national title game history - The Athletic	The New York Times
Presser Bullets: Chip Kelly Eager to Scheme vs. Man-Coverage-Heavy Notre Dame Secondary, Jim Knowles Wants His	Eleven Warriors
What Ohio State defensive coordinator Jim Knowles said about Notre Dame, Jack Sawyer and more	cleveland.com
Ohio State vs. Notre Dame: 10 most impactful players in College Football Playoff National Championship	CBS Sports

American, Japanese robotic landers share rocket launch to the Moon	Spaceflight Now
SpaceX launches two moon missions in one fell swoop	CNN
Two privately-built moon landers share a ride to space atop a Falcon 9 SpaceX rocket	CBS News
Here's what NASA is sending to the moon on Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost lunar lander	Space.com
Liftoff! NASA Sends Science, Tech to Moon on Firefly, SpaceX Flight	NASA

Quantum engineers create a 'Schrödinger's cat' inside a silicon chip	Phys.org
Schrödinger cat states of a nuclear spin qudit in silicon	Nature.com
Real-World 'Schrödinger's Cat' Brings Quantum Computing Breakthrough	Newsweek
This metaphorical cat is both dead and alive – and it will help quantum engineers find computing errors	University of Calgary
How Schrödinger’s cat could detect quantum computer errors	Cosmos

Mars hides behind the Full Wolf Moon in gorgeous photos from around the world	Space.com
Watch: Mars Makes First 2025 Full Moon Special	The Weather Channel
See the full wolf moon overtake Mars in the night sky and glimpse a planetary parade	CNN
US stargazers see Mars disappear behind the Wolf Moon, 13 January	Sky at Night Magazine
Colorado photographers capture 'wolf moon': First full moon of 2025	Denver 7 Colorado News

Moderate Drinking Raises Health Risks While Offering Few Benefits	The New York Times
Health warnings about alcohol give only half the story	The Economist
Just one drink a day may put your health at risk, federal report finds	NBC News
Opinion | Alcohol is linked to cancer. But isn't everything?	The Washington Post
More than 1 drink a day raises risk of dying, new federal review concludes	CBS News

Global report urges more accurate definition of obesity than BMI	BBC.com
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI	ABC News
Who should be considered 'obese'? Time to move on from BMI, panel says.	USA TODAY
How we diagnose and define obesity is set to change – here’s why, and what it means for treatment	The Conversation
New Obesity Definition Challenges Current Use of B.M.I.	The New York Times

Major Study Links 15 Factors to Early Dementia Risk	ScienceAlert
Lifetime risk and projected burden of dementia	Nature.com
United States Dementia Cases Estimated to Double by 2060	NYU Langone Health
15 science-based ways to reduce your risk of dementia	The Washington Post
Dementia risk may be twice as high as Americans live longer, study finds	NBC News

Childhood vaccination rates, a health bright spot in struggling states, are slipping	NBC News
Even Adults May Soon Be Vulnerable to ‘Childhood’ Diseases	The New York Times
Minnesota vaccination numbers took a dip during pandemic and still haven’t rebounded	KSTP
‘Experts’ killed trust in vaccines Politicised agencies and irrational rules alienated parents	UnHerd
New Hampshire trails national average in childhood vaccination rates	WMUR Manchester