Jan 02 What to know about the deadly fire at a Swiss Alpine bar's New Year celebration By John Leicester, Jamey Keaten, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Swiss investigators said Friday that they believe sparkling flares atop Champagne bottles ignited the fatal fire at a ski resort when they came too close to a crowded bar’s ceiling. Continue reading
Jan 01 Bolsonaro leaves hospital post-surgery and returns to jail in Brazil's capital By Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jan 01 Watch 2:37 Fire at Swiss bar during New Year's celebration kills about 40 By Lisa Desjardins, Jackson Hudgins Around 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire tore through a bar in the Swiss mountain ski town of Crans-Montana. The cause of the fire is still under investigation as the Swiss face a… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledges to govern 'expansively and audaciously' In our news wrap Thursday, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office and pledged to govern 'expansively and audaciously', protests in Iran turned fatal with at least six people killed, Russia claims a Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people in… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 7:20 National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek on his trek around the globe on foot By Stephanie Sy, Ryan Connelly Holmes In the last two years, National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek traversed the Chinese countryside, marched along the Korean Demilitarized Zone and fended off grizzly bears in Alaska. Now, his expedition from Africa to the tip of South America crosses into… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 5:52 What the Scandinavian concept of hygge can teach Americans about comfort and happiness By Deema Zein, Sam Lane As the holiday season comes to a close and parts of the country face frigid temperatures this New Year’s, we explore a concept of comfort, warmth and joy that began in Scandinavian countries and has recently spread to America. Deema… Continue watching
Jan 01 Pope opens 2026 with plea for peace in war-torn countries and families suffering violence By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV noted that Jan. 1 marks the church’s World Day of Peace and used the occasion to issue a prayer. Continue reading
Jan 01 Flash floods kill at least 17 people in Afghanistan By Associated Press Afghanistan's disaster management agency says the season’s first heavy rain and snowfall has ended a prolonged dry spell but triggered flash floods, killing at least 17 people and injuring 11 others. Continue reading
Jan 01 A look at some of the worst fires in bars, nightclubs and music venues By Associated Press A fire at a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana in the early hours of New Year's Day has left dozens of people presumed dead and around 100 injured, according to authorities. Here is a look at some… Continue reading
Jan 01 At least 6 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy By Joe Gambrell, Associated Press The deaths may mark the start of a heavier-handed response by Iran’s theocracy over the demonstrations, which have slowed in the capital, Tehran, but expanded elsewhere. Continue reading