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11+ min ago  (307+ words) President Donald Trump has delayed new tariff increases on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets, and vanities for a year, pushing their implementation to 2027, according to a White House statement. Trump signed a proclamation hours before the end of 2025, postponing the tariff…...

45+ min ago  (676+ words) A fire ripped through a bar's New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said. The Crans-Montana resort is best…...

1+ hour, 25+ min ago  (801+ words) Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year. Democrats forced…...

3+ hour, 4+ min ago  (869+ words) Betty Boop and "Blondie" are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The 2026 batch of newly public artistic creations doesn't quite have the sparkle of the recent first entries into the public domain of Mickey or…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago  (647+ words) 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. Those are among the top 10 words on the 50th annual "Banished Words…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1828+ words) On Jan. 1, 2025, a truck plowed through crowds celebrating the new year on Bourbon Street. It was 3:15 a.m. central time. A lone driver decided to drive his truck through crowds after bombs he had placed across the French Quarter failed to detonate....

7+ hour, 25+ min ago  (362+ words) SALEM " BB Rooners, a sports bar staple the past 37 plus years in downtown Salem, closed until further notice after hosting patrons for one last night of fun Monday, with owner Roy Paparodis saying so long for now. "I'm basically retiring…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago  (510+ words) The U.S. military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. Video above: President Trump says U.S. struck drug site in Venezuela: What we know…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (433+ words) An audit of the North Carolina Education Lottery is raising tough questions, after the audit found that money towards public schools decreased despite lottery ticket sales going up. North Carolina's state auditor's office released its yearly financial statement audit of…...

8+ hour, 29+ min ago  (296+ words) While schools, government and banks are closed on New Year's Day, most major retailers across the U.S. will be open, with many offering discounts on older inventory to clear the way for newer products. But before you run out the door…...