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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
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 count of the deceased.
The Crans-Montana resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue, and overnight, its crowded Le Constellation bar morphed from a scene of revelry into the site of one of Switzerland’s worst tragedies.
Valais Canton police... Read More
Unbeaten Indiana and underdog Alabama are ready to roll in a rain-soaked Rose Bowl
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — The rain-soaked Rose Bowl is ready to host a surprising No. 1 team and a blue-blood underdog in the 112th edition of The Granddaddy of Them All.Top-seeded Indiana (13-0) begins its College Football Playoff quest for the first national title in school history when the Hoosiers play in the Rose Bowl on Thursday for the first time since 1968.
Their opponent is Alabama (11-3, CFP No. 9 seed), which is back in the Rose Bowl for the second time in three years after an impressive road victory over Oklahoma to open the Crimson Tide's first CFP... Read More
Zohran Mamdani begins his term as NYC mayor with an historic swearing in
NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics as one of the country’s most-watched politicians.Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subway station below City Hall just after midnight, placing his hand on a Quran as he took his oath as the city's first Muslim mayor.
“This is truly the honor and the privilege of a lifetime,” Mamdani said following the brief, private ceremony.
After working part of the night in his new office, Mamdani then... Read More
Zohran Mamdani officially sworn in on a Quran full of symbolism
NEW YORK (AP) — Incoming Mayor Zohran Mamdani took his midnight oath of office on a centuries-old Quran, marking the first time a mayor of New York City uses Islam’s holy text to be sworn in and underscoring a series of historic firsts for the city.The 34-year-old Democrat became mayor in a long-closed subway station beneath City Hall, the first Muslim, first South Asian and first African-born person to hold that position.
These milestones — as well as the historical Quran — reflect the longstanding and vibrant Muslim residents of the nation's most populous... Read More
More campus games? Big 12 commish says 'everything is on the table' when it comes to playoff reboot
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium for a quarterfinal where tickets were going for as little as $39, the commissioner of the Big 12 said “everything is on the table” when it comes to rebooting the College Football Playoff, including potentially moving more games onto campus.The commissioners have until Jan. 23 to figure out what the playoff will look like next year. Expansion from the current 12-team format and automatic bids have been the two biggest headlines in that discussion, though the idea of keeping more games on campus will... Read More
Top Stories
- About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration
- Zohran Mamdani begins his term as NYC mayor with an historic swearing in
- At least 6 reported killed during widening protests in Iran sparked by ailing economy
- Trump, in interview, defends his energy and health, offers new details on screening he underwent
- Federal employees file complaint against Trump administration's ban on gender-affirming care
- Trump delays increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year
- Russia says Ukrainian drone strike kills 24 in occupied Ukraine as tensions grow amid peace talks
- Health subsidies expire, launching millions of Americans into 2026 with steep insurance hikes
- Cities around the world welcome 2026 with thunderous fireworks and heightened security
- Tatiana Schlossberg, a grandchild of the late President John F. Kennedy, has died at 35
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