January 4th, 2025

• Psychological terror: Islamic Jihad claims Israeli hostage tried to commit suicide - Hamas delegation continues ceasefire talks, claims Israel 'set new conditions'
• Report: Remaining Hamas forces estimated at 20,000 fighters, exceeding initial projections
• About 30 killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza as truce talks set to resume - 'Harsh day' of bombardments with several children among dead, says Gaza's civil defence agency
• Report: UN Preparing to Shutter UNRWA Operations in Gaza, West Bank
• 3 Palestinians killed amid Jenin clashes between PA forces, terror groups in West Bank
• Syria puts entry restrictions on Lebanese citizens after 'skirmishes' on border - security sources
• Syria's new leader urges US to pressure Israel to withdraw - report
• Aide to Syrian leader meets with head of tiny Jewish community, urges Jews to return
• No quiet on the northern front: IDF strikes Hezbollah launchers & Syrian weapon factories
• Secret infiltration and an earth-shaking blast: How 120 IDF commandos raided Iran's secret missile factory in Syria
• 'We exposed the Iranian terror machine operating in Yemen,' Danon says
• US said preparing $8 billion arms package for Israel, including heavy bombs
• Trump appoints Ortagus as deputy Mideast envoy, but admits he's not excited about it
• Trump administration plans crippling sanctions on ICC - President-elect signals immediate action against international court over arrest warrants for Israeli leaders
• After surgery, Netanyahu requests two-week postponement of corruption trial testimony
• Imam at New Orleans Terrorist's Local Mosque Says Jews 'Like to Take Control of the Economy'
• China helping Houthis obtain weapons for unmolested Red Sea passage
• 'We're in the end game': Why Kyiv's blow to Russian gas threatens to divide Europe
• Greenland's leader wants independence from Denmark after Trump suggested buying island
• Soaring gold prices are a bad omen for the dollar
• Kamala Harris Botches Pledge of Allegiance While Presiding Over the Senate
• VP Harris mocked for flubbing opening line of Pledge of Allegiance: 'What an embarrassment' - One stunned user remarked, 'Tens of millions of Democrats voted for this woman to be president just weeks ago...'
• Hakeem Jeffries Speaks Out Following His Latest Speakership Defeat: "We Will Fart Hard... For the Freedom to Vote!"
• Mike Johnson Wins Speaker Vote After Trump Twists Arms
• Mike Johnson secures US House speakership after facing internal dissent - Three Republicans voted for someone else, but two later changed their votes while all Democrats backed Jeffries
• Johnson defies critics to claim Speakership on first round, quells narrative of MAGA 'revolt'
• 'Suicidally Stupid': Newt Gingrich Rages Against House Republicans Who Initially Did Not Vote For Johnson
• Schumer Appoints Adam Schiff to Powerful Senate Judiciary Committee
• Apple CEO Tim Cook Personally Donates $1 Million to Trump Inaugural
• The list of companies and CEOs lining up to visit the president-elect and give money to his committee include Meta, OpenAI, Amazon, Toyota, Ford, Uber, and GM
• Judge Rejects Trump Bid to Toss Hush Money Conviction, Sets Sentencing for January 10
• Trump to be sentenced in hush money case days before inauguration but won't face jail time in shock decision by judge
• Trump team says Judge Juan Merchan's demand President-elect appear in court for sentencing is violation of SCOTUS' immunity ruling
• Trump blasts Judge Merchan over Jan 10 sentencing demand in Alvin Bragg's 'witch hunt'
• 'He owes them': MAGA activists worry about Musk's influence over Trump in legal migration spat
• Commentary: Obama's 'Censorship' Office Goes Bankrupt
• Commentary: At the Intersection of A.I. and Spirituality
• AI system helps doctors identify patients at risk for suicide
• Self-Driving Waymo Cab Smashes Into Delivery Robot - The machines are fighting
• Mystery drone ban in New Jersey extended as congressman warns 'something's wrong'
• 5.8 magnitude earthquake hits near Abomsa, Ethiopia
• 5.5 magnitude earthquake hits near Awash, Ethiopia
• 5.2 magnitude earthquake hits near Metahara, Ethiopia
• 5.0 magnitude earthquake hits the Southwest Indian Ridge
• Marapi volcano in Indonesia erupts to 20,000ft
• Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 20,000ft
• Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft
• Fuego volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Santa Maria volcano in Guatemala erupts to 14,000ft
• Reventador volcano in Ecuador erupts to 14,000ft
• Powerful vent opens at Dofan volcano as seismic crisis hits Afar region, Ethiopia
• Ethiopia is evacuating thousands facing dangerous volcanic activity in a remote area
• "There Will Be Eruptions": The Yellowstone Supervolcano and Its Magma Under Close Study
• Major winter storm to usher in Arctic blast for 230 million people
• The Biden administration finalized climate regulations to ban most natural gas-powered instantaneous water heaters - a move that critics say will drive up costs for consumers
• Trump Team Accuses Biden of 'Exacting Political Revenge' on American People with Oil Blockade
• 'We Have a Plan': Mexican President Says She Will Accept Trump's Mass Deportations - Including of Foreign Nationals
• Mike Johnson Says Defending U.S. Borders 'Number One Priority' After Securing House Speaker Role
• Hindu spiritual leader and activist tapped for NYC's top anti-hate crime post
• Some USPS workers stealing mail: Inspector General report
• Massive Emergency Response as Multiple People Are Shot in Washington, DC
• US law enforcement worried about copycat vehicle-ramming attacks - intelligence bulletin
• MSNBC host blames US Armed Forces for 'terrorism in this country'
• Homan: We Have to Look Harder at Insider Terror Threats, Including in Military
• From Bronze Star to Baffling End: Green Beret Named in Vegas Tesla Explosion Stuns Army
• Retired Intelligence Officer Sam Shoemate Received "Email Manifesto" Allegedly Linked to Tesla Cybertruck Explosion Suspect Matthew Livelsberger - Claims FBI Was Tracking Him for Attempting to be a Whistleblower
• Cybertruck Bomber's Manifesto Allegedly Released - Links to NJ Drone Invasion - Mind-Blowing Cover-up Claims
• Soldier who died in Cybertruck left writing criticizing government, authorities say
• Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger left note on phone claiming explosion was 'wake up call' not 'terrorist attack'
• Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger's wife left him six days before attack - "He used to have all patriotic stuff on Facebook, he was 100 percent loving the country," Livelsberger's uncle said.
• Brother of New Orleans Terrorist Speaks Out, Blames Attack on 'Radicalization, Not Religion'
• New Orleans attacker's rampage baffles family, friends and former Army commander - The 42-year-old Texas man showed no signs of radicalization. “It's a complete surprise, a shock, to everyone,” his half-brother said in an interview
• Imam of mosque attended by Bourbon Street terrorist said Hitler killed Jews over the economy
• FBI and other agencies issue bulletin warning of "copycat or retaliatory" attacks after New Orleans rampage
• Jimmy Carter's funeral attractive target 'for violent extremists to attack': Security assessment
• Alex Marlow: The Media Gaslights America Saying White Men Are the Real Terror Threat
• Rep. Scalise Calls Out DEI in Law Enforcement Following Attack
• Allstate insurance company under fire for 'woke' Sugar Bowl ad saying Americans have 'addiction to divisiveness and negativity'
• Elon Musk demands UK act on grooming gang scandal amid growing calls for probe: 'National inquiry now!' - UK opposition leader calls for investigation into 'rape gangs scandal'
• Elon Musk calls for King Charles to dissolve parliament over 'grooming gangs'
• Former Getwell Church youth pastor charged with having sex with girl, faces 30 years for abuse of minor
• Pornhub Now Blocked in Nearly Every Southern US State - Many adult websites have decided to ban viewers from states with age restriction laws altogether
• $450,000 settlement for Ohio teacher who refused to use students' pronouns
• 'Are we the first generation that won't die?': Bryan Johnson on his controversial lifestyle - The 47-year-old multimillionaire spends $2m a year on staying youthful and, in a new documentary, he explains why we should be following his lead
• As China Gets Another Covid-Like Scare, Beijing Calls It 'Winter Occurrence' - Reassuring citizens and tourists, she said "I can assure you that the Chinese government cares about the health of Chinese citizens and foreigners coming to China", adding that "It is safe to travel in China"
• We 'have our head in the sand': Health experts warn US isn't reacting fast enough to threat of bird flu
• Bird flu linked to deaths of 200 snow geese in Lehigh Valley, Pa. Game commission says
• Bird Flu Outbreak Pushes Egg Prices to Record-Breaking Heights
• The Incredible, World-Altering 'Black Swan' Events That Could Upend Life in 2025