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Breaking Stories (US)

• Biden Raises Bounty For Nicolás Maduro to $25 Million

  The United States will also extend temporary protections for roughly 600,000 Venezuelan migrants in the United States.

  The New York Times
• Last year was hottest in recorded history, NASA says

  Last year was the planet’s hottest in recorded history, NASA announced, marking two years in a row that global temperatures have shattered records.

  NBC News
• Trump was sentenced to an ‘unconditional discharge’ in his hush money conviction. Here’s what that means

  During the sentencing, Justice Juan Merchan said he was keenly aware of the unique set of circumstances before him and the country.

  PBS NewsHour
• Mandy Moore Defends Sharing GoFundMe for Family Members

  Mandy Moore told commenters to ‘F OFF’ after they criticized her for sharing the GoFundMe for family members who lost their home in the L.A. wildfires.

  The Cut
• Strange, unique, and otherwise noteworthy PCs and PC accessories from CES 2025

  Most of these experiments don’t stick around for long, but who knows.

  Ars Technica
• Carson Beck makes Miami transfer decision after NFL draft reversal

  Carson Beck, two-year starter for the Georgia Bulldogs, announced he is taking his talents to South Beach in an Instagram post on Thursday.

  New York Post
• Biden Issues Sweeping Deportation Protections Before Trump Takes Office

  The move allows hundreds of thousands of people from Sudan, Ukraine and Venezuela to stay in the country temporarily.

  The New York Times
• Browns: Deshaun Watson complained of discomfort after rolling his ankle in Miami

  Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson underwent a second surgery on his right Achilles tendon rupture.

  NBC Sports
• Rudy Giuliani held in contempt of court for the second time related to his defamation case

  A federal judge will hear arguments in Rudy Giuliani's second contempt of court hearing this week in the defamation case against him involving former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss.

  NBC News
• Who is Joseph Aoun, a low-profile army chief who is now Lebanon's president?

  Lebanon’s new president and former army commander Joseph Aoun has maintained a low profile. Those who know him say he is no-nonsense and averse to affiliating himself with any party or even expressing a political opinion.

  The Associated Press