Curly_photo via Getty Images An overhead view of a woman curled up in bed, her smartphone resting next to her pillow. With uniquely bad breakups top of mind, we recently asked readers to share the most unforgettable breakup they’ve ever experienced. We then met up two weeks later ‘as friends,’ got drunk and she asked to go back to my place. The worst part was that right after this happened the song ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’ came out and played everywhere for a year. I was so confused why he wanted me at his show if he knew he was going to break up with me.

January 02, 2026 20:20 UTC

Victoria Jones, the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones, was reportedly found dead at a hotel in San Francisco on New Year’s Day. According to TMZ, the San Francisco Fire Department responded to a medical emergency call at the Fairmont San Francisco early Thursday morning. The paramedics pronounced Victoria dead at the scene before turning it over to the San Francisco Police Department for further investigation, the outlet said. Dispatch audio obtained by TMZ and People indicated that the 911 emergency call was for a suspected drug overdose. Jones was the daughter of Tommy Lee and ex-wife Kimberlea Cloughley.

January 02, 2026 20:07 UTC

Hundreds of manatees cuddle up in FloridaWhen a recent cold snap dropped water temperatures around Florida, hundreds of manatees sought the refuge of warmer water in one of the state's springs. It's an adaptation that keeps the so-called gentle giants alive each during the winter.

January 02, 2026 20:03 UTC

Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones’ daughter, 34-year-old Victoria Jones, is believed to have been found dead in a San Francisco hotel room on New Year’s Day, multiple outlets reported. Sources familiar with the investigation confirmed to The San Francisco Chronicle and NBC Bay Area that the body, found at the city’s ritzy Fairmont Hotel, is believed to be that of Victoria Jones. The San Francisco Fire Department confirmed that it had declared one person deceased after first responders received a medical emergency call to the Fairmont at 2:52 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Actor Tommy Lee Jones and his daughter Victoria Jones attend the premiere of "Just Getting Started" in Hollywood on Dec. 7, 2017. Victoria Jones, who has appeared in a handful of films as well, was arrested at least twice in the past year, People found.

January 02, 2026 20:01 UTC

Iran’s leadership lashed out Friday after US President Donald Trump threatened intervention amid deadly protests, with Iranian officials warning that American troops in the region could be targeted if Washington interferes. “If Iran shots (sic) and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue. Dozens of protesters took to the streets across several of Iran’s provinces this week, with some demonstrations turning deadly Wednesday after clashes with police. Trump’s threats against Iran create a “stark strategic dilemma” for Washington, Ali Vaez, the director of the Iran Project at the International Crisis Group, said. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementTwenty people were arrested in the protests, the prosecutor of Kuhdasht said Thursday, according to state-affiliated news agency Tasnim.

January 02, 2026 19:58 UTC





Swiss officials rush to identify ski resort fire victimsAbout 40 people were killed and around 115 others injured in a fire at a New Year’s party in a ski resort bar in Switzerland. CNN's Nic Robertson reports that officials are still working to identify the people who were killed.

January 02, 2026 19:31 UTC

Hundreds of manatees cuddle up in FloridaWhen a recent cold snap dropped water temperatures around Florida, hundreds of manatees sought the refuge of warmer water in one of the state's springs. It's an adaptation that keeps the so-called gentle giants alive each during the winter.

January 02, 2026 18:58 UTC

Walz’s boondoggle underlines the need for serious reforms across America,” the Post argued. The Washington Post editorial board wants the Trump administration to put out “meaningful reform” for the nation’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). AP“The truth is that SNAP doesn’t just help the hungry,” the Post asserted. “It had the fourth highest rate of documented fraud across all federal programs from 2018 to 2022, coming in at $10.5 billion.”As noted by the Post, Democratic Massachusetts Gov. It is to make sure the truly vulnerable get the help they need without becoming dependent on government handouts.

January 02, 2026 18:41 UTC

He also denied falling asleep at recent White House events and said he has always gotten by on little sleep. When asked about the procedure by the Journal, Trump and his doctor said he got a different form of imaging: a CT scan. The White House declined to make Barbabella available for an interview. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House had often referred to the procedure as “advanced imaging” and didn’t address why the president hadn’t corrected the record sooner. He has grown upset with his own White House staff for not promoting him as more vigorous.

January 02, 2026 18:36 UTC

Four Arkansas hospitals have been named to Forbes‘ inaugural Top Hospitals list for 2026. According to Forbes, its rating system evaluated “general acute care hospitals throughout the United States to offer consumers unbiased information on which hospitals can offer top-notch, high-value medical services, no matter where they are in the country — as well as a benchmark against which hospitals can compare their performance to that of their peers.”Making the list from Arkansas were Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, Mercy Hospital Fort Smith and White River Medical Center in Batesville. Forbes used data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services provider data catalog to assess hospital best practices, value and patient experience, according to the release. Patient outcomes, such as rates of survival, mortality, infection and readmission, carried the most weight while outcomes were adjusted for social drivers of health, including socioeconomics and access to medical services, to account for differences among hospitals’ locations and patient populations. The full list is available here.

January 02, 2026 18:36 UTC

The National Park Service is spending at least $54.2 million to repair fountains and water features at seven locations throughout the city over the next few months, according to procurement records reviewed by The Washington Post. Records show a $10.68 million project is underway at Meridian Hill Park, where the Italianate cascading fountain has been dry. Although residents there are proactive in reporting the problems, the fountain has sat empty for years as Park Service crews wrestle with century-old plumbing, algae, gravity and a mammoth maintenance backlog. “Many of these fountains have been affected by outdated mechanical systems and decades of weathering and heavy use, resulting in reduced functionality or extended closures,” Litterst, the National Park Service spokesman, said in an email. And Rawlins Park — in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood, two blocks west of the White House — is set to undergo an $11 million revamping.

January 02, 2026 18:32 UTC

Later, as Scherer recounts: “A friend of [Kennedy’s] connects him with Tucker Carlson who connects him with Donald Trump. Remember when Biden basically ghosted Elon Musk for that big 2021 White House electric vehicle summit ? Not just the famous humiliation of Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner . Otherwise, Donald Trump will. But if you think you’re too good to perform the basic glad-handing and ego-stroking, even for the nuttiest eccentrics, bad things will happen.

January 02, 2026 18:31 UTC

NationalNew Yorkers held a funeral service for the MetroCardJanuary 2, 2026 | 6:26 PM GMTNew Yorkers gathered in Washington Square Park on Dec. 30 to mourn the New York City transit system's MetroCard, which is being replaced by OMNY, a contactless system that lets people tap their credit card or phone to pay for rides.

January 02, 2026 18:30 UTC

Inside the search for diamonds in Arkansas "GMA" takes you inside Arkansas' famous Crater of Diamonds State Park, one of the state’s top attractions.

January 02, 2026 18:25 UTC

But when he gets back to the White House, there’s a military golf course that he’s never played that he’s eyeing for a major construction project. AdvertisementTrump has always preferred the golf courses his family owns — spending about one of every four days of his second term at one of them. But he’s now enlisted golf champion Jack Nicklaus as the architect to overhaul the Courses at Andrews. “President Trump is a champion-level golfer with an extraordinary eye for detail and design,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement. He had a White House golf simulator installed after then-first lady Michelle Obama asked Thomas how they might acquire a model that the president had seen advertised on the Golf Channel.

January 02, 2026 18:04 UTC