On This Day: January 2

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January 2, 2025
Report: Man Killed in Tesla Detonation Was a Green Beret
The person who authorities believe died in the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck packed with firework mortars and camp fuel canisters outside Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel was an active-duty US Army soldier, three US officials tell the AP.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2024
UK Police Investigate Girl's Virtual Rape
Police in the UK have launched what's believed to be the first investigation of an alleged virtual rape.  Keep reading >>
 
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January 2, 2023
Jeremy Renner in Critical Condition After Snow Plow Incident
Avengers star Jeremy Renner is being treated for serious injuries that happened while he was plowing snow, the actor's representative said Sunday.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2022
Man Kidnapped As Child Draws Map, Finds Mom
A man in China was able to reunite with his family some 30 years after he was kidnapped with the help of a map he was able to draw from memory.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2021
McConnell Decries 'Radical Tantrum'
Spray-painted political messages have been left on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's house in Louisville, evidently demanding larger stimulus checks for Americans.  Keep reading >>
 
 
January 2, 2020
Captain America Actress Charged With Killing Mom
An actress who had a small part in Captain America: The First Avenger is accused of fatally stabbing her mother.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2019
Harry Reid Is Dying, and He Doesn't Hold Back
Harry Reid "does not have long to live."  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2018
If Romney Replaces Hatch, Senate Math Is All New
Utah's Orrin Hatch, the longest-serving Republican in the Senate, says he won't be running for re-election in 2018.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2017
Waitress Shoots at Robbers, Gets Fired
When three robbers walked into the Waffle House in Newnan, Georgia, where she worked, Heather "Shorty" Burkinshaw-Stanley didn't hesitate.  Keep reading >>
 
January 2, 2016
Company Fires Nearly 200 Protesting Muslim Workers
Nearly 200 Muslim workers—mostly Somali immigrants—were fired by a Colorado meat-packing plant last month for walking off the job over claims their employer was preventing them from praying, USA Today reports.  Keep reading >>