Newser Story Index from January, 2026

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

Judge Says Work on Wind Project Can Resume
Google's Parent Company Joins $4T Club
UK Pays Tortured Inmate Still Held at Guantanamo
FBI Says It Hasn't Found Video of Portland Shooting
Former Federal Reserve Chiefs Warn About Powell Probe
Report: Prosecutor Fired in Clash Over Comey
Apple Dethrones Samsung as Top Smartphone Maker
Minnesota Files Lawsuit Over 'Federal Invasion'
Surfer, 68, Spends 30 Hours on Rocks Before Helicopter Rescue
SCOTUS Weighs Trans Athlete Ban Affecting 1 Girl
Wall Street Hits Records Despite Powell Worries
Record 45% of Americans Identify as Independents
Paramount Won't Take No for an Answer
EPA Making Big Change on Air Pollution Standards
Worker at Hilton Hotel Fired After ICE Warning
Mark Kelly Is Suing the Pentagon
MacKenzie Scott Gives the Trevor Project $45M
Trump Says Meta's New President Is a 'Great Choice'
Peltola Senate Bid Puts Alaska in Play for Democrats
Suspect in Ohio Murders Sees Charges Upgraded
Surprise: Trump Wins Praise for Environmental 'Moon Shot'
Scan Reveals Potential 'Pompeii' Beneath Wales
Judge Orders HHS to Restore Children's Health Funding
'Are You Dead' App Is a Smash Hit
Fed's Powell Usually Held His Fire. That's Over Now
Now You Can Get an STD Test at Home
Op-Ed: California Billionaires Need to Suck It Up
4 Start, 1 Ends a Wild Team USA Bobsled Run
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Turns Up at the Vatican
Muhammad Ali Will Get His Wish of Being 'Licked'
Child Pornography Laws Have a Major Flaw
Monkeys Have Been Roaming St. Louis for Days
Suit: WSU Failed to Respond to Kohberger Warnings
5 Human Heads Found at Picturesque Beach
Skater Who Lost Parents in Crash Makes Olympics
Avalanche Fatally Buries 2 Snowmobilers
U-Haul Truck Hits Protesters at Iran Protest in Los Angeles
Mattel Adds an Autistic Barbie
Trump: 'I Didn't Like Exxon's Response'
15K Nurses Walk Off the Job in NYC
Trump: Iran Reached Out, Wants to Talk
3 Inmates Dead, 13 Injured in Georgia Prison Violence
Guard Dies During Freezing Shift Near Winter Olympics Site
ICE Raids Continue in Minnesota Amid Protests
Jan. 6 'Podium Guy' Running for Office in Florida
Elon Musk: Grok Backlash Is Just 'Censorship'
DOJ Opens Criminal Probe Into Jerome Powell
Nikki Glaser's Globes Monologue Goes After DOJ, CBS News
Golden Globes Ends With an Upset
Here Are Your Golden Globes Red Carpet Looks