Diane Crump, first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump died Thursday night in hospice care, her daughter said. The 77-year-old was diagnosed in October with an aggressive form of brain cancer.

• Jan 2

Ohio police seek suspect in fatal shooting of dentist and his wife

Officers in Columbus, Ohio, were dispatched to the couple's home on the morning Dec. 30 for a welfare check and found them dead at the scene.

• Jan 2

What to know about Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway

Abel, 63, takes the helm of Berkshire Hathaway after a six-decade run by Buffett.

• Jan 4

Prominent Jan. 6 defendants plan march to Capitol to mark 5 years since attack

House Democrats will also be holding a hearing on the five-year mark of the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol.

• Jan 2

Grok let users post altered photos of minors in "minimal clothing"

Grok, the chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, said it is fixing "lapses in safeguards" after social media users said it was generating sexualized photos of minors.

• Jan 2

Potential ISIS-inspired attack thwarted in North Carolina, officials say

The FBI's field office in Charlotte, North Carolina, said the potential attack was inspired by ISIS.

• Jan 2

Tesla sales drop for a second year in a row amid headwinds

Tesla's electric vehicle sales fell 9% in 2025 from a year ago amid the expiration of a $7,500 EV U.S. tax credit.

• Jan 2

Venus Williams gets wild card for Australian Open at age 45

Venus Williams, 45, received a wild-card entry to the 2026 Australian Open at Melbourne Park 28 years after her first appearance.

• Jan 2

Woman says tea laced with pills given to ex was a chemistry experiment

Esther Jane Stephen, a high school softball coach, was arrested in 2020 in the fatal shooting of her former fiancé Shea Briar in Jay County, Indiana. Prosecutors say Stephen, known as E.J., had attempted to kill him before with a drink laced with ibuprofen.

• Jan 4

After Swiss Alps bar fire, a look at America's past nightclub and bar fires

A look at bar and nightclub fires in the United States with significant death tolls and similar risks that led to the tragedies.

• Jan 2

Trump says he underwent CT scan, not MRI, during October examination

"In retrospect, it's too bad I took it because it gave them a little ammunition," President Trump told The Wall Street Journal.

• Jan 1

Coast Guard suspends search for woman who went overboard from cruise ship

The woman was a passenger on the Nieuw Statendam cruise ship, which was roughly 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba, when she went overboard, the Coast Guard said.

• Jan 2

U.S. reduces proposed tariffs on Italian pasta, Italy says

Steep U.S. import duties targeting 13 Italian pasta makers will be sharply reduced, Italy's foreign ministry said on Jan. 1.

• Jan 1

Trump administration delays tariff increases on furniture, kitchen cabinets

The one-year delay comes as President Trump has rolled back some other import duties amid affordability concerns.

• Jan 1

What's open on New Year's Day 2026? See which stores are operating.

Banks, post offices and major stock exchanges will be closed in observance of the federal holiday, but some stores are open.

• Jan 1

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