On This Day:
January 1
10 years of headlines that grabbed us.
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January 1, 2025
FBI Names New Orleans Attacker
The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans' French Quarter in the early hours of New Year's Day had an ISIS flag in the vehicle, the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2024
Woman Sues Hershey for $5M Over 'Misleading' Packaging
Cynthia Kelly says she was shopping in an Aldi in October when she picked up a bag of Halloween-themed Reese's peanut butter candy for $4.49, drawn in by the "cute looking" carvings shown on the candy's outer wrapper. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2023
Accountants Are Running for the Exits
Numbers are their thing, and the numbers don't look great: The Wall Street Journal reports that in the last two years, more than 300,000 accountants and auditors have left their jobs. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2022
He Went to Get Chocolate Milk for His Kids, Won Big
A Virginia dad who made a chocolate milk run for his kids came home with a lot more than cow juice. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2021
27 Dead After 'Completely Irresponsible' Santa Visit
Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a superspreading St. Nick party last month, but they hope the situation is now under control. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2020
Iran's Leader Responds to Trump's Threat
Anti-American protests continued for a second straight day near the US embassy in Iraq on Wednesday, prompting US forces to fire tear gas at one point. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2019
Obama Neighbors: Trump Has 'Very Active Imagination'
President Trump's recent claim that Barack and Michelle Obama have a "ten foot Wall around their D.C. mansion/compound" was news to the former first couple's neighbors. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2018
Roy Moore's Hopes Dashed by Bugs Bunny and Jesus
On Wednesday Vice President Mike Pence will officially welcome Doug Jones into the U.S. Senate, bringing to an end one of the strangest and most controversial elections in recent memory, the Hill reports. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2017
Mariah Has Something to Say About Weird NYE Performance
Mariah Carey's Times Square performance for ABC's New Year's Rockin' Eve Saturday night was ... not great. Keep reading >>
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January 1, 2016
Cops: Dad Smothered Son While Playing Video Games
Authorities say a 6-year-old Florida boy is dead after his father pinned him against a couch while the man and his girlfriend played video games Christmas Eve. Keep reading >>
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