How the Swiss club fire tragedy unfoldedA fire that ripped through a nightclub in the Swiss Alps early New Year's day has killed at least 40 people. Swiss authorities said that champagne sparklers were the likely cause. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the sequence of events that led to this tragedy.

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Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a year earlier. Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker. Tesla stock was down nearly 2% at $441.15 in early afternoon trading Friday. The new Model Y costs just under $40,000 while customers can buy the cheaper Model 3 for under $37,000. Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been saying the future of the company lies in different parts of business.

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Advertisement“You have to live in the moment that you’re in,” Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) said in an interview with HuffPost. Tom Steyer, the billionaire environmentalist who once focused almost exclusively on climate change, for example, launched his campaign for governor in California with an ad focused on affordability issues and taking on big corporations. “There’s not a poll or a pundit that suggests that Democrats should be talking about this,” Newsom told Politico about climate change recently. AdvertisementAnd not every Democrat agrees with those urging the party to stop talking about climate change. When it passed in 2022, it was hailed as the most significant federal investment in U.S. history aimed at fighting climate change.

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How the Swiss club fire tragedy unfoldedA fire that ripped through a nightclub in the Swiss Alps early New Year's day has killed at least 40 people. Swiss authorities said that champagne sparklers were the likely cause. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the sequence of events that led to this tragedy.

January 03, 2026 12:55 UTC

How The Generations View Their PhonesWhen it comes to phones, which generation is the worst? For etiquette expert Jo Hayes, that’s easy: “I hate to be the one to say this, but older people, especially Boomers, have atrocious phone hygiene. As a general rule and observation, I see younger people doing much better.”What’s the reason for this digital divide? We highlighted the four top things that older people are doing with their phones that make the youngs raise their eyebrows. “Don’t respond to group chats with unnecessary comments, and don’t forward annoying things like chain letters,” she said.

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How the Swiss club fire tragedy unfoldedA fire that ripped through a nightclub in the Swiss Alps early New Year's day has killed at least 40 people. Swiss authorities said that champagne sparklers were the likely cause. CNN's Nic Robertson breaks down the sequence of events that led to this tragedy.

January 03, 2026 12:32 UTC

US officials are still collecting information about what the Americans were doing in Venezuela and at the time of their detention, the official added. The New York Times was first to report on the recently detained Americans. The State Department did not respond to multiple requests for comment. The New York Times reported, citing a US official, that one of the recently detained Americans is James Luckey-Lange, 28, from Staten Island, New York. The family hopes the State Department will declare Luckey-Lange “unlawfully detained” to add urgency to his case, Aridjis Fuentes said.

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The United States has launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wifeSmoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)Smoke raises at La Carlota airport after explosions and low-flying aircraft were heard in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Embassy Bogota is aware of reports of explosions in and around Caracas, Venezuela,” it said without elaboration.

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Trump says Venezuela VP Delcy Rodríguez is 'willing to work with US'. When pressed by reporters as to who inside Venezuela would form part of that group, Trump said his Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, had been talking to Delcy Rodríguez. The message was conveyed in audio format only and quickly led to speculation that Rodríguez may have left Venezuela. Trump said that Rodríguez had expressed her willingness to do "whatever the US asks". Rodríguez and her brother Jorge, who leads the country's National Assembly, have long been among the most ardent defenders of the Maduro government.

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Iran’s supreme leader has addressed the ongoing protests, insisting that “rioters must be put in their place.”Iran's leader says rioters 'must be put in their place'This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Iran's supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week of protests that have shaken the Islamic Republic, likely giving security forces a green light to aggressively put down the demonstrations.

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President Donald Trump holds a press conference as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth looks on from Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Saturday. Jonathan Ernst/ReutersPresident Donald Trump said Saturday that the US is “going to run” Venezuela indefinitely in the aftermath of the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. But he offered no timeline for how long such a transition of power was expected to take. “We’re going to stay until such time as the proper transition can take place,” he said. Trump also said he planned to authorize US oil companies to take over Venezuela’s energy infrastructure, asserting that the corporations would “spend billions of dollars” on the project.

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Trump pushes back against growing scrutiny over his health The president and his physician shared new details about a recent medical test, the visible bruises on his hand and defended his overall health.

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