Flu-like illness activity now at highest rate on record, new CDC data shows

Stock photo of a sick woman. Guido Mieth/STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Flu activity is continuing to climb across the U.S. as hospitalizations rise, according to newly released data from the Centers for Disease Control and
Timothée Chalamet thanks Kylie Jenner in Critics Choice Awards speech: ‘I love you’

Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet attend the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on Jan. 4, 2026, in Santa Monica, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Critics Choice Association) Timothée Chalamet thanked his girlfriend, Kylie Jenner, after
Flu activity continues to climb across the US with at least 11 million cases: CDC

An Influenza Vaccine is prepared for a patient on September 12, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Flu activity is continuing to climb across the U.S. as hospitalizations rise, according to newly released
Trump implies he may target Colombia’s president, says Cuba appears ‘ready to fall’

US President Donald Trump during a news conference at the Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, US, on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026. Nicole Combeau/Bloomberg via Getty Images (LONDON) — President Donald Trump implied on Sunday that Colombian
Maduro and wife to appear in Manhattan federal court on Monday

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro is escorted by U.S. Drug Enforcement Agents after arriving in New York City, January 3, 2026. Obtained by ABC News (NEW YORK) — Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, are
Hegseth says Sen. Mark Kelly will receive administrative punishment for video about lawful orders

Senator Mark Kelly, a Democrat from Arizona, arrives for an all-Senate briefing at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in
New federal screening guidance expands cervical cancer testing with an at-home HPV option

In this handout from Merck & Co, a box and vial of Gardasil, a new cervical cancer vaccine, is seen is this undated photo. Russell Kirk/Merck & Co. via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A major update
SeaTac’s Community-Based Gaming Convention

OrcaCon seeks to invite gamers of all identities to have a seat at the table.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ends reelection bid

: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks to media gathered on the first day of school at Deerwood Elementary on September 2, 2025 in Eagan, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz,
Man taken into custody after allegedly causing damage to Vance’s Ohio home, Secret Service says

Vice President JD Vance speaks on the final day of Turning Point USA’s annual AmericaFest conference at the Phoenix Convention Center on December 21, 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Caylo Seals/Getty Images) (CINCINNATI) — A man