Colorado's Republican Party asked the Supreme Court to overturn the ban of former President Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot. That state's highest court ruled last week that Trump was disqualified for his part in the Capitol insurrection. The Supreme Court's ruling will settle similar challenges to Trump appearing on the ballot in other states, including Michigan, where a court ruled he could stay on the ballot for now. SWITCHING DISTRICTS: Eager to avoid a rematch against a strong Democratic candidate, Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert is leaving the competitive 3rd District for the more GOP-leaning 4th, where Rep. Ken Buck is retiring. Some Republican colleagues have frowned on Boebert's controversial style inside Washington and out — including an embarrassing incident at a Denver theater. |
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Mexican officers cleared a migrant camp across the border from Brownsville, Texas, a popular crossing into the U.S. The operation appeared to be a show of cooperation with U.S. officials, who urged Mexico's president to stop more migration. As many as 10,000 people have been arrested each day this month along the U.S.-Mexico border. |
Migrants cross the Rio Grande to reach the U.S. from Ciudad Juarez yesterday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) |
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YouTube, X and the parent company of Facebook and Instagram have ended 17 anti-misinformation and anti-hate policies that guard against misinformation and hateful speech ahead of the 2024 election, according to the nonprofit Free Press. YouTube no longer removes videos that falsely claim the 2020 election was fraudulent and all three companies have cut moderator staff, which "sets the stage for things to be worse in 2024," said one observer. |
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A man survived for six days drinking only rainwater before fishermen discovered him, trapped in his crashed pickup under a bridge in northwest Indiana. A sergeant with Indiana's state police said 27-year-old Matthew Reum's "will to survive this crash was nothing short of extraordinary." |
Police rescue the man after finding his damaged vehicle near Portage, Ind. (Indiana State Police via AP) |
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The wave of states legalizing sports betting since 2018 appears to be slowing as efforts have stalled in 12 states where it's still outlawed, including California and Texas. With most states having approved sports betting since the Supreme Court's 2018 ruling allowed it, the wave of pressure to legalize has subsided, allowing tribal and private casinos, horse tracks and other gambling interests to spend time shaping the legislation in their favor. |
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6. THE YEAR MOVIES CHANGED |
Barbie, The Super Mario Bros. Movie and Oppenheimer: For the first time since 2001, the year's three highest-grossing movies were neither sequels nor remakes. Meanwhile, several superhero movies notably flopped, showing real weakness for the genre that's dominated movie theaters for decades. "There's an inflection point in 2023," said one industry analyst. "The tried and true is not necessarily working." No-longer-quite-so-super heroes. |
Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling during filming for Barbie in Venice, Calif. (Photo by MEGA/GC Images) |
IN MEMORIAM: Tom Smothers, who teamed with his brother Dick in the groundbreaking CBS show "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour," has died at 86 of cancer. Viewers embraced their socially conscious takes on the Vietnam War and the Establishment, but the duo repeatedly drew the ire of CBS honchos who pulled the plug on their show. |
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Spare a thought for the NBA's Detroit Pistons, whose loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday was their 27th straight defeat, a league record. If they lose their game tonight against the Boston Celtics — who are leading the NBA in wins — they'll also tie the overall record of 28 consecutive losses held by the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost the last 14 games of the 2014-2015 season and the first 14 of the next season. Fans are pist off. |
Sorry, Detroit. We feel a little bad for posting this. (Giphy) |
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Looking at our bank and credit card accounts post-holidays can be a little depressing, but we got a pep talk full of financial advice from Caleb Silver, editor in chief of Investopedia. Grab a pen and write down a couple of the approaches that resonate with you. |
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9. NEW YEAR'S RESUME RESOLUTIONS |
Employers usually start hiring more in the new year, so updating your resume is more than just a quick way to satisfy your New Year's productivity zoomies. Career coach Phyllis Ehrlich shared some classic do's and don'ts for this vital PDF. |
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Just like that, Christmas and lounging on the couch became work and returning to the office chair slouch and the low-grade pain that reminds us why we want to do these lower-back exercises. |
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| Happy National Short Film Day! We recommend celebrating with Fresh Guacamole — the 1 minute, 40 second stop-motion masterpiece and the shortest-ever film to get an Oscar nomination. 1 minute, 40 seconds is also our record for consuming a bowl of actual guacamole. |
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