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CBS News reports: Tesla’s fourth-quarter net income fell 71% from a year ago when results were boosted by a one-time tax benefit. The latest results fell short of Wall Street forecasts. The electric vehicle company run by Elon Musk said Wednesday that it made $2.31 billion from October through December, less than the $7.93 billion profit it posted in the …

The Wall Street Journal reports: CVS Health today unveiled a revamped app that aims to shorten long pharmacy lines, deliver more transparency on prescription costs and ultimately make visits to the retail pharmacy chain quicker and less painful. The new features include a bar code that lets pharmacists quickly look up a prescription and receive a payment, a way for …

CBS News reports: An earthquake felt in Boston, Massachusetts today was centered in York Harbor, Maine according to the United States Geological Survey. It was also felt in New Hampshire and Rhode Island, a USGS map showed. The depth of the earthquake was more than 8 miles underground, according to the USGS. There was no tsunami threat to New England, …

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports: An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in recorded history in the United States. “Currently, Kansas has the largest outbreak that they’ve ever had in history,” Ashley Goss, a deputy secretary at the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, told the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee on Tuesday. As of Jan. 17, …

Nexstar reports: From daylight saving time to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, there are various aspects of the federal government that the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its head, Elon Musk, have targeted in order to cut spending. Now, it seems to have a new prey: the penny. The latest report from the U.S. Mint shows that pennies accounted …

The Associated Press reports: UnitedHealth Group will promote one of its top insurance executives to replace Brian Thompson, the slain CEO of its UnitedHealthcare arm. The company said Thursday that Tim Noel will become the next UnitedHealthcare leader. Noel most recently led UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare and retirement business. He joined the company in 2007. UnitedHealthcare is the nation’s largest insurer, covering …

Fox News reports: A man has been charged with jumping over an outer wall at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida this week. Bijan Arceo, 32, was charged with trespassing with the intent to commit an offense. Palm Beach police officers responded to the club just after 6 p.m. Tuesday to assist Secret Service agents who detained someone on …

The New York Times reports: Republican leaders are plowing ahead with their drive to confirm Mr. Hegseth, as Democrats who have called him unfit to lead the Pentagon work to persuade a handful of G.O.P. senators to join them in opposition. They are pointing to a sworn statement submitted to the Senate on Tuesday by a former sister-in-law of Mr. …

ABC News reports: A Massachusetts man was found to be carrying a gun after attending a tour of the U.S. Capitol as he left the nearby Library of Congress on Tuesday, police officials told ABC News on Thursday. Authorities in Washington were alerted by police in Carlisle, Massachusetts, on Monday that a man with a gun who had expressed suicidal …

Nashville’s NBC affiliate reports: Two students are dead and another student was injured after a shooting inside Antioch High School on Wednesday. According to police, two students were shot by another in the cafeteria. The shooter then turned the gun on himself. One female student and the shooter are dead. “We know at 11:09 a.m. a person who has been …

Newsweek reports: Florida’s 24-hour snowfall record has been surpassed as a “historic” winter storm swept along the Gulf Coast. According to The National Centers for Environmental Information, the previous Florida record for the most snow in 24 hours was set in Milton, Santa Rosa County, on March 6, 1954, when four inches was recorded. This record was smashed after more …

CBS News reports: A fire engulfed a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, killing at least 66 people and injuring 32 others, the interior minister said. Witnesses said desperate guests had tried to escape using ropes, and video showed bedsheets hanging from the windows. Media reports suggested some people had died after trying to jump to …

The Meidas Touch reports: Watch the first-ever Puppy and Kitten Inauguration where you will see cute dogs and cats and not the other thing happening today. Support these incredible organizations providing emergency assistance related to the Los Angeles fires for animals and residents: Pasadena Human Society, the Humane Society of the U.S, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. We’ll …

The Washington Post reports: A ceasefire in Gaza has come into effect, putting a halt to more than 15 months of devastating war. The agreement was set to be enforced earlier Sunday but was delayed by almost three hours when Hamas failed to provide on time the list of three female hostages that it would release on the first day. …

Reuters reports: Germany’s ambassador to the United States has warned that the incoming Trump administration will rob U.S. law enforcement and the media of their independence and hand big tech companies “co-governing power”, according to a confidential document seen by Reuters. The briefing document, dated Jan. 14 and signed by Ambassador Andreas Michaelis, describes Donald Trump’s agenda for his second …

CNET reports: A new broadband law is going into effect this week in New York state requiring internet provider to offer low-income residents access to monthly broadband rates of $15 for 25Mbps or $20 for 200Mbps. As a response, AT&T has decided that it no longer plans to offer its 5G home internet in the Empire State and will begin …

Bloomberg News reports: As the smoke clears from devastating Los Angeles wildfires, efforts to clean up the affected areas are being complicated by burnt-out electric and hybrid vehicles and home-battery storage systems. Lithium batteries from Tesla Inc. have added to the mix of toxic materials requiring specialized removal in the wake of the fires, delaying the fire victims’ return to …

CBS News reports: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced early Friday local time that Israel has finalized its ceasefire agreement with the militant group Hamas that will see the release of hostages held in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that the prime minister “has been updated by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a …

“We will always be part of NATO. We will always be a strong partner for U.S. We are close neighbors, we have been cooperating in the last 80 years, and I think the future have a lot to offer to cooperate with, but we want to also be clear. We don’t want to be Americans, we don’t want to be …

ABC News reports: Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday was interrupted multiple times by outbursts from attendees — who are not members of the regular State Department press corps — shouting questions about U.S. support for Israel as he tried to make farewell remarks to reporters in the State Department briefing room. At least one individual was removed from …