The daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones has died, her family acknowledged in a statement.

Minnesota’s Department of Children, Youth, and Families said that investigators have found child care centers at the center of recent fraud allegations were operating as they should.

Drake has been accused in a federal class-action RICO lawsuit of using the online sweepstakes casino to boost the play counts of his music across the major streaming platforms.

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The year’s first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other.

Founded in 2002, ViaGen Pets and Equine is an Austin-based company able to preserve the genetics required to clone pets like dogs and cats.

The FBI says it foiled a man’s plans to attack a grocery store and a Burger King restaurant on New Year's Eve in North Carolina.

President Trump defends his health in a new interview with The Wall Street Journal.

NEW: FBI says that it foiled a terrorist attack planned for New Year's Eve in North Carolina.

During a livestream of his show "Real Coffee with Scott Adams," Adams shared details from a conversation he had with his radiologist the day before. "It's all bad news," Adams said. "The odds of me recovering are essentially zero."

ACA enhanced tax credits have officially expired, meaning higher costs kick in this month for ~22 million Americans. House is likely to pass a 3-year extension… but Senate Republicans told me before the holidays that bill will die in the Senate. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Sparklers atop bottles appeared to start Swiss bar fire, officials say.

The College Football Playoff's final four teams are all coached by former assistants of the seven-time national champion.

President Trump vows to intervene if Iran shoots or violently kills peaceful demonstrators, as economic protests spread and evolved into deadly unrest.

Palestinian boy drowns in muddy water flooding his Gaza tent camp, U.N. says.

A search is underway in Alabama for a 4-year-old boy who has been missing since New Year's Eve, and whose father has been arrested on a separate explosives-related charge.

A woman has died in a rare suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado, officials said.

A violinist accused Will Smith of retaliation after he said he was fired for reporting sexual harassment while on tour with the actor and rapper, according to a lawsuit.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders administers a ceremonial public oath of office to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

Paul Kim, who posts videos about his Catholic faith and has more than 300,000 followers on Instagram, said in a video on Instagram that his son, Micah, died on New Year’s Eve after “fighting 11 long, hard days.”

Widening demonstrations sparked by Iran’s ailing economy spread Thursday into the Islamic Republic’s rural provinces, with at least six people being killed in the first fatalities reported among security forces and protesters, authorities said.

The United States has sharply lowered proposed duties on several Italian pasta makers following a reassessment of their activities, Italy’s foreign ministry said Thursday.

Long-defined by high prices, shortages and weekly injections, weight loss drugs including Wegovy and Zepbound are expected to be easier to access and afford.

British boxer Anthony Joshua has been released from the hospital, Nigerian authorities said Wednesday, after the two-time former heavyweight champion was involved in a fatal road crash near Lagos.

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain.

LATEST: At least 40 people are dead and more the 100 others were severely injured after a fire broke out during New Year’s Eve celebration at a bar in a Swiss Alpine resort, authorities said.

This new year will be filled with milestones, including America’s 250th birthday, the world’s greatest sports competitions and a mission to the moon.

Russia rang in the new year by launching more than 200 drones at Ukraine, while President Vladimir Putin used his year-end address to rally support for his troops and to assure his nation of victory.

The U.S. military said Wednesday that it had carried out strikes against five more vessels it said were engaged in drug trafficking, killing eight people in all.

Chief Justice John Roberts scrupulously avoided touching on contentious issues facing judges at a time of discord within the federal judiciary in his annual end-of-year report.

Rain won't stop proceedings as the Tournament of Roses forges ahead with the New Year's Day tradition Thursday — its first wet parade in two decades.

No. 1 seed Indiana, a program that entered this season with the most losses in history, went 13-0 behind Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza. The Hoosiers will face No. 9 seed Alabama (11-3), the school with the third-most wins ever.

A whopping three dozen gubernatorial elections are on the ballot this year, contests that will help reveal the mood of the broader electorate in the middle of President Donald Trump's second term and the direction both parties are going in.

A CIA assessment concluded that Ukraine did not try to kill Russian President Vladimir Putin at his country residence as alleged by the Kremlin, a source with knowledge of the matter told NBC News.

The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation’s capital.

Dozens of people are feared dead and around 100 more were seriously injured after a fire broke out during New Year’s celebrations at a bar in Switzerland, authorities said.

New York Attorney General Letitia James swears in Zohran Mamdani as New York City's first Muslim mayor in a small ceremony with his family.

Mamdani campaigned on an ambitious agenda, including universal child care, a free bus system and freezing rent prices for certain rental units in the city.

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as New York City mayor as he seeks to advance his progressive agenda. nbcnews.to/4pYcvfb

NEW: President Trump says he’s pulling the National Guard from Chicago, L.A. and Portland, days after the Supreme Court rejected his push for troops in Illinois.

JUST IN: Texas officials confirm they found the body of Camila Mendoza Olmos, a 19-year-old who has been missing since Christmas Eve, in a field by her home.

JUST IN: House Judiciary Committee releases a full transcript and video of former special counsel Jack Smith's closed-door deposition before the Republican-led panel earlier this month.

A Disney employee threw himself in front of a runaway rubber boulder, getting injured as he shielded guests from the 400-pound prop during an Indiana Jones themed attraction, officials at the Florida park say.

After the countdown, the Times Square Ball will be lit up in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

New England Patriots defensive lineman Christian Barmore allegedly threw his daughter's mother to the ground, officials say, in the second allegation of violence against a member of the team.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the state may lose $160 million if it doesn't meet a Jan. 5 deadline to revoke the licenses.

New Orleans' downtown area will be patrolled by nearly 800 local, state and federal law enforcement officers, public safety administrators told reporters at a security briefing this week.

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Dominick Critelli said his "Star-Spangled" performance was dedicated to the friends he's lost.

As the country prepares to ring in the new year, new state laws will take effect around the country on a host of issues, including the use of AI in health care and elections, paid family and medical leave and rising medical insurance costs.