News from Friday 2 January 2026
115 Verilumia stories published on Friday 2 January 2026.
- Search for MH370 Resumes in Indian Ocean
- No. 13 Louisville Women Beat SMU 91-58
- Man Dies in Sea Rescue Off Withernsea, Searches Ongoing
- Parachutist Falls 35 Feet at Armed Forces Bowl, Uninjured
- Andy Cohen Criticizes Eric Adams on CNN New Year's Broadcast
- Turkmenistan Legalizes Crypto Mining and Trading
- Zelensky Names Fedorov Defense Minister, Budanov Chief of Staff
- Columbus Police Hunt Suspect in Dentist Couple's Shooting Deaths
- Man in 20s Arrested After Ear-Biting Attack in Bolton Hospital
- WWE Stars Liv Morgan, Big E, Strowman on Hell's Kitchen
- RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 Premieres January 2
- Nvidia Ramps Up H200 Production for 2M+ Chinese Orders
- OpenAI Advances Audio AI and Voice Hardware Plans
- Jill Scott Announces Sixth Album for 2026
- Peter Gabriel Announces oi Album Project, Single January 3
- Search Continues for Missing 4-Year-Old in Alabama
- Austrian Skier Liensberger Out of Olympics with Knee Injury
- Angelina Jolie Visits Rafah to Assess Gaza Aid Efforts
- Disney Unveils Teaser for New Muppet Show Special
- Liverpool Agree Deal for 17-Year-Old Ndukwe
- European Banks to Cut 200,000 Jobs by 2030 on AI
- Netflix Premieres Harlan Coben Series Run Away
- USPS Clarifies Postmark Rules for Timely Mail
- Giants Intensify Head Coach Search Post-Season
- Firefighters Rescue Labrador from Icy Pond in Westerly
- Search and Rescue Launched Off Withernsea Coast
- xAI's Grok Generates Sexualized Images of Minors
- Woman Killed in Mountain Lion Attack in Colorado
- Apple Delays Standard iPhone 18 to Spring 2027
- Four Discharged After Dublin Arson Attack, One Hospitalized
- Samsung Unveils Galaxy A17 5G and Tab A11
- Paul Mescal Plans Break from Spotlight Until 2028
- India Approves 22 Electronics Projects Worth 41,863 Crore
- Star Wars Racer Revenge Discs Top $300 on PS5 Jailbreak Use
- VW Skids on Icy Bangor Hill, Hits Parked Car
- Navy Heavy Favorites vs. Depleted Cincinnati in Liberty Bowl
- FBI Thwarts ISIS-Inspired Grocery Store Attack Plot in NC
- Rodrygo Plans Real Madrid Exit After 2025-26 Season
- Pink Undergoes Neck Surgery on New Year's Eve
- Tsitsipas Optimistic for 2026 After Back Injury Recovery
- Samsung Unveils Privacy Display for Galaxy S26 Ultra
- Man Charged with Murder in New Year's Eve Stabbing Death
- Este Haim Marries Jonathan Levin on New Year's Eve
- Pebble Announces Round 2 Smartwatch
- Liverpool Slot Gives Mixed Injury Update Ahead of Fulham
- Veteran Comedian John Mulrooney Dies at 67
- Mickey Rourke Faces Eviction for $59,100 Unpaid Rent
- Apple Cuts Vision Pro Production on Weak Sales
- Building Collapse Traps Four in Nairobi
- UK Airports to Raise Drop-Off Fees in Early 2026
- WWE Raw Features Stranger Things Theme for Netflix Anniversary
- PSG Hosts Paris FC in Rare Ligue 1 Derby
- Yungblud, Smashing Pumpkins Release Reimagined Zombie
- 6.5 Magnitude Quake Strikes Southern Mexico
- Vitalik Buterin Urges Ethereum to Refocus on Decentralization
- Ferrari Ends Zhou Guanyu's Reserve Driver Role
- Atlus Kicks Off Persona 30th Anniversary with Website and Fitness Boxing Teaser
- Reyes vs. Walker Set for UFC 327 in Miami
- 2-Month-Old Baby Hospitalized After Plymouth Assault
- Jessie J Reflects on Cancer Battle at NYE Hootenanny
- Joint Operation Seizes $40M Motorcycles from Fugitive's Assets
- Iran Accepts Crypto for Weapons Sales Amid Sanctions
- Ian Balding, Mill Reef Trainer, Dies at 87
- Samsung Unveils Third-Gen Freestyle Projector
- BCCI: No Directive to Bar Bangladeshi Players from IPL
- Colby Corino Free Agent After NWA Contract Ends
- UK Workers Can Secure 63 Days Off with 28 Leave Days in 2026
- SpaceX to Lower Orbits of 4,400+ Starlink Satellites in 2026
- Raducanu to Face Osaka in United Cup Debut
- Crypto Theft Campaign Drains 107,000 from EVM Wallets
- Grayscale Files to Convert Bittensor Trust to ETF
- Ulster Rugby Extends Nathan Doak's Contract to 2028
- UFC's Pereira and Cortez Announce Relationship
- Unranked Illinois Upsets No. 7 Maryland, Kentucky Beats No. 5 LSU
- Belfast Boxer Paul McCullagh Jr. Dies at 25
- Neymar Extends Santos Contract Through 2026
- U.S. Reduces Proposed Tariffs on Italian Pasta Imports
- DeepSeek Introduces mHC for Efficient LLM Training
- Canary Islands on Fodor's 2026 No List for Overtourism
- Two £1 Million Winners in January 2026 Premium Bonds Draw
- Apple Teases 2026 Updates for Apple Fitness
- PSV Rejects Fulham's £26m Bid for Ricardo Pepi
- Marvel Unveils Wonder Man Trailer for Disney+
- UK and 47 Jurisdictions Launch Crypto Reporting Framework
- 1930 Works Enter US Public Domain in 2026
- UK NHS Rolls Out Combined MMRV Vaccine for Children
- Dragons Beat Scarlets 28-5 in Welsh Derby
- JoJo Siwa Changes TikTok Name to Joelle Siwa for 2026
- FTSE 100 Tops 10,000 Points for First Time
- J&K Police Summon Cricketer Over Palestinian Flag Helmet
- 19 States Raise Minimum Wages for 8.3 Million Workers
- Jasen Kaplan, Makeup Artist, Dies at 46 in NYC
- Gavin and Stacey's Lush House Opens for Bookings
- Transport Canada Investigates Air India Pilot for Alcohol at Vancouver
- Tinubu Highlights Economic Gains in 2026 New Year Address
- India's Bullet Train Project Hits Tunnel Breakthrough Milestone
- Lawsuit Accuses Drake, Ross of Stake.us Racketeering
- UK Freezes Tax Thresholds to 2031, Raising £23 Billion
- China Ends Tax Exemption on Contraceptives in 2025
- Copper Prices Surge 40% in 2025 on Supply Woes
- Kim Ju Ae Makes First Visit to Kumsusan Palace
- Escaped Wallaby Rex Recaptured in New Jersey After Community Search
- Hindu Businessman Survives Assault and Burning in Bangladesh
- Rams Sign Quentin Lake to 3-Year, $42 Million Extension
- Lightning Rally Past Kings for 5-3 Victory, Streak Hits Six
- Tommy Lee Jones' Daughter Found Dead in SF Hotel
- Madison Rayne Retires After 20-Year Wrestling Career
- Mercedes Martinez Announces 2026 as Final Full-Time Year
- Marvel Rivals Lady Loki Skin Releases January 2
- Violinist Sues Will Smith for Harassment, Wrongful Firing
- Venus Williams, 45, Gets Australian Open Wildcard
- Flash Floods Kill 17 Across Afghanistan
- EC3 Departs NWA After 370-Day Title Reign
- Holly Holm Faces Stephanie Han for WBA Lightweight Title
- Aston Villa Sign Brazilian Teen Alysson from Gremio for £12m