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The month's top story

Jimmy Carter leaves legacy of humanitarian work

Memorial services honoring former President Jimmy Carter begin this weekend. His body will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol starting Tuesday following a public viewing in Atlanta, Georgia. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports on security measures and funeral processions.

CBS · 5 sources

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What dominated January

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    Dorthy Moxley, Who Pursued Justice in Her Daughter’s Murder, Dies at 92

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Sports

    Barkley at peace with sitting out on cusp of mark

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Technology

    Orion – From idea to launch in 45 days

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 424 stories

  1. Fox News AI Newsletter: DC air defense gets major upgrade

    CBS · 5 outlets

    New details emerge in investigation into Bourbon Street truck attack in New Orleans; Twin New Year's attacks mark grim start to 2025

  2. Mystery shrouds Las Vegas Cybertruck bomber's motives, authorities say

    CBS · 5 outlets

  3. Hottest mugshots of 2024

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Mega Millions $1.22 Billion Winning Ticket Sold in California

    CBS · 3 outlets

Show 8 more

  1. Sugar Bowl Postponed Following Deadly New Orleans Attack

    FOX · 3 outlets

  2. William Labov, Who Studied How Society Shapes Language, Dies at 97

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. TikTok asks Supreme Court to block ban

    CBS · 5 outlets

  4. Dorthy Moxley, Who Pursued Justice in Her Daughter’s Murder, Dies at 92

    FOX · 5 outlets

  5. 12/29: The Takeout: Comedian Matt Friend

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Elite Colleges Have a Looming Money Problem

    NYT · 4 outlets

  7. Regrets? Biden May Have a Few.

    CBS · 3 outlets

  8. What to know about the Panama Canal's history amid Trump comments

    NYT · 3 outlets

Business 211 stories

  1. Stocks on Pace for Best Two Years in a Quarter-Century

    MKTW · 3 outlets

    Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s stock slid 2.6% Thursday, after analyst firm Jefferies said it’s still recommending that investors sell the yoga-gear maker’s shares after they hit a second valuation peak …

  2. U.S. Natural Gas Holds Its Ground Ahead of Storage Data

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  3. Oil Rises on Falling U.S. Crude Inventories

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  4. The WSJ Dollar Index Rises 7.22% This Year to 102.76

    CNBC · 2 outlets

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  1. Warren Buffett stocks for your IRA in 2025

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  2. Richard Parsons, former Time Warner CEO, dies at age 76

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  3. What we know about CEO shooting suspect

    CNBC · 4 outlets

  4. Why 2025 Could Be a Great Year for Big Banks

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  5. The U.S. Needs a Productivity Miracle. It Might Just Get One.

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. These restaurant chains closed locations in 2024

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  7. Mortgage demand dives nearly 22% to end 2024

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  8. Tech, Media & Telecom Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  9. Holiday spending rose 3.8%, with apparel and restaurants strong, Mastercard says

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  10. Treasury yields fall as final trading week of 2024 kicks off

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 235 stories

  1. Wash. State Cougars vs. LMU Lions: How to watch live stream, TV channel, NCAA Basketball start time

    CBS · 1 outlets

  2. Kenny Pickett played Sunday with broken ribs

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. Milroe, Campbell leave Bama, declare for draft

    ESPN · 4 outlets

  2. For the CFP, a bye became a quick exit

    PFT · 4 outlets

  3. College football bowl games, expanded playoff dates and times

    FOX · 3 outlets

  4. PFT's Week 17 2024 NFL results and recap

    CBS · 3 outlets

  5. How Team USA's U20 team picked its goal celebration song

    FOX · 3 outlets

  6. Lions-49ers was most-watched Monday night game of the season

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 403 stories

  1. The Road to Halide Mark III

    9to5 · 5 outlets

    <div class="feat-image"><img src="https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/apple-watch-series-4.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>A new year has begun, and Apple did…

  2. Quordle today – my hints and answers for Friday, January 3 (game #1075)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. Apple honors Jimmy Carter

    9to5 · 3 outlets

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  1. Apple’s adding new AirTag warning labels after violating safety requirement

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  2. Four advantages iPhone 17 Air will have over the iPhone 17 Pro

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

  3. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses could get a display next year

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  4. Apple’s upcoming AirPods Pro 3 may equip an all-new health feature

    9to5 · 3 outlets

  5. PSA: Look out for hyper-personalized phishing attacks, powered by AI

    Bleeping · 3 outlets

  6. Malicious Microsoft VSCode extensions target devs, crypto community

    Bleeping · 1 outlets

  7. Apple will pay $95 million to settle Siri privacy lawsuit, and you might get a cut

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  8. Dioxus 0.6 – Crossplatform apps with Rust

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  9. Loads of fresh content is coming to Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 in 2025

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Entertainment 203 stories

  1. Kristen Bell Packs on PDA With Dax Shepard in Birthday Tribute Post

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. Correctly Guess Where These Celebrities Were Born

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

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  1. Celebrity Weddings of 2024: Stars Who Got Married This Year

    USMag · 2 outlets

  2. The Biggest Feuds Between Movie Directors and Stars

    USMag · 2 outlets

  3. People Have A Lot To Say About The Obama's 2024 Christmas Photo

    USMag · 2 outlets

  4. Renee Zellweger Seemingly Laughs in Ant Anstead Sweet Video With Son

    USMag · 1 outlets

  5. Susie Evans Says She And Justin Glaze Are ‘Working on Things’ After Split

    USMag · 2 outlets

  6. Movie Buffs — Can You Name 10/10 Of These 2024 Movies With Only One Image As A Clue?

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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