New Orleans
New Orleans mayor says New Year's Day incident was a 'terrorist attack'
January 1, 2025 • A vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day. The FBI is investigating the incident.
Funeral
U.S. leaders honor former President Jimmy Carter's legacy of service and citizenship
January 7, 2025 • Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President Harris eulogized the 39th president at a U.S. Capitol Rotunda ceremony, and he will now lie in state until Thursday.
name a Best animated feature film nomination
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot
Plane: Southern California, Orange County
2 dead and several injured in Southern California plane crash
January 3, 2025 • Two people died and 18 were injured Thursday when a small plane crashed through the roof of a furniture manufacturing building in Southern California, police said.
Las Vegas
Firework mortars, gas canisters inside Tesla that exploded by Trump's Las Vegas hotel
January 1, 2025 • The items were found in the Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's hotel on Wednesday, killing a suspect in the vehicle and sparking an investigation into possible terrorism.
January 6
Under the shadow of the Jan. 6, 2021 riot, Congress certifies the 2024 election
January 6, 2025 • Four years after the riot at the Capitol, Congress meets under heavy security and a blanket of snow to certify the 2024 election.
Name a Performance by an actress in a leading role nomination
Cynthia Erivo, Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón, Emilia Pérez
Mikey Madison, Anora
Demi Moore, The Substance
Fernanda Torres, I'm Still Here
JetBlue plane at a Florida airport
2 bodies found in JetBlue plane's landing gear compartment at a Florida airport
January 7, 2025 • The bodies were located in the wheel well area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. It's the second time over the past month that a body has been found in the wheel well of an airplane.
Canada
Canada's Justin Trudeau says he will resign as party leader and prime minister
January 6, 2025 • Trudeau's decision after almost a decade in power sets the stage for a succession fight to select a new prime minister.
'Today' show
After 17 years, it's Hoda Kotb's last 'Today' show
January 10, 2025 • Craig Melvin, current news anchor and host of Today's 3rd Hour, has been named Kotb's successor.
Name an Original Score nomination
The Brutalist, Daniel Blumberg
Conclave, Volker Bertelmann
Emilia Pérez, Clément Ducol and Camille
Wicked, John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
The Wild Robot, Kris Bowers
Plane: D.C.
D.C. plane and helicopter crash
Gaza
Gaza ceasefire begins after delay as Hamas names hostages to be released Sunday
January 19, 2025 • A long-awaited ceasefire in Gaza began after a three-hour delay as Hamas named the three female hostages it plans to free later on Sunday.
January 20
Trump is back and ready to change America
January 20, 2025 • Donald Trump returns to Washington newly empowered.
name a Performance by an actor in a leading role nomination
Adrien Brody, The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown
Colman Domingo, Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes, Conclave
Sebastian Stan, The Apprentice
Plane: Philadelphia
Plane with 6 aboard crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze
January 31, 2025 • A medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
Los Angeles
Los Angeles wildfires trigger evacuations and state of emergency declarations
January 7, 2025 • The city of Los Angeles declared a state of emergency Tuesday night as strong winds spurred the rapid spread of two wildfires in separate areas of the foothills on the northern edges of the city.
world's oldest person
Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person at 116 has died
January 4, 2025 • Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who was the world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116.
Name a 2025 Best Picture Nomination
Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked