January 1, 2026 • 4 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The year
long celebration of America's two hundred and fiftieth birthday has started.
In New York City, the iconic Times Square ball was
ReLit in red, white and blue and raised again shortly
after midnight. For the first time ever. The ball will
drop outside of New Year's Eve this year, when a
(00:22):
Fourth of July countdown is held in Times Square. On
July third, meantime in Washington, d C. The monument lit
up with a seventeen minute projection show telling the story
of America. The display will continue nightly through Monday. The
new year means a new mayor for New York City,
so Uren Mamdani was officially sworn in at midnight and
had a public swearing in ceremony at City Hall today.
(00:43):
I Zahran Klame Mamdani, do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear, but.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I will support the Constitution of the United States.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
The Constitution of the State of New York.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The Constitution of the State of New York.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
And the Charter of the City of New York and.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
The Charter of the City of New York. Senator Bernie
Sanders administering the oath. Congresswoman Alexandria Casio Cartes also spoke.
Mom Donnie is self proclaimed democratic socialist campaign on freezing
the rent and providing free childcare and free bus rides.
Smoke from wildfires may be more harmful than previously thought.
A new study published in Environmental Science and Technology shows
(01:24):
wildfires released an average of one hundred and forty million
tons of airborne organic compounds each year during the study period.
That's about twenty one percent higher than previously thought. Researchers
looked at gases less studied. They say those are generally
not included in wildfire pollution reports because they're difficult to measure.
The college football playoffs semifinals will be set today. In
(01:45):
the first quarterfinal game of the day, fifth rank Oregon
defeated number four Texas Tech at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
The Ducks will take on the winner between number nine
Alabama and top ranked Indiana. Those two teams are playing
right now in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Lastly, third
ranked Georgia will fit number six Ole Miss at eight
pm in the Sugar Bowl. The victor will move on
to play Miami. I'm Chris Krocio. The Labor Department says
(02:08):
initial jobless claims fell to fewer than two hundred thousand
in the week ending December twenty seventh. That's down sixteen
thousand from the prior week's revised total. More classic cartoon
and comic book characters are set to enter the public
domain in twenty twenty six. Jim Roup has more.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Blondie and Poop Poop Betty Boop, just two of the
intellectual properties whose ninety five year US copyright maximum has
been reached, meaning as of January first, any creator can
use or repurpose them without permission or payment. Other works
entering the public domain include All Quiet on the Western Front,
William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying Georgia, Georgia on My Mind,
(02:53):
first published in nineteen thirty and made famous by Ray
Charles in nineteen sixty. I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Chicago was in the record books for having their first
ever nationally televised New Year's Eve event at the Riverwalk.
Mayor Brandon Johnson was in attendance as thousands made their
way through the cold to the downtown area. Chicago native
Chance the Rapper hosted and performed during the celebration. The
evening ended with fireworks over the Chicago River. Diana Ross
(03:30):
is trending after the pop icon gave what many are
calling a show's stopping performance in New York's Times Square
on New Year's Eve. The eighty one year old Queen
of Motown appeared on Dick Clark's New Year's Rock and
Eve with Ryan Seacrest and sang some of her biggest
hits just as the year was ending. Followers on social
media were commenting on how great she looked and sang
(03:51):
at age eighty one, and we're saying she is still
the Queen. Ross gave her performance following a star studded
lineup that included Mariah Carey, Post Malone, and the singers
from K pop demon Hunters. I'm Chris Carraggio.
This is your twenty four to seven use update the
latest use this hour in just four minutes. The year
long celebration of America's two hundred and fiftieth birthday has started.
In New York City, the iconic Times Square ball was
ReLit in red, white and blue and raised again shortly
after midnight. For the first time ever. The ball will
drop outside of New Year's Eve this year, when a
(00:22):
Fourth of July countdown is held in Times Square. On
July third, meantime in Washington, d C. The monument lit
up with a seventeen minute projection show telling the story
of America. The display will continue nightly through Monday. The
new year means a new mayor for New York City,
so Uren Mamdani was officially sworn in at midnight and
had a public swearing in ceremony at City Hall today.
(00:43):
I Zahran Klame Mamdani, do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear, but.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
I will support the Constitution of the United States.
Speaker 1 (00:52):
That I will support the Constitution of the United States.
Speaker 2 (00:55):
The Constitution of the State of New York.
Speaker 1 (00:58):
The Constitution of the State of New York.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
And the Charter of the City of New York and.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
The Charter of the City of New York. Senator Bernie
Sanders administering the oath. Congresswoman Alexandria Casio Cartes also spoke.
Mom Donnie is self proclaimed democratic socialist campaign on freezing
the rent and providing free childcare and free bus rides.
Smoke from wildfires may be more harmful than previously thought.
A new study published in Environmental Science and Technology shows
(01:24):
wildfires released an average of one hundred and forty million
tons of airborne organic compounds each year during the study period.
That's about twenty one percent higher than previously thought. Researchers
looked at gases less studied. They say those are generally
not included in wildfire pollution reports because they're difficult to measure.
The college football playoffs semifinals will be set today. In
(01:45):
the first quarterfinal game of the day, fifth rank Oregon
defeated number four Texas Tech at the Orange Bowl in Miami.
The Ducks will take on the winner between number nine
Alabama and top ranked Indiana. Those two teams are playing
right now in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Lastly, third
ranked Georgia will fit number six Ole Miss at eight
pm in the Sugar Bowl. The victor will move on
to play Miami. I'm Chris Krocio. The Labor Department says
(02:08):
initial jobless claims fell to fewer than two hundred thousand
in the week ending December twenty seventh. That's down sixteen
thousand from the prior week's revised total. More classic cartoon
and comic book characters are set to enter the public
domain in twenty twenty six. Jim Roup has more.
Speaker 2 (02:25):
Blondie and Poop Poop Betty Boop, just two of the
intellectual properties whose ninety five year US copyright maximum has
been reached, meaning as of January first, any creator can
use or repurpose them without permission or payment. Other works
entering the public domain include All Quiet on the Western Front,
William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying Georgia, Georgia on My Mind,
(02:53):
first published in nineteen thirty and made famous by Ray
Charles in nineteen sixty. I'm Jim Roop.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Chicago was in the record books for having their first
ever nationally televised New Year's Eve event at the Riverwalk.
Mayor Brandon Johnson was in attendance as thousands made their
way through the cold to the downtown area. Chicago native
Chance the Rapper hosted and performed during the celebration. The
evening ended with fireworks over the Chicago River. Diana Ross
(03:30):
is trending after the pop icon gave what many are
calling a show's stopping performance in New York's Times Square
on New Year's Eve. The eighty one year old Queen
of Motown appeared on Dick Clark's New Year's Rock and
Eve with Ryan Seacrest and sang some of her biggest
hits just as the year was ending. Followers on social
media were commenting on how great she looked and sang
(03:51):
at age eighty one, and we're saying she is still
the Queen. Ross gave her performance following a star studded
lineup that included Mariah Carey, Post Malone, and the singers
from K pop demon Hunters. I'm Chris Carraggio.
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