Newser Story Index from January, 2026

Welcome to the Newser Story Index. Here you find stories written by Newser writers and editors, assembled with supporting photos and videos from the files of the news story.

RFK Jr.'s Food Pyramid Could Mean Trouble for Environment
Trump's Greenland Moves Cost Him With Europe's Far Right
Hotels Are Increasingly Ditching Solid Bathroom Doors
China's Ambitious Man-Made Island Now 'a Dead Zone'
Cancer Is Declining in Younger People, With One Exception
Eleanor Holmes Norton Ends Reelection Bid
One of Russia's Last 'Old Believers' Still Lives in Siberia
Mercy Unseats Fire & Ash
It's the 'Only Free Restaurant in New York City'
New Tehran Mural Is a Warning
The Science Behind 'Green' Burials Is Lacking
William Foege's Strategy Helped Defeat Smallpox
Amanda Knox Finally Confronts Man Who Put Her Behind Bars
Schumer Says Democrats Won't Approve DHS Funding
More Cancellations Are Ahead, Airlines Warn Passengers
Drug Gangs Here Turn Cheap Drones Into Killing Machines
China's One-Child Policy: A Giant Mistake?
Top Chef Winner Faces DUI Charges
Hot Dating Trend: Brutal Honesty
Savannah Guthrie Tears Up Hearing Her 'New' Voice
America's Windiest City Isn't Chicago
American Daredevil Climbs Skyscraper Without Ropes
NBA Postpones Game After Minneapolis Shooting
These Social Media Influencers Want You Off Social Media
Videos Undercut DHS Version of Minneapolis Killing
Why the Internet Is Nostalgic for 2016
Protester Killed in Minneapolis Was a Nurse and a US Citizen
After Outcry, Trump Praises UK Troops
In Minnesota, 'Places of Healing Are Under Siege'
Scientists Amazed by 'Cow Using an Actual Tool'
He Has an Idea for Getting Sanctioned Tankers Off the Seas
Power Outages Could Be a Delayed Reaction
Love Letter the 'Virgin Queen' Kept at Her Bedside Goes on Display
How Japan's Famous Snow Monsters Came to Be
Zelensky, Russia Suggest Progress in 3-Way Meeting
More Companies Shift to 'Peanut Butter' Raises
Federal Agents Kill Man in Minneapolis
$1.5M Wristwatch Is Dedicated to Zoo Run by Billionaire's Son
Teens Can Say Goodbye to AI Characters on Meta
Travel Industry's New Buzzword: 'Skillcation'
At Pakistan Wedding, a Deadly Attack
Suit: School Threw My Daughter's Fingertip Away
Some Looking to Escape Screens Turn to Much Older Tech
ICE Agent to Woman Recording: You're Going in 'Nice Little Database'
Trump: I'll Sock Canada With 100% Tariffs Over China Deal
Some British MPs Will Have to Find New Watering Holes
Skier Survives Dangerous 'Deep Slab' Avalanche
'House Burping' Is Catching On in US
Chaotic Friday at This Airport Wasn't Due to the Weather
Kennedy Center Loses an Opera Star