Новости за 02.01.2026

Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law that aims to curb the risk of battery fires and increase the recycling of lithium batteries. The surcharge, capped at $15, expands a recycling program that has been collecting computer monitors and TVs for two decades. Consumers will pay the fee when buying any product with an embedded battery, whether it's rechargeable or not. Under harsh conditions at recycling and waste facilities... Читать дальше...

The woman was officially identified as 34-year-old Victoria Jones. 

Angeles Crest Highway just fully reopened in September. 

They’re going to light up 2026 like dynamite. K-pop group BTS’ comeback has an official date. According to a note shared to social media by the entertainment company Big Hit Music, the mega popular group will return March 20. That's after a nearly four-year hiatus as the seven members had to fulfill South Korea's mandatory military service. They staggered their enlistments, finishing last summer. The 2026 album will mark their first since 2022’s anthology, “Proof,” their 2021 Japanese compilation album “BTS... Читать дальше...

Nonpartisans became the largest voting bloc in Nevada in 2023, and the gap has widened since then. Since 2020, people could automatically register to vote at the Department of Motor Vehicles. But starting last year, they could no longer select their party. Instead, new voter information is transmitted to county election offices, and when a voter's eligibility is confirmed, they are mailed a form to select their political party. Nevada's secretary of state wonders if voters should be required to go through the additional step. Читать дальше...

The mistake was nearly 20 years in the making.

Returns to “The Pitt,” the Grid and music of Kid Laroi are some of the new television, films and music headed to a device near you. Kid Laroi's sophomore album, “Before I Forget,” drops Friday, offering listeners breakup reflections and lovelorn lyrics. On the TV front, “The Pitt” returns for its second season Thursday on HBO Max. The Emmy-winning drama follows a day in a Pittsburgh ER. After nearly a decade, “The Night Manager” also returns Sunday on Prime Video with a new story. For movie fans, “Tron: Ares” hits Disney+ on Wednesday. Читать дальше...

A suspected deadly mountain lion attack on New Year’s Day that killed a woman hiking alone was preceded by another harrowing encounter in the same area. A man says he was rushed by a mountain lion along the same northern Colorado trail in November but fought it off with a stick. Authorities say the wounds on the woman found Thursday are consistent with a mountain lion attack. Two of the animals were later tracked down and killed and the search for a third lion is ongoing Friday. If confirmed, it... Читать дальше...

Tools that power artificial intelligence devour energy. But attempts to shield Californians from footing the bill in 2025 ended with a law requiring regulators to write a report about the issue by 2027. Legislative efforts to regulate the energy usage of data centers — the heart of AI — ran headlong into Big Tech, business groups and the governor. The law mandating the report was all that survived the push to rein in the data-center industry. The measure began as a plan to give data centers their own electricity rate... Читать дальше...

Rents in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington metro are continuing to ease as 2025 comes to a close, offering renters some welcome relief after years of elevated prices. The Realtor.com® November 2025

Another atmospheric river is forecast to bring heavy rain to the region Friday.

The FBI says it has disrupted a plot to attack a North Carolina grocery store on New Year’s Eve, arresting a man who officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group and pledged his loyalty to the extremist militants. Christian Sturdivant faces a charge of attempting to provide material support to a foreign terror organization. It was not immediately clear if he had a lawyer who could speak on his behalf. Sturdivant was arrested by federal agents on Wednesday and remained held following an... Читать дальше...

A grandmother and her five year old grandson burned to death in Gaza when their tent caught fire, as thousands of Palestinians battle harrowing winter conditions in flimsy makeshift housing and the humanitarian crisis deepens. As 2026 begins, the shaky 12-week-old ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has largely ended large-scale Israeli bombardment of Gaza. But Palestinians are still being killed almost daily by Israeli fire, and the humanitarian crisis shows no signs of abating. Aid groups say not... Читать дальше...

The company recently filed permits to begin a huge construction project.

Giants TV broadcasts could look incredibly different in the very near future.

SFGATE's photographers chose their most compelling portraits of 2025.

U.S. President Donald Trump and top Iranian officials have exchanged dueling threats as widening economic protests swept across parts of the Islamic Republic. Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.” At least seven people have been killed so far in violence surrounding demonstrations. Trump wrote that “We are locked and loaded and ready to go." Shortly after, Ali Larijani, the... Читать дальше...

World shares have begun the new year on an upbeat note, with benchmarks in Britain and South Korea hitting records. Expectations that expanding use of artificial intelligence will spur demand for computer chips and other items needed to build out the data centers and the other infrastructure it requires boosted buying of tech-related shares. Markets were still closed Friday in Tokyo and Shanghai. On Wednesday, the S&P 500 pulled back 0.7% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6%. The Nasdaq... Читать дальше...

A New Year’s party at a Swiss Alpine bar turned into a tragedy after about 40 people died in a fire and another roughly 115 were injured, many in their teens to mid-20s. Authorities say the inferno broke out less than two hours after midnight Thursday. The death toll made the disaster at the Le Constellation bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort as one of Switzerland's worst tragedies. The resort is best known as an international ski and golf venue. Officials say the fire's cause remains under investigation... Читать дальше...

Today is Friday, Jan. 2, the second day of 2026. There are 363 days left in the year.

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "Oregon Cash Pop" game were: 1

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "California Daily 4" game were: 1, 5, 6, 9

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "California Fantasy 5" game were: 13, 14, 24, 25, 35

The winning numbers in Thursday's drawing of the "California Daily 3 Evening" game were: 1, 2, 5

The identity of the woman has not been confirmed.