Today in history: Jan. 26
In 2020, NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California.
1915: Rocky Mountain National Park
In 1915, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Rocky Mountain National Park Act, which created America’s 10th national park.
1992: Bill Clinton
In 1992, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, appearing with his wife, Hillary, on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” acknowledged “causing pain in my marriage,” but said past problems were not relevant to the campaign.
1993: Vaclav Havel
In 1993, Vaclav Havel was elected president of the newly formed Czech Republic.
1998: Bill Clinton
In 1998, President Bill Clinton forcefully denied having an affair with a former White House intern, telling reporters, “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.”
2005: Train Crash
In 2005, a man parked his SUV on railroad tracks in Glendale, California, setting off a crash of two commuter trains that killed 11 people. (The SUV’s driver, Juan Alvarez, was convicted of murder and sentenced to 11 consecutive life terms.)
2009: Nadya Suleman
In 2009, Nadya Suleman gave birth at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center in California to six boys and two girls; criticism came after the public learned that the unemployed, single mother had gotten pregnant with the octuplets and six elder children through in vitro fertilization.
2012: Penn State
Ten years ago: Capping three days of mourning, some 12,000 people — including Penn State students, fans and football stars — paid tribute to the late Joe Paterno in a campus memorial service that exposed a strong undercurrent of anger over his firing.
2017: Donald Trump
Five years ago: Tensions flared between President Donald Trump and Mexico, with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto (PAYN’-yuh nee-EH’-toh) scrapping a planned visit to Washington and the White House threatening a 20 percent tax on imports to pay for Trump’s proposed wall along the southern border.
2020: Kobe Bryant
One year ago: NBA legend Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others were killed when their helicopter plunged into a steep hillside in dense morning fog in Southern California; the former Lakers star was 41.
2022: Amy Schneider
In 2022, after 40 consecutive wins and nearly $1.4 million in prize money, the winning streak of “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider came to an end.
2022: Neil Young
In 2022, Spotify said it would grant the request of veteran rocker Neil Young to have his music removed from the streaming platform after he objected to the company's decision to allow COVID-19 misinformation to spread in podcasts.
2023: West Bank raid
In 2023, Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded several others in a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank, the deadliest single operation in the territory in two decades.
Today's other top stories include trans veterans suing the VA for gender-affirming care, King Charles heads to the hospital for an operation, and LeBron James makes the NBA All-Star team for a record 20th time.
Thousands of people across Russia are signing petitions to support the longshot candidacy of Boris Nadezhdin. This is a rare sign of protest, defiance and optimism in a country that has seen a crackdown on dissent since its troops rolled into Ukraine nearly two years ago.
As Russia and Ukraine trade accusations over this week's crash of a Russian military transport plane, one thing is clear: families' fears that future prisoner exchanges may be in danger and loved ones could stay imprisoned.
In a huff, Trump storms out on lawyer’s closing at defamation trial before jury begins deliberations
A jury has reached a verdict in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, deciding if he owes writer E. Jean Carroll money after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996.
A jury has reached a verdict in the defamation trial against former President Donald Trump, ordering him to pay tens of millions to E. Jean Carroll money after a jury last year concluded that he sexually abused her in 1996.
A jury on Friday awarded an additional $83.3 million to advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says former President Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.