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WATCH: America Strong: Bright moments that warm the heart to begin 2026

As the holidays wrap up and the new year begins, remarkable acts of kindness happening across the nation including the Chobani yogurt company helping feed communities.

Diane Crump, the first female jockey to ride in the Kentucky Derby, dies at 77

Diane Crump, who in 1969 became the first woman to ride professionally in a horse race and a year later became the first female jockey in the Kentucky Derby, has died

Missing boy Johnathan Everett Boley found dead: Police

Alabama police on Friday announced the death of a missing 4-year-old boy.

Helicopter with 4 people on board crashes in mountains, authorities say

The crash occurred around 11 a.m. local time Friday and involved an MD 369FF helicopter, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

WATCH: Do pet-friendly policies belong in the workplace?

Erika Skinner, author of “Pets are Family,” breaks down the discourse around companies allowing pets into the office.

18-year-old charged with plotting New Year's terror attack: FBI

The FBI in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it "thwarted a potential" New Year's Eve terror attack.

WATCH: Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor

Mamdani delivered his first public address as New York City's mayor on Thursday, after being officially sworn in as the city's first Muslim mayor and first mayor of South Asian descent.

WATCH: Lava flows on Mount Etna on New Year's Day

A drone captured stunning footage of lava flowing from a fissure on Italy's Mount Etna on New Year's Day.

Anthony Joshua's driver charged after deadly crash in Nigeria

Police say the driver in a deadly car crash that injured heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed his two friends in Nigeria has been charged

Earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 rattles southern and central Mexico

A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded

New York reports record-breaking number of flu hospitalizations in a single week

New York is reporting the highest number of flu hospitalizations recorded in a single week, the state department said on Friday.

WATCH: Ohio police search for suspect after dentist, wife found murdered at home

Ohio authorities are searching for a suspect after a dentist and his wife were found murdered inside their home earlier this week.

WATCH: Woman dies in suspected mountain lion attack in Colorado

Officials are investigating what's believed to be the state's first deadly mountain lion attack in more than 25 years.

Sparklers in champagne bottles may have led to deadly Swiss fire: Investigators

Investigators probing the deadly New Year's Day fire at a Swiss resort bar are looking into the possibility that it started from sparklers.

FBI says it thwarted potential New Year's terror attack 'directly inspired' by ISIS

The FBI in Charlotte, North Carolina, said it "thwarted a potential" New Year's Eve terror attack.