News for January 2, 2026

A federal appeals court ruled that California’s ban on openly carrying firearms in most of the state is unconstitutional.

Police in Columbus, Ohio, are searching for a suspect after dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique Tepe, were found shot to death in their home.

Ohio police are investigating the killings of dentist Spencer Tepe and his wife, Monique, and are treating the case as a homicide.

The FBI says it stopped Christian Sturdivant from carrying out a New Year’s Eve attack in North Carolina that he allegedly planned in support of the Islamic State group.

Ebenezer Mehari survived a deadly fire at a Swiss ski resort bar, where he says friends died and many others were badly burned.

A fire at the Le Constellation bar in Switzerland killed about 40 people and left Arthur Brodard among the missing after a New Year’s Eve celebration turned deadly.

The FBI says it stopped an alleged ISIS-inspired New Year's Eve attack in North Carolina and charged Christian Sturdivant with planning it.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is investigating a woman’s death on a Colorado trail as a suspected mountain lion attack.