Obituaries
Hard-charging and hard-bitten, Parnelli Jones electrified the Indy crowds and became the first driver to break 150 mph before winning the Indy 500 in 1963.
Lakers
The first round of NBA Cup games are this week, with the defending-champion Lakers squaring off against the Spurs in San Antonio on Friday night.
Climate & Environment
California is prepared to offer state tax rebates for electric vehicle purchases if the incoming Trump administration scuttles the federal EV tax credit, the governor said.
Sports
Bobby Allison, who won the Daytona 500 three times and ranks fourth in all-time NASCAR Cup wins, dies at the age of 86.
World & Nation
Israel said it hit more than 1,110 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon. Lebanese officials said 492 people were killed.
An online predator who blackmailed as many as 3,500 girls around the world has been sentenced to at least 20 years in prison.
The accounting of casualties has been slow, in part due to communication difficulties with the affected areas.
Mexico’s president-elect says Spain’s king is not invited to her inauguration because the crown never answered an apology demand over its colonial legacy.
Business
Stocks on Wall Street bounced back from a midafternoon fade Friday, and the market closed out its fourth straight winning month with solid gains.
Wall Street romped to records as a delayed jubilation swept markets worldwide after the Federal Reserve’s big cut to interest rates.