The ceasefire was announced by the U.S, Qatar, and Israel and claims to bring a “permanent end” to the fighting and free the hostages in both Palestine and Israel.
On Jan. 29, at 8:47 PM, American Eagle Flight 5342 and UH-60 Black Hawk collided and crashed into the Potomac River, resulting in the deadliest U.S. air crash in 20 years.
The wildfires killed at least 29 people, forced more than 200,000 to evacuate and destroyed or damaged more than 18,000 homes and structures before they were successfully extinguished on Jan. 31.
On Jan. 4, popular science educator Bill Nye ’73, known to millions as “The Science Guy,” was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom during a ceremony at the White House.
Following the release of the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel “It Ends With Us,” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni became embroiled in a series of lawsuits.
