Lance Tucker resigns as Bartlett football coach, returns home to coach in Alabama

Yahoo Finance
JPMorgan reshuffling creates new questions about who succeeds Jamie Dimon
JPMorgan elevated Jennifer Piepszak to chief operating officer as part of a new management reshuffling announced Tuesday, but the nation’s largest bank said that Piepszak doesn’t want to succeed Jamie Dimon as CEO.
CBS News
What would happen to TikTok on my phone if the app is banned?
A law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. is set to take effect on Jan. 19. Here's what that would mean for users of the social media platform.
CBS News
9 Sydney beaches closed after mysterious ball-shaped debris washes up ashore
The discovery of the marble-sized balls comes after a similar incident in October closed Sydney's Bondi Beach, among other tourist hotspots.
Associated Press
Georgia's governor details spending plans but not his top priority of lawsuit reform
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has prioritized limiting lawsuit verdicts but the plans he outlined before business leaders Tuesday were all about investing in infrastructure and education. The Republican governor told the Georgia Chamber of Commerce his reform plans aren’t quite ready yet, and a spokesperson said details would be released before the end of the month. “We’re just dotting the I’s and crossing the t’s,” spokesperson Garrison Douglas said Tuesday.
AFP
US to ban smart cars containing Chinese tech
The United States finalized a rule Tuesday effectively barring Chinese technology from cars in the American market, taking aim at software and hardware from the world's second biggest economy over national security risks.Under the latest rule Tuesday, even if a passenger car were US-made, manufacturers with "a sufficient nexus" to China or Russia are not allowed to sell such new vehicles incorporating hardware and software for external connectivity and autonomous driving.
AFP
Lindt chocolate to raise prices again this year
Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli announced Tuesday that it would raise prices again in 2025 after strong sales last year showed that increases had not cut the appetite of consumers.The company posted organic sales growth -- which excludes currency fluctuations and acquisitions -- of 7.8 percent in 2024 to 5.47 billion Swiss francs ($6 billion).
Yahoo Finance
Tesla pops on encouraging EV data, prospects of Elon Musk purchasing TikTok
Tesla shares gainws as investors priced in Elon Musk's reach across a variety of industries.
Reuters
U.S. removes malware allegedly planted on computers by Chinese-backed hackers
The U.S. Justice Department said on Tuesday that it has deleted malware planted on more than 4,200 computers by a group of criminal hackers who were backed by the People's Republic of China. The malware, known as "PlugX," affected thousands of computers around the globe and was used to infect and steal information, the department said. Investigators said the malware was installed by a band of hackers who are known by the names "Mustang Panda" and "Twill Typhoon."
CBS News
FAA investigating after Delta, United flights nearly collide over Phoenix
The close call between the United and Delta flights at the Phoenix airport comes amid an increase in plane near-collisions.
Reuters
South African rescuers pull 36 corpses, 82 survivors from illegal gold mine
STILFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) -South African rescuers have pulled out 36 dead bodies and 82 survivors from a gold mine deep underground in two days of operations, police said on Tuesday, adding that the survivors would all face illegal mining and immigration charges. Police began laying siege to the mine in August and cut off food and water supplies in an attempt to force the miners to the surface so they could be arrested as part of a crackdown on illegal mining. A Reuters team at the site saw rescuers carrying one man on a stretcher, while a group of other men, one of them emaciated, sat on the ground surrounded by uniformed police officers and paramedics.
Associated Press
Chemicals in sewage sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
Harmful chemicals in sewage sludge spread on pasture as fertilizer pose a risk to people who regularly consume milk, beef and other products from those farms, in some cases raising cancer risk “several orders of magnitude” above what the Environmental Protection Agency considers acceptable, federal officials announced Tuesday. The agency now says those solids often contain toxic, lasting PFAS that treatment plants cannot effectively remove. When people eat or drink foods containing these “forever” chemicals, the compounds accumulate in the body and can cause kidney, prostate and testicular cancer.
Associated Press
The tax deadline for some small businesses affected by disasters in 2024 is drawing near
The tax deadline for some small businesses affected by severe weather in 2024 is drawing near, the IRS is reminding owners. Small businesses in all or parts of 14 states and 2 territories that received extensions to file their 2023 returns due to natural disasters will need to file in 2025. The IRS grants tax extensions to small businesses and others affected by severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes or natural occurrences like earthquakes if they're designated a disaster by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
CNN
Pink flame retardants are being used to slow California fires. What do we know about them?
Aircraft battling fires raging through the Los Angeles area are dropping more than water: Hundreds of thousands of gallons of hot-pink fire suppressant ahead of the flames in a desperate effort to stop them before they destroy more neighborhoods.
Associated Press
Michelle Obama will skip Trump inauguration, but ex-Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush will be there
Former first lady Michelle Obama will skip the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the second time in two weeks that she is not attending a gathering of former U.S. leaders and their spouses, but former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be there. Laura Bush and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join their husbands for the Jan. 20 swearing-in ceremony at the Capitol, representatives said.
Politico
How Long Can Marco Rubio Survive as Secretary of State?
He’s being undermined by fellow Republicans, and that’s before he shows up to lead a workforce Trump distrusts.
USA TODAY
Where are mandatory evacuation orders today for California wildfires? See maps
Ventura County joins LA County on the list of areas that has mandatory evacuation orders in place due to wildfires.
Associated Press
Wildfires latest: Firefighters prepare for dry conditions and strong winds
Firefighters around Los Angeles were preparing on Tuesday to attack flare-ups or new blazes. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says officials have seen the deliberate spreading of misinformation related to government assistance after the wildfires in Los Angeles in ways similar to what occurred following Hurricane Helene’s devastation in North Carolina last year.
CNN
What we know about emerging Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal
The Israeli government and Hamas say that they are in the final stages of indirect talks over a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages held in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
AFP
Stocks rise tracking tariffs, inflation and earnings
Stock markets mostly rose Tuesday with traders' attention fixed on President-elect Donald Trump's tariff plans, earnings updates and upcoming inflation data.Investors will be paying more attention to US and UK consumer price inflation data due on Wednesday.
AFP
UK finance minister, hit by market woes, stands firm on growth
Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves on Tuesday insisted the Labour government needed to "go further and faster" in its bid to kickstart economic growth in the face of UK markets turmoil.The economic headwinds that we face are a reminder that we should -- indeed, we must -- go further and faster in our plan to kickstart economic growth."

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