| Good morning. It's Monday, Jan. 1. Happy New Year! Let us help you with your resolutions — take this quiz to get started. Now let's catch up. | | |  | Japan issued tsunami warnings after a massive earthquake. | - What to know: An estimated 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's western coast today. Authorities urged those in vulnerable areas to evacuate or run to higher ground.
- Zooming out: The warnings have stoked fears across Japan, where a 2011 earthquake led to towering waves and a nuclear disaster, killing at least 18,000 people.
| | |  | The U.S. Navy killed Houthi militants trying to board a shipping vessel in the Red Sea. | | | |  | Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley pledged to pardon Donald Trump. | | | | | | | |  | Denmark's queen announced her abdication live on television. | - It was a surprise: Queen Margrethe II, 83, said yesterday that she would step down this month after more than half a century on the throne, citing her age and health concerns.
- Who's next in line? Her eldest son, 55-year-old Crown Prince Frederik. Margrethe, a popular and eloquent queen, is the longest-serving monarch in Europe.
| | |  | Last year, Earth's hottest on record, marked a new climate era for humanity. | - The records: 2023 saw the hottest single day on record, as well as the hottest ever June, July, August, September, October, November and probably December, too.
- What it means: Humanity has entered the age of "global boiling," as the U.N. Secretary General called it, marked by drought, fires, extreme weather and extended heat waves.
| | |  | The College Football Playoff starts tonight. | | | |  | Mickey Mouse is finally in the public domain. | - Which Mickey? The earliest version of Disney's iconic rodent, from the 1928 film "Steamboat Willie." Its copyright protection expired today after decades of legal battles.
- What that means: Anyone can now adapt this version of Mickey — but can't include still-copyrighted elements from later versions of the character, like his high, squeaky voice.
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