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January 10, 2024     "If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." — Thomas Aquinas   1 Alaska Airlines Incident Exposes Another Scary Vulnerability Following the September 11, 2001, attacks, aircraft manufacturers and federal regulators worked together to secure airplane cockpits so bad actors would not be able to gain access to the controls. Keep reading   2 More Shots Fired in Ongoing Rodgers-Kimmel Spat Jimmy Kimmel wanted an apology from Aaron Rodgers, but as he suspected, it looks like he's not getting one. Keep reading   From our sponsors The Best Travel Cards With No Annual Fee The best no-hassle travel credit cards have amazing rewards, plus no annual or foreign transaction fees. Start racking up huge rewards. Learn more     At a Glance Amalija Knavs, mother of first lady Melania Trump, greets President Trump as he walks through the crowd at the White House, in this April 2, 2018, file photo. Knavs died Tuesday in Florida with the former first lady confirming her death: "It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija," she wrote. "Amalija Knavs was a strong woman who always carried herself with grace, warmth, and dignity. She was entirely devoted to her husband, daughters, grandson, and son-in-law. We will miss her beyond measure and continue to honor and love her legacy." (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) Keep reading   3 Fight, Arrests After Secret Tunnel Found Under Brooklyn Synagogue Nine men were arrested Monday afternoon when an altercation broke out at a century-old Brooklyn synagogue over a tunnel that had been secretly dug underneath the building. Keep reading   4 Authorities: Help Us ID Last of the 'Happy Face Killer' Victims Authorities say they've identified all the victims of the "Happy Face Killer" except one, and they need the public's help to determine who the final woman was. Keep reading   5 Navalny: I'm in Punishment Cell at Arctic Prison Colony Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny said Tuesday that officials at the Arctic penal colony where he is serving a 19-year sentence have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction, the latest step designed to ramp up pressure on President Vladimir Putin's fiercest political foe, the AP reports. Keep reading   6 Kim Jong Un Threatens to 'Annihilate' South Korea North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called South Korea "our principal enemy" and threatened to annihilate it if provoked, as he escalates his inflammatory, belligerent rhetoric against Seoul and the United States before their elections this year, the AP reports. Keep reading     7 Capitol Rioter Forced to Flee Home Avoids Jail Time A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the US Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow Donald Trump supporters. Keep reading   8 Man With Schizophrenia Found After Leaving Nursing Home A 61-year-old man with schizophrenia—who had been missing for more than three weeks since the St. Louis nursing home where he lived abruptly closed—was found Tuesday about a mile away, authorities said. Keep reading   This Day in History In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson, in his State of the Union address, asked Congress to impose a surcharge on both corporate and individual income taxes to help pay for his "Great Society" programs as well as the war in Vietnam. Find out what else happened on this date here.   From the Newser Archives On this day in 2019: Flecks of Blue on Old Teeth Reveal a Medieval Surprise   Yesterday's Most-Read Stories   From Our Sponsors Manage your subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe from Newser emails  |  Privacy Policy We'd love to hear from you. Send us a note at feedback@newser.com. Read our stories on MSN. Newser, LLC  |  1395 Brickell Avenue  |  Suite 800  |  Miami, Florida  |  33131 © 2024 Newser, LLC. All rights reserved