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Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements.

Wyoming has asked the federal government to remove grizzly bears in and around Yellowstone National Park from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a request which if approved could allow the animals to be hunted.

The first major winter storm of the season has dumped more than a foot of snow in many spots in New England. Parents took advantage of school cancellations to play with children in the snow and homeowners worked to clear sidewalks.

Sidney Poitier, the groundbreaking actor who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, has died at 94.

Today in History for Jan. 6: Joan of Arc is born; Samuel Morse demonstrates the telegraph to the public; Commercial airplane completes first round-the-world flight; Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan is attacked; Dizzy Gillespie and Rudolf Nureyev die.

Lisa Young visits her horse after losing everything else in a fire in Boulder County last week – home, belongings, and likely her two cats.

 A pair of beavers at the Oregon Zoo enjoyed a snowy walk on Wednesday while collecting some tree branches. The zoo in Portland says the pair, named Filbert and Maple, is their branch managers.

Highlights of this day in history: Thomas Edison demonstrates the light bulb; The United States winds down the Marshall Plan; Actor Anthony Hopkins, composer Jule Styne, and musician Donna Summer are born. (Dec. 31)

John Madden was dearly loved by millions of football fans worldwide. While it’s a very sad day, it’s also a day we should celebrate the life of a man who brought joy through the game of football to millions. John Madden, dead at 85.

Today in history for Dec. 29: Noblemen in Russia kill Gregory Rasputin; Wounded Knee massacre takes place; Texas joins as the 28th state; Dissident playwright Vaclav Havel elected president of Czechoslovakia; First YMCA opens in Boston.