The TR Daily Briefs: Friday, January 2, 2026

TALLAHASSEE REPORTS

Friday, January 2, 2026

Weekend Weather: Today, a high near 70, nighttime low around 55. Saturday thunderstorms, high near 72, nighttime low 51. Sunday, sunny, high near 66 with nighttime low around 45. NWS

US stock markets closed down Wednesday (S&P 500 -0.7%, Dow -0.6%, Nasdaq -0.8%), but overall advance in 2025; Nasdaq rises roughly 20% on the year, driven by AI boom, followed by S&P 500 (+16%) and the Dow (+13%) (More) 

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Local & State News

The National Weather Service provided the following Autumn weather summary for Tallahassee and a look ahead to Winter expectations. Read more.

Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare released an update Tuesday about a recent data breach impacting some of its patients. TMH said the cybersecurity incident happened with a health records company they previously used called Cerner. Read more.

States must now provide “justification” that federal childcare funds they receive are spent on “legitimate” providers in order to get those dollars, President Donald Trump’s administration announced. Read more.

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National News

President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Read more.

Zohran Mamdani (D) is sworn in as New York City’s 112th mayor and first Muslim mayor (More).

College Football Playoff semifinal matchups set, with No. 5 Oregon taking on No. 1 Indiana and No. 10 Miami taking on No. 6 Ole Miss next week; see bracket and schedule (More).