Portal:Current events/2017 January 5
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- A shootout in İzmir kills two gunmen while another one escapes. During the shootout a car bomb explodes, killing a police officer and court employee. (The Guardian)
Business and economy
- Following a start-of-year hike to the price of states. (Reuters)
- Kmart and 42 Sears stores will close in the United States in 2017, affecting retailers in 40 states. The company also announced it is selling its trademark Craftsman tool brand to Stanley Black & Decker for $900 million. (USA Today) (Bloomberg)
Politics and elections
- Obamacare repeal efforts
- Obamacare, seek to stop using federal money to fund Planned Parenthood. (CNN)
Science and technology
- List of organs of the human body
- Scientists classify the mesentery as an organ, making it the 79th human organ. It connects the intestines to the abdominal cavity. (Science Alert) (The Huffington Post)
Sports
- In ice hockey, the United States defeats Canada to win the gold medal at the 2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. (The New York Times)