Today is Tuesday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2026. There are 359 days left in the year.

Today in history:

On Jan. 6, 2005, former Ku Klux Klan leader Edgar Ray Killen was indicted on murder charges 41 years after three civil rights workers were killed in Mississippi. (Killen was later convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 60 years in prison; he died in prison in 2018.)

Also on this date:

In 1919, former President Theodore Roosevelt died in Oyster Bay, New York, at age 60.

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In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his State of the Union address, outlined a goal of “Four Freedoms” — human rights worthy of defending universally: freedom of speech and expression, the freedom to worship God in one’s own way, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.

In 1974, year-round daylight saving time began in the United States on a trial basis as a fuel-saving measure in response to the OPEC oil embargo. The country, however, returned to standard time in October, effectively ending the experiment.

In 1982, truck driver William G. Bonin was convicted in Los Angeles of 10 of the “Freeway Killer” slayings of young men and boys. (Bonin was later convicted of four other killings; he was executed in 1996.)

In 1994, figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was clubbed on the leg by an assailant at Detroit’s Cobo Arena; four men, including the ex-husband of Kerrigan’s rival, Tonya Harding, went to prison for their roles in the attack. (Harding pleaded guilty to conspiracy to hinder prosecution but denied any advance knowledge about the assault.)

In 2021, supporters of President Donald Trump, fueled by his false claims of a stolen election, assaulted police and stormed into the U.S. Capitol to interrupt the certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, forcing lawmakers into hiding. A Trump supporter, Ashli Babbitt, was shot and killed by police as she tried to breach a barricaded doorway inside the Capitol. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, injured while confronting the rioters, suffered a stroke the next day and died from natural causes. Congress reconvened hours later to finish certifying Biden’s victory. In January 2025 — on the first day of his second term — Trump granted blanket clemency to more than 1,500 people convicted or awaiting trial or sentencing for Jan. 6 offenses.

Today’s Birthdays:

Actor-comedian Rowan Atkinson, who played Mr. Bean, is 71.
Golf Hall of Famer Nancy Lopez is 69.
TV chef Nigella Lawson is 66.
Football Hall of Famer Howie Long is 66.
Football Hall of Famer Charles Haley is 62.
Actor Norman Reedus is 57.
TV personality Julie Chen Moonves is 56.
Actor Eddie Redmayne is 44.
Actor-comedian Kate McKinnon is 42.
Businessman Eric Trump is 42.
Entrepreneur and yoga instructor Hilaria Baldwin is 42.

The Gophers appeared to beat out Iowa and James Madison for the transfer portal commitment of Division II defensive back Parker Knutson on Monday.

The 6-foot-1, 190-pound player from Sartell, Minn., and Southwest Minnesota State has two years of eligibility left for the U.

Knutson racked up eight interceptions and 39 tackles in 11 games in 2025 and totaled five picks and 39 tackles in 11 games in 2024. He played three games as a true freshman for the Mustangs in Marshall.

Knutson’s ball skills jump out as a reason why he is making the jump to the FBS. How he fits in a DI secondary will start to take shape in spring practice.

Knutson is the seventh overall player to pledge to the U this week.

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LOS ANGELES – Myriad aspiring entertainers will tell you that Hollywood can be a hard place to find success. That is especially the case for the Wild of late.

For some reason, the home of the Los Angeles Kings continues to be a place where nothing comes easy for the visitors in town from Minnesota.

On Monday the Kings got a pair of goals late in the second period, and held off a comeback effort by the visitors. When the final horn blew, the Kings had posted a 4-2 win, and handed Minnesota its first loss in regulation since before Christmas.

Minnesota has now lost, either in overtime or in regulation, six of its last seven visits to downtown Los Angeles.

Wild goalie Filip Gustavsson did what he could, keeping the home team off the scoreboard for the first 35 minutes of the game while not getting goal support despite a trio of Wild power plays in the first two periods. He finished with 30 saves while Jared Spurgeon and Ryan Hartman scored for the Wild.

Los Angeles finally broke a scoreless deadlock late in the middle period when Warren Foegele sailed a shot through a mess of bodies in front of the Wild net, hitting the top corner of the net over Gustavsson’s right shoulder. Marcus Foligno, who had blocked a shot earlier in the shift, left the game for a time, but returned in the third.

After former Wild standout Kevin Fiala fought off a challenge from Minnesota defender Matt Kiersted to make it 2-0, Spurgeon made it a one-goal game with a long-range shot through traffic in the third.

But the momentum was fleeting, as Andrei Kuzmenko had a pretty weave to the net, tucking the puck past Gustavsson.

Minnesota got the game’s first power play and came within an inch of taking the lead when a pretty backhander by Joel Eriksson Ek eluded the Kings goalie’s left shoulder but hit the post and sailed out of danger.

The Kings best chance at a first period lead came late in the opening frame, when a defensive miscue left Los Angeles with two players uncovered in front of the Minnesota net. But Gustavsson made the save and steered the puck to the corner, and the game reached the first intermission with nothing on the scoreboard.

Up 3-1 in the third, the Kings briefly appeared to make it 4-1, but after consulting, officials ruled no goal as the puck was kicked in by Los Angeles forward Quinton Byfield. Instead, the Wild got a four-minute power play when former Hill-Murray standout Mikey Anderson caught Marcus Johansson under the visor with a high stick. Johansson left the game bleeding, aided by trainers.

Hartman scored on the power play for the Wild, which had been held off the board on five previous man advantage situations on Monday.

But with Gustavsson on the bench for an extra attacked, Adrian Kempe’s empty net goal sealed the result.

Darcy Kuemper finished with 32 saves for Los Angeles, as Minnesota fell to 3-1-2 on their current road trip.

Los Angeles lost veteran forward Anze Kopitar to a lower body injury in the game. It was a big loss for the Kings, as Kopitar – who will retire at the end of this season – was playing his 71st game versus Minnesota and has been a Wild-killer since entering the NHL in 2006. He has 61 career points versus Minnesota.

The Wild’s marathon seven-game road trip finally reaches the finish line on Thursday night in Seattle when they make their second, and final, visit to the Kraken this season. Minnesota won 4-1 at Climate Pledge Arena in their first meeting, on Dec. 8.

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Often the World Junior Championships’ bridesmaid and rarely the bride, Sweden broke through Monday at the Grand Casino Arena, capturing its third gold medal and first in 14 years with a 4-2 victory over Czechia.

Sweden, which featured a dozen players who will be eligible for a return at the next WJC, entered Monday’s contest at 1-10 in gold medal games since 1992 and has the most silver medals (12) of any country since the event’s 1977 inception.

Sweden Ivar Stenberg (15) hits Czechia forward Samuel Drancak (29) in the face with his stick during the first period of an IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game, Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Matt Krohn)

“We had a lot of energy and spark from shift to shift,” said Swedish coach Magnus Havelid, whose country won the world U18 championship in 2022 and provides roughly 70 NHL players annually. “For us it’s about teamwork, and you have to believe it, not just talk about it.

“Other countries have more stars and more players, but we need role acceptance and we work on that early.”

The Swedes led, 3-0, with three minutes remaining before Czechia scored twice in two minutes with goaltender Michal Orsulak pulled for an extra attacker. Ivar Stenberg, projected as high as the second-round pick in the 2026 NHL draft, scored the final goal of the first all-European final since 2016 into an empty net.

“The last goal was amazing,” Stenberg said. “We had been nervous, but I saw all the guys so happy, so I was so glad. We’ve been here like four weeks and we’ve worked for this every moment. We were going for it and did everything to get the gold.”

Samuel Drank, Victor Eklund and Casper Juustovaara also scored for the undefeated victors while Adam Jiricek and Matej Kubiesa struck for Czechia. Jakub Fibigr had two assists for the runners-up, who medaled for a fourth consecutive year. Sweden’s Love Harenstam made 27 saves while Orsulak stopped 31 shots.

“He’s so focused and got good help from the defensemen,” Havelid said of Harenstam. “He goes game by game and keeps his focus on the next shift, on the next touch. He was amazing the whole tournament.”

Sweden scored the first period’s lone goal. Shorthanded and also down a player who’d had his stick slashed in half, the Tre Kronor nonetheless produced a charge through the offensive zone by Jack Berglund, who split a pair of defenders between the circles and got off a shot.

The rebound kicked left, and Berglund swung it behind the net and fed it back out at the right post, whence Drancak scored.

The Swedes doubled their lead midway through the second period. Stenberg’s shot from center point struck defender Fibigr and dropped to his feet. Berglund swatted it toward the left post and an unguarded Eklund scored easily. At period’s end, the Swedes held a 29-11 shot advantage.

“We were a bit overhyped against (Canada), and that probably bit us a bit at the beginning of this game,” said Czech forward Vaclav Nestrasil. “But we showed in the last five minutes that we can compete.”

Czechia pulled within 3-2 on a pair of one-time slap shots from the left circle by Jiricek and Kubiesa. The Bohemian Lions had a number of other chances, but the Swedes closed ranks around Harenstam and made it difficult to get more shots through to the net.

“So many mixed emotions,” said Swedish defenseman Sascha Boumedienne. “This is what you’ve been dreaming of since you were a kid. We’ve known each other since we were young kids, so doing it for our country and for each other is really special.”

A notable difference in the countries’ development strategies can be noted in the fact that Czechia has 17 players who compete for Canadian junior teams, while Sweden — where youngsters prefer to compete in their nation’s highly regarded top league — has none.

“I felt like at some parts of the game we played against adults, not even like system-wise, but their physiques,” said Czechia coach Patrik Augusta, a 1992 NHL first-round draft pick who played only four games in that league. “They’re strong, great skaters and you can tell that a lot of their players are playing in the men’s league in Sweden.

“We have great hockey players for a small country. I know sometimes back home it’s saying that they’re leaving too early, but I think we should be proud that they’re leaving even if they’re 15 or 16 years old.”

Said Czech forward Vaclav Nestrasil: “Even though we didn’t win the gold medal, we showed we’re going to be in here, battling for it every single year. Guys in our locker room are going to be back fighting because they know the feeling of losing, and nobody wants to feel that twice.”

Czech forward Vojtech Cihar was named the tournament’s most valuable player after leading the event in scoring with four goals and eight assists.

Canada 6, Finland 3

The Canadians, favored for the gold medal before the tournament began, eased some of their frustration at losing in the semifinals with a bronze-medal triumph.

Canada beat Finland for the second time in the tournament, as the teams were both in Group B for pool play. The Canadians have won 36 WJC medals, six of them bronze.

Canada’s Sam O’Reilly had two goals, Michael Hage produced four assists and Gavin McKenna had a goal and three assists. Carter George made 32 saves.

Zayne Parekh had a goal and an assist to break the Canadian record for WJC points by a defenseman with 13 on six goals and seven assists. Alex Pietrangelo had 12 in 2010.

Finland, which trailed, 3-2, after a period, received single goals from Julius Mitten, Heikki Ruohonen and Arttu Valila. Petteri Rimpinen stopped 28 shots.

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