2023 has come in with a serious roar. Seriously, there has been no shortage of big news stories since the year kicked off.
Ranging from serious to silly, it's kind of remarkable how many highs and lows the first weeks of the year have brought.
In case you haven't been paying attention, this is what 2023 is like so far.
1. Massachusetts mom Ana Walshe allegedly disappeared on New Year's Day but wasn't reported missing until three days later.
Most recently, prosecutors have said that Ana's phone pinged on her home on both Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 — when surveillance video obtained during the police investigation revealed that Brian went to Home Depot and purchased $450 worth of cleaning supplies.
2. Damar Hamlin's injury shook the entire country on the first Monday of the year.
At the time of the incident, no one would have believed that Damar would be released from the hospital just a week later.
3. Jeremy Renner was critically injured by his own snowplow as he tried to help a stranded driver.
4. California's rotating storm system (aka the bomb cyclone) has been wreaking havoc throughout the state with flooding rains.
5. It took 15 votes to pick a speaker of the House.
Oh, and a fight broke out while they were figuring it all out.
6. Hailey Bieber came out with a "Nepo Baby" T-shirt.
7. Prince Harry was airing his family out ahead of the release of his memoir.
8. Céline Dion supporters started a protest outside of Rolling Stone's New York City offices for not including her on their list of the 200 greatest singers.
9. A 6-year-old in Virginia shot his teacher with his mom's gun.
10. Jen Shah was sentenced to 6.5 years in prison after pleading guilty to a telemarketing scam.
11. Rap veteran Gangsta Boo, born Lola Mitchell, died at age 43 on Jan. 2.
12. Tristan Thompson's mom, Andrea Thompson, died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Jan. 6.
13. An author named Susan Meachen, who was previously believed to have died by suicide in September 2020, revealed that she's been alive this whole time and did it to boost book sales.
Author Susan Meachen, who allegedly died by suicide in September 2020, returned to Facebook this week to reveal that she isn't actually dead — she just needed a break from social media. https://t.co/iBekAIkERO
An anti-bullying anthology was published in her honor after a statement allegedly written by a family member claimed that she was bullied to death by her online community of writers and book industry folks.
14. New York City nurses at two major hospitals have been on strike since Jan. 9.
15. Eight Is Enough star Adam Rich died at the age of 54.
16. The Mega Millions jackpot tipped over $1 billion.
