Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

Saks Files for Bankruptcy as Department Stores Fight for Survival

A luxury department store Saks Fifth Avenue is seen on January 15, 2026 in Washington, DC. aks Global – the parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman – filed for bankruptcy protection on Wednesday, marking a low point for the nation's biggest luxury department store conglomerate. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Campaign Rally Hosted By Laure Lavalette - Toulon

Laure Lavalette, National Rally party representative for the Var department and mayoral candidate, hosts her first campaign rally at the Palais Neptune in Toulon, France, on January 14, 2026. Photo by Laurent Coust/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Justice Department Launches Criminal Investigation Into Fed Chair Powell Over Renovations To Federal Reserve Headquarters

Construction continues at the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building on January 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Department of Justice announced that it is opening a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve Chair, over his handling of the renovation project, and related testimony to Congress. Photo by Olivier Douliery/ABACAPRESS.COM

[Breaking News]Tokyo firefighters New Year event

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 6 Kyodo - Fire engines of the Tokyo Fire Department release water during a New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026. (Kyodo)

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department unit that guards the prime minister's office take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's riot squad take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's dog units take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's mounted unit take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of a Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department special counter-disaster unit take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Members of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's mounted unit take part in an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Police march in Tokyo to mark new year

Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department chief Yuji Sakoda pays tribute to members of the Tokyo police during an annual march to mark the new year in the Japanese capital on Jan. 9, 2026.

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Fire engines of the Tokyo Fire Department take part in a New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Fire engines of the Tokyo Fire Department take part in a New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Tokyo firefighters New Year event

Fire engines of the Tokyo Fire Department release water during a New Year event in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2026.

News photo exhibition in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 10 Kyodo - Japanese gymnast Aiko Sugihara jumps in front of a photo of herself celebrating the women's floor exercise gold she won at the artistic gymnastics world championships in Jakarta in October, as an exhibition of news photos from 2025 kicks off at a department store in Tokyo on Dec. 10, 2025. Around 300 photos are on display at the event that runs through Dec. 22. (Kyodo)

New Year sale at department store in Japan

New Year sale at department store in Japan

People queue at a Sogo department store in Yokohama near Tokyo ahead of its opening on Jan. 2, 2026, as a New Year sale begins.

New Year sale at department store in Japan

New Year sale at department store in Japan

Photo shows a section for selling lucky bags at a Sogo department store in Yokohama near Tokyo on Jan. 2, 2026.

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

This photograph shows the emergency phone number displayed on a firefighters truck seen during France's Interior Minister's visit to the Department Fire and Rescue Service (Service D?partemental d'Incendie et de Secours - SDIS), ahead of New Year's Eve, in Villiers-le-Bel, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez (C), France's junior Minister of the Interior Marie-Pierre Vedrenne (L) and Prefect of the Val d'Oise department Philippe Court (R) arrive at the local National Gendarmerie station ahead of New Year's Eve, in Domont, on the outskirts of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

French Interior Minister At the Presentation of A Security Procedure Before New Year's Eve - Domont

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez meets French firefighters at the Department Fire and Rescue Service (Service D?partemental d'Incendie et de Secours - SDIS) ahead of New Year's Eve, in Villiers-le-Bel, a suburb of Paris, on December 31, 2025. Photo by Alain JOCARD/Pool/ABACAPRESS.COM