Swiss Alpine Bar Fire Death Toll Climbs to 41
The death toll from a fire at the "Le Constellation" bar and lounge in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, rose to 41 after an 18-year-old Swiss national died in a Zurich hospital on Saturday, according to the Associated Press, reporting for NPR News on February 1, 2026. The fire, which occurred during New Year's celebrations, had already claimed the lives of 40 people and injured over 100.
Swiss investigators believe the fire was ignited by sparkling candles atop wine bottles, according to NPR News. The incident prompted an outpouring of grief, with flower tributes placed at the entrance of the bar, as reported by the Associated Press.
In other news, Carlos Alcaraz of Spain defeated Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open, becoming the youngest man to ever complete a career Grand Slam, according to the Associated Press, reporting for NPR News on February 1, 2026. Alcaraz secured the title against Djokovic, who had previously never lost in his 10 previous finals at Melbourne Park.
Meanwhile, in the United States, five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in Minnesota, was released after a federal judge ordered his and his father's release, according to Time. The boy and his father, Adrian Conejo Arias, boarded a plane on Sunday morning in Texas. Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas said he picked up the father and son on Saturday night and escorted them back to Minnesota. "Liam is now home. With his hat and his backpack," Castro wrote on social media, according to Time. The boy's case gained national attention after a photograph surfaced showing him wearing a blue bunny hat and a Spider-Man backpack while being detained by an ICE agent in the driveway of his home, according to Time.
Separately, a video surfaced of Alex Pretti kicking out the taillight of an ICE vehicle, 11 days before Border Patrol agents shot him to death, according to Vox. Eric Levitz, a senior correspondent at Vox, noted that right-wing influencers quickly cast the incident as somehow exonerating the shooting.
In sports news, Alysa Liu, 21, is making an Olympic comeback after retiring from figure skating at 16, according to Time. Liu, who will be competing in Milan as part of the U.S. women's Olympic figure-skating team, is known for her unique hairstyle featuring horizontal blonde and brown stripes. Liu made the Olympic team in 2022 and competed in Beijing, finishing sixth, according to Time.
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