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Florida sets execution date for man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery 01/09/2026 07:28pm • TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) ��� A man convicted of killing a traveling salesman during a robbery is set to become Florida's first execution of 2026 under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, who signed off on a record 19 executions last year. Ronald Palmer Heath, 64, is schedule The NCAA has denied Ole Miss QB Trinidad Chambliss' eligibility waiver. Rebels plan to appeal 01/09/2026 07:14pm • The NCAA denied Mississippi���s request to extend the eligibility of Trinidad Chambliss on Friday. The Rebels star quarterback just finished his fifth year of college football in a 31-27 loss to Miami in the College Football Playoff semifinals on Thursday night. He had planned to return to Ole Miss Mavs' oft-injured Anthony Davis to miss time with ligament damage in hand 01/09/2026 07:03pm • Anthony Davis has ligament damage in his left hand, and the Dallas Mavericks' oft-injured big man is seeking multiple opinions on treatment options, the team said Friday without offering a time frame on a possible return. Davis was injured late in a 116-114 loss at the Utah Jazz on Thursday night. 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Construction delays and other concerns about the Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena have drawn headlines for weeks ahead of the NHL returni Ceasefire quickly unravels after days of clashes between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters 01/09/2026 06:23pm • ALEPPO, Syria (AP) ��� Syria's Defense Ministry announced a ceasefire Friday after three days of clashes between government forces and Kurdish fighters in the northern city of Aleppo that displaced over 140,000 people, but fighting resumed in the evening. There was no public response from the Kurdi Brooks Koepka is out of LIV Golf. Now he has applied for PGA Tour membership again 01/09/2026 06:18pm • Five-time major champion Brooks Koepka, just over two weeks after defecting from Saudi-funded LIV Golf, has applied to have his PGA Tour membership reinstated. The next step belongs to the tour, which has suspended players for joining the rival league, even if they never had PGA Tour membership. Tw 49ers' Trent Williams and Ricky Pearsall questionable for wild-card game against Eagles 01/09/2026 05:55pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams and wide receiver Ricky Pearsall will both officially be questionable for the San Francisco 49ers for their wild-card playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Coach Kyle Shanahan said Williams was able to practice on a l Bobby Petrino joins North Carolina as offensive coordinator for Bill Belichick 01/09/2026 05:48pm • CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) ��� Bobby Petrino was named North Carolina's new offensive coordinator for coach Bill Belichick on Friday. Petrino joins the Tar Heels after spending the past two seasons as the offensive coordinator at Arkansas, where he was also the interim head coach for the final seven ga Team Canada unveils experienced women's hockey Olympic roster, led by 'Captain Clutch' Poulin 01/09/2026 05:42pm • Led by Marie-Philip Poulin, a.k.a. ���Captain Clutch,��� defending Olympic gold medal-winning Canada is leaning heavily on experience in unveiling its 23-player women���s hockey roster on Friday for the Milan Cortina Games next month. Team Canada returns 16 players from the team that set numerous sc Crowded primary expected in Maryland���s 5th��District, as candidates aim to replace Hoyer 01/09/2026 05:08pm • Only hours after Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer announced he would not be running again, Democrats in Prince George���s County were being surveyed about who they might support to replace him. For months, there had been whispers that Hoyer was ready to give up his seat, and politicians in lower office The Latest: Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office 01/09/2026 04:59pm • Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office. Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, the Trump ad California homeowner rolls out 'unwelcome' mat for black bear living under his house 01/09/2026 04:42pm • A huge black bear that made its den in the crawl space under a Los Angeles area man���s house for more than a month has finally been evicted. Altadena resident Ken Johnson said the animal began denning beneath his home around Thanksgiving, twisting gas lines and toppling bricks as he came and went. Things to do in the DC area: The Fresh Start Series, Rock the Rink skate party ��� and more! 01/09/2026 04:26pm • Start the year strong by heading to The Yards in Southeast D.C. for pop-ups, tours, workshops and physical group activities at the "Fresh Start Series at The Yards." This monthlong series of events is meant to cultivate the best intentions for the new year. The upcoming events include a giveaway Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid 01/09/2026 04:19pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� A judge���s ruling that a Trump administration prosecutor in upstate New York was serving unlawfully has spilled into another case ��� with the same judge saying he can���t obtain tax return information in a criminal investigation because he lacks authority. The ruling Thursda