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US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country 01/22/2026 05:49pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� The U.S. warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country���s government late Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the first time in a decade. In a statement posted on X, the US stocks climb some more after Trump calls off his tariffs for Greenland 01/22/2026 05:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks rose again Thursday and regained more of their losses for the week following the latest walk back by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier threatened. The S&P 500 gained 0.5% and added to its big gain from Wednesday, when Trump said he had reached ���t Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship 01/22/2026 05:38pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The former superintendent of Iowa���s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, had initially pleaded not g Sancho scores as Aston Villa seals Europa League last-16 spot with 1-0 win over Fenerbahce 01/22/2026 05:36pm • Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for Aston Villa to lift his new club past Fenerbahce 1-0 and into the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday with a game to spare. Lyon also clinched a last-16 spot with a 1-0 victory over Young Boys in Bern, and Freiburg joined them by beating Maccabi Tel Aviv by t Seahawks, Rams will meet for 3rd time this season as division foes play for Super Bowl berth 01/22/2026 05:23pm • Los Angeles Rams (14-5) at Seattle (15-3) Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST, FOX. BetMGM NFL Odds: Seahawks by 2 1/2. Against the spread: Rams 11-8; Seahawks 13-5 Series record: Seahawks lead 29-28 Last meeting: Seattle beat the Rams 38-37 in overtime on Dec. 18. Last week: The Rams beat Chicago 20-17 in ove House approves final spending bills as Democrats denounce ICE funding 01/22/2026 05:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government. The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending an Kings' Darcy Kuemper returns from injury scare well ahead of Winter Olympic run with Team Canada 01/22/2026 04:57pm • EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) ��� Los Angeles Kings goaltender Darcy Kuemper, one of three netminders on Canada���s upcoming Olympic hockey roster, has been cleared to return after suffering a neck injury against the New York Rangers on Tuesday. Kuemper said after returning to practice Thursday that he lo WTOP's Snowzilla 2026 Contest Rules 01/22/2026 04:56pm • WTOP���s Snowzilla 2026 Contest Official Rules �� NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. �� BY ENTERING THE CONTEST, EACH ENTRANT AGREES TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES. �� Eligibility: The WTOP Snowzilla 2026 Contes 'Sinners' makes history, setting Oscars nomination record 01/22/2026 04:47pm • Ryan Coogler���s blues-steeped vampire epic ���Sinners��� led all films with 16 nominations to the 98th Academy Awards on Thursday, setting a record for the most in Oscar history. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voters showered ���Sinners��� with more nominations than they had ever besto Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin has surgery on lower body injury that will keep him out of Olympics 01/22/2026 04:23pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Minnesota Wild defenseman Jonas Brodin underwent surgery for a lingering lower body injury that will prevent him from playing for Sweden in the Olympics next month, coach John Hynes confirmed on Thursday. Brodin was out for the fifth straight game when the Wild hosted the De Kansas coach Bill Self plans to return vs. Kansas State, and Peterson is questionable for the game 01/22/2026 03:44pm • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ��� Kansas coach Bill Self intends to be on the sideline Saturday night when the No. 19 Jayhawks make the 2-hour trip down Interstate 70 to play Kansas State. He just isn't sure whether he'll have Darryn Peterson on the court. Peterson, who is widely considered a potential No. 1 Ready for a trip to the park? Snowboarding set for its spotlight at the Winter Olympics 01/22/2026 03:22pm • The origins of snowboarding go back to Christmas Day 1965 when an engineer named Sherman Poppen strapped two skis together to give his daughters something to do. He called it a ���snurfer��� and started selling them the next year. Jake Burton came along, refined the toy and helped turn snowboarding US sanctions Costa Rican drug network, including a beauty salon, for trafficking cocaine 01/22/2026 02:04pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The U.S. imposed sanctions on five Costa Ricans and five Costa Rican entities for allegedly helping to transport tons of cocaine from Colombia, storing the drugs in Costa Rica, then shipping them to the U.S. and Europe. The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control a Spinners lead Sri Lanka to victory over England in ODI series opener 01/22/2026 12:54pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) ��� Sri Lanka spinners thrived in favorable conditions at home to beat England by 19 runs Thursday in the opening game of three-match ODI series. With star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga rested, legspinner Jeffrey Vandersay (2-39) and leftarm spinner Dunith Wellalage (2-41) picked In operatic dispute, Met Opera director and designers order names stripped from 'Carmen' 01/22/2026 11:41am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� In a dispute of operatic proportions, the production team of Bizet���s ���Carmen��� at the Metropolitan Opera ordered their names stripped from programs over a restaging decision, and the company intends to bring back sets of a retired 2009 version. Director Carrie Cracknell���s pr