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Alex Bregman looking to win a World Series with the Chicago Cubs 01/15/2026 05:42pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Alex Bregman was clear and concise. His biggest priorities are his family and winning baseball games. Bregman's wife, Reagan, and sons, Knox and Bennett, watched from the front row on Thursday as he detailed his reasons for signing with the Chicago Cubs in free agency. He displayed 49ers star Fred Warner ruled out for playoff game against Seattle, could return if team advances 01/15/2026 05:24pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� San Francisco star linebacker Fred Warner was ruled out for the 49ers' divisional round playoff game against Seattle but could return from a serious ankle injury if the team wins this week. Warner returned to practice this week for the first time since breaking and dislo Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner lead Magic past Grizzlies 118-111 in Berlin 01/15/2026 05:13pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Franz Wagner had 18 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Magic lineup, and Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Germany. Wagner had missed more than a month with a high Netanyahu says the announced start of Gaza ceasefire's next phase is a 'declarative move' 01/15/2026 04:43pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israeli strikes in Gaza on Thursday killed nine people, including three women, a day after the U.S. announced that the fragile ceasefire would advance to its second phase. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the ceasefire announcement largely symbolic Ohio authorities say Michael McKee, the ex-husband of Monique Tepe, is responsible for killings 01/15/2026 04:39pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) ��� Police in Ohio's capital city said Wednesday that they have gathered enough evidence to link a man charged in the double homicide of his ex-wife and her husband in their Columbus home last month to the killings. Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant said in an Associated Press United States Premier Hockey League unveils performance-based NIL system 01/15/2026 04:11pm • NASHUA, N.H. (AP) ��� The United States Premier Hockey League unveiled a performance-based name, image and likeness compensation that is the first of its kind at the junior level in North America. The USPHL announced this week it is implementing a league-wide NIL cap of $250,000 per season beginning Prosecutor urges manslaughter verdict for guard who 'did nothing' as fellow officers killed inmate 01/15/2026 04:09pm • UTICA, N.Y. (AP) ��� A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial of correctional officers whose pummeling, recorded by body-cameras, provoked outrage. ���For se Adam Silver: NBA, FIBA pushing forward with plans for new league in Europe. But things take time 01/15/2026 04:04pm • NBA Commissioner Adam Silver reaffirmed Thursday that the league, in partnership with FIBA, is pressing forward on plans to bring a new league to Europe but stopped short of making any formal announcements regarding timelines or which teams may be committed to coming aboard. Silver spoke before the At Detroit auto show, spotlight dims for EVs 01/15/2026 03:54pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� At the North American International Auto Show, tires squeal as gearheads put shiny new vehicles through their paces on a pair of indoor tracks that sprawl across the event space. One of those tracks used to be set aside exclusively for electric vehicles as U.S. automakers sought to Syrian swimmer among activists cleared by Greek court of aiding migrant rescues 01/15/2026 03:04pm • LESBOS, Greece (AP) ��� A Greek court on Thursday acquitted a group of rescue volunteers who aided migrants on the island of Lesbos, ending a case that drew criticism from international human rights groups. The 24 defendants include Syrian competitive swimmer Sarah Mardini, who was arrested in 2018 Trump's ceasefire plan faces great uncertainty as it moves into a new phase 01/15/2026 01:48pm • JERUSALEM (AP) ��� The White House says it is moving into the second phase of President Donald Trump���s Gaza ceasefire plan ��� breathing new life into a proposal that aims to rebuild the war-ravaged area and reshape the wider Middle East. Trump���s Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, broke the news Wedn Exiled crown prince���s plan for Iran is mostly aimed at Trump, experts say 01/15/2026 12:59pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� No pursuit of nuclear weapons. Confronting drug trafficking. An immediate recognition of the state of Israel. Exporting copious amounts of oil and gas. Exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi laid out his aspirations Thursday for Iran if its theocracy is toppled ��� and experts sa Press freedom advocates worry that raid on Washington Post journalist's home will chill reporting 01/15/2026 12:55pm • If the byproduct of a raid on a Washington Post journalist's home is to deter probing reporting of government action, the Trump administration could hardly have chosen a more compelling target. Hannah Natanson, nicknamed the ���federal government whisperer��� at the Post for her reporting on Preside UEFA cites fall in US dollar last year for $55 million loss in accounts 01/15/2026 12:00pm • GENEVA (AP) ��� The fall in the U.S. dollar value last year cost UEFA about $55 million. The dollar value dropped about 9% against a range of foreign currencies in the first months of 2025, which economists linked to investors��� waning confidence in the U.S. under President Donald Trump, who return Players boycott forces Bangladesh cricket to remove official for disparaging remarks 01/15/2026 11:50am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) ��� A players boycott which postponed matches in the Bangladesh Premier League on Thursday prompted the Bangladesh Cricket Board to force out an official after his disparaging remarks about players started the disruption. The board removed Nazmul Islam as chairman of the finan