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More than half the US threatened with ice, snow and cold in massive winter storm 01/23/2026 09:42pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Freezing rain fell in parts of Texas on Friday as a huge, dayslong winter storm began a trek that threatened to bring snow, sleet, ice, bone-chilling temperatures and extensive power outages to about half the U.S. population. Forecasters warned that catastrophic damage, especially in DC police, community members say final goodbye to officer struck while helping stranded driver 01/23/2026 06:13pm • Law enforcement officers and community members packed a Maryland church Friday morning for the funeral of D.C. police officer Terry Bennett, who was hit while helping a stuck driver in December. At City of Praise Family Ministries in Landover, D.C. Interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said Bennet State of emergency: DC region prepares for massive snowfall this weekend 01/23/2026 04:15pm • Local leaders are bracing for a winter storm that's slated to pick up steam Saturday night, possibly��dropping��a foot of snow and sleet��across the D.C. region. A state of emergency is in place in D.C., Maryland and Virginia ahead of what the District's mayor called ���the largest snowfall��� th Alex Palou ordered to pay McLaren Racing $12M in breach of contract suit 01/23/2026 01:29pm • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou on Friday was ordered to pay McLaren Racing more than $12 million in the breach of contract suit the team filed when the Spaniard backed out of two different deals with the racing team. The Friday ruling from London's High Court came An avalanche in Pakistan and snowstorms in neighboring Afghanistan kill at least 20 people 01/23/2026 12:54pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� An avalanche killed nine members of a single family in northwestern Pakistan on Friday while a heavy snowstorm the day before in neighboring Afghanistan left 11 people dead, officials said. Winter storms also stranded thousands of tourists and blocked roads near Islamabad, the Pak Williams to miss opening F1 preseason test after 'delays' getting new car ready 01/23/2026 11:23am • GROVE, England (AP) ��� Williams will miss next week's first Formula 1 preseason testing in Barcelona after reporting ���delays��� in getting its car ready for the season. Williams said Friday it still has ���a lot to look forward to��� despite the setback ahead of next week's five-day test. It's th NASCAR chairman Jim France's car wins Rolex 24 pole, then gets disqualified 01/23/2026 10:52am • DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� The Cadillac sports car owned by NASCAR chairman Jim France won the pole for the Rolex 24 at Daytona but was later disqualified in inspection, moving one of the favorites to the back of the class for the start of the most prestigious endurance race in the United States. Snowmageddon 2026? How the DC region is preparing for the incoming snowstorm 01/23/2026 10:25am • In Montgomery County, Maryland, road crews are getting ready for what could be one of the region���s biggest snowfall in years, with officials warning totals could reach double digits and possibly be record���breaking. The latest advisory issued by the National Weather Service includes a winter s Ferrari 'more united than ever' as Hamilton drives new F1 car after troubled 2025 01/23/2026 09:12am • FIORANO MODENESE, Italy (AP) ��� Team principal Fred Vasseur says Ferrari is ���more united than ever��� as Lewis Hamilton test drove the car designed to bring the Italian giant back to the front of the Formula 1 field following a troubled 2025. Hamilton was at the wheel as the SF-26 took to Ferrari To clear ice and snow, there are rock salt alternatives that are safer for your pets and yard 01/23/2026 08:54am • Winter has its fans, but even those who enjoy playing in the snow probably dislike the chore of clearing up after a big storm that dumps several inches or even feet of snow and ice. It's easy to dash to the closest hardware store to grab a bag of salt, but experts say there are a lot of environmenta What to know about Greenland's role in nuclear defense and Trump's 'Golden Dome' 01/23/2026 05:44am • PARIS (AP) ��� In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle of Armageddon. The strategic importance of the Arctic territory ��� under the flight paths that nuclear-armed missiles from China and Russia could take on their Road closures in DC for annual March for Life on Friday 01/23/2026 04:15am • Thousands of people opposed to abortion will gather in the nation's capital Friday for the 53rd annual March for Life, commemorating the U.S. Supreme Court's 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling which legalized abortion in all 50 states. With the March for Life ��� as with most large events on and near the Na EU Commission indicates it's ready to implement Mercosur trade deal despite parliament vote to delay 01/23/2026 02:28am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ��� The European Union is willing to implement a sweeping free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis, the head of the EU's executive commission said Friday, despite a vote by the EU parliament to delay ratification for lega Huge US winter storm to bring crippling snow, sleet and ice from Texas to Boston 01/22/2026 10:28pm • DALLAS (AP) ��� Thousands of power line workers were on standby, flights were canceled and bottled water flew off the shelves Thursday as a huge winter storm that could bring catastrophic damage, widespread power outages and bitterly cold weather barreled toward the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. Th Federal officers detain a 5-year-old boy who a school official says was used as 'bait' 01/22/2026 09:24pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� A 5-year-old boy arriving home from preschool in Minnesota was taken by federal agents along with his father to a detention facility in Texas, school officials and the family's lawyer said, making him the fourth student from his Minneapolis suburb to be detained by immigration o