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Consumer spending pushes US economy up 4.4% in third quarter, fastest in two years 01/22/2026 09:03am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Powered by strong consumer spending, the U.S. economy grew at the fastest pace in two years from July through September, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its first estimate. America���s gross domestic product ��� the nation���s output of goods and services ��� Things to do in the DC area: Burns Night, DC Auto Show ��� and more! 01/22/2026 05:31am • With bagpipes and classic Scottish dishes included, celebrate Scotland this Saturday at Fish Shop in D.C.'s Wharf neighborhood. Fish Shop's event, called Burns Night, celebrates Robert Burns, Scotland���s national poet, and is inspired by the restaurant's heritage with its first location in Balla 'It's also my journey': Manassas teacher recognized for impact on immigrant students 01/22/2026 05:04am • As she opened a piece of mail last fall, Rebeca Carofilis became overwhelmed with excitement. With her son by her side, she opened the letter and learned she had been named the Veterans of Foreign Wars High School Teacher of the Year by VFW Manassas Post 7589. Carofilis is in her second year t Larkin scores in OT as Red Wings beat Maple Leafs 2-1 01/22/2026 02:31am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Dylan Larkin scored at 3:07 of overtime as the Detroit Red Wings downed the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 on Wednesday night. Simon Edvinsson also scored for Detroit. John Gibson made 30 saves. Larkin added an assist for a two-point performance. Scott Laughton scored for Toronto, and Jose Alijah Arenas struggles in debut for USC after delays caused by car crash and knee injury 01/22/2026 02:30am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Alijah Arenas struggled in his long-awaited debut for Southern California on Wednesday night against Northwestern after completing his recovery from a knee injury he sustained last summer following his recovery from a car crash last spring. Arenas had eight points in a 74-68 los Granlund, Gauthier score in shootout as Ducks beat Avalanche 2-1 01/22/2026 12:22am • DENVER (AP) ��� Mikael Granlund and Cutter Gauthier scored in the shootout and Lukas Dostal stopped 40 shots as Anaheim defeated the NHL-leading Colorado Avalanche for the Ducks' fifth straight win Wednesday night. Jeffrey Viel scored in his second straight game as the Ducks opened a six-game road As Trump talks tariffs, his Argentine ally welcomes a first shipload of Chinese EVs 01/21/2026 08:52pm • Z��RATE, Argentina (AP) ��� The vast field of over 5,800 electric and hybrid vehicles gleamed on the cargo deck of the BYD Changzhou, an Chinese container vessel unloading Wednesday at a river port in eastern Argentina. In other places, such a scene would not be noteworthy. Chinese automaker BYD ha Immigration enforcement arrives in Maine as a court freezes restrictions on tactics in Minnesota 01/21/2026 07:54pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Maine became the latest target of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown, while a federal appeals court on Wednesday suspended a decision that prohibited federal officers from using tear gas or pepper spray against peaceful protesters in Minnesota. The 8th Former Iowa superintendent expected to plead guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship 01/21/2026 05:59pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The former superintendent of Iowa���s largest school district is expected to plead guilty Thursday in federal court to charges that he falsely claimed to be a U.S. citizen and illegally possessed firearms, a plea agreement shows. Ian Roberts had a two-decade long career as Supreme Court seems inclined to keep Lisa Cook on Fed board despite Trump attempt to fire her 01/21/2026 05:45pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed inclined to keep Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook in her job, casting doubt on President Donald Trump���s bid to wrest control of the nation's central bank. The justices heard arguments over Trump���s effort to fire Cook based on allegation Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire 01/21/2026 05:13pm • CAIRO (AP) ��� Israeli forces on Wednesday killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza, including two 13-year-old boys, three journalists and a woman, hospitals said, on one of the war-battered enclave 's deadliest days since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect in October. The United Stat How Duckwrth's imaginary Grammy button led to a real Grammy nomination 01/21/2026 04:57pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Duckwrth manifested a 2026 Grammy nomination for his album while in the recording studio. He just didn't know it. The singer, songwriter and producer would pretend to press an imaginary Grammy button whenever he and his friends finished a new track. ���It would be certain moment Traffic, road closures for funeral procession of DC officer struck by car 01/21/2026 04:55pm • ��� The funeral procession for D.C. police officer Terry Bennett takes place Friday afternoon from D.C. to Laurel, Maryland. Bennett was struck by a car while helping another motorist whose vehicle broke down in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 695 on Dec. 23. He was seriously injured and was What the EU's 'trade bazooka' is and how it works 01/21/2026 04:54pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Rattled by U.S. President Donald Trump's threats over Greenland, the European Union is readying countermeasures against the United States. As primarily a trading bloc, the EU's toolkit is mostly financial instruments, from steep tariffs on U.S. goods to the so-called trade bazooka An emotional Prince Harry tells court how publisher made Meghan's life 'a misery' 01/21/2026 04:46pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Prince Harry struck a defensive tone at the start of his testimony on Wednesday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid newspaper and left the witness box hours later on the brink of tears. After disputing that reporters used legitimate sources to publish revealing details o