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US driver Guthrie wins first major Dakar Rally stage and takes overall lead 01/06/2026 09:25am • ALULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Mitch Guthrie won his first major Dakar Rally stage and led overall for the first time after a stunning second half drive in the Saudi desert on Tuesday. Guthrie wasn't among the fastest cars until the checkpoint 167 kilometers into the 421-kilometer loop outside AlUla b This isn���t the FBI���s 'spy house' anymore, but it could be yours 01/06/2026 07:35am • For a quarter of a century, the house at 2619 Wisconsin Avenue was the most infamous private dwelling in D.C.'s Glover Park neighborhood. Part of the reason was because across the street was the home of the Russian Embassy and the important governmental agency that was assigned to keep an eye on New report shows a 25% drop in deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers 01/06/2026 07:25am • Deaths of on-duty law enforcement officers in the U.S. decreased by nearly 25% in 2025, according to an annual report. The report from the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, shared with The Associated Press ahead of its release Tuesday, shows a drop in all categories of fatalities, fro Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon ahead of a key disarmament meeting 01/06/2026 02:54am • SIDON, Lebanon (AP) ��� Israel���s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and early Tuesday, including in the country's third-largest city. A strike around 1 a.m. Tuesday leveled a three-story commercial building in the southern coastal city of Sidon, a few days before Leba The Latest: Trump officials give nearly two-hour briefing to top lawmakers on Venezuela 01/05/2026 08:56pm • Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration briefed congressional leaders on the U.S. government���s plans for the future of Venezuela in a Monday evening meeting on Capitol Hill. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials discussed Venezuela wi Hyundai and Boston Dynamics unveil humanoid robot Atlas at CES 01/05/2026 06:08pm • Hyundai-owned Boston Dynamics publicly demonstrated its humanoid robot Atlas for the first time Monday at the CES tech showcase, ratcheting up a competition with Tesla and other rivals to build robots that look like people and do things that people do. ���For the first time ever in public, please w FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro 01/05/2026 04:31pm • As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicol��s Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media. President Donald Trum Their homes survived the historic LA area wildfires, but a year later they fear living in them 01/05/2026 01:49pm • ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) ��� ���DANGER: Lead Work Area��� reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. ���May damage fertility or the unborn child. Causes damage to the central nervous system.��� Block after block there are reminders that contaminants still linger. House cleaners, hazardous waste Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 11-17 includes LL Cool J and Julia Louis-Dreyfus 01/05/2026 12:23pm • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 11-17: Jan 11: Director Joel Zwick (���My Big Fat Greek Wedding���) is 84. Musician Robert Earl Keen is 70. Actor Phyllis Logan (���Downton Abbey���) is 70. Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 68. Actor Kim Coles (���Living Single���) is 64. Former chi Drone strikes kill 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks 01/05/2026 11:27am • Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Paris this week. Belgorod regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said one person died and two others, including a young child, were wounded whe A brand new Olympic sport, ski mountaineering, will debut at the Milan Cortina Games 01/05/2026 10:33am • The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will debut a new sport next month: Ski mountaineering, which combines uphill sprinting (on boots and on skis) and downhill skiing. Although the sport on the global stage is relatively new, it does have roots dating to the late 19th century. Backcountry winter sports Violent weekend in Prince George���s County stands in contrast with regionwide declines in crime 01/05/2026 07:52am • It���s been a violent start to the new year in Prince George���s County, Maryland, which saw three people shot and killed outside a banquet hall in the Marlow Heights area early Saturday morning. Police responded to the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the venue in the 4300 blo Cadillac hires Zhou Guanyu as reserve driver for its debut F1 season 01/05/2026 06:22am • SILVERSTONE, England (AP) ��� New Formula 1 team Cadillac made another experienced hire Monday with the choice of former Sauber driver Zhou Guanyu as its reserve. The only driver from China in F1 history, Shanghai-born Zhou hasn't raced since 2024 but spent last season as reserve with Ferrari, which Pakistan and China call for 'visible and verifiable' steps against Afghan-based terror groups 01/05/2026 04:06am • ISLAMABAD (AP) ��� Pakistan and China called for more ���visible and verifiable��� steps to eliminate terrorist organizations based in Afghanistan and to prevent Afghan territory from being used for militancy against any country, according to a joint statement. The statement issued Monday followed t Broncos secure AFC's top playoff seed with 19-3 win over Chargers 01/04/2026 09:44pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Ja'Quan McMillian goofed up the play in practice, got an earful from Denver defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and then made good when given another chance Sunday when it mattered most. The Denver Broncos secured the AFC's top playoff seed with a 19-3 win over the Los Angeles Charger