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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 Pentagon contractor indicted in leak case tied to search of Washington Post reporter’s home 01/22/2026 09:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pentagon contractor was indicted Thursday on charges that he illegally removed and shared classified national defense information with a journalist, a case that has drawn national attention after federal agents searched a reporter’s home as part of the investigation. Aurelio Woman shot by Border Patrol during Oregon immigration stop sentenced for illegally entering US 01/22/2026 09:01pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A woman who was shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during a recent immigration stop in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty Thursday to illegally entering the U.S. and was sentenced to one year of probation. Yorlenys Zambrano-Contreras appeared by video from an immigration How to Choose the Right Senior Living Facility: A Checklist 01/22/2026 07:00pm • Moving aging parents or other loved ones into a senior living facility is a major event in anyone's life. Deciding when to make the move, sifting through all the options and even knowing where to begin can be overwhelming. Here, we'll unpack everything you need to know to search for -- and find -- t Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, 'so many witnesses' and the threats ahead 01/22/2026 06:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president “sought to prey” on his supporters and “looked for ways to stay in power,” culminating in t Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown 01/22/2026 06:27pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Insisting that he was in Minnesota to calm tensions, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed “far-left people” and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has unfolded during the White House's aggressive deportation campaign. The Republican vice presi Kurt Busch says he 'wouldn't change a thing' as he prepares to enter NASCAR's Hall of Fame 01/22/2026 06:20pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Success and fame came quickly for Kurt Busch. In hindsight, maybe a little too fast for the driver known as “The Outlaw.” Busch won his first dwarf car race at age 15 in a small Nevada town, setting him on a meteoric rise. He went on to win the Cup Series championship ju 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 FBI raid at Haymarket chicken farm stretches to second day 01/22/2026 05:03pm • An FBI investigation into an alleged drug and gun trafficking conspiracy, with significant activity at Haymarket's Rancho Los Cerritos farm, culminated in Wednesday’s raid on the property and several arrests, according to a criminal complaint affidavit filed in U.S. District Court. The affida 'All hands on deck': DC area preps for biggest snowstorm in years 01/22/2026 04:25pm • D.C. is preparing for a hefty dose of snow this weekend. A major winter storm is lining up for the D.C. region, with snow likely breaking out late Saturday and intensifying overnight. To prepare, the National Weather Service issued a winter storm watch through Monday. Forecast models show Recovery of missing dog Boro brings hope after Spain's train crashes 01/22/2026 03:38pm • MADRID (AP) — After back-to-back fatal train crashes sent shock waves through Spain, some good news arrived on Thursday: Boro, the missing dog, was found. Days earlier, Boro's owner Ana García issued a desperate plea to help find him after the dog bolted Sunday in the aftermath of the high-speed