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Police seek driver in crash that killed pedestrian in Fairfax County 01/07/2026 05:43pm • A man is dead after he was struck by a car Wednesday morning, and police in Fairfax County, Virginia, are looking for the driver, who they say did not stop. Christopher Young, 34, was crossing Little River Turnpike at Shelley Lane in Annandale when the driver of a sedan traveling westbound struck ICE agent fatally shot woman accused of trying to run over officers with car during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis 01/07/2026 12:48pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — ICE agent fatally shot woman accused of trying to run over officers with car during immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Mobility exercises are an important part of fitness as we age. Here are some tips 01/07/2026 12:21pm • As they age, it’s not uncommon for many people to let out a muted groan when getting out of bed in the morning. But if you “oof” every time you get in a car or “aargh” while bending over to pick up something, it may be time to prioritize exercises that target your mobility. Dr. Miho Tanaka Lategan's daring drive secures stage win in Dakar Rally and Schareina goes back to back 01/07/2026 08:57am • ALULA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — South African driver Henk Lategan crushed the first half of the marathon stage out of AlUla in the Dakar Rally on Wednesday. Lategan, last year's runner-up, celebrated his fifth career Dakar stage win after leading the 452-kilometer special with sandy canyons and stony p The top 5 affordable cars and SUVs for 2026, according to Edmunds 01/07/2026 08:25am • Affordability is a hotter topic than ever in 2026. Many people are struggling to manage rising costs and live within their means, making it harder to justify splurging on things they want but don’t need. That applies to car shopping decisions too. If you need a new vehicle and your budget is tight Ahead of election, Uganda's security forces are accused of using violence against the opposition 01/07/2026 12:03am • WAKISO, Uganda (AP) — The Ugandan presidential candidate known as Bobi Wine wears a flak jacket and helmet while campaigning to protect himself from gunfire. But the safety gear offers no protection from the stinging clouds of tear gas that often follow him on the campaign trail. Wine is challeng Indiana US Rep. Jim Baird expected to make a full recovery following car accident, his office says 01/06/2026 08:19pm • Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird is expected to make a full recovery after his vehicle was struck in a car accident that hospitalized him, the Republican's office said Tuesday. “He is extraordinarily grateful for everyone’s prayers during this time,” Baird's congressional office said in a statemen Loudoun County deputy shoots, kills armed man in Walmart parking lot, authorities say 01/06/2026 08:10pm • A man suspected in an attempted bank robbery was fatally shot by a deputy with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in a Leesburg parking lot Tuesday, according to officials. The man, later identified by county officials as 30-year-old Conner Peltzer, of Sterling, Virginia, later died in a hospita NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial 01/06/2026 05:16pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The fallout from NASCAR's federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States. His resignation comes after last month's trial in Trump tries to rally House GOP but meanders along the way as the party's majority narrows 01/06/2026 04:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that Republicans have “so many good nuggets” to campaign on this year as they try to hold onto their razor-thin margin in the House. But the president’s nearly 90-minute speech before House Republicans had little in the way of a fresh Scheffler's bid for career slam and Koepka's search for new home among golf topics for 2026 01/06/2026 04:34pm • This was always going to be a different year in golf with the PGA Tour trying to blow up a model that has been around longer than the sand wedge. So it only seems fitting that 2026 starts with a soggy piece of coincidence. The Sentry, the season opener on the PGA Tour since 1999, was canceled becaus Farm champion Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House 01/06/2026 03:46pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Republican Doug LaMalfa, a California rice farmer who served seven terms in the U.S. House and was a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died at age 65. His death trims the Republicans’ narrow margin of control of the House to 218 seats to Democrats’ The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026 01/06/2026 01:00pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was Star Wars and Jensen Huang's little robot buddies. CES is a huge opportunity annually for companies both large and small to parade p Upper Marlboro man 'randomly targeted' 4 people in Sunday shootings, police say 01/06/2026 12:10pm • A Maryland man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a series of shootings Sunday in Upper Marlboro that left one man dead and two other people injured. Prince George's County police said Damonte Marcel Williams, 26, of Upper Marlboro, is accused of randomly targeting four peop Violent crime fell in 2025 for a third straight year in New Orleans, where Guard troops now patrol 01/06/2026 11:46am • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Violent crime in New Orleans declined for a third consecutive year in 2025, police officials announced Monday as National Guard troops begin patrolling the city on President Donald Trump's orders. The crime figures were released less than a week after armed troops arrived in New