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Judge spares Tennessee lawmaker prison time in corruption case where Trump pardoned ex-speaker, aide 01/05/2026 04:53pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Monday reduced a prison sentence to probation for a former Tennessee lawmaker whose testimony helped convict the former state House speaker and his onetime aide of public corruption. Although her cohorts were pardoned by President Donald Trump, Republican ESPN BET Promo Code WTOP: Snag $100 Rebrand Bonus for theScore Bet This Week 01/05/2026 04:49pm • ESPN BET is no more, but this ESPN BET Promo Code WTOP unlocks $100 on theScore Bet when you sign up today ahead of this week's fantastic sports slate. Bet $10 on tonight's NBA matchups and, if that bet wins, you'll claim $100 in bonus bets for the College Football Playoff, NFL Playoffs and much Trump officials bar Head Start providers from using 'women' and 'race' in grant applications 01/05/2026 04:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration is telling Head Start providers to avoid dozens of terms in federal grant applications, including ���race,��� ���belonging��� and ���pregnant people��� ��� a directive that could reshape the early education program. A coalition of organizations representi A look at the political dominoes that could fall in Prince George���s County 01/05/2026 04:41pm • The end of 2025 saw big political shake-ups in D.C. Two members of the city council started their run for delegate in the House of Representatives. In October, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced her decision to forgo running for a fourth term, triggering more movement on the council. The early part of Tunisia changes coach before World Cup after disappointing Africa Cup 01/05/2026 03:49pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) ��� World Cup participant Tunisia has parted with coach Sami Trabelsi and his coaching staff following their last 16 exit at the Africa Cup of Nations. ���The executive committee has decided to terminate by mutual consent the contractual relationship with the entire technical sta Editorial Roundup: United State 01/05/2026 03:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Departmen This cafe takes orders in sign language. It's cherished by the Deaf community 01/05/2026 03:38pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� An Oregon cafe that takes orders in sign language has become a cherished space for the Deaf community, providing a unique gathering place as well as employment for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. American Sign Language, or ASL, is the primary language at Woodstock Cafe Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes -- and no one is coming to help 01/05/2026 03:33pm • The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: ���Mind your own business.��� Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old���s mouth, begging Experts predict top health trends for 2026, offer advice on best wellness resolutions 01/05/2026 03:24pm • It���s a new year, and for many people, that means renewed goals to personal health and fitness. But in 2026, wellness choices are looking different. U.S. News & World Report surveyed 58 medical doctors, dietitians, and health researchers on their predictions for the top health and nutrition What to know about the Trump administration's latest moves on child care funding 01/05/2026 03:05pm • President Donald Trump's administration said Monday that it's planning to tighten rules for federal child care funds after a series of alleged fraud schemes at Minnesota day care centers run by Somali residents. A Department of Health and Human Services spokesman also reiterated the funding is on ho Push to rein in Virginia FOIA costs heads back to General Assembly 01/05/2026 02:22pm • When state Sen. Danica Roem, D-Manassas, talks about Virginia���s Freedom of Information Act, she often does so from experience ��� both as a former journalist and as a lawmaker who says she has repeatedly seen the law used to discourage public access rather than promote it. Since her first year A deadly plane crash, a burning home and a tense trial add up in NASCAR's offseason of heartbreak 01/05/2026 02:16pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� The new year began with a celebration of life for Emma Biffle, the 14-year-old daughter of one of NASCAR���s 75 greatest drivers who was among seven people killed when Greg Biffle���s plane crashed just a week before Christmas. The service Sunday was standing room only as t Falcons owner Blank reveals plan for management changes following the firings of Morris and Fontenot 01/05/2026 01:58pm • FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) ��� Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank released a letter to fans on Monday to announce Sunday night's firings of coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot are not the only moves planned in an attempt to end the team's streak of eight consecutive losing seasons. Phillies hire Don Mattingly as bench coach, reuniting him with GM son Preston 01/05/2026 01:56pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� Don Mattingly made up his mind that 2025 would be his last season in baseball. The 1985 AL MVP and former manager would retire after one final season as a bench coach in Toronto, without or without the World Series ring he's fruitlessly chased since his rookie season with the N Miami's Beck, Ole Miss' Chambliss take different paths to College Football Playoff 01/05/2026 01:16pm • SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) ��� Miami's Carson Beck is the prototypical power-program quarterback, a former four-star prospect with a massive NIL portfolio who knows what it's like to play on the big stage. Mississippi's Trinidad Chambliss nearly gave up football, won a Division II national championship