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Mets acquire CF Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the White Sox 01/21/2026 04:42pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The busy New York Mets acquired Luis Robert Jr. in a trade with the Chicago White Sox late Tuesday night, filling a hole in center field. New York sent speedy infielder Luisangel Acu��a and minor league pitcher Truman Pauley to Chicago for Robert, who has struggled with injuries and Minneapolis turmoil has Democrats scrambling to figure out political strategy on immigration 01/21/2026 04:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democrats had planned to campaign in the midterm elections on affordability and health care, two issues where Americans are particularly unhappy with President Donald Trump. But the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota, including the killing of Renee Good during a confr Ben Johnson, Bears look ahead after breakthrough season 01/21/2026 04:24pm • LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears thrilled the city in coach Ben Johnson's first season. They pulled out one comeback win after another on their way to capturing the NFC North championship after finishing last in the division. They advanced in the playoffs for the first time in 15 years Ex-Alabama player Charles Bediako, who played in NBA G League, gets temporary college eligibility 01/21/2026 04:05pm • TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) ��� Ex-Alabama player Charles Bediako, who has spent the past 2 1/2 years competing in the NBA Summer League and G League, had his college eligibility temporarily reinstated Wednesday by a judge who blocked the NCAA from retaliating for his return to the 17th-ranked Tide. Bedia FACT FOCUS: Trump highlights familiar false claims as he reviews his first year back in office 01/21/2026 02:39pm • President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office highlighting his accomplishments before world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday and during an appearance in the White House press briefing room Tuesday, making false and misleading claims about the state of the U.S. economy, Green From the NFL sidelines to a US Senate race: Michele Tafoya's new play 01/21/2026 01:03pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya launched her campaign for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, hoping to win the Republican nomination for the Minnesota seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Tina Smith. ���For years, I covered the biggest football games in America, Taylor Swift, Kenny Loggins, members of Kiss and more get into Songwriters Hall of Fame 01/21/2026 11:47am • New York (AP) ��� Taylor Swift, Kiss' Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, Christopher ���Tricky��� Stewart, Alanis Morissette and Kenny Loggins make up the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees. Swift's songwriting has undeniably shaped contemporary pop music trends ��� and she'll no doubt bring extra Everything you need to know about the 2026 Sundance Film Festival 01/21/2026 11:29am • PARK CITY, Utah (AP) ��� The 42nd Sundance Film Festival kicks off this week in Park City, Utah. It will be the last edition in its longtime home and the first without its founder Robert Redford, who died in September at age 89. But even in this time of transition and change, the festival���s main f IOC president says no contact yet with Trump's White House, will meet Vance at Winter Olympics 01/21/2026 11:12am • GENEVA (AP) ��� Olympic leader Kirsty Coventry said Wednesday she is yet to have formal contact with U.S. President Donald Trump���s administration but is looking forward to meeting Vice President JD Vance in Milan next month at the Winter Games opening ceremony. The International Olympic Committee� Meteorologists blame a stretched polar vortex, moisture, lack of sea ice for dangerous winter blast 01/21/2026 10:23am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Warm Arctic waters and cold continental land are combining to stretch the dreaded polar vortex in a way that will send much of the United States a devastating dose of winter weather later this week with swaths of painful subzero temperatures, heavy snow and powerline-toppling ice Sports on TV for Thursday, Jan. 22 01/21/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 22 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 7 p.m. CBSSN ��� Monmouth at Hampton ESPN2 ��� South Florida at UAB FS1 ��� Wisconsin at Penn St. 9 p.m. CBSSN ��� Missouri St. at New Mexico St. ESPNU ��� Tennessee St. at SIU-Edwardsville Sports on TV for Jan. 26 - Feb. 1 01/21/2026 10:00am • Adv24-25 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 26 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN'S) 7 p.m. ESPN ��� Louisville at Duke FS1 ��� Penn St. at Ohio St. 9 p.m. ESPN ��� Arizona at BYU COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN'S) 4:30 p.m. CBSSN ��� Bucknell at Lafayette 7 p.m. ESPNU ��� Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison 01/21/2026 09:05am • TOKYO (AP) ��� A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to life imprisonment on Wednesday. The case has revealed decades of cozy ties between Japan���s governing party and a controversial South Korean church. Tetsuya Yamagami, 45, earlier Edmunds tests the BMW X5 and Mercedes GLE seeking the better luxury plug-in SUV 01/21/2026 06:37am • The BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE are two popular midsize luxury SUVs that offer the latest in luxury, space and technology. Of course, neither vehicle is aimed at the cost-conscious car shopper, but this is a situation where you do get what you pay for. They���re also notable because they���re among Moore���s redistricting commission recommends ���congressional map concept��� 01/21/2026 06:03am • A five-member panel voted behind closed doors Tuesday to advance a ���congressional map concept��� that will be used as a guide for legislation that will attempt to redraw the state���s eight congressional districts. The Governor���s Redistricting Advisory Commission voted 3-2 to recommend the ma