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Things to know about the High Seas Treaty as it takes effect 01/17/2026 02:46am • The world’s first legally binding agreement to protect marine life in international waters took effect Saturday, marking a historic moment for ocean conservation after nearly two decades of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty will govern nearly half the planet’s surface – the vast ocean areas b Sharks are famous for fearsome teeth, but ocean acidification could make them weaker 01/16/2026 08:06pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Sharks are the most feared predators in the sea, and their survival hinges on fearsome teeth that regrow throughout their lives. But changes in the ocean's chemistry could put those weapons at risk. That is the takeaway from a study performed by a group of German scientists Brazil’s Lula hails historic EU-Mercosur deal ahead of no-show at its signing 01/16/2026 07:35pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Friday celebrated the expected signing of the free trade agreement between the EU and four South American countries the following day at a ceremony that Lula will not atte All systems go for rollout of 11-million-pound stack containing rocket for Artemis II mission 01/16/2026 07:31pm • Hundreds of NASA employees and contractors are working the three-day holiday weekend in an effort to attempt something that hasn’t happened since December 1972: sending astronauts to the moon. During a news conference Friday, NASA officials said all systems are go, and the 11-million-pound A mistakenly deported Babson College student tells AP how her life turned upside down 01/16/2026 06:35pm • BOSTON (AP) — As she sat on a deportation flight headed to Texas, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza kept asking herself why. She was a college student with no criminal record and no reason to believe she was at risk of being sent back to her native Honduras. “It just shocked me. I don’t know, like I was Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum 01/16/2026 06:32pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia voters will decide whether to back a redrawn district map that favors Democrats in the tit-for-tat battle for the U.S. House after the left-leaning Senate advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on Friday that supports mid-decade congressional redistricting. Such NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games 01/16/2026 06:20pm • After double-digit increases in its regular-season and wild-card playoff round ratings, the NFL is looking for another large bump in ratings during this weekend's division round. The league and Nielsen said last weekend's six wild-card games averaged 32 million viewers, a 13% jump from last year. It No. 1 Indiana looking for a storybook ending to complete this real-life Hollywood script at Miami 01/16/2026 06:09pm • Long before Angelo Pizzo penned the scripts for two of America's most iconic sports movies, he and his father would make the one-block walk from their home to Indiana's football stadium. The strolls home usually seemed to take a bit longer because even then, in 1955, losses were the norm. Eventually The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it 01/16/2026 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Before President Donald Trump's administration started dismantling the Education Department, the agency served as a powerful enforcer in cases of sexual violence at schools and universities. It brought the weight of the government against schools that mishandled sexual assault co California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents 01/16/2026 04:58pm • A 21-year-old college student who said he was blinded in one eye by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a Southern California protest said he faces a drastically different life now. Kaden Rummler said in an interview that he was in agonizing pain and underwent an extensive six-hour surger State lawsuit claims New Jersey town's former mayor directed police to keep minorities out 01/16/2026 04:24pm • CLARK, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey town whose former mayor was once heard denigrating Black people on secret recordings made by a whistleblower is now facing a state lawsuit that claims he and local police officials directed officers to keep minorities out of the community. The complaint, filed by st NASCAR community mourns driver Greg Biffle, 6 others killed in plane crash at memorial service 01/16/2026 02:59pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hundreds in the NASCAR community gathered for a memorial service at Charlotte's Bojangles Coliseum on Friday for former driver Greg Biffle, his family and others who were killed in a plane crash last month. Biffle was among seven killed along with his wife, Cristina, and chi YouTube relaxes monetization policy on videos with controversial content 01/16/2026 02:53pm • YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a nongraphic way. With the update that went into effect Tuesday, YouTube videos that dramatize or cover issu Uganda's president leads in tense election marred by internet shutdown and voting interference 01/16/2026 02:17pm • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni, who has ruled the country for 40 years, had an early lead Friday in a tense presidential election marred by an internet shutdown, voting delays and opposition allegations of ballot stuffing and detentions by security forces. Provisional re From undrafted to All-Pro: Devon Key's journey and big impact on top-seeded Broncos 01/16/2026 02:14pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — One of the favorite parts of Sean Payton's job as Denver Broncos head coach is getting to call his players to inform them they earned Pro Bowl bids or All-Pro honors, and one such opportunity this season was especially gratifying. Safety Devon Key, who went undrafted out of