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Legal questions swirl around FDA's new expedited drug program, including who should sign off 01/16/2026 02:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner's effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President Donald Trump's administration is causing alarm across the agency, stoking worries that the plan may run afoul of legal, ethical and scientific standards long use In Spain, Venezuelan migrants balance hope and fear about their country's future 01/16/2026 02:03pm • MADRID (AP) — Venezuelans living in Spain are watching the events unfold back home with a mix of awe, joy and fear. Some 600,000 Venezuelans live in Spain, home to the largest population anywhere outside the Americas. Many fled political persecution and violence but also the country’s collapsing Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products 01/16/2026 01:53pm • BEIJING (AP) — Breaking with the United States, Canada has agreed to cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric cars in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday. Carney made the announcement after two days of meetings with Chinese leaders. He said the Sleeper Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Deposit Bonus for NBA, NFL Playoffs Picks 01/16/2026 01:29pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services It’s the perfect time to sign up with the Sleeper promo code WTOP. Click here to create an account and secure a daily fantasy bonus. 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(AP) — It was reunion week in Buffalo, offering Lindy Ruff an opportunity to reminisce about the franchise’s memorable past, and provide a glimpse into what could well be a bright future. Among the laughs and stories the Sabres’ winningest coach shared with members of the 2005-06 UK police chief who recommended ban of soccer fans of Israeli team Maccabi retires 01/16/2026 01:06pm • LONDON (AP) — The chief of the British police force that recommended that fans from Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv be banned from attending a football match against English Premier League club Aston Villa in Birmingham last year retired Friday following criticism of that decision. Craig Guil Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows 01/16/2026 11:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump's work on the economy hasn't lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a significant ga Sports on TV for Jan. 17 - 18 01/16/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Jan. 17 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) Noon ACCN — Notre Dame at Virginia Tech BTN — Minnesota at Illinois CBSSN — Elon at Hofstra CW — Georgia Tech at NC State ESPN — Kentucky at Tennessee ESPN2 — Virginia at SMU FO Sports on TV for Jan. 19 - 25 01/16/2026 10:00am • Adv17-18 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 11 a.m. CBSSN — Northeastern at Monmouth 1 p.m. CBSSN — Drexel at Towson ESPNU — Vermont at Albany (NY) 3 p.m. CBSSN — Saint Joseph’s at VCU 5 p.m. CBSSN — George Washing When Texas Republican John Cornyn became a senator, Bush was president. Will he survive Trump's GOP? 01/16/2026 09:44am • DALLAS (AP) — Sen. John Cornyn stood in the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall for a campaign event, but the Texas Republican didn’t offer the kind of diatribe about illegal immigration that stokes his party’s core and fueled Donald Trump’s rise to the White House. Instead, Cornyn, in hi The road back to title contention was long for Miami. The Hurricanes have finally broken through 01/16/2026 09:21am • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Miami safety Jakobe Thomas enjoyed seeing the Hurricanes at their worst. He was with Middle Tennessee State in 2022 when the Blue Raiders — four-touchdown underdogs that day — came into Hard Rock Stadium and used big play after big play to beat Miami 45-31, part of th Ukraine’s young skiers practice in a bombed-out Olympic training base 01/16/2026 09:05am • CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — Young athletes in northern Ukraine spend their days cross-country skiing through a scorched forest, focused on their form — until a siren inevitably shatters the silence. They respond swiftly but without panic, ditching their skis and following coaches to an undergroun In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island 01/16/2026 06:36am • NUUK, Greenland (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump has turned the Arctic island of Greenland into a geopolitical hotspot with his demands to own it and suggestions that the U.S. could take it by force. The island is a semiautonomous region of Denmark, and Denmark's foreign minister said Wednesday