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World War II Memorial shuts down for monthslong renovations 01/09/2026 03:07pm • The World War II Memorial is shutting down for monthslong renovations starting Friday, as the National Park Service spruces up popular spots ahead of America's 250th birthday. The Park Service expects the memorial to reopen by May 15, according to a Thursday news release. The $3.7 million pro Man charged with murder in death of DC police officer struck by car 01/09/2026 02:56pm • A man has been arrested on a charge of second-degree murder two weeks after authorities say he struck a D.C. police officer who was helping a stranded motorist on Interstate 695. Officer Terry Bennett, 32, died Wednesday of injuries he sustained the night of Dec. 23, according to D.C. police. Wisconsin teen who killed prison guard in fistfight pleads guilty but claims mental illness 01/09/2026 02:53pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� A Wisconsin teen who killed a prison guard during a fistfight pleaded guilty to homicide Friday but contends he doesn't deserve prison time because he was mentally ill and not responsible for his actions. Javarius Hurd, 17, entered a plea of guilty/not guilty by reason of ment New Sept. 11 visitor education center to break ground this summer near the Pentagon 01/09/2026 01:37pm • Plans for a $35 million visitor education center near the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are expected to take a major step forward later this year. ���We are committed to a Sept. 10 groundbreaking, with overall construction moving forward shortly thereafter,��� said Joseph Kornhoff, executive direc Demolition of old RFK Stadium nearly complete, 1 year after DC took control of site 01/09/2026 01:02pm • The skyline along east Capital Street in the District has changed dramatically, as crews have nearly finished tearing town the old RFK stadium after months of hard work. The rusted out eyesore on the banks of the Anacostia River is no more, for the most part. There are still a few concrete st As Trump promises Venezuelan renaissance, locals struggle with crumbling economy 01/09/2026 11:58am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� At the White House, President Donald Trump vows American intervention in Venezuela will pour billions of dollars into the country���s infrastructure, revive its once-thriving oil industry and eventually deliver a new age of prosperity to the Latin American nation. Here at FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online 01/09/2026 11:36am • Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged erroneously identified as showing the victim, a 37-yea Separatist group in southern Yemen announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE 01/09/2026 11:19am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Yemen's main separatist group and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said, following weeks of unrest in areas of southern Yemen and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi said the Southern Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment 01/09/2026 10:24am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) ��� Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela���s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. T Sports on TV for Jan. 10 - 11 01/09/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Jan. 10 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) Noon ACCN ��� NC State at Florida St. BTN ��� Nebraska at Indiana CW ��� Boston College at Louisville ESPN ��� Tennessee at Florida ESPN2 ��� Georgia Tech at Miami ESPNU ��� VCU at George M Sports on TV for Jan. 12 - 18 01/09/2026 10:00am • Adv10-11 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 12 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 7 p.m. CBSSN ��� Navy at American U. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN���S) 7 p.m. SECN ��� Alabama at Missouri GOLF 2 p.m. GOLF ��� Korn Ferry Tour: The The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis WNBPA and WNBA will not extend CBA deadline; sides will continue to negotiate 'in good faith' 01/09/2026 09:25am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The WNBA and its players' union will not agree to another collective bargaining agreement extension after the current deadline passes Friday night, WNBPA vice president Breanna Stewart said. That does not mean players will strike or the league will lock them out. Stewart told repor Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump 01/09/2026 09:10am • CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) ��� Yvette Lyles thought of the modest brick ranch home as a Christmas present for her family. It was close to a state park where she and her kids could picnic, fish and enjoy the outdoors. A place to make memories. But she soon learned her southern Illinois community had David Bowie's childhood home in London is set to open to the public next year 01/09/2026 08:54am • LONDON (AP) ��� David Bowie���s bedroom could soon be London���s newest tourist attraction. The house where the musician grew from suburban schoolboy to rock ���n��� roll starman has been bought by a charity that plans to open it to the public. The Heritage of London Trust said Thursday that the 19t Ski jumping overshadowed by cheating scandal after Norway caught tampering with uniforms 01/09/2026 03:10am • Ski jumping is no fashion contest, but there will be nearly as much scrutiny on what jumpers wear at the Winter Olympics as the form of their flight and the distance they travel. A scandal from last year���s world championships in which the Norwegian team was caught doctoring their jumping suits to