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DC’s hypothermia shelters give its homeless community a lifeline during winter storm 01/24/2026 06:53am • While many people in the region will be staying inside their homes once the winter storm arrives this weekend, some in D.C. will be looking for refuge inside the city’s shelters. Under a cold alert, the District assist its homeless community by increasing the amount of shelter access during “ Freezing and in the dark, Kyiv residents are stranded in tower blocks as Russia targets power system 01/24/2026 04:47am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Olena Janchuk spends another day of freezing isolation in her high-rise apartment. The former kindergarten teacher has severe rheumatoid arthritis, and has been trapped for weeks on the 19th floor of her Kyiv tower block, 650 steps from the ground. Long daily blackouts caused WTOP’s new app keeps you in the know, on the go 01/24/2026 04:22am • Here at WTOP, we are always working on new ways to better inform you, help you navigate your day and empower you to make decisions affecting your daily life. WTOP's new app home screen on iOS. With the newly relaunched WTOP News app, we hope to accomplish just that. Whether you are a new u James' shootout goal lifts Lightning over Blackhawks 01/24/2026 01:26am • CHICAGO (AP) — Dominic James scored in the fifth round of a shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning made it 15 straight games without a regulation loss, outlasting the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on Friday night. Tampa Bay is on a 14-0-1 tear, winning three straight after a shootout loss a week ago in St. Ducks beat Kraken 4-2 for 6th straight victory following 9-game losing streak 01/24/2026 12:41am • SEATTLE (AP) — Cutter Gauthier had a goal and an assist, Lukas Dostal made 21 saves and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Seattle Kraken 4-2 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory following a nine-game losing streak. Ryan Poehling scored short-handed, Chris Kreider added a power-play goal and P Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine 01/23/2026 08:14pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of the nation's highest profile Senate races, offered starkly different comments on Friday as a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents racked up their arrest totals. Democratic Gov. Janet Family of man crushed by a bulldozer in his tent at an Atlanta homeless encampment sues nonprofits 01/23/2026 06:42pm • The family of a homeless man who died after a bulldozer crushed his tent last year during an encampment sweep filed a lawsuit Friday against the nonprofits involved in clearing the encampment, the second lawsuit they filed over his death. The lawsuit says Partners for HOME and SafeHouse Outreach ar How Macron's Davos sunglasses spoke to the politics of friction with Trump 01/23/2026 05:22pm • PARIS (AP) — At the power gathering of world leaders in Davos, Switzerland, the reflective shades worn by French President Emmanuel Macron captured attention in ways that words didn't. Hiding an unsightly but what Macron says is a benign medical issue with his right eye, the sunglasses bled into n FACT FOCUS: As cold hits, Trump asks, where's global warming? Scientists say it's still here 01/23/2026 04:59pm • As much of the United States faces numbing cold, treacherous ice and heavy snow from an enormous winter storm, President Donald Trump used social media to dispute that the world is warming. In a 25-word post on his Truth Social account, the president Friday questioned how the world can be warming wh Spanish prosecutors drop sexual assault complaint against Julio Iglesias 01/23/2026 04:43pm • MADRID (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors said Friday they were shelving an initial investigation into accusations of sexual assault by Julio Iglesias in the Bahamas and the Dominican Republic after concluding that Spain’s National Court lacked jurisdiction to judge the matter. Earlier this month, Data Doctors: Are eSIMs safe to use while traveling? 01/23/2026 04:23pm • Q: Are eSIMs safe to use while traveling abroad? A: If you’ve traveled internationally lately, you’ve probably seen eSIM ads everywhere: “Instant data in 190 countries!” “No SIM card needed!” And the convenience is real. You land, scan a QR code, and you’re online. But the qu State of emergency: DC region prepares for massive snowfall this weekend 01/23/2026 04:15pm • Local leaders are bracing for a winter storm that's slated to pick up steam Saturday night, possibly dropping a foot of snow and sleet across the D.C. region. A state of emergency is in place in D.C., Maryland and Virginia ahead of what the District's mayor called “the largest snowfall” th Illinois surgeon pleads not guilty to the killings of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in Ohio 01/23/2026 02:51pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Illinois doctor indicted on murder charges in the December shooting deaths of his ex-wife and her dentist husband in their Columbus home pleaded not guilty to the killings in an Ohio courtroom on Friday. Michael David McKee, 39, appeared remotely on camera from jail for hi Hannah Hidalgo dominating on both ends of the court for Notre Dame 01/23/2026 02:34pm • Hannah Hidalgo loves to watch film. The Notre Dame two-time All-American not only studies it to see how teams could potentially try to guard her, but also to find tendencies for opposing players so she can get steals. It has paid off, as the star guard leads the country with 5.5 steals per game whil The next Eric Heiden? US speedskater Jordan Stolz draws comparisons ahead of Milan Cortina Olympics 01/23/2026 12:20pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jordan Stolz appreciates that people liken what he will be trying to do at the Milan Cortina Winter Games to Eric Heiden’s record five speedskating gold medals at Lake Placid in 1980. Who wouldn’t be flattered? “It’s a cool comparison because not everybody is able to have