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FACT FOCUS: Former Proud Boys leader falsely identified as an ICE officer 01/16/2026 02:15pm • As protests continue in Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, social media users are falsely claiming that Enrique Tarrio, a former Proud Boys leader, is working for the federal agency. President Donald Trump pardoned Tarrio in a sw Takeaways from the AP's report on turmoil surrounding the FDA's new fast-track drug program 01/16/2026 02:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A plan to slash drug review times at the Food and Drug Administration is sparking deep concerns among agency staffers and outside experts, with some saying the poorly defined effort is taking key decisions away from career scientists and placing them in the hands of political lea 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 Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Get $75 Entries Bonus for NBA + NFL Picks 01/16/2026 01:28pm • 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 Get fantasy entries for the weekend by using the Underdog promo code WTOP. 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A: If your laptop’s mouse pad (aka the trackpad or touch pad) has started acting up, it’s not uncommon. If it’s smooth and accurate one day, and the next it’s skipping, lagging, ignoring taps or randomly sending your cursor Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear' 01/16/2026 11:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Ben'Ary was driving one evening last October when he paused at a red light to check his work phone. He was in the middle of a counterterrorism prosecution so important that President Donald Trump highlighted it in his address to Congress. Ben'Ary said he was shocked to se 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 Has figure skating reached the limits of human performance? 01/16/2026 07:35am • It was at a relatively minor event in upstate New York in September 2022 that Ilia Malinin, the self-anointed “Quad God" who was fast becoming the biggest name in figure skating, finally landed the jump that so many people had thought impossible. Others had tried quad axels in competition over the Butler, Curry, Moody give Warriors three scorers with 20 or more points in 126-113 win over Knicks 01/16/2026 12:49am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jimmy Butler had 32 points and eight rebounds, Stephen Curry warmed up in the second half to finish with 27 points and seven assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the New York Knicks 126-113 on Thursday night. Moses Moody scored 21 points with seven 3-pointers for the Wa Judge orders release of Liberian man arrested in Minneapolis by agents with a battering ram 01/15/2026 11:58pm • A federal judge in Minnesota on Thursday ordered the release of a Liberian man four days after heavily armed immigration agents broke into his home using a battering ram and arrested him. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan said in his ruling that the agents violated Garrison Gibson’s Fourth Amendme An app’s blunt life check adds another layer to the loneliness crisis in China 01/15/2026 10:03pm • BEIJING (AP) — In China, the names of things are often either ornately poetic or jarringly direct. A new, wildly popular app among young Chinese people is definitively the latter. It's called, simply, “Are You Dead?" In a vast country whose young people are increasingly on the move, the new, one Judge dismisses Trump administration lawsuit seeking detailed voter information from California 01/15/2026 09:56pm • SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit against California that sought detailed voting records and personal data on its 23 million registered voters, concluding that the government's request was “unprecedented and illegal.” The Trump No. 2 South Carolina women beat No. 4 Texas 68-65 to avenge only loss 01/15/2026 09:50pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Joyce Edwards had 14 points and eight rebounds, Tessa Johnson added 13 points and No. 2 South Carolina avenged its only loss this season by beating No. 4 Texas 68-65 on Thursday night for its 11th straight victory. Ta’Niya Latson scored 12 points and Raven Johnson came up w