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Winter storm slams UK and France as cold snap spreads across Europe 01/09/2026 10:25am • LONDON (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds, rain and snow to the region. The low-pressure system, named Storm Maxim Naumov's emotional return to US Figure Skating Championships after parents' tragic death 01/09/2026 09:57am • ST. LOUIS (AP) — Maxim Naumov returned to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night, the final place that his parents watched him compete, and managed to hold his emotions in check until a standing ovation carried the 24-year-old right off the ice. Once in the kiss-and-cry area, Naum No flag, anthem or parade: An isolated Winter Olympics beckons for Russian athletes 01/09/2026 07:58am • TERSKOL, Russia (AP) — Every time Nikita Filippov races, it's an uphill struggle. At the Olympics, even more so. The 23-year-old from Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula is a medal contender in the rugged new Olympic sport of ski mountaineering — sprinting up a slope and then skiing back Beltway Basketball Beat: Trying season for the Terps 01/09/2026 07:30am • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. See his ballots online. Maryland Hall of Fame men's basketball coach Gary Williams once claimed that Maryland felt like "Siberia" in the old ACC days, when the Terps were the northernmost school. "Cold January" has taken a new meaning lately: Wednesday's 84- This Lexus SUV stretches its long legs on an East Coast road trip 01/09/2026 06:29am • "I stomped down on the pedal. I set the cruise control. Five hundred raging horses blew on by the state patrol." So began my road trip from Maryland to Miami in the big, long Lexus TX550h+. OK, well not exactly. I stole those lines from the country singer Robert Earl Keen, and his 1988 song, Virginia voter guide: Special election to fill two open seats in Virginia General Assembly 01/09/2026 04:55am • A special election is taking place on Tuesday to fill two open seats in Virginia’s House of Delegates, vacated by delegates destined for Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's cabinet. Voters will head to the polls on Jan. 13 in two Northern Virginia districts that include parts of Fairfax, Prince Wi What to know about biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics 01/09/2026 03:10am • Biathlon combines cross-country skiing with precision rifle shooting. The sport, which originated from military training exercises in Scandinavia, is a real crowd-pleaser filled with tension and drama. Here’s what to know about biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. How it works Some liken Montgomery County schools weighing the fate of its only charter school 01/09/2026 02:16am • The founder of Montgomery County's only charter school appeared before the Board of Education on Thursday to make the case for keeping the school open as it faces revocation of its charter. Montgomery County Superintendent Thomas Taylor recommended revoking the charter of the MECCA Business Learn Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good 01/09/2026 12:01am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis’ streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded and elicited more scrutiny of enforceme Heat-Bulls game at the United Center postponed due to condensation on the court 01/08/2026 11:15pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The game between the Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls at the United Center on Thursday night was postponed after a nearly two-hour delay due to condensation on the court. The officials cited "court conditions” for the delay in starting the contest. There appeared to be moisture on An Argentine court offers hope for Venezuelans seeking justice for abuses under Maduro 01/08/2026 10:45pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Venezuela's release of detainees Thursday briefly brought relief and guarded optimism to a country consumed by uncertainty. But it was another, less covered news event far afield that some Venezuelan advocates said offered their only real shot at justice as long as The Latest: ICE officer who shot Renee Good identified in court records as Jonathan Ross 01/08/2026 09:04pm • A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed 37-year-old mother of three Renee Good as she tried to drive away on a snowy Minneapolis street, tensions remained high, with dozens of protesters venting their outrage outside of a federal facility that’s serving as a hub Fatal ICE shooting sparks jurisdiction clash between state and federal authorities 01/08/2026 07:43pm • A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence and declared that Minnesota has no jurisdiction to investigate the killing. Legal experts said the dispute h Choosing a Pill Organizer or Pill Dispenser 01/08/2026 07:00pm • If you use multiple medications and think you don't need a pill organizer or pill dispenser, think again. "Pill organizers are often considered an 'elderly' item, but they can be very helpful for patients of all ages," says Jenna Liphart Rhoads, a Green Bay, Wisconsin-based registered nurse, certifi Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage: Which Should You Buy? 01/08/2026 07:00pm • Medicare offers a variety of coverage options. While many people are familiar with original Medicare, also known as parts A and B, some may be less familiar with Medicare Advantage, also known as Part C, or Medigap, also called Medicare Supplement Insurance. Both Medicare Advantage and Medigap can h