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FACT FOCUS: Fabricated and misrepresented images shared widely online after US removal of Maduro 01/05/2026 04:31pm • As deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro pleaded not guilty to federal drug trafficking charges in a U.S. courtroom Monday, an array of misrepresented and fabricated images that began circulating soon after his capture over the weekend continued to multiply on social media. President Donald Trum Michael J. Schumacher, author who chronicled lives of Allen Ginsberg and Eric Clapton, dies at 75 01/05/2026 04:15pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Michael Schumacher, a Wisconsin author who produced a diverse array of works ranging from biographies of filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and musician Eric Clapton to accounts of Great Lakes shipwrecks, has died. He was 75. Schumacher's daughter, Emily Joy Schumacher, confirmed Phillies hire Don Mattingly as bench coach, reuniting him with GM son Preston 01/05/2026 01:56pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Don Mattingly made up his mind that 2025 would be his last season in baseball. The 1985 AL MVP and former manager would retire after one final season as a bench coach in Toronto, without or without the World Series ring he's fruitlessly chased since his rookie season with the N Jaguars coach Liam Coen deserves credit for growth of QB Trevor Lawrence and others 01/05/2026 01:05pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars won the AFC South, in part, because first-year head coach Liam Coen and his staff got several guys to play well above expectations. Developing talent? Unleashing potential? Pushing the right buttons? Coen prefers to call it growth, which rarely ha DraftKings Promo Code: Get Upgraded $300 Bonus for NBA, NFL Wild Card Games 01/05/2026 01:01pm • 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 Activate our DraftKings promo code offer in time for the huge slate of NBA games tonight, and redeem a $300 bonus for doing so. No. 23 Georgia's high-scoring offense enjoys strong start in SEC opener despite rebounding concerns 01/05/2026 11:16am • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — An overtime win over Auburn in its Southeastern Conference opening game showed No. 23 Georgia's high-scoring offense is no fluke. It also showed Georgia's three-guard lineup presents rebounding challenges that must be addressed as the Bulldogs prepare for Tuesday night's game at West Ham signs Lazio striker Castellanos as 'key target' for under pressure coach Nuno 01/05/2026 09:40am • LONDON (AP) — West Ham signed Lazio striker Valentín “Taty” Castellanos on Monday in a move credited to under pressure coach Nuno Espírito Santo. In a potential sign of support for Nuno, the statement announcing Castellanos said he had been “identified as a key target by head coach Nuno Es Violent weekend in Prince George’s County stands in contrast with regionwide declines in crime 01/05/2026 07:52am • It’s been a violent start to the new year in Prince George’s County, Maryland, which saw three people shot and killed outside a banquet hall in the Marlow Heights area early Saturday morning. Police responded to the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the venue in the 4300 blo Stefon Diggs posts his 7th 1,000-yard season after week of legal trouble off the field 01/04/2026 10:20pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Stefon Diggs said he kept his mind on football after authorities revealed this week that the Patriots wide receiver had been charged with strangulation and other criminal offenses related to an alleged dispute with his former private chef. Diggs credited that focus with he Falcons beat Saints 19-17 to hand division title to Panthers. Atlanta fires coach and GM hours later 01/04/2026 10:02pm • ATLANTA (AP) — A fourth straight win by the Atlanta Falcons and a season sweep of their biggest rival were not enough to save the jobs of coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. Hours after Dee Alford's red-zone interception stopped a potential go-ahead drive by New Orleans on Sund Hall has goal and assist as Hurricanes beat Devils 3-1 to snap 3-game losing streak 01/04/2026 09:54pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Taylor Hall had a goal and an assist against his former team, rookie Brandon Bussi stopped 28 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Sunday night. Nikolaj Ehlers and Logan Stankoven also scored as first-place Carolina snapped a three-game losing str Broncos secure AFC's top playoff seed with 19-3 win over Chargers 01/04/2026 09:44pm • DENVER (AP) — Ja'Quan McMillian goofed up the play in practice, got an earful from Denver defensive coordinator Vance Joseph and then made good when given another chance Sunday when it mattered most. 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Even McCarthy gives Vikings another mixed-bag performance in season finale, including another injury exit 01/04/2026 06:58pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The final game of J.J. McCarthy's first year as the Minnesota Vikings' starting quarterback was a fitting end to his roller-coaster season. There was some good, some bad and more injury concerns that leave the Vikings continuing to wonder if he's their franchise quarterback. Mc