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US military action in Venezuela is seen as both a blessing and a curse for Russia's Putin 01/07/2026 10:55am • The lightning U.S. operation to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro can be seen as both a benefit and a burden for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose forces botched an attempt to capture Ukraine���s capital and topple its leader at the start of Moscow's invasion nearly four years ago. The Uvalde schools officer did nothing until it was too late during shooting, prosecutor says 01/06/2026 08:16pm • CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) ��� In the crucial, chaotic minutes before a gunman in Uvalde, Texas, began firing inside an elementary school, a police officer now accused of failing to protect the children stood by without making a move to prevent the carnage, a prosecutor told a jury Tuesday. School o Ex-Michigan State star Paul Davis apologizes for verbally abusing ref and getting kicked out of seat 01/06/2026 07:39pm • EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) ��� Former Michigan State and NBA player Paul Davis apologized for verbally abusing an official at the Breslin Center and being removed from his seat during the 12th-ranked Spartans��� 80-51 victory over Southern California. Davis addressed his actions with reporters and exp Head, Smith centuries put Australia in control after 3 days of the final Ashes test 01/06/2026 02:29am • SYDNEY (AP) ��� Travis Head's third century of the series and Steve Smith's first guided Australia to a 134-run first-innings lead over England by stumps on the third day of the fifth and final Ashes test. Head resumed Tuesday at 91 and was out for 163 from 166 balls, a masterful innings to follow h Jury seated in trial for ex-officer accused in police response to Uvalde school shooting 01/05/2026 09:02pm • CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) ��� A Texas judge seated a jury Monday in the trial of a former school police officer in Uvalde who was part of the hesitant law enforcement response to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history and has been charged with failing to protect children from the gunman. Editorial Roundup: United State 01/05/2026 03:43pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 1 The Washington Post on Trump's new humanitarian aid package to the U.N. The Trump administration will always couch even its most reasonable decisions in the most dramatic terms possible, and so it was with a State Departmen Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads 01/05/2026 06:59am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test. Today, his priorities have changed. His main concern is no longer just the exam, but whether his studen 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 US intervention in Venezuela could test Trump's ability to hold GOP together in an election year 01/04/2026 08:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump���s military intervention in Venezuela will pose a fresh test of his ability to hold together a restive Republican coalition during a challenging election year that could be defined by domestic concerns like health care and affordability. While most Repu Miami coach Mario Cristobal dismisses hype around his team as he prepares for Fiesta Bowl 01/03/2026 04:26pm • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) ��� Mario Cristobal doesn't want to hear any of the incessant ���The U Is Back��� stuff. Yes, the Miami Hurricanes are in the College Football Playoff semifinals after being given almost no chance of making the 12-team field after a pair of losses around the midseason point a Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment 01/03/2026 01:07pm • Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The letter was sent Saturday. Republicans had been making plans to impeach her ever since her Dec. 19 conviction. A s What to know about the Uvalde school shooting's first trial over police response 01/03/2026 12:09am • HOUSTON (AP) ��� Former Uvalde, Texas, schools police Officer Adrian Gonzales was among the first officers to arrive at Robb Elementary after a gunman opened fire on students and teachers. Prosecutors allege that instead of rushing in to confront the shooter, Gonzales failed to take action to protec Trial to begin for police officer charged in delayed response to Uvalde school shooting 01/03/2026 12:03am • Families who lost loved ones in the 2022 attack on an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, have sought for nearly four years to hold accountable the police who waited more than an hour to confront the shooter while children and teachers lay dead or wounded in classrooms. Now one of the first officers Montgomery Co. police charge 147 with DUI during holiday initiative, with more planned 01/02/2026 05:25pm • Montgomery County police charged 147 people with driving under the influence during the first six weeks of their annual holiday alcohol task force initiative. According to data that runs from Thanksgiving through Dec. 27, members of the task force conducted 1,300 traffic stops. From Dec. 24-27 al Why crime in Fairfax Co. fell across several categories in 2025 01/02/2026 05:03pm • Crime fell across several categories in Fairfax County last year, Police Chief Kevin Davis told WTOP, touting the agency���s use of emerging technology, recruitment, retention efforts and focus on road safety. In an interview with WTOP on Friday, Davis said homicides fell 15% in 2025, compared wi