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After Maduro capture, Trump's tough talk evokes a return to the days of American imperialism 01/05/2026 08:03pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump hasn't minced words about the larger message he's trying to send the world with the U.S. military raid to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit the deposed Venezuelan leader and his wife to the United States to face federal drug trafficking charges. “America How to Get a Specialist Referral 01/05/2026 07:00pm • Your primary care provider is more than just your annual stop for routine checkups. They're also the central hub for coordinating your health care, from specialist visits to follow-up testing and services, ensuring continuity of care over time. 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Two workers at Bristol Health & Rehab Center LLC, a resident of the suburban Philadelphia facility and a cont 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 Experts predict top health trends for 2026, offer advice on best wellness resolutions 01/05/2026 03:24pm • It’s a new year, and for many people, that means renewed goals to personal health and fitness. But in 2026, wellness choices are looking different. U.S. News & World Report surveyed 58 medical doctors, dietitians, and health researchers on their predictions for the top health and nutrition A deadly plane crash, a burning home and a tense trial add up in NASCAR's offseason of heartbreak 01/05/2026 02:16pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The new year began with a celebration of life for Emma Biffle, the 14-year-old daughter of one of NASCAR’s 75 greatest drivers who was among seven people killed when Greg Biffle’s plane crashed just a week before Christmas. The service Sunday was standing room only as t Analysis: Maduro’s arrest, a sovereign line crossed, conflicting facts and the risk of regional blowback 01/05/2026 12:47pm • The account offered by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine of "Operation Absolute Resolve" provides the most detailed official explanation to date of how the United States military apprehended Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. It also raises profound legal, geopolitical and credib Number of flu-related ER visits in Alexandria more than tripled in last 2 weeks of 2025 01/05/2026 12:47pm • The number of flu-related emergency department visits in Alexandria, Virginia, has increased significantly in the last couple weeks. Visits to the emergency room resulting in a confirmed diagnosis of the flu more than tripled in Alexandria in the last two weeks of December, according to the Virgi After judge's ruling, HHS authorized to resume sharing some Medicaid data with deportation officers 01/05/2026 12:47pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The nation's health department starting Monday can resume sharing the personal data of certain Medicaid enrollees with deportation officials, according to a federal judge's ruling, in a blow to states that had sued the administration over privacy concerns. But the judge's decision, Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 11-17 includes LL Cool J and Julia Louis-Dreyfus 01/05/2026 12:23pm • Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 11-17: Jan 11: Director Joel Zwick (“My Big Fat Greek Wedding”) is 84. Musician Robert Earl Keen is 70. Actor Phyllis Logan (“Downton Abbey”) is 70. Guitarist Vicki Peterson of The Bangles is 68. Actor Kim Coles (“Living Single”) is 64. Former chi Drone strikes kill 2 in Russian border regions ahead of Ukraine peace talks 01/05/2026 11:27am • Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone strikes in Russian border regions, local officials said Sunday, ahead of peace talks to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Paris this week. Belgorod regional Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said one person died and two others, including a young child, were wounded whe Trail running legend Kilian Jornet advises beginners to enjoy the view and go easy 01/05/2026 09:50am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hikers navigating rugged terrain may have noticed more people speeding along the same trail while leaping over rocks and roots like two-legged mountain goats. Trail running has exploded in popularity in recent years. The sport encompasses everything from off-road jogs on un Charles County taps Yonelle Moore Lee for vacant House seat, in conflict with Prince George’s pick 01/05/2026 09:27am • The Charles County Democratic Central Committee chose Yonelle Moore Lee on Saturday to fill the vacant District 27A seat in the House, setting up a conflict with Prince George’s County Democrats who backed a different candidate Tuesday. The conflict means that Gov. Wes Moore (D) will make the c Today in History: January 5, construction begins on Golden Gate Bridge 01/05/2026 04:10am • Today is Monday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2026. There are 360 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 5, 1933, construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge; the bridge was completed in May 1937. Also on this date: In 1896, an Austrian newspaper reported the discovery by German physicist W