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Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward 01/31/2026 03:41pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians including several children on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire, a day after Israel accused Hamas of new truce violations. The strikes hit locations throughout Gaza, Coast Guard suspends search for people missing from fishing vessel that sank off Massachusetts 01/31/2026 03:36pm • GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early Friday after receiving an alert f Militants kill 33 people in multiple attacks in southwest Pakistan; 92 assailants also killed 01/31/2026 02:38pm • QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military said Saturday that multiple suicide and gun attacks by “terrorists” across the restive southwestern province of Balochistan killed 33 people, including civilians, while security forces responding to the violence killed 92 assailants. Analysts descr The Carolinas emerge as new population boom states. Affordability and lifestyle drive growth 01/31/2026 01:24pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Move over Florida and Texas. The United States has new hot spots for growth, and they both have Carolina in their name. North Carolina last year attracted more new residents, 84,000 people, from other parts of the country than any other state, a title held by Texas in 2024 and Power outages hit Ukraine and Moldova as Kyiv struggles against the winter cold 01/31/2026 12:42pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency power cuts swept across several Ukrainian cities as well as neighboring Moldova on Saturday, officials said, amid a commitment from the Kremlin to U.S. President Donald Trump to pause strikes on Kyiv as Ukraine battles one of its bleakest winters in years. Ukraine� A former Sierra Club Foundation director sues over internal racism that he says hinders its mission 01/31/2026 10:42am • NEW YORK (AP) — It seemed like a high-profile opportunity to lead an influential environmental group’s ambitious new push for green energy financing. And so, in May 2023, Pedro da Silva joined the Sierra Club Foundation, the charitable arm for the nonprofit started by naturalist John Muir. A for Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall 01/31/2026 10:13am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Mexican immigrant was taken to a Minneapolis hospital earlier this month after bones in his face and skull were broken while he was in federal custody. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castañeda Mondragón had tried to flee while handcuffed ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital 01/31/2026 10:12am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Intensive care nurses immediately doubted the word of federal immigration officers when they arrived at a Minneapolis hospital with a Mexican immigrant who had broken bones in his face and skull. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents initially claimed Alberto Castañeda Mon As officials disparage Pretti and Good, families of Black people killed by police have déjà vu 01/31/2026 09:00am • The shooting deaths of white protesters Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis followed a playbook that is painfully familiar to Black Americans: Authorities quickly moved to disparage the victims, only to be contradicted as more evidence emerged. Black families who have lost This Northern Virginia county is hoping you'll adopt a fire hydrant. Will you answer the call? 01/31/2026 08:43am • Got a little energy left over after shoveling your driveway? Fairfax County Fire and Rescue in Virginia is hoping you'll use that shovel to help them clear a path around fire hydrants. Chip Galloway, the lead Geographic Information Systems analyst with Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, said th Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob 01/31/2026 07:28am • The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced — six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Tens of thousands of revelers will be descending on Gobbler’s Knob in rural Pen Today in History: January 31, US declares public health emergency over coronavirus 01/31/2026 04:10am • Today is Saturday, Jan. 31, the 31st day of 2026. There are 334 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 31, 2020, the United States declared a public health emergency over the new coronavirus, and President Donald Trump signed an order to temporarily bar entry to foreign nationals, ot A Sudanese doctor recounts his harrowing escape from a Darfur city under rebel bombardment 01/31/2026 03:33am • CAIRO (AP) — Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim dashed from building to building, desperate for places to hide. He ran through streets littered with bodies. Around him, the capital of Sudan’s North Darfur province lay enveloped in smoke and fire. Explosions, shelling and gunfire thundered from every direction Thousands face another arctic blast without power as East Coast preps for a storm 01/30/2026 08:06pm • NASHVILLE (AP) — Frustrations were bubbling up Friday for the tens of thousands who have been without power for nearly a week in the U.S. South as a new storm looms, including Tennessee's residents in Nashville, where the utility was criticized for storm preparations and recovery. Terry Miles, a 5 DC-area hospital sees uptick in serious skull fractures from sledding accidents 01/30/2026 07:09pm • Sledding conditions have been a little different this winter season, with a thick layer of ice coating mounds of snow in the D.C. region. One hospital is reporting some serious head injuries as a result. "We've unfortunately seen an uptick in accidents from sledding," said Dr. Leticia Ryan, divi