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Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions 01/11/2026 07:16am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factual Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back 01/11/2026 06:26am • SIAYA, Kenya (AP) — Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how long it will remain hers. As a widow, she’s been threatened with eviction for years by her late husband's family, who claim she has no inheritance rights. This year they filed a lawsuit, a Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining 01/11/2026 05:54am • Greenland's harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of the Arctic Today in History: January 11, Theodore Roosevelt makes the Grand Canyon a national monument 01/11/2026 04:10am • Today is Sunday, Jan. 11, the 11th day of 2026. There are 354 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 11, 1908, the Grand Canyon was established as a national monument by President Theodore Roosevelt. The move protected it from mining and other activities until it became a national park in Matt LaFleur and the Packers face uncertain future after blowing big lead in wild-card loss 01/11/2026 01:59am • CHICAGO (AP) — At the very end of his seventh season as Green Bay's coach, Matt LaFleur saw a team that lacked composure at big moments in a playoff game. It was an all-too-familiar scene for the Packers — one that will follow LaFleur for a long time. “We’ve got to look at it. We’ve got to Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir dies at 78 01/10/2026 10:42pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bob Weir, the guitarist and singer who as an essential member of the Grateful Dead helped found the sound of the San Francisco counterculture of the 1960s and kept it alive through decades of endless tours and marathon jams, has died. He was 78. Weir’s death was announced Sat Death toll in violence surrounding protests challenging Iran's theocracy reaches 116, activists say 01/10/2026 08:51pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nationwide protests challenging Iran’s theocracy reached the two-week mark Sunday, as the death toll in violence surrounding the demonstrations reached at least 116 people killed, activists said. With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging t Anti-ICE protesters assemble across the US after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland, Oregon 01/10/2026 07:32pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Thousands of people marched in Minneapolis on Saturday to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon. Minnesota leaders urged demonstrators to remain peaceful. The protest was one of hundreds pl Veteran actor T.K. Carter, known for 'The Thing' and 'Punky Brewster,' dies at 69 01/10/2026 07:15pm • DUARTE, Calif. (AP) — Veteran actor T.K. Carter, who appeared in the horror film “The Thing” and “Punky Brewster” on television, has died at the age of 69. Carter was declared dead Friday evening after deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive male in Duarte, California, accor Dolphins begin coaching search by interviewing Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak 01/10/2026 06:41pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak interviewed with the Miami Dolphins on Saturday for their head coaching vacancy. With a new general manager in place in Jon-Eric Sullivan, the Dolphins began reaching out to potential candidates to replace coach Mike Mc VR headsets are 'hope machines' inside California prisons, offering escape and practical experience 01/10/2026 06:26pm • CHOWCHILLA, Calif. (AP) — Jacob Smith has been in prison for two decades, but he and other inmates are still taking regular trips to far-flung, exotic locales. No passport required, just a virtual reality headset. “I went to Thailand, man!” Smith recalled with a grin, describing the first tim Daniel Walker Howe, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, dead at 88 01/10/2026 05:55pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Daniel Walker Howe, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian whose “What Hath God Wrought” became a widely acclaimed chronicle of the vast technological and social changes in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th century, has died at age 88. Walker died on Dec. 25, according to a s US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution 01/10/2026 03:20pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela as part of a broader effort to take control of the South American country's oil. The predawn raid With Ryan in place, Falcons begin coach search by interviewing Dolphins' Weaver and Seahawks' Kubiak 01/10/2026 02:46pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons interviewed Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver on Saturday as they began their search for a coach. The interviews came immediately after the team named Matt Ryan president of football. In th Maryland Labor Dept. missed chance to recover $760 million in overpaid unemployment, audit says 01/10/2026 01:56pm • Maryland overpaid $807.4 million in unemployment benefits since the COVID-19 pandemic and missed the opportunity to recover $760 million of that amount because it took too long do to so, state auditors said. The report published Friday by the Office of Legislative Audits covered unemployment benef