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The Latest: Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office 01/09/2026 04:59pm • Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty on Friday called on members of the public to send any video or other evidence in the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis directly to her office. Moriarty said that although her office has collaborated effectively with the FBI in past cases, the Trump ad Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers 01/09/2026 04:53pm • Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes. The parent company of Facebook on Friday announced agreements with TerraPower, Oklo and Vistra for nuclear power for its Prometheus AI data cen Things to do in the DC area: The Fresh Start Series, Rock the Rink skate party … and more! 01/09/2026 04:26pm • Start the year strong by heading to The Yards in Southeast D.C. for pop-ups, tours, workshops and physical group activities at the "Fresh Start Series at The Yards." This monthlong series of events is meant to cultivate the best intentions for the new year. The upcoming events include a giveaway Judge again rules Trump prosecutor unlawfully serving, rejects tax return bid 01/09/2026 04:19pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A judge’s ruling that a Trump administration prosecutor in upstate New York was serving unlawfully has spilled into another case — with the same judge saying he can’t obtain tax return information in a criminal investigation because he lacks authority. The ruling Thursda Michigan helps employers build housing in Detroit, Kalamazoo as fund runs dry 01/09/2026 04:15pm • Michigan is helping employers in Detroit and Kalamazoo build new housing for their workers under a program that state officials want to continue but lawmakers have not yet endorsed. The projects approved last month by the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, totaling $3.2 million, will dra Al-Attiyah regains Dakar Rally lead and Sanders' penalty gives Brabec motorbike win 01/09/2026 03:49pm • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Nasser Al-Attiyah regained the lead of the Dakar Rally after blasting the first all-sand stage of the race on Friday. Five-time champion Al-Attiyah dominated the second half of the 331-kilometer stage between Hail and Riyadh, increasing his lead from nine seconds to nea Newsom faces another multibillion-dollar budget shortfall in his last year as California governor 01/09/2026 03:49pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the state faces a $2.9 billion budget deficit this year, an amount significantly lower than what legislative budget analysts projected. The deficit, though small, could still require cuts and means the Democratic governor doesn Musk's Grok chatbot restricts image generation after global backlash to sexualized deepfakes 01/09/2026 03:18pm • LONDON (AP) — Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok is preventing non-paying users from generating or editing images after a global backlash erupted over sexualized deepfakes of people, but the change has not satisfied authorities in Europe. The chatbot, which is accessed through Musk's social media platfo World War II Memorial shuts down for monthslong renovations 01/09/2026 03:07pm • The World War II Memorial is shutting down for monthslong renovations starting Friday, as the National Park Service spruces up popular spots ahead of America's 250th birthday. The Park Service expects the memorial to reopen by May 15, according to a Thursday news release. The $3.7 million pro Sluggish hiring closes out a frustrating year for job seekers though unemployment slips to 4.4% 01/09/2026 02:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downwardly revised figure of 56,000 in November, the Labor Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year 01/09/2026 02:35pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Luigi Mangione’s federal death penalty trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson could begin before the end of the year, a judge said Friday while weighing a defense bid to bar the government from making it a capital case. U.S. District Judge Margaret Garnett sa Swiss bar owner put in pre-trial detention over the fatal fire at an Alpine resort 01/09/2026 01:41pm • MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Switzerland held a national day of mourning on Friday for the 40 people who died in an Alpine bar fire during a New Year’s Eve celebration, as prosecutors requested one of the managers to be placed in pre-trial detention. Valais region’s chief prosecutor Beatrice New Sept. 11 visitor education center to break ground this summer near the Pentagon 01/09/2026 01:37pm • Plans for a $35 million visitor education center near the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial are expected to take a major step forward later this year. “We are committed to a Sept. 10 groundbreaking, with overall construction moving forward shortly thereafter,” said Joseph Kornhoff, executive direc Judge dismisses Salt-N-Pepa's lawsuit to reclaim master recordings from Universal Music Group 01/09/2026 01:29pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa’s lawsuit to reclaim ownership of their master recordings from Universal Music Group. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on Thursday sided with the recording giant, arguing that the Grammy-winning group never ow Israeli strikes kill at least 13 across Gaza, as Trump is expected to announce Board of Peace 01/09/2026 01:28pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza have killed at least 13 people, according to health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump was expected to announce his Board of Peace to oversee the fragile ceasefire. Health officials and family members said at least one child was