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Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro 01/06/2026 08:17am • In the wake of last weekend's U.S. military action in Venezuela, the news media got something it has seldom heard from the Trump administration: a “thank you.” Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organizations that had learned in advance about Saturday's strike that led to the capture o What Americans think about the situation in Venezuela, according to recent polls 01/06/2026 07:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — There are few signs that President Donald Trump’s supporters wanted the United States to become more embroiled in foreign conflicts ahead of its military actions in Venezuela — even as many Republicans show initial support for his military strike there, according to an Associ Trump administration's capture of Maduro raises unease about the international legal framework 01/06/2026 05:08am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — From the smoldering wreckage of two catastrophic world wars in the last century, nations came together to build an edifice of international rules and laws. The goal was to prevent such sprawling conflicts in the future. Now that world order — centered at the United What to know about bobsled at the Winter Olympics: The Germans vs. everyone else 01/06/2026 03:10am • The biggest rivalry going into the bobsled competition at the Milan Cortina Olympics is pretty much not in dispute. On one side, there is Germany. And on the other side, there is everybody else. The sport made its Olympic debut in 1924 and Germany didn't win its first gold medals until 1952. But the Feet first downhill on a sled at cheetah speed: What to know about luge at the Winter Olympics 01/06/2026 03:10am • Nobody knows for certain when luge — the French word for sled — started, since nobody surely took note of the first time someone slid feet-first down a slope. Some say the 15th century, with evidence that there were races in Norway around that time. USA Luge believes that the sport could date al Durant admits game-winner over Suns meant more because he was 'kicked out' 01/06/2026 12:11am • HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s Kevin Durant said hitting the game-winning shot Monday night against the Phoenix Suns meant more because it came against his former team that he felt kicked him out. Durant scored 26 points and his 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds to go lifted the Rockets to the 100-97 vict Rubio, Hegseth brief congressional leaders as questions mount over next steps in Venezuela 01/05/2026 10:59pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other top officials briefed leaders in Congress late Monday on the striking military operation in Venezuela amid mounting concerns that President Donald Trump is embarking on a new era of U.S. expansionism without consultation of lawmakers or a This Jan. 6 plaque was made to honor law enforcement. It's nowhere to be found at the Capitol 01/05/2026 09:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Approaching the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, the official plaque honoring the police who defended democracy that day is nowhere to be found. It’s not on display at the Capitol, as is required by law. Its whereabouts aren't publicly known, though Walz, Democrats' 2024 VP pick, drops bid for third term as Minnesota governor; Klobuchar considers 01/05/2026 09:25pm • ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 candidate for vice president, is ending his bid for a third term amid President Donald Trump’s relentless focus on a fraud investigation into the state's child care programs and its Somali community. Less than four months after annou US allies and adversaries use UN meeting to critique Venezuela intervention as America defends it 01/05/2026 09:07pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Both allies and adversaries of the United States on Monday used an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to voice opposition to the audacious U.S. military operation in Venezuela that captured leader Nicolás Maduro. Before the U.N.'s most powerful body, countries cr The Latest: Trump officials give nearly two-hour briefing to top lawmakers on Venezuela 01/05/2026 08:56pm • Top officials from President Donald Trump's administration briefed congressional leaders on the U.S. government’s plans for the future of Venezuela in a Monday evening meeting on Capitol Hill. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other officials discussed Venezuela wi Flyers sign Christian Dvorak to a 5-year, $25.75 million contract extension 01/05/2026 08:31pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Flyers have signed forward Christian Dvorak to a five-year contract extension worth $25.75 million. General manager Daniel Briere announced the deal Monday night. Dvorak will count $5.15 million annually against the salary cap from when the deal kicks in nex Key moments in the US arrest of and case against Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro 01/05/2026 08:10pm • After apparent months of planning, the U.S. strike that resulted in the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro unfolded swiftly over the weekend, with American forces converging on Caracas to arrest Maduro and his wife. In subsequent days, Maduro would be spirited from a U.S. warship to a plane Panthers embrace 'championship opportunity' despite poor finish, being big home playoff underdogs 01/05/2026 08:01pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When Dave Canales noticed an incoming call from Carolina Panthers team owner David Tepper on Sunday, he excitedly picked up his iPhone and said, 'Is this the owner of the NFC South champions?" Tepper chuckled at the response. It's been a long time coming for Tepper whose Pan Holocaust survivor Eva Schloss, stepsister of Anne Frank, dies at 96 01/05/2026 07:49pm • LONDON (AP) — Auschwitz survivor Eva Schloss, the stepsister of teenage diarist Anne Frank and a tireless educator about the horrors of the Holocaust, has died. She was 96. The Anne Frank Trust UK, of which Schloss was honorary president, said she died Saturday in London, where she lived. Britain�