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Seahawks clinch No. 1 seed with dominant 13-3 win over 49ers 01/03/2026 11:00pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Zach Charbonnet scored on a 27-yard run in the first quarter and Seattle shut down the high-powered San Francisco offense in a 13-3 victory over the 49ers on Saturday night that secured the No. 1 seed for the Seahawks in the NFC playoffs. Seattle (14-3) won its first div In their words: Survivors and others talk about fatal Swiss Alpine bar fire 01/03/2026 09:01pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — In the aftermath of a fire inside a Swiss Alpine bar that killed 40 people celebrating the new year, survivors, friends and family members, the region’s top authorities and even Pope Leo have spoken to the public in remarks in French, Italian, German and English Littler wins back-to-back world darts titles at 18 01/03/2026 08:53pm • LONDON (AP) — Luke Littler is a back-to-back world darts champion at the age of 18. The English phenom beat Gian van Veen of the Netherlands 7-1 in the final at Alexandra Palace on Saturday to secure a record winner’s prize of 1 million pounds ($1.35 million) and underline his status as a genera The Latest: Trump says US will run Venezuela at least temporarily after military option 01/03/2026 08:48pm • Hours after a dramatic military operation ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country Saturday, President Donald Trump said the United States would “run” Venezuela at least temporarily and tap its vast oil reserves to sell to other nations. U.S. operation FACT FOCUS: Trump repeats false claims as he discusses US raid to extract Venezuela's president 01/03/2026 06:45pm • President Donald Trump on Saturday held an extended news conference to explain the U.S. raid on Venezuela to extract President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, at times veering off topic and repeating false claims around his initiatives. In praising the military, Trump highlighted National Guard deploy How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro 01/03/2026 04:31pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela's coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug trafficking boats and killing the occupants. At the same time, U.S. intelligence agencies were carefully studying the country's authoritarian President Nicol Security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders' summit 01/03/2026 02:43pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — National security advisers from Europe and other allies visited Kyiv on Saturday to discuss security guarantees and economic support as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end the nearly 4-year-old war in Ukraine intensifies. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, preparing to travel to Par Venezuela operation planning began months ago with intelligence officials tracking Maduro's movements, US general says 01/03/2026 12:15pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela operation planning began months ago with intelligence officials tracking Maduro's movements, US general says. A timeline of the US military's buildup and strikes against Venezuela leading to Maduro's capture 01/03/2026 10:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had long threatened that he could order military strikes on targets on Venezuelan territory after months of attacks on boats accused of carrying drugs from the South American country. President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela said the U.S. military operations What happened in Venezuela? Breaking down the U.S. military operation 01/03/2026 10:08am • President Donald Trump confirmed early Saturday in a social media post that Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had been taken into U.S. custody, just hours after reports of multiple explosions ringing out across Caracas surfaced. In a Truth Social post, Trump said the U.S. carried out a "large- From bus driver to president: Venezuela's Maduro never escaped his predecessor's shadow 01/03/2026 08:53am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday during an attack by U.S. forces on his capital. U.S. President Donald Trump, in an early morning soci Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved 'super tusker' elephant Craig, who died at age 54 01/03/2026 08:45am • NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved “super tusker” elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to protect the mammals from ivory poachers. The bull elephant who died on Saturday was named Craig. He lived in What's behind Sunday closures at all but 9 Montgomery County libraries 01/03/2026 08:11am • Most Montgomery County Public Libraries will be closed Sundays moving forward, with the exception of nine regional branches. The change, which goes into effect Jan. 11, isn't based on budgetary concerns, according to Montgomery County Public Libraries Director Darcell Graham. "It's more st ‘Undemocratic behavior’: Nonprofit calls for review on demolition plans on St. Elizabeth West campus 01/03/2026 07:43am • A nonprofit is pushing back on an emergency proposal to demolish historic buildings on the site of the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in Southeast D.C. In mid-December, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued an emergency declaration to demolish 17 vacant buildings on the St. US Attorney General says deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro and wife Cilia Flores to face charges after NY indictment 01/03/2026 07:27am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US Attorney General says deposed Venezuelan leader Maduro and wife Cilia Flores to face charges after NY indictment.