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About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year's celebration 01/01/2026 05:51pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, after a fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, police said. Authorities did not immediately have an exact More campus games? Big 12 commish says 'everything is on the table' when it comes to playoff reboot 01/01/2026 05:19pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — While fans trickled into the Orange Bowl stadium for a quarterfinal where tickets were going for as little as $39, the commissioner of the Big 12 said “everything is on the table” when it comes to rebooting the College Football Playoff, including potentially moving m Browns' draft class poised to accomplish rare milestone despite 4-12 record 01/01/2026 04:46pm • BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Shedeur Sanders has commanded most of the attention and national spotlight when it comes to the Cleveland Browns rookie class. However, all seven players in Cleveland's 2025 draft class have seen significant playing time this season. Going into Sunday's finale at Cincinnati, the 'I know who I am.' Steelers' Connor Heyward proving he's far more than Cam Heyward's little brother 01/01/2026 04:04pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — There's a legacy that comes when your last name is Heyward, and you play football for a living. Especially when you do it in Pittsburgh. Connor Heyward has known this basically his entire life. The Steelers tight end/fullback grew up hearing the stories about his father, former Young Palestinian boy drowns in muddy water flooding his Gaza tent camp, UN says 01/01/2026 03:50pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip drowned in floods that engulfed his tent camp, with videos showing rescuers trying to pry his body out of muddy waters by pulling him by the ankle. It was the latest sign of the miseries that winter is inflicting on t These laws start New Year's Day in Virginia, Maryland, DC 01/01/2026 03:22pm • A wide range of legislation hit the books on New Year's Day in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. Health, social media and paychecks are among the topics addressed in the laws that began on Jan. 1, 2026. Here a few of the new laws beginning in the new year: Virginia You can find details on any Virg Outdoor hockey. In Miami. It's finally going to happen on Friday, when Panthers play Rangers 01/01/2026 02:54pm • MIAMI (AP) — The NHL played its All-Star Game in Tampa in 2018, and when league officials were leaving town they couldn't help but notice a billboard that was created for the occasion. “Next time,” it read, “let's go OUTSIDE the box.” The play on words was clear. A seed was planted. And fo Bad Bunny's 'Debí Tirar Más Fotos' could make Grammy history 01/01/2026 02:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant — and he may once again make history at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio is up for six awards at the Feb. 1 show, becoming the first Spanish-language artis DraftKings Promo Code: Claim $200 Sign Up Bonus New Year's College Football 01/01/2026 10:53am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Sign up with our latest DraftKings promo code offer to claim $200 in bonus bets to use on the College Football Playoff games this we Many memories remain as the Buffalo Bills bid farewell to their long-time home dubbed 'The Ralph' 01/01/2026 09:48am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Chris Clark glances out the window overlooking the Buffalo Bills' long-time home, Highmark Stadium, and can still picture what the site resembled before it opened in 1973. The 73-year-old Clark’s memories go beyond the days of tailgating and smashing of tables, comeback Eyes to the Skies for January: Quadrantids meteor shower, winter constellations are inspiring 01/01/2026 05:26am • Happy New Year's everyone and welcome to WTOP’s monthly space feature, “Eyes to the Skies.” Each month features the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space-related events that might interest you taking place in the D.C. region will be included as well. Bulgaria is joining the euro. Here's what it means for consumers and businesses 01/01/2026 05:01am • On New Year's Day, Bulgaria will achieve its decades-old goal of joining the euro currency union and deepening ties with the more prosperous countries of Western Europe. Membership is expected to promote cross-border trade and investment, and the Bulgarian government pressed for years to get in. Ye Greece and Cyprus are welcoming 2026 without the bang 01/01/2026 03:26am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece and Cyprus are starting 2026 by turning down the volume. The countries' capital cities, Athens and Nicosia, have traded the familiar whizz, crackle and boom of window‑rattling fireworks for spectacle without the shock wave, opting for low‑noise pyrotechnics, light Spurs' Wembanyama doesn't expect to miss time after hyperextending knee in win over Knicks 01/01/2026 12:06am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama says he feels fine and does not expect to miss any time after hyperextending his left knee Wednesday against the New York Knicks. Now, whether the San Antonio Spurs agree with the center's prognosis remains to be seen. But, all sides are grateful the episode wa After waiting 36 years, French soccer fans finally have a capital city derby again as PSG faces PFC 01/01/2026 12:05am • PARIS (AP) — It's taken quite some time, but the first capital city derby in French men's league soccer since 1990 takes place on Sunday when Paris Saint-Germain hosts Paris FC. A very local derby, too, with PSG's Parc des Princes stadium literally across the street from PFC's new home ground —