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Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob 01/31/2026 07:28am • The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced — six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Tens of thousands of revelers will be descending on Gobbler’s Knob in rural Pen Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set for a showdown Saturday at Madison Square Garden 01/31/2026 07:09am • NEW YORK (AP) — Teofimo Lopez delivered some of his best performances against boxers the experts thought would beat him. Shakur Stevenson is another one of those fighters. Undefeated and sometimes looking untouchable, the southpaw is the favorite Saturday night when he faces Lopez at Madison Squar DC Getaway: 5 delicious places to dine in San Antonio 01/31/2026 04:38am • In the “DC Getaway,” WTOP contributor Briana Thomas shares tips for trips a hop and a skip away from D.C. The story below is based on a press trip sponsored by Visit San Antonio and reflects Briana’s independent editorial research. The sponsor has no editorial involvement. San Antonio boast Friday's Scores 01/31/2026 12:51am • GIRLS PREP BASKETBALL= Abbeville 62, Kaplan 32 Alexandria 54, Pineville 26 Anacoco 64, Elizabeth 17 Ascension Christian School 62, East Iberville 24 Ascension Episcopal 25, Westminster Christian (LAF) 15 Baker 50, Mentorship Academy 27 Barbe 51, Carencro 40 Baton Rouge Episcopal 49, Central Private Former Stanford baseball coach Mark Marquess, who won 2 College World Series titles, dies at 78 01/31/2026 12:44am • STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Mark Marquess, a National College Baseball Hall of Famer who coached Stanford to a pair of national titles over 41 years beginning in 1977, has died. He was 78. The school announced Friday that Marquess died, but provided no details on the cause. A fixture for more than fo Venezuela announces amnesty bill that could lead to mass release of political prisoners 01/31/2026 12:33am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez on Friday announced an amnesty bill that could lead to the release of hundreds of prisoners, including opposition leaders, journalists and human rights activists detained for political reasons. The measure had long been soug Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes after covering anti-ICE church protest 01/31/2026 12:23am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church. Lemon was arrested overnight in Los Angeles, while a What to know about the civil rights charges Don Lemon faces for covering church protest in Minnesota 01/31/2026 12:13am • Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon and another journalist — have been charged with violating two different federal laws in connection with the protest that interrupted a worship service at a Minnesota church earlier this month. The group that barged into a worship service that Sund After Mexico bans vapes, cartels tighten their grip on a booming market 01/31/2026 12:11am • MEXICO CITY (AP) — When a drug cartel came calling at a store selling vapes in northern Mexico, the owners knew they were powerless. The cartel abducted two employees, blindfolded them and demanded to speak with their bosses. The cartel said it was seizing the store, which would only be allowed to Catherine O’Hara was the best part of any scene 01/31/2026 12:03am • Catherine O’Hara was never afraid to go big. The wild accent as Moira Rose on “Schitt’s Creek.” Delia Deetz’s possessed dance to “Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)” in “Beetlejuice.” The way she screamed “KEVIN!” in two “Home Alones” as Kate McCallister. But it wasn’t boldness Unrivaled sets professional women's basketball attendance record in 3-on-3 league's Philly debut 01/30/2026 11:11pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Natasha Cloud rooted for the 76ers as a kid growing up in suburban Philadelphia and — like so many hoopsters back in the day — idolized Allen Iverson. So when the former WNBA champion and current New York Liberty standout hit the same court where Iverson once dazzled, Cloud The Latest: Justice Department says it’s releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files 01/30/2026 10:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the ri White Sox players embrace higher expectations after young core showed promise last season 01/30/2026 09:59pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Colson Montgomery grew up in Indiana rooting for the Hoosiers and committed to play baseball for them before the Chicago White Sox made the slugging shortstop a first-round pick in the 2021 draft. Fair to say, he's inspired by the football team's historic transformation under coach From stilettos to safety concerns on Inauguration Day: 4 takeaways from Melania Trump's new movie 01/30/2026 09:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The new documentary “Melania” opens on a close-up of the trademark stilettos of first lady Melania Trump as she walks the halls of Mar-a-Lago, her Palm Beach home, in early January 2025, following her as she climbs into a dark SUV for the short drive to the airport and a flig Body found on the BW Parkway decades ago finally identified with the help of volunteers 01/30/2026 09:31pm • A man whose body was found along the Baltimore-Washington Parkway 45 years ago has finally been identified, with help from a group of volunteer genealogists. Earlier this month, U.S. Park Police and the DNA Doe Project identified 24-year-old Eddie Devone as the man found along the northbound lane