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Ethiopia's national carrier cancels flights to Tigray region as fears grow of renewed fighting 01/30/2026 05:46am • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia’s national carrier canceled flights to and from the troubled northern region of Tigray, as fears grow of renewed fighting between federal troops and regional forces. For a second day, Ethiopian Airlines wasn't flying to Tigray on Friday, with customers rece Pharrell calls for empathy from US leaders after being honored at Black Music Collective event 01/30/2026 05:14am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — At a pre-Grammy event celebrating Black music’s cultural power, Pharrell Williams used the Recording Academy stage to deliver a prayer — not for himself, but for U.S. leaders. “I want to pray for the leaders of this nation and the powers that be,” Williams said Thursday Olympic organizers invoke an ancient pledge to call for the suspension of all wars 01/30/2026 05:05am • ATHENS, Greece (AP) — If the rules of ancient Greece were observed today, drone and missile fire over Ukraine would stop on Friday as guns fall silent in the Olympic tradition. The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begin in one week, and the United Nations and organizers are calling for a 7-week pause Today in History: January 30, Gandhi assassinated in New Delhi 01/30/2026 04:10am • Today is Friday, Jan. 30, the 30th day of 2026. There are 335 days left in the year. Today in history: On Jan. 30, 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse (neh-too-RAHM’ gahd-SAY’), a Hindu extremist. Also on this d Nomura: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 01/30/2026 02:32am • TOKYO (AP) — TOKYO (AP) — Nomura Holdings Inc. (NMR) on Friday reported net income of $594.4 million in its fiscal third quarter. The company, based in Tokyo, said it had earnings of 18 cents per share. The financial services company posted revenue of $7.97 billion in the period. Its revenue net Sumitomo Mitsui: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 01/30/2026 02:13am • TOKYO (AP) — TOKYO (AP) — Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. (SMFG) on Friday reported net income of $2.99 billion in its fiscal third quarter. The Tokyo-based bank said it had earnings of 16 cents per share. The bank posted revenue of $17.71 billion in the period. Its revenue net of interest Cooper Flagg breaks NBA teen record with 49 points in Mavs' loss to Hornets 01/30/2026 01:48am • DALLAS (AP) — As Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg set the NBA record for points by a teenager with 49 on Thursday night in a 123-121 loss to Charlotte, he broke the franchise rookie scoring record he shared with Mark Aguirre — whose jersey was retired at halftime. “Mark Aguirre is special. Such a sp How cold is too cold for an outdoor workout, and just how dangerous is shoveling for your heart? 01/30/2026 01:09am • Even on frigid days, runners and cyclists may be out on area roads and bike paths, making sure they get in a workout. For some people, the thought of braving temperatures in the teens and twenties seems dangerous, but is it? "There is not necessarily a cut-off that has been defined, where we say Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, backing Mexico into a corner 01/30/2026 12:26am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell or provide oil to Cuba, a move that could further cripple an island plagued by a deepening energy crisis. The order would primarily put pressure on Mexico Through the eyes of Iranian protesters, glimpses of disorder, disarray and death 01/30/2026 12:10am • BEIRUT (AP) — This time felt different. The 25-year-old Iranian fashion designer hoped that mass protests nearly four years ago would improve civil rights in the Islamic Republic. Not much changed, though. Being on those streets, she felt, may have been for nothing. But in early January, she prot As an uncertain 2026 begins, virtual journeys back to 2016 become a trend 01/30/2026 12:07am • LONDON (AP) — The year is 2016. Somehow it feels carefree, driven by internet culture. Everyone is wearing over-the-top makeup. At least, that’s how Maren Nævdal, 27, remembers it — and has seen it on her social feeds in recent days. For Njeri Allen, also 27, the year was defined by the art Melania Trump's documentary premieres at the Kennedy Center ahead of global release 01/29/2026 11:58pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is capping her first year back as first lady with the global release of a documentary she produced about the 20 days leading up to husband Donald Trump’s return to the White House. A private person, Melania Trump remains a bit of a mystery to the public in her hus New cold snap adds urgency to winter storm recovery across the South 01/29/2026 10:06pm • BELZONI, Miss. (AP) — Hundreds of National Guard troops in ice-stricken Mississippi and Tennessee mobilized Thursday to clear debris and assist people stranded in cars or stuck at homes still without electricity as Southern states raced to recover from a crippling winter storm before another blast GM Getz, manager Venable see White Sox building on progress they made last season 01/29/2026 09:33pm • CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago White Sox were reeling at this time last year, coming off a season in which they set a modern major league record for losses. General manager Chris Getz and manager Will Venable see a team that's in a much better place today. With spring training approaching, they believ Falcons add final piece to new leadership team by hiring Ian Cunningham as general manager 01/29/2026 09:27pm • ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons added the final piece to their new leadership team on Thursday night by hiring Ian Cunningham as general manager. The decision came after president of football Matt Ryan led the team's second interviews with Cunningham and James Liipfert. Cunningham previously in