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Scientists marvel at a Galapagos seabird that wandered 3,000 miles to California 01/29/2026 07:01pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scientists on a research vessel off the central California coast spotted a waved albatross, marking just the second recorded sighting of the bird north of Central America. The yellow-billed bird with black button eyes, which can have an 8-foot (2.4-meter) wingspan and spends mu Is It Possible to Get My Credit Card's Annual Fee Waived? 01/29/2026 07:00pm • Credit cards offer a variety of rewards, perks and features to customers, but banks often charge annual fees to help cover the costs of these benefits. While paying an annual fee can be worthwhile for some, that isn't the case for everyone. When this happens, many consumers choose to close their cre NASCAR adjusts Clash schedule at Bowman Gray Stadium due to winter storm 01/29/2026 06:21pm • WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR has adjusted the schedule for this weekend's exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem in anticipation of more ice and snow blanketing the Winston-Salem area of North Carolina. The Clash was supposed to be a two-day event beginning Saturday with the FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made during Trump's first Cabinet meeting of 2026 01/29/2026 06:06pm • President Donald Trump held his first Cabinet meeting of 2026 on Thursday, focusing on the economy, housing, energy, health initiatives and drug prices. But while he painted a rosy picture of his administration's accomplishments, some of his boasts —- and that of other officials —- were off the Starbucks sees room to expand with hundreds of new US stores and increased seating 01/29/2026 03:50pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks said Thursday that it plans to open hundreds of new stores across the U.S. and add seating capacity at thousands of existing locations, doubling down on a strategy of emphasizing the company's cafes as community hubs even as consumer demand for drive-thru coffee grows. T ‘Not the right location:’ County supervisors, residents oppose DHS ICE facility near Richmond 01/29/2026 02:06pm • Amid nationwide shock over recent ICE-related deaths in Minneapolis that have ignited protests and debate over federal immigration enforcement, the Hanover County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday pushed back against a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plan to convert a newly built warehouse off Broncos owner Greg Penner backs GM George Paton and coach Sean Payton after playoff heartbreak 01/29/2026 01:41pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner expressed confidence in general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton as he took stock of a fruitful season that came up short after quarterback Bo Nix broke an ankle in the playoffs. “We’d love to have both of them her Not just roads: Why Montgomery Co. schools remain closed through Friday 01/29/2026 01:33pm • As of midday Wednesday, Montgomery County officials said 90% of the roughly 5,400 miles of roadways they treat had been plowed. But Montgomery County Public Schools have announced they would remain closed Thursday and Friday. Parents may be wondering why. Superintendent Thomas Taylor told WTOP Beltway Basketball Beat: Can the Midshipmen make it happen? 01/29/2026 01:15pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. For years I have called September college football's "Show Me Month," and I refer to January in the same manner for men's college basketball. Teams by now have played most of their conference foes, and those who built gaudy records with l 2 dead in First Nation reserve shooting in northern Quebec 01/29/2026 10:57am • MISTISSINI, Quebec (AP) — A shooting on a First Nation reserve in northern Quebec left two people dead, authorities said Thursday. Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu said that the killings on Wednesday night appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the co Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Jan. 30 - Feb. 5 01/29/2026 10:05am • Jan. 30 1926 — The major league rules committee mandates that pitchers must have access to a rosin bag. 1971 — UCLA starts its 88-game winning streak with a 74-61 win over UC Santa Barbara. 1983 — John Riggins rushes for a Super Bowl-record 166 yards on 38 carries to spark the Washington Redsk Legal setbacks against a dam in the Amazon raise questions about Brazil's reliance on hydropower 01/29/2026 09:12am • SAO PAULO (AP) — The Belo Monte hydropower plant in the Brazilian Amazon, one of the world’s largest, was designed to channel water from the Xingu River in a way that would avoid the need for large reservoirs, which could flood surrounding areas. After years of legal battles, authorities approv Norfolk Southern's profit slips 12% amid merger costs and economic uncertainty 01/29/2026 08:39am • Norfolk Southern's quarterly profit slipped 12% amid the uncertain economy as well as unusual costs related to its efforts to merge with Union Pacific in an $85 billion deal that would create a transcontinental railroad. Norfolk Southern said it made $644 million, or $2.87 per share, in the fourth q Unmentioned but present, Trump is a common denominator in efforts to strengthen Asia-Europe ties 01/29/2026 04:53am • BEIJING (AP) — Stability. Consistency. Ever-changing complexity. With language like that, deployed in separate meetings in three Asian capitals this week, government leaders forged closer ties driven in part by a figure halfway around the world: the president of the United States. And much of the Thai Air Force says 2 pilots killed in plane crash during training mission 01/29/2026 04:52am • BANGKOK (AP) — Two Thai Air Force pilots were killed on Thursday when their aircraft crashed outside the northern city of Chiang Mai during a training mission, the military said. The AT-6TH Wolverine light attack and reconnaissance plane went down in Chom Thong district, about 60 kilometers (37 m