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CDC studies show value of nationwide wastewater disease surveillance, as potential funding cut looms 01/15/2026 05:35pm • Wastewater testing can alert public health officials to measles infections days to months before cases are confirmed by doctors, researchers said in two studies published Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Colorado health officials were able to get ahead of the highly contag Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in clearing way for NY project 01/15/2026 03:16pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge Thursday cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days. District Judge Carl J. Nichols, an appointee of P Floods force evacuations from South Africa's Kruger National Park and leave 19 dead in other regions 01/15/2026 12:29pm • JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Flooding caused by weeks of torrential rains in northern South Africa forced the famed Kruger National Park to suspend visits and evacuate some guests and staff members by helicopter on Thursday. At least 19 people have died in other parts of the region since the rains began l What’s going to happen to the ‘big white elephant’ in Clarksburg? 01/15/2026 11:43am • Clarksburg has been the fastest-growing area in Montgomery County during the last two decades. But the county’s decades-old vision for employment centers and public transit improvements in the area, which sits a few miles north of Germantown, hasn’t materialized. Notably, the former headqu Myanmar's military government claims a record seizure of illicit drugs at production sites 01/15/2026 10:57am • BANGKOK (AP) — The military government of Myanmar, long noted as one of the world’s biggest producers of heroin and methamphetamine, has announced what it describes as the country’s largest-ever seizures of illicit drugs and equipment used to produce them, state media reported Thursday. The se Rachel Goldberg-Polin's memoir recounts her journey after her son's abduction by Hamas 01/15/2026 10:49am • NEW YORK (AP) — Rachel Goldberg-Polin, who has become known worldwide for her advocacy on behalf of her son and others abducted by Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023, has a memoir coming out this spring. Random House, an imprint of Penguin Random House, announced Thursday that “When We See You Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Jan. 16 - Jan. 22 01/15/2026 10:00am • Jan. 20 1891 — The International YMCA in Springfield, Mass. is the site of the first official basketball game. Peach baskets were used, but it wasn’t until 1905 that someone removed the baskets’ bottoms. 1937 — Nels Stewart of the New York Americans becomes the NHL’s all-time scorer with h A part that broke on a UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky failed 4 times on other planes years ago 01/15/2026 09:41am • Boeing warned plane owners in 2011 about a broken part that contributed to a UPS plane crash that killed 15 last year but at that point the plane manufacturer didn't believe it threatened safety, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The UPS plane crashed in November 2025 shortly In a warming world, freshwater production is moving deep beneath the sea 01/15/2026 09:07am • CARLSBAD, Calif. (AP) — Some four miles off the Southern California coast, a company is betting it can solve one of desalination’s biggest problems by moving the technology deep below the ocean’s surface. OceanWell’s planned Water Farm 1 would use natural ocean pressure to power reverse osmo A community foundation raised $100 million after the LA fires. Here's what they learned spending it 01/15/2026 08:02am • When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling his hometown sooner than most — he flew over the blazes, twice. Climbing above the LA basin on his way to a meeting in Sacramento, the California Community Foundation CEO wat Ukrainians endure freezing temperatures at home as crews rush to restore power 01/15/2026 05:58am • BORYSPIL, Ukraine (AP) — Emergency repair crews are working flat out to restore power in the Kyiv region of Ukraine, officials said Wednesday, after relentless Russian barrages on energy infrastructure left Ukrainians at the mercy of the coldest winter in years. In Boryspil, a town in the Kyiv reg Golden State hosts New York for cross-conference matchup 01/15/2026 02:03am • New York Knicks (25-15, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (22-19, eighth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Warriors -7.5; over/under is 227.5 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks take on the Golden State Warriors in a non-co Braden Smith leads 2nd-half charge in No. 5 Purdue's 79-72 comeback victory over Iowa 01/15/2026 02:00am • WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Braden Smith scored all 16 of his points in the second half and tied the Big Ten record for assists in conference play, and No. 5 Purdue overcame a nine-point to beat Iowa 79-72 on Wednesday night. Trey Kaufman-Renn added 12 points, Fletcher Loyer had 11 and Oscar Cluff Texas hands No. 10 Vanderbilt its first loss of the season with a dominant 80-64 win 01/14/2026 11:43pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points, Tramon Mark added 21, and Texas handed No. 10 Vanderbilt its first loss the season, 80-64 on Wednesday night. Dailyn Swain had 14 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Longhorns (11-6, 2-2 Southeastern Conference), who have consecu No. 3 UCLA beats Minnesota 76-58 for 10th straight win 01/14/2026 11:38pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kiki Rice had 25 points on 8-for-9 shooting and Lauren Betts posted her third straight double-double, leading No. 3 UCLA past Minnesota 76-58 on Wednesday night. Betts staved off early foul trouble to finish with 17 points and 10 rebounds as the Bruins (16-1, 6-0) stayed unbeate