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Gov. Ron DeSantis calls for special session in April to redraw Florida's congressional districts 01/07/2026 04:56pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in April for the Republican-dominated legislature to draw new congressional districts, joining a redistricting arms race among states that have redrawn districts mid-decade. Even though Florida’s 202 Analysis: The stakes are high as the Ravens move on from the stability of the Harbaugh era 01/07/2026 04:54pm • In three decades of existence, the Baltimore Ravens have had two primary owners, two general managers and three head coaches. Stability like that is hard to achieve in the NFL and should not be taken for granted. Now the franchise heads down an uncertain path after firing John Harbaugh. It's a ri Wall Street's strong start to the year slows 01/07/2026 04:54pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s strong start to the year slowed on Wednesday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% from its latest all-time high for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 466 points, or 0.9%, from its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China next week as Canada pivots away from the US 01/07/2026 04:52pm • TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday that he will visit China next week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as Canada looks to reduce its reliance on the United States, which has threatened its economy and sovereignty. It is the first visit to China by a Ca Semenyo scores last-gasp winner for Bournemouth ahead of possible move to Man City 01/07/2026 04:52pm • BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — A match-winning goal. A standing ovation. If Antoine Semenyo is to leave Bournemouth, he has departed with quite a bang. The Ghana forward, who is reportedly set to join Manchester City in the coming days, scored from a long-range strike in the fifth minute of stoppage How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday, 1/7/2026 01/07/2026 04:23pm • Wall Street’s strong start to the year slowed. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Wednesday for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% from its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.2%. Some of the market’s sharpest drops hit industries A man and his old dog are home at last after fleeing LA area fires 01/07/2026 04:11pm • ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — It is a sight Ted Koerner feared he might never see again after his house burned down: His treasured golden retriever, Daisy Mae, playing in his backyard, under the shade of his 175-year-old Heritage Oak. A year ago, as the wind-swept Eaton Fire moved in, Koerner fled with Why the US has designs on Venezuela's oil 01/07/2026 04:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Venezuela's oil industry has been in the spotlight since President Donald Trump used military force to capture the country's leader, President Nicolas Maduro. In the days that followed, Trump said the U.S. would run Venezuela and tap its oil reserves. He said Venezuela stole U.S. Separatist group in Yemen loses contact with delegation that went to Riyadh for talks 01/07/2026 03:59pm • ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A separatist group in southern Yemen said Wednesday it was urgently trying to contact its delegation that traveled to the Saudi capital for talks on de-escalating tensions among rival forces on the ground. The Southern Transitional Council, the most powerful group in southern Ye Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seats 01/07/2026 03:35pm • Republican and Democratic officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for remapping as a means of boosting the chances of Republican candidates in this year’s midterm elections. New congressional distric Why 2025 is the year of the first-round quarterback in the NFL 01/07/2026 03:27pm • The 2025 NFL season was dominated by first-round quarterbacks with old veterans like Matthew Stafford and a new generation featuring Drake Maye and Caleb Williams taking center stage. The playoffs should be no different with a record-tying 12 of the 14 teams that qualified for the postseason set to Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt a year after being burned down in LA-area wildfires 01/07/2026 01:52pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton f EU pushes forward long-discussed free trade deal with South America 01/07/2026 01:50pm • BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is renewing internal negotiations over a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela a week after the United States' audacious raid there to detain President Nicolás Maduro. Ministers of Agriculture from across the 27 European Uni Mobility exercises are an important part of fitness as we age. Here are some tips 01/07/2026 12:21pm • As they age, it’s not uncommon for many people to let out a muted groan when getting out of bed in the morning. But if you “oof” every time you get in a car or “aargh” while bending over to pick up something, it may be time to prioritize exercises that target your mobility. Dr. Miho Tanaka Trump leaves Venezuela's opposition sidelined and Maduro's party in power 01/07/2026 12:13pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s opposition supporters have long hoped for the day when Nicolás Maduro is no longer in power — a dream that was fulfilled when the U.S. military whisked the authoritarian leader away. But while Maduro is in jail in New York on drug trafficking charges, the