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Their homes survived the historic LA area wildfires, but a year later they fear living in them 01/05/2026 01:49pm • ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — “DANGER: Lead Work Area” reads a sign on a front door of an Altadena home. “May damage fertility or the unborn child. Causes damage to the central nervous system.” Block after block there are reminders that contaminants still linger. House cleaners, hazardous waste Finnish children learn media literacy at 3 years old. It's protection against Russian propaganda 01/05/2026 01:17pm • HELSINKI (AP) — The battle against fake news in Finland starts in preschool classrooms. For decades, the Nordic nation has woven media literacy, including the ability to analyze different kinds of media and recognize disinformation, into its national curriculum for students as young as 3 years old Jaguars coach Liam Coen deserves credit for growth of QB Trevor Lawrence and others 01/05/2026 01:05pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars won the AFC South, in part, because first-year head coach Liam Coen and his staff got several guys to play well above expectations. Developing talent? Unleashing potential? Pushing the right buttons? Coen prefers to call it growth, which rarely ha Arizona holds No. 1 spot over Michigan by single point in one of the closest AP Top 25 races ever 01/05/2026 01:01pm • Arizona held on to No. 1 by a single point over fast-closing Michigan in the AP Top 25 on Monday, making it one of the closest races for the top spot in the 78-year history of the men's college basketball poll. The Wildcats received 32 of 61 first-place votes and had 1,494 points, while the Wolverin EPA says it will propose drinking water limit for perchlorate, but only because court ordered it 01/05/2026 12:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency on Monday said it would propose a drinking water limit for perchlorate, a harmful chemical in rockets and other explosives, but also said doing so wouldn't significantly benefit public health and that it was acting only because a court ordered Kentucky, Vanderbilt into top 10 in women's AP Top 25 after 4 of top 10 teams fall; UConn, Texas 1-2 01/05/2026 12:01pm • Kentucky and Vanderbilt made major jumps in The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 on Monday after four of the top 10 teams lost last week, causing a shakeup in the poll. This was the first week since the end of November that a new school had entered the top 10 this season. The first four re Oil stocks sharply higher after US action in Venezuela 01/05/2026 11:43am • Shares of major U.S. companies in the energy sector are sharply higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced plans to take control of Venezuela’s oil industry, saying that it would be American companies helping to revitalize it following the capture of President Nicolás Maduro. While the Endrick thanks former coach Ancelotti for his advice after joining Lyon on loan from Real Madrid 01/05/2026 11:25am • Brazilian forward Endrick took advice from his former Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti before joining French club Lyon on loan for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old Endrick burst onto the scene under Ancelotti's guidance but has hardly played this season for Xabi Alonso, who replaced Ancelott China and South Korea pledge to bolster ties as regional tensions rise 01/05/2026 10:47am • BEIJING (AP) — China and South Korea’s leaders pledged to boost trade and safeguard regional stability on Monday during a visit to Beijing by the South Korean president that was overshadowed by North Korea’s recent ballistic missile tests. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met with Chinese Trail running legend Kilian Jornet advises beginners to enjoy the view and go easy 01/05/2026 09:50am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Hikers navigating rugged terrain may have noticed more people speeding along the same trail while leaping over rocks and roots like two-legged mountain goats. Trail running has exploded in popularity in recent years. The sport encompasses everything from off-road jogs on un West Ham signs Lazio striker Castellanos as 'key target' for under pressure coach Nuno 01/05/2026 09:40am • LONDON (AP) — West Ham signed Lazio striker Valentín “Taty” Castellanos on Monday in a move credited to under pressure coach Nuno Espírito Santo. In a potential sign of support for Nuno, the statement announcing Castellanos said he had been “identified as a key target by head coach Nuno Es Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris 01/05/2026 08:51am • BEIRUT (AP) — Officials from Syria and Israel are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris in hopes of reaching a security agreement to defuse tensions between the two countries, officials said Monday. A Syrian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak p Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads 01/05/2026 06:59am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test. Today, his priorities have changed. His main concern is no longer just the exam, but whether his studen Bangladesh bans IPL broadcasts in response to Mustafizur's withdrawal from biggest T20 league 01/05/2026 06:52am • DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has banned broadcasts of the Indian Premier League after fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was withdrawn from cricket’s biggest T20 league on the instructions of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Bangladesh’s ministry of information and broadcasting sai Bayern's 17-year-old prodigy Lennart Karl calls Real Madrid his 'dream club' 01/05/2026 04:47am • MUNICH (AP) — Bayern Munich's latest young sensation is already thinking about a future elsewhere. Lennart Karl, the 17-year-old midfielder who became Bayern's youngest Champions League scorer in October, prompted laughs, criticism and confusion Sunday with an admission he dreams of moving to Real