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Washington National Opera relocates performances away from Kennedy Center to new venues 01/16/2026 02:58pm • The Washington National Opera has relocated upcoming performances to a familiar venue as it breaks away from the Kennedy Center following President Donald Trump’s takeover of the performing arts venue. A few upcoming performances will be hosted at a venue that has history with the Washington Na Hurricanes acquire defenseman Kyle Masters and a 4th-round pick from Sharks for 5th-round pick 01/16/2026 02:33pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes acquired minor league defenseman Kyle Masters and a fourth-round pick this year from the San Jose Sharks for a fifth-round selection in 2027. The teams made the move on Friday. San Jose dealt Masters to clear a contract, allowing rookie Michael Misa to Legal questions swirl around FDA's new expedited drug program, including who should sign off 01/16/2026 02:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration commissioner's effort to drastically shorten the review of drugs favored by President Donald Trump's administration is causing alarm across the agency, stoking worries that the plan may run afoul of legal, ethical and scientific standards long use In Spain, Venezuelan migrants balance hope and fear about their country's future 01/16/2026 02:03pm • MADRID (AP) — Venezuelans living in Spain are watching the events unfold back home with a mix of awe, joy and fear. Some 600,000 Venezuelans live in Spain, home to the largest population anywhere outside the Americas. Many fled political persecution and violence but also the country’s collapsing Texans' fearsome foursome fuels Houston's pass rush 01/16/2026 01:22pm • HOUSTON (AP) — Asked how he’d describe Houston’s pass rush to someone who hasn’t seen the Texans play before, coach DeMeco Ryans took a few seconds before landing on an answer. “It’s like four Tasmanian devils just wrecking everything that’s in front of them. That’s how I look at our Cuba launches mass demonstration to decry US attack on Venezuela and demand Maduro's release 01/16/2026 12:11pm • HAVANA (AP) — Tens of thousands of Cubans demonstrated Friday outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to decry the killing of 32 Cuban officers in Venezuela and demand that the U.S. government release former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. They crowded into the open-air “José Martí Anti-Imper Kurdish separatist group claims to have mounted ‘armed operations' in Iran to defend protesters 01/16/2026 12:08pm • IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq said it has launched attacks on Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard in recent days in retaliation for Tehran’s violent crackdown on protests. Members of the National Army of Kurdistan, the armed wing of the Kurdistan Freedom Pa Josh Lowe to Angels, Gavin Lux to Rays and Brock Burke to Reds in 3-team trade 01/16/2026 11:56am • The Tampa Bay Rays sent outfielder Josh Lowe to the Angels on Friday as part of a three-team trade in which left-handed reliever Brock Burke went from Los Angeles to Cincinnati. Infielder Gavin Lux moved from the Reds to Tampa Bay and minor league right-hander Chris Clark from the Angels to the Rays Why Thailand's deadly construction accidents are sparking outrage and scrutiny 01/16/2026 11:44am • BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s construction industry is under intense scrutiny following a series of high-profile deadly accidents. These include a crane falling onto a moving passenger train this past week and the collapse of an office tower a year ago that killed nearly 100 workers. Public concern Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear' 01/16/2026 11:24am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael Ben'Ary was driving one evening last October when he paused at a red light to check his work phone. He was in the middle of a counterterrorism prosecution so important that President Donald Trump highlighted it in his address to Congress. Ben'Ary said he was shocked to se Are Trump's supporters getting what they want from his second term? Here's what a new poll shows 01/16/2026 11:08am • NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly a year into his second term, President Donald Trump's work on the economy hasn't lived up to the expectations of many people in his own party, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds a significant ga Protesters rally in south Yemen to call for a separate state 01/16/2026 11:06am • ADEN, Yemen (AP) — A large crowd of protesters rallied in southern Yemen on Friday to call for the secession of the south and to show support for an Emirati-backed southern separatist group more than a week after it dismantled itself. Supporters of the Southern Transitional Council, or STC, rallie South Africa investigates Iran's participation in naval drills off its coast after US criticism 01/16/2026 10:14am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa launched an investigation Friday over the participation of Iranian warships in naval drills off its coast after reports that organizers ignored the president's instructions that the ships only take up observer status so as not to inflame tensions with th Today in Sports - 5-time champion Serena Williams becomes winningest woman at the Australian Open 01/16/2026 10:10am • Jan. 17 1961 — The Cincinnati Royals’ 22-year-old rookie sensation, Oscar Robertson, becomes the youngest player to receive NBA All-Star MVP honors. Robertson scores 23 points and hands out 14 assists in a 153-131 victory for the West at Syracuse. 1971 — The first Super Bowl under the NFL-AFL Man City close to buying Guehi and manager Glasner announces he is leaving Crystal Palace in summer 01/16/2026 10:04am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City is close to signing defender Marc Guehi, Oliver Glasner said Friday while also announcing that he would be quitting as Crystal Palace manager at the end of the season. England international Guehi saw a proposed move to Liverpool collapse on transfer- dead