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Shaun Wane stands down as coach of England's rugby league team 01/14/2026 02:45pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Shaun Wane stepped down as the coach of England's rugby league team on Wednesday, less than a year out from the World Cup. The 61-year-old Wane was in charge for six years, including at a home World Cup in 2022 where England reached the semifinals before losing in heartb Luxury retailer Saks seeks bankruptcy protection overwhelmed by debt 01/14/2026 02:39pm • The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue is seeking bankruptcy protection, buffeted by rising competition and the massive debt it took on to buy its rival in the luxury sector, Neiman Marcus, just over a year ago. Saks Global, which also operates Bergdorf Goodman, has secured roughly $1.75 billion in financin From Minneapolis to Venezuela, Trump starts new year with fresh risks as he faces midterm verdict 01/14/2026 02:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — It's only two weeks into the new year, and President Donald Trump has already claimed control of Venezuela, escalated threats to seize Greenland and flooded American streets with masked immigration agents. And that's not even counting an unprecedented criminal investigation at the Manchester City lands US midfielder Sam Coffey to bolster WSL title bid 01/14/2026 01:52pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — United States midfielder Sam Coffey joined Manchester City from the Portland Thorns on Wednesday, signing a 3 1/2-year contract. The transfer fee was reportedly worth more than $800,000. Coffey, who won Olympic gold and the SheBelieves Cup with the U.S. national team, wa Gates Foundation unveils $9 billion budget and plans to cut staff 01/14/2026 01:39pm • The Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it will spend a record $9 billion in 2026, maximizing its spending in key areas such as global health. At the same time it will begin reducing the number of staff positions it has by as much as 500 over five years. This announcement comes in the wake of Trump pressures Iran with tariffs that could raise prices in the US 01/14/2026 01:37pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has once again drawn his go-to diplomatic weapon — tariffs, this time to coerce the Iranian government to end its bloody crackdown on nationwide protests. Trump said in a social media post on Monday he would impose a 25% tax on imports to the United Stat The Washington Nationals are finally leaving MASN and setting up a local TV deal with MLB 01/14/2026 12:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Nationals finally are setting up their own deal for local television telecasts, announcing Wednesday that games will be produced and distributed by Major League Baseball after years of legal wrangling over a channel in which the Baltimore Orioles held a controlling Devils GM is 'working the phones daily' as Dougie Hamilton and Ondrej Palat trade rumors swirl 01/14/2026 12:48pm • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — With trade rumors swirling around the underachieving New Jersey Devils, general manager Tom Fitzgerald said Wednesday he is making regular phone calls to improve the team. Defenseman Dougie Hamilton and winger Ondrej Palat are two of the established players most mentioned in th One DC Council member believes the city's school system should prepare in wake of declining birth rates 01/14/2026 12:41pm • For the past decade, birth rates have been declining in the District. One D.C. Council member is raising the alarm, urging D.C. public and charter schools to prepare for the coming changes in enrollment. According to the D.C. Policy Center, births have declined significantly from a high of 9,854 Swiss government ready with $250M for national project to host 2038 Winter Olympics 01/14/2026 12:28pm • GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s federal government said Wednesday it is ready to commit $250 million toward the Alpine nation organizing the 2038 Olympics and Paralympics. The Swiss project is the only candidate in talks through next year with the International Olympic Committee and this week moved US says it's moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance 01/14/2026 11:54am • WASHINGTON (AP) — US says it's moving into next phase of Gaza ceasefire plan involving disarming Hamas, rebuilding and daily governance. Novig Promo Code WTOP: Snag $100 Discount for NBA, NFL Predictions 01/14/2026 11:35am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services The Novig promo code WTOP gives new customers the chance to start with a discount. Sign up here to make a prediction on the NBA or NFL Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of aggravated fraud charges in Pandorogate trial 01/14/2026 11:24am • ROME (AP) — Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni, once the unrivalled social media star, was cleared of aggravated fraud charges on Wednesday in the so-called Pandorogate trial, centered on allegedly misleading charitable deals. Milan prosecutors accused Ferragni — who faced a potential jail term After three Tommy John surgeries, pitcher Daulton Jefferies is trying for another MLB comeback 01/14/2026 11:09am • WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) — Time for that first changeup. Daulton Jefferies utters those words aloud to nobody in particular on a cold December morning at Heather Farm Park. This out-of-the-way diamond has become the pitcher’s personal rehab home as he attempts a fourth baseball comeback, follow Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing 01/14/2026 10:55am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. “It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,” Geiger Bonnheim said. “Does history change?” The historic Beth Israel Congregation,