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Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images 01/12/2026 01:51pm • KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk's company xAI, as concerns grow among global authorities that it is being misused to generate sexually explicit and nonconsensual images. T Allegiant Air to acquire Sun Country Airlines in $1.5B deal 01/12/2026 01:39pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Allegiant Air said it will acquire Sun Country Airlines in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $1.5 billion, including debt, in a move combining two low-cost U.S. carriers focused on leisure travel. Executives at both carriers said their route networks complement each other and Arizona strengthens hold on No. 1 in AP Top 25; Vanderbilt cracks top 10 01/12/2026 01:34pm • Arizona tightened its hold on the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll on Monday while Vanderbilt's unbeaten season has landed the Commodores in the top 10. A week ago, Arizona led then-No. 2 Michigan by a single point for the top spot to barely avoid what would have Africa's megacity of Lagos reshapes its coast by dredging and puts environment at risk 01/12/2026 01:24pm • LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Beneath an eight-lane expressway, Nigerian men stand waist-deep in the Lagos Lagoon, lowering buckets into murky water. Each load brings up sand, reshaping the coastline of Africa’s largest city and driving away fish and livelihoods for some of its poorest people. Not far f Matthew Stafford is healthy, but Rams CB Ahkello Witherspoon is out for season after playoff injury 01/12/2026 12:37pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quarterback Matthew Stafford is expected to play for the Los Angeles Rams this weekend after tests revealed only a mild sprain of the index finger on his throwing hand. Stafford injured his finger in the first half of the Rams’ 34-31 victory over the Panthers last Saturday whe Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman 01/12/2026 12:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant. Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors — where, the company notes, she was “d Analysis: Unrest in Iran crosses a grim threshold as external pressure intensifies 01/12/2026 12:27pm • Iran’s internal crisis has entered a far more dangerous phase, with Reuters reporting that protest-linked deaths now exceed 500, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The scale of the casualties, combined with mass arrests and an increasingly visible security crackdown, indicates What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump 01/12/2026 12:26pm • After a frenetic few months of congressional redistricting efforts, President Donald Trump’s plan to reshape voting districts for partisan advantage ahead of this year’s midterm elections stands at an important juncture. Will Republican- and Democratic-led states ramp up their remapping of U.S. UConn unanimous No. 1 as South Carolina climbs to No. 2 in AP Top 25 women's basketball poll 01/12/2026 12:02pm • South Carolina climbed to No. 2, LSU and TCU jumped into the top 10 and The Associated Press women's basketball Top 25 got a big shuffle Monday after another week that saw four of the top 10 teams lose. UConn was the unanimous No. 1 choice for the first time this season, receiving all 32 first-place BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Get $1,500 Bonus for Texans vs. Steelers NFL Playoffs 01/12/2026 10:11am • Wildcard weekend wraps up in Pittsburgh as the Steelers host the Texans. To celebrate, the exclusive BetMGM bonus code TOP1500 is giving out one of their best welcome offers to date. Bettors can wager up to $1,500 on the game tonight and get it all back in bonus bets if that wager fails here. Inside the Golden Globes: The reunions and moments the telecast didn't show 01/12/2026 09:40am • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Emma Stone just seems more comfortable out of her seat than in it at awards shows. At the Golden Globes Sunday, the “Bugonia” star held court with a rotating cast of companions, from Kirsten Dunst to Jennifer Lawrence — not in the main ballroom, but in a much sm Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo's relations with Beijing worsen 01/12/2026 09:34am • TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in her hometown on Tuesday, in a summit meant to stabilize ties between the two sometime-rivals as Japan's worries about Chinese power in Asia grows. The meeting is part of a swirl of diplomatic act China and EU agree on steps to resolve EV imports dispute 01/12/2026 09:26am • HONG KONG (AP) — China and the European Union said Monday they have agreed on steps toward resolving their dispute over the bloc’s imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles. A “guidance document” released by the EU on Monday gives instructions for Chinese EV manufacturers on making price off California wants to mix hydrogen with gas to cut climate pollution. Critics say that poses risks 01/12/2026 09:07am • Alma Figueroa began to worry when she learned that her gas provider wanted to test a controversial solution to curb global warming: blend hydrogen with natural gas to power her stove and other appliances. Figueroa, who has asthma and recently learned her lung cancer is back, worries about health ris ‘Sinners’ leads movie nominations for NAACP Image Awards 01/12/2026 09:01am • Ryan Coogler’s pulsating supernatural thriller “Sinners” leads the movie categories in nominations for the NAACP Image Awards, announced Monday. “Sinners,” in which Michael B. Jordan pulls double duty as twins, received 18 nominations, followed by Spike Lee’s “Highest 2 Lowest,” whic