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Gaza's Rafah border crossing has reopened but few people have crossed 02/07/2026 01:49pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a “window of hope” after two years of war as a fragile ceasefire deal moves forward. But that hope has been sidetracked by disagreements over wh Ohio man charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance and possessing child abuse files 02/07/2026 01:27pm • An Ohio man has been charged with threatening to kill Vice President JD Vance while he was visiting his home state last month. But the man's lawyer said his health makes it unlikely he would have been able to carry out the threat. In addition to the charge for threatening Vance, prosecutors also cha Ruben Aguilar scores and gets sent off as Lens defeats Rennes 3-1 to move top of Ligue 1 02/07/2026 01:11pm • PARIS (AP) — Defender Ruben Aguilar was sent off moments after scoring his team's second goal as Lens rallied to beat Rennes 3-1 to go top of Ligue 1 on Saturday. New signing Allan Saint-Maximin grabbed a superb third goal late on to help Lens move one point ahead of defending champion Paris Saint Yamal atones for bad miss with classy goal as La Liga leader Barcelona beats Mallorca 3-0 02/07/2026 12:55pm • MADRID (AP) — Teenage star Lamine Yamal made up for missing an open goal with a trademark curler from outside the penalty area as Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-0 on Saturday to move four points ahead at the top of La Liga. Robert Lewandowski had put Barcelona ahead and 18-year-old homegrown player Mar Man United wins again to make it four in a row for Carrick, Arsenal extends lead to 9 points 02/07/2026 12:37pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — It's four Premier League wins in a row for Manchester United under Michael Carrick and a season that was unraveling just weeks ago now looks full of promise. Arsenal extended its lead at the top to nine points with Viktor Gyokeres coming off the bench to score two goals E-40 and Too $hort's NFL Honors show underscores Bay Area's music presence during Super Bowl week 02/07/2026 12:11pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — E-40 turned NFL Honors into a hyphy detour, firing off Bay Area slang that helped shape a generation as actor Tiffany Haddish and Carolina Panthers rookie Tetairoa McMillan danced from their seats and Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce nodded along to the beat. Moments earli Trump praises Nexstar-Tegna broadcast television deal he once opposed 02/07/2026 12:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday endorsed Nexstar Media Group's $6.2 billion purchase of broadcast rival Tegna, an apparent reversal from earlier criticism of the deal. “We need more competition against THE ENEMY, the Fake News National TV Networks,” Trump wrote on social Gunmen in northern Nigeria kill 3 villagers and kidnap 11, including a Catholic priest 02/07/2026 11:52am • ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen killed three villagers and abducted 11 people, including a Catholic priest, during a predawn attack in northwest Nigeria on Saturday, church officials said. The gunmen attacked the priest’s residence in the Kauru local government area of Kaduna state at about 3 a.m., Haiti's presidential council dissolves after rocky tenure as unelected US-backed ruler remains 02/07/2026 11:52am • PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s presidential council stepped down on Saturday after almost two years of tumultuous rule alongside a U.S.-backed prime minister, who is expected to remain in power as the country prepares for the first general elections in a decade. Days before the nine-member She filmed Iran's violent crackdown on protesters. Now she is afraid to go outside 02/07/2026 11:40am • BEIRUT (AP) — As tear gas canisters landed among protesters filling the wide boulevard, the 37-year-old beautician and her friends ran for cover. They sheltered among trees, concealed in darkness pierced only by the glow of streetlights and small fires behind them in the western Iranian city of Ka Patrick Reed closes in on 2nd win of the year. He builds 2-shot lead in Qatar 02/07/2026 11:37am • DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Patrick Reed kept a clean card Saturday for a 2-under 70 in the Qatar Masters, a round that slightly expanded his lead and greatly expanded his confidence as he goes for his second European tour title in three weeks. Reed's only birdies were a 20-foot putt on the second hole and Where the DC region's universities rank in online degree offerings 02/07/2026 10:44am • Many students earn bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Maryland, Virginia Tech and George Washington University without setting foot on campus — except at graduation. Online degree programs at these and other regional schools make it possible to go to college without movi House panel advances bills limiting ICE activity in Virginia 02/07/2026 10:07am • A Democratic House subcommittee early Friday morning advanced a broad slate of bills aimed at tightening how U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement can operate in Virginia. Lawmakers and supporters say the package of proposals is designed to protect access to courts, schools, polling places and Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees agree to a $4 million, 1-year contract, AP source says 02/07/2026 09:36am • NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt and the Yankees have agreed to a $4 million, one-year contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, another move by New York that makes its 2026 roster resemble last year's team. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Sa Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked 02/07/2026 08:37am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last mon