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Gaza is entering the second phase of the ceasefire plan Trump helped broker, US says 01/14/2026 03:13pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The United States said Wednesday that it is moving into the next phase of a Gaza ceasefire plan that involves disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged territory and establishing the group of Palestinian experts that will administer daily affairs in Gaza under American supervis With Potomac View Elementary's looming closure, Prince William schools proposes new redistricting plan 01/14/2026 03:02pm • Prince William County Public Schools officials have presented the division���s recommended redistricting scenario, paving the way for the possible reassignment of over 2,600 students to new schools. Within the recommended proposal ��� ���Scenario 6��� ��� the aging Potomac View Elementary will cl Ex-lawmaker who advocated protecting kids gets 17 years in prison for sharing child sex abuse videos 01/14/2026 02:59pm • COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) ��� A former Republican lawmaker in South Carolina was sentenced Wednesday to 17 1/2 years in prison for sending hundreds of videos of children being sexually abused to people across the country on social media around the same time he was advocating for laws meant to protect kids Golden Globes draw 8.7M viewers, a nearly 7% dip from 2025 01/14/2026 02:15pm • An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen, a decline of almost 7% from the year prior. Sunday's telecast on CBS, hosted by Nikki Glaser, didn't quite reach the viewership levels of the two previous Globes on CBS. In the network's first year with 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 Royal Opera sees generation change as Jakub Hr����a and Speranza Scappucci come in 01/14/2026 12:40pm • LONDON (AP) ��� There���s a new generation this season at the Royal Opera in London, where Jakub Hr����a took over after Antonio Pappano���s 22-year reign as music director, and Speranza Scappucci became the first principal guest conductor in three decades. Hr����a led the company���s first new stag 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 Former Cyprus President George Vassiliou, who put the country on the path to EU membership, has died 01/14/2026 03:26am • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� Former Cypriot President George Vassiliou, a successful businessman who helped to energize his divided island's economy and set it on the road to European Union membership, has died. He was 94. Vassiliou died Wednesday after being hospitalized on Jan. 6 for a respiratory inf Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer 01/14/2026 12:22am • WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ��� Organizers of Australia���s largest free literary festival canceled the event Tuesday after more than 180 writers and speakers withdrew over the scrapping of an appearance by an Australian-Palestinian writer and academic. The uproar began when the board of the Adela Proposed billionaires' tax in California rattles Silicon Valley, entangles Gov. Newsom 01/14/2026 12:11am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A proposed billionaires' tax in California has ignited a political uproar in Silicon Valley, with tech titans threatening to leave the state while Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom maneuvers to defeat a levy that he fears will lead to an exodus of wealth. A technology mecca, Californ 'West Wing' actor Timothy Busfield turns himself in to face child sex abuse charges in New Mexico 01/13/2026 08:04pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) ��� Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to authorities Tuesday and vowed to fight charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he was directing in New Mexico. His apprehension co Mario Cristobal's path back to Miami was forged by family. He has Miami on the cusp of a CFP title 01/13/2026 07:23pm • CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) ��� Luis Cristobal Sr. was always juggling at least two jobs. Clara Cristobal worked at an auto dealership well into her 70s. They were Cuban-Americans, didn't know English when they came to the U.S, were extremely proud of their heritage, the sort of people who embraced hard In New York, Hochul moves to thread needle between Democratic divides ahead of election 01/13/2026 07:06pm • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York Gov. Kathy Hochul used her annual State of the State address Tuesday to unveil a reelection year agenda aimed at bridging divides in the Democratic Party ��� moving to harness liberal anger at President Donald Trump and excitement over Mayor Zohran Mamdani, while also Hiring an In-Home Caregiver: What to Consider 01/13/2026 07:00pm • The role reversal that happens as parents or loved ones age and need more help can be a hard to navigate journey. If you are stepping into a caregiving role for a loved one, or considering looking into home health care options to hire an at-home caregiver for assistance, you'll want to educate yours Advance Directives: Your Complete Guide to Living Wills & Health Care Power of Attorney 01/13/2026 07:00pm • The end of life sometimes begins with an advance directive. Learning about advance directives now may make things easier for your loved ones later, when they're in a hospital room trying to decide what your wishes might have been. "Advance directives are important for many reasons," says Evan H. Far