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Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about 'illegal orders' 02/05/2026 09:35am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist ���illegal orders��� ��� escalating a dispute that President Donald Trump has publicly pushed. In Is your child ready to register for kindergarten? Here's what experts look for 02/05/2026 12:37am • New federal data shows about two-thirds of the nation���s 3- to 5-year-olds are on track to enter kindergarten. But being ready for school involves a lot more than a child���s ability to count or recite their ABCs. The effort to get a snapshot of kindergarten readiness is part of the National Survey Jesse Jackson Jr. pitches redemption in bid for old House seat years after campaign fraud conviction 02/05/2026 12:05am • COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. (AP) ��� As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback. The son of the civil rights icon tries to bring i Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother's kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive 02/04/2026 11:51pm • TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) ��� NBC ���Today��� show host Savannah Guthrie sent a public message to her 84-year-old mother���s kidnapper on Wednesday saying that her family is ready to talk but wants proof that she is alive. Guthrie said in a recorded video posted on social media that her family has heard Parents of Colorado school shooter won't face gun charges, sheriff's office says 02/04/2026 08:49pm • DENVER (AP) ��� The parents of a 16-year-old boy who wounded two students at a Colorado high school with an old revolver his family said was kept in a locked gun safe won't be charged with any crimes, authorities said Wednesday. Investigators looked at whether the parents of Desmond Holly, who kille Regional health organization issues alert as measles cases surge across the Americas 02/04/2026 07:51pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� The Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers. It also called for urgent vaccination campaigns, highlighting that 78% of recent cases involved unvac Greek doctors work to identify parents of injured migrant children after deadly boat collision 02/04/2026 07:26pm • ATHENS, Greece (AP) ��� Emotional medical staff on the Greek island of Chios on Wednesday have spoken of frantic efforts to identify the parents of injured children after an overnight collision between a coast guard patrol boat and a speedboat carrying migrants killed at least 15 people and injured After 80 years, Minute Maid's frozen canned juices are getting put on ice 02/04/2026 05:55pm • Minute Maid helped make orange juice a year-round morning staple in 1946, when it started shipping cans of frozen juice around the U.S. But 80 years later, the brand's parent company is halting sales of frozen juice concentrates in the U.S. and Canada, saying it wants to focus on the fresh juices th Google's quarterly results paint a picture of an internet powerhouse getting stronger in AI age 02/04/2026 05:49pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Google���s latest quarterly report provided further evidence that its internet empire is withstanding an artificial intelligence shakeup that���s turning into another potential boon for the company. The numbers released Wednesday marked Google's third consecutive quarter of di Md. woman to serve 2 years in prison after crash that killed NFL draftee 02/04/2026 05:40pm • An Upper Marlboro, Maryland, woman was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison after pleading guilty to her role in a 2024 crash that killed Khyree Jackson and two other men. Months before the crash, Jackson had been selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the NFL Draft. The two other men killed Israel strikes across Gaza, killing 24, and says militants attacked its soldiers 02/04/2026 05:11pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including two babies, according to health officials in the territory, where a fragile ceasefire is under increasing strain. Israel said it killed three militant leaders and others who pose Man once married to Jill Biden held without bail after being charged in wife���s killing 02/04/2026 04:58pm • WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) ��� A Delaware man who was once married to former first lady Jill Biden decades ago remains in jail on first-degree murder charges as authorities investigate the death of his wife, who was found unresponsive in their home late last year. William Stevenson, 77, of Wilmington was U-Haul Holding Company: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot 02/04/2026 04:58pm • RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� RENO, Nev. (AP) ��� U-Haul Holding Company (UHAL) on Wednesday reported a loss of $37 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Reno, Nevada-based company said it had a loss of 23 cents per share. The parent company of the U-Haul vehicle rental service posted revenue of $1.42 bill Fans race to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 02/04/2026 01:37pm • Bad Bunny is expected to perform the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday entirely in Spanish ��� which has inspired fans to quickly learn the language. In October, the Puerto Rican singer ��� born Benito Antonio Mart��nez Ocasio ��� kicked off the 51st season of ���Saturday Night Live��� expressing p Olympic success is a family affair for US moguls skier Jaelin Kauf 02/04/2026 01:26pm • MILAN (AP) ��� There won't be any delayed Olympic celebrations this time for U.S. moguls star Jaelin Kauf. Her family is here in Italy to cheer on Kauf at the Milan Cortina Games. Because of COVID-19 restrictions four years ago in Beijing, they had to stay home in Wyoming as Kauf won the silver meda