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Husband in au pair affair testifies on killings of wife, another man: ���I did not want to shoot him.��� 01/29/2026 06:14pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� In the cold formality of a northern Virginia courtroom, Brendan Banfield testified on Thursday that prosecutors got it wrong: He did not fatally stab his wife in 2023, but instead shot the man who did. The former IRS law enforcement officer-turned-defendant in an aggravated Sen. Susan Collins announces end to ICE large-scale operations in Maine after talks with Noem 01/29/2026 06:10pm • PORTLAND, Maine (AP) ��� Federal immigration officials have ceased their ���enhanced operations��� in Maine, the site of an enforcement surge and hundreds of arrests since last week, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins said Thursday. Collins, a Republican, announced the development after saying she had spoken d Man who rammed a car into NYC Jewish site had recently connected with Chabad community, police say 01/29/2026 06:07pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A man who drove his car into the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters in New York City had recently been trying to connect with the Hasidic Jewish community and was recorded on video enthusiastically dancing with congregants during a recent visit to the site, police said. Investigat Prince George���s Co. leaders make a promise about snow and ice removal 01/29/2026 05:33pm • Frustration has been mounting over the snow and ice covering streets, sidewalks and neighborhoods around the D.C. region. Residents of Prince George���s County, Maryland, say it���s particularly bad there, and their complaints are being heard by county leaders. For the last two days, county leade Man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Omar is charged with assaulting and intimidating her 01/29/2026 05:28pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The Justice Department has charged a man who squirted apple cider vinegar on Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at an event in Minneapolis, according to court papers made public Thursday. The man arrested for Tuesday���s attack, Anthony Kazmierczak, faces a charge of forcibly assa A former Illinois deputy is sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey 01/29/2026 05:11pm • SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) ��� A former Illinois sheriff���s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had dialed 911 to report a possible prowler outside her Springfield home. Sean Grayson, who is white, was convicted in October of second- Trump's border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ���cooperation��� 01/29/2026 04:38pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The Trump administration could reduce the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota, but only if state and local officials cooperate, the president's border czar said Thursday, noting he has ���zero tolerance��� for protesters who assault federal officers or impede A shadow network in Minneapolis defies ICE and protects immigrants 01/29/2026 04:29pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� If there���s been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it���s the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city. They are the ever-moving shadow of the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge. They Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas 01/29/2026 04:01pm • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israel turned over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Thursday, just days after recovering the remains of the last Israeli hostage, a Gaza Health Ministry official said. It marks the last hostage-detainee exchange between Israel and Hamas carried out as part of the f Man charged with murder in New York City high-rise gas explosion 01/29/2026 03:50pm • A deadly gas explosion in a New York City high-rise last weekend was traced to an intruder who disconnected a stove to steal and sell it, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspect, Samuel Calderon, was being held without bail after his arraignment on murder, burglary and other charges in the Bronx bla San Jose mayor, a frequent Newsom critic, jumps into the California governor's race 01/29/2026 03:35pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on Thursday announced he's joining the crowded race for California governor, casting himself as a moderate Democrat with a track record of tackling some of the state's most persistent issues including homelessness and crime. Elected to lead Silic Boxer Gervonta Davis arrested on attempted kidnapping and battery charges 01/29/2026 02:10pm • FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) ��� Professional boxer Gervonta ���Tank��� Davis bonded out of jail in Miami on Thursday following his arrest on charges of attempted kidnapping, false imprisonment and battery, his attorney said. A fugitive task force took Davis into custody on Wednesday in Miami���s Desi Pope tells Vatican office that processes sex abuse cases to uphold truth, justice and charity 01/29/2026 12:20pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV told the Vatican���s doctrine office on Thursday to uphold truth, justice and charity when deciding clergy sex abuse cases, confirming a calibrated approach to dealing with a scandal that has tarnished the Catholic Church���s credibility worldwide. History's first 2 dead in First Nation reserve shooting in northern Quebec 01/29/2026 10:57am • MISTISSINI, Quebec (AP) ��� A shooting on a First Nation reserve in northern Quebec left two people dead, authorities said Thursday. Quebec Provincial Police Sgt. Hugues Beaulieu said that the killings on Wednesday night appear to be linked to organized crime and there is no active shooter in the co 'Touching' your phone behind the wheel is not enough for a traffic stop, Md. Supreme Court rules 01/29/2026 10:31am • A divided Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot pull over drivers who are merely touching their cell phones while behind the wheel, actions that could be permitted under the state���s distracted driving laws. ���It is clear that not every driver observed manipulating, or even to