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Grand jury indicts suspect in vandalism of Vice President JD Vance’s Ohio home 01/14/2026 09:10pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A grand jury indicted the individual accused of vandalizing the Ohio home of Vice President JD Vance and causing other property damage on federal charges Wednesday. The three-count indictment charges William D. DeFoor, 26, of Cincinnati, with damaging government property, en House GOP's new Jan. 6 committee questions what happened that day 01/14/2026 08:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — One week after the nation marked the fifth anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, the history of what happened that day is being reconsidered, revised and reassessed by the party in power. The House GOP's new Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack held its first hearing Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions while promising retaliation against US, Israel 01/14/2026 08:42pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian officials signaled Wednesday that fast trials and executions lay ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests, while the Islamic Republic promised retaliation if the U.S. or Israel intervenes in the domestic unrest. The threats emerged as some perso Actor Timothy Busfield ordered held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case 01/14/2026 07:34pm • ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Emmy Award-winning actor Timothy Busfield was ordered held without bond at his first court appearance Wednesday, a day after turning himself in to face charges of child sex abuse stemming from allegations that he inappropriately touched a minor on the set of a TV series he Driver in fatal 2024 Beltway crash sentenced to 3 years 01/14/2026 06:37pm • A driver who caused a fatal crash on the Capital Beltway in June 2024 has been sentenced to three years in prison. In November 2025, Maria Luisa Alvarez, 20, pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle in the crash that led to the death of 30-year-old Rockville, Maryland, resident B A man shot by Border Patrol during an Oregon immigration stop pleads not guilty to assault on agent 01/14/2026 06:02pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A man shot and wounded by a Border Patrol agent during an immigration stop in Portland, Oregon, last week pleaded not guilty Wednesday to aggravated assault on a federal employee and damaging federal property. Luis David Nino-Moncada's public defender entered the plea on his Brazilian police kill 4 in Rio favela in operation to contain Red Command criminal gang 01/14/2026 05:34pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro’s police on Wednesday killed four people who attacked security forces as they were carrying out an operation to contain the advance of the notorious criminal gang Red Command in a sprawling urban community, officials said. The state’s civil police said it h US overdose deaths fell through most of 2025, federal data reveals 01/14/2026 05:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. overdose deaths fell through most of last year, suggesting a lasting improvement in an epidemic that had been worsening for decades. Federal data released Wednesday showed that overdose deaths have been falling for more than two years — the longest drop in decades — but al What to know as New York City nurses strike for a 3rd day 01/14/2026 05:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York City nurses are striking for a third day Wednesday, with both sides seemingly preparing for a protracted walkout. None of the three major hospital systems affected by the strike have met with union negotiators, though one said it plans to sit down with nurses Thursday. Pic Marcus Freeman believes Notre Dame must 'be better' to make next year's CFP 01/14/2026 04:14pm • Sure, Notre Dame coach Marcus Freeman was disappointed with being left out of this season's College Football Playoff. He also believes the Fighting Irish must ensure they don't suffer the same fate in future years. A little more than a month after Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua repeatedl 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 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 Supreme Court sides with Montana police on warrant requirements during emergencies 01/14/2026 02:02pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court sided with Montana police on Wednesday in a case over when officers can enter a home without a warrant if an emergency might be unfolding inside. The unanimous high court found officers acted lawfully when they went into the home of William Case, who was shot an Florida officers wounded in ambush while stopping suspect in fatal shooting, police chief says 01/14/2026 01:08pm • GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Two police officers were shot Wednesday while responding to shots fired at a business in the city that is home to the University of Florida, but they didn't have life-threatening injuries, officials said. The two responding officers were ambushed as the suspect was trying UK government urges police official to quit over ban of Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer fans 01/14/2026 12:39pm • LONDON (AP) — The U.K.'s home secretary on Wednesday urged the head of one of the country's leading police forces to resign following a report on how fans from Israeli soccer team Maccabi Tel Aviv were banned from a match against Premier League side Aston Villa in Birmingham last year. Shabana Mah