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Violent weekend in Prince George’s County stands in contrast with regionwide declines in crime Violent weekend in Prince Georges County stands in contrast with regionwide declines in crime 01/05/2026 07:52am • Its been a violent start to the new year in Prince Georges County, Maryland, which saw three people shot and killed outside a banquet hall in the Marlow Heights area early Saturday morning. Police responded to the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the venue in the 4300 blo Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads 01/05/2026 06:59am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test. Today, his priorities have changed. His main concern is no longer just the exam, but whether his studen South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed 'The Nation's Actor,' dies at 74 South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed 'The Nation's Actor,' dies at 74 01/05/2026 04:14am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinemas biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname The Nations Actor, died Monday. He was 74. Ahn, who had blood cancer for years, died at Seoul's Soonchunhyang Univers India's top court denies bail to 2 Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trial India's top court denies bail to 2 Muslim activists after 5 years in jail without trial 01/05/2026 02:43am • NEW DELHI (AP) Indias Supreme Court on Monday denied bail to two Muslim student activists who have spent years in detention without trial over a conspiracy case linked to one of the countrys deadliest outbreaks of religious violence. Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam were arrested five years a Delcy Rodríguez becomes Venezuela's interim president after Maduro's ouster Delcy Rodrguez becomes Venezuela's interim president after Maduro's ouster 01/04/2026 10:41pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) As uncertainty simmers in Venezuela, interim President Delcy Rodrguez has taken the place of her ally President Nicols Maduro, captured by the United States in a nighttime military operation, and offered to collaborate with the Trump administration in what could be a s Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela Cuba says 32 Cuban officers were killed in US action in Venezuela 01/04/2026 10:21pm • HAVANA (AP) An American military operation in Venezuela killed 32 Cuban officers over the weekend, the Cuban government said Sunday in the first official acknowledgement of the deaths. The Cuban military and police officers were on a mission the Caribbean countrys military was carrying out The Latest: Rubio suggests US won't run Venezuela day-to-day The Latest: Rubio suggests US won't run Venezuela day-to-day 01/04/2026 09:34pm • Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the U.S. would not take a day-to-day role in governing Venezuela, a turnaround after President Donald Trump announced a day earlier that the U.S. would be running Venezuela following its ouster of leader Nicols Maduro. Rubios statements seeme 'Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro 'Still shaken': Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro 01/04/2026 06:08pm • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) An anxious quiet fell over Venezuela 's capital on Sunday as trepidation mixed with joy while a nation waited to see what comes next. People were slow to resume routines in Caracas after President Nicols Maduro was deposed and captured in a dramatic U.S. military operat Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that left 40 dead Hundreds march in silence to honor victims of Swiss bar fire that left 40 dead 01/04/2026 03:23pm • CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Years Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured. Somber mourners, many with reddened eyes, filed silently out of the chapel to Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria 01/04/2026 12:05pm • MINNA, Nigeria (AP) At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigerias Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region. The gunmen stormed the Kasuwan-Daji village in the Howard Co. police search for man accused of stabbing, killing ex-girlfriend Howard Co. police search for man accused of stabbing, killing ex-girlfriend 01/04/2026 11:58am • Howard County police are looking for a man who they say stabbed and killed his ex-girlfriend in his Columbia, Maryland, apartment. Police said Arjun Sharma, 26, of Columbia, reported on Friday that his ex-girlfriend was missing and that he last saw her on Dec. 31 in his apartment. Nikitha Godi How the Monroe Doctrine factors into US arrest of Venezuela's Nicols Maduro 01/04/2026 11:01am • In detailing the U.S. military action that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicols Maduro, President Donald Trump referenced the Monroe Doctrine, a maxim that has shaped American foreign policy for two centuries. The doctrine formulated by President James Monroe was originally aimed at oppos With crime down, Prince William Co. Police Chief Newsham looks ahead With crime down, Prince William Co. Police Chief Newsham looks ahead 01/04/2026 09:56am • Having seen a 11% decrease in overall crime and an almost 20% reduction in violent crime during his five years in office, Prince William County Police Chief Peter Newsham spoke with WTOP about his department's focus for 2026 and the many factors that contribute to a safe community. "We pay very c Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot Officers who defended the Capitol on Jan. 6 say their struggles linger, 5 years after the riot 01/04/2026 07:32am • WASHINGTON (AP) As Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell put his phone on do not disturb and left it on his nightstand to take a break from the news. That evening, after Gonell spent time with family and took his dog Israeli police kill Bedouin man during raid in southern Israel, local official says 01/04/2026 07:29am • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) Israeli police shot and killed a Bedouin Arab man during an overnight raid in his village in southern Israel, according to media reports and a local official. The shooting of 36-year-old Muhammed Hussein Tarabin threatened to worsen the already strained relations between th
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