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Tombot's 'Jennie' puppy steals hearts at CES 2026 with real-world demos of robotic companionship 01/07/2026 03:44am • Amid the flashing lights and buzzing gadgets of CES 2026, robotic pets are making a big splash. From Ludens AI's fuzzy "Cocomo" duo that follow owners around the home, to the Vbot pup offering video and smart assistance, and Loona's playful interactive bot, these autonomous companions are turning Security forces clash with protesters in Iran's main market as toll rises to 36 01/06/2026 08:11pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protesters angry over Iran's ailing economy conducted a sit-in Tuesday at Tehran's Grand Bazaar, witnesses said, with security forces ultimately firing tear gas and dispersing demonstrators as the rest of the market shut down. The protest at the Grand Bazaar, th Loudoun County deputy shoots, kills armed man in Walmart parking lot, authorities say 01/06/2026 08:10pm • A man suspected in an attempted bank robbery was fatally shot by a deputy with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office in a Leesburg parking lot Tuesday, according to officials. The man, later identified by county officials as 30-year-old Conner Peltzer, of Sterling, Virginia, later died in a hospita 7 Reasons to Move to a Senior Living Facility 01/06/2026 07:00pm • Moving yourself or a loved one to a senior living facility can be challenging, but the positive results might surprise you. Jorge Argota, a 34-year-old owner of a boutique marketing company in Miami, says he felt relieved after helping his elderly loved one transition to senior living. At the time, NASCAR commissioner Steve Phelps resigns after inflammatory texts revealed in trial 01/06/2026 05:16pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The fallout from NASCAR's federal antitrust trial continued into the new year as NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps on Tuesday announced his resignation after more than 20 years with the top racing series in the United States. His resignation comes after last month's trial in President Trump says his voters loved the Venezuela attack — here's what they think 01/06/2026 04:56pm • It's only been days since an audacious U.S. raid snatched Nicolás Maduro from a Venezuelan military base and sped him to a Brooklyn prison, yet Detroit-area Trump supporter Aaron Tobin can already see it all playing out on the big screen. It'll be the subject of movies for years to come, he predict Trump store in suburban Philadelphia 'kind of run its course' and is set to close 01/06/2026 04:54pm • BENSALEM, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia shop selling President Donald Trump-themed merchandise that became a magnet for die-hard supporters announced it's closing its doors, six years after opening. The Trump Store, which sells hats, flags, T-shirts and other items in hotly politically conte Florida's Greek community gathers for 120th Epiphany celebration and annual dive to retrieve cross 01/06/2026 03:11pm • TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Florida's largest Greek Orthodox community gathered Tuesday for its 120th Epiphany celebration, where dozens of teens dove into chilly water to retrieve a cross in front of thousands of spectators. Athos Karistinos, 18, found the cross before 73 other boys after it was Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon ahead of a key disarmament meeting 01/06/2026 02:54am • SIDON, Lebanon (AP) — Israel’s air force struck areas in southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday and early Tuesday, including in the country's third-largest city. A strike around 1 a.m. Tuesday leveled a three-story commercial building in the southern coastal city of Sidon, a few days before Leba Abuse, neglect common in Michigan nursing homes -- and no one is coming to help 01/05/2026 03:33pm • The plea was desperate: Help! Lorena Brown gasped for air on Sept. 12, 2022, turning blue, at the SKLD Muskegon nursing home. Her roommate called for help from a nurse. The response: “Mind your own business.” Using a washcloth, the roommate scooped vomit from the 68-year-old’s mouth, begging More thrifting and fewer returns, the early trends that defined shopping this holiday 01/05/2026 01:30pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The shopping rush leading up to Christmas is over and in its place, like every year, another has begun as millions of people hunt for post-holiday deals and get in line to return gifts that didn't fit, or didn't hit quite right. Holiday spending using cash or cards through Sunday This Vietnamese town boomed as factories left China. Now it’s asking what’s next? 01/05/2026 01:12am • BAC NINH, Vietnam (AP) — The transformation of Vietnam's Bac Ninh is evident in the signs above its shops and the spicy Chinese and Korean dishes on its tables. Once known for its rice fields and the love duets of its centuries-old Quan Ho folk songs, the city just north of Hanoi has become one of Everything You Need to Know about PayPal Pay In 4 01/04/2026 07:00pm • If you've shopped online at Apple, Best Buy or another major retailer, you may have seen the option to select PayPal Pay in 4 at checkout. Pay in 4 is PayPal's buy now, pay later service that lets you spread out the cost of an online purchase over about six weeks. This financing option, also called After capture and removal, Venezuela's Maduro is being held at notorious Brooklyn jail 01/04/2026 09:36am • NEW YORK (AP) — The Brooklyn jail holding Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is a facility so troubled, some judges have refused to send people there even as it has housed such famous inmates as music stars R. Kelly and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Opened in the early 1990s, the Metropolitan Detentio Root and Brook guide England to 211-3 before bad light stops play in final Ashes test 01/04/2026 02:52am • SYDNEY (AP) — Joe Root and Harry Brook shared a 154-run partnership to guide England to 211-3 before bad light stopped play on Day 1 of the final Ashes test, which featured an emotional on-field tribute for the Bondi terror victims and first responders. Root and Brook joined when the tourists wer