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The Latest: Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue federal government to stop immigration crackdown 01/12/2026 08:27pm • The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer. The state and cities filed a lawsuit in federal cour What Is the Social Security COLA for 2027? 01/12/2026 07:00pm • January marks the first month for increased Social Security payments thanks to the annual cost-of-living adjustment, known as a COLA. The next adjustment won't happen for another year, but financial experts are already making predictions for the amount of the 2027 Social Security COLA. "We're not an FBI says arson suspect targeted Mississippi synagogue because it's a Jewish house of worship 01/12/2026 06:42pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� A suspect in an arson fire at a synagogue that was bombed by the Ku Klux Klan decades ago admitted to targeting the historic institution because it���s a Jewish house of worship and confessed what he had done to his father, who turned him in to authorities after observing bur Georgia prison fight kills 3 inmates and injures over a dozen, including a guard 01/12/2026 05:56pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Fighting that broke out at a Georgia state prison over the weekend left three inmates dead and injured a corrections officer and 13 more inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections said Monday. The agency said the violence erupted in an outdoor area of the medium-security Washing Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Get $10 Welcome Bonus for Texans-Steelers, NBA Picks 01/12/2026 02:57pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Grab a daily fantasy bonus with the Dabble promo code WTOP. Sign up here to make picks on NFL and NBA players with this welcome offer. Editorial Roundup: United States 01/12/2026 02:41pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Jan. 9 The Washington Post on national nutrition guidelines The Trump administration has flipped the national food pyramid as part of its campaign to ���Make America Healthy Again,��� and once again the new dietary guidelines recom Cyprus president's top aide quits after online video alleging government corruption 01/12/2026 02:10pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� A top aide to Cyprus' president resigned on Monday after an online video was posted recently, strongly suggesting that he and others used their close ties to the leader to earn favors for would-be investors in exchange for cash. President Nikos Christodoulides said in a writ Meta names former Trump adviser Dina Powell McCormick as president and vice chairman 01/12/2026 12:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Facebook owner Meta has named Dina Powell McCormick, a former Trump administration adviser and longtime finance executive, as president and vice chairman of the tech giant. Powell McCormick previously served on Meta's board of directors ��� where, the company notes, she was ���d Inside the Golden Globes: The reunions and moments the telecast didn't show 01/12/2026 09:40am • BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) ��� Emma Stone just seems more comfortable out of her seat than in it at awards shows. At the Golden Globes Sunday, the ���Bugonia��� star held court with a rotating cast of companions, from Kirsten Dunst to Jennifer Lawrence ��� not in the main ballroom, but in a much sm Red lines and increasing self-censorship reshape Hong Kong's once freewheeling press scene 01/12/2026 12:02am • HONG KONG (AP) ��� From 18th place to 140th. That's how much Hong Kong's ranking plunged in a global press freedom index over some 20 years. Behind the decline are the shutdown of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, more red lines for journalists and increasing self-censorship across the territory Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election 01/11/2026 10:09pm • KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) ��� One figure looms large ahead of Uganda's elections Thursday, although he is not on the ballot: the president's son and military commander, Muhoozi Kainerugaba. Kainerugaba, long believed to be the eventual successor, stood down for his father, President Yoweri Museveni, who Eagles' season-long issues apparent in playoff loss to 49ers, sideline spat between Sirianni, Brown 01/11/2026 09:41pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) ��� A.J Brown dropped a third-down pass and was slow to get off the field when coach Nick Sirianni chased down the moody wide receiver on the sideline. Brown and Sirianni bickered in a sideline spat that quickly forced chief security officer Dom DiSandro to intervene. Brown ripped Britain is in talks with NATO to counter Russia and China in the Arctic 01/11/2026 08:00pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Britain is discussing with NATO allies how it can help beef up security in the Arctic to counter threats from Russia and China, a government minister said Sunday. Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the talks are ���business as usual��� rather than a response to recent threats How to Simplify Activities of Daily Living 01/11/2026 07:00pm • As Tamara Myer began to struggle with dementia and her husband Michael approached his 100th birthday, independent living and performing activities of daily living (ADLs) became more difficult. Tamara had always cooked the meals, but suddenly she'd forget that she'd put food in the oven or on the sto A $400,000 payout after Maduro's capture is putting prediction markets in the spotlight 01/11/2026 05:06pm • Prediction markets let people wager on anything from a basketball game to the outcome of a presidential election ��� and recently, the downfall of former Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro. The latter is drawing renewed scrutiny into this murky world of speculative, 24/7 transactions. Last week, a