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White Sox acquire right-hander Jordan Hicks from Boston for prospect Gage Ziehl 02/01/2026 05:30pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Chicago White Sox acquired right-hander Jordan Hicks from Boston on Sunday as the Red Sox gave up one of their top pitching prospects to unload most of Hicks' salary. The key to the deal for Chicago could be pitching prospect David Sandlin, who has been ranked by Baseball America Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands 02/01/2026 03:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring the partial federal shutdown will drag into the week as Democrats and Republicans debate reining in the Trump administration's sweeping immigrati India's budget boosts infrastructure spending while vowing fiscal discipline 02/01/2026 09:08am • NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government presented its annual budget to Parliament on Sunday, focusing on sustaining the country’s economic growth despite volatile financial markets and trade uncertainty. In a speech introducing the budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Cavs acquire Ellis and Schroder in 3-team trade with Kings and Bulls, AP source says 01/31/2026 11:43pm • The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired guards Keon Ellis and Dennis Schroder from Sacramento in a three-team deal that sends forward De'Andre Hunter to the Kings. A person familiar with the trade said Saturday night that the Chicago Bulls will get forward Dario Saric from Sacramento along with two second NBA suspends Philadelphia 76ers' Paul George 25 games for violating anti-drug policy 01/31/2026 11:07pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Paul George of the Philadelphia 76ers was suspended 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program, the league announced Saturday. The NBA did not disclose the nature of the violation or the substance that was involved, and George released a statement to ESPN s Mine collapses in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 dead 01/31/2026 05:20pm • GOMA, Congo (AP) — A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead, rebel authorities said Saturday. The collapse took place Wednesday at the Rubaya mines, which are controlled by the M23 rebels, Lumumba Kambere Spain offers hundreds of thousands of immigrants a way to stay legally. But who are they? 01/31/2026 10:54am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — More than half a million immigrants are believed to live in Spain without legal permission. They work jobs that few Spaniards want: picking fruits and vegetables in the fields, caring for children and the elderly, cleaning homes and hotel rooms. Some wind up homeless. The â Trump moved fast to cut a funding deal. It's a striking change from the last shutdown fight 01/31/2026 09:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump moved quickly this week to negotiate with Democrats to try and avert a lengthy government shutdown over Department of Homeland Security funding, a sharp departure from last year’s record standoff, when he refused to budge for weeks. Some Republicans are f Maryland comptroller on taxes, a tax holiday and your unclaimed property 01/30/2026 08:03pm • Maryland Comptroller Brooke Lierman is excited about tax season, telling WTOP during the first week of tax season that taxpayers can explore her office's website and find resources to help them file on time. As comptroller, Lierman is "the tax collector of Maryland — and also the tax refunder o Expanded work requirements for the biggest US food aid program are kicking in for more states 01/30/2026 05:42pm • Work requirements are kicking in for more older adults and parents of teenagers across the U.S. who get help with groceries through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The implementation dates vary by state: In some, people could lose benefits as soon as Sunday if they can’t show they†'Not acceptable': Northwest DC residents frustrated it took days to plow their street 01/30/2026 05:26pm • As last weekend's snowstorm dumped several inches of snow and sleet onto D.C. streets, Susan Oakley watched as her Northwest neighborhood became covered. A plow didn't pass through the area, near Sibley Memorial Hospital on Sunday, Monday or Tuesday, Oakley said. She and several neighbors called It's freezing cold and you've lost power. Here's what emergency doctors want you to do 01/30/2026 04:34pm • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Freezing temperatures and long-term power outages can quickly create dangerous health situations. Even at seemingly routine winter temperatures, the cold can exhaust the body and overwork the heart over time. The indoor risk of hypothermia and frostbite are especially a concern in Who is Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh? 01/30/2026 01:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’ll tap former Federal Reserve governor Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair to replace Jerome Powell in May — with Trump believing that he can finally get the booming economy that he promised to voters. When Trump said that Warsh comes from “cent What to know about Gaza's Rafah crossing, set to open Sunday 01/30/2026 10:57am • JERUSALEM (AP) — The gateway to the world for Palestinians in Gaza — the Rafah border crossing to Egypt — is set to reopen Sunday after being largely shut since it was seized by Israel in May 2024. The reopening, announced by Israel on Friday, is part of entering the second phase of the U.S.-b Europe sees modest growth, but the weaker US dollar looms as a threat 01/30/2026 09:29am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European economy recorded modest growth at the end of last year, pushing past turmoil over higher U.S. tariffs. Now the economy faces another hurdle: a stronger euro against the dollar that could weigh on exports. Growth in the 21 countries that use the shared euro cu