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The Latest: Trump signs budget bill bringing an end to partial government shutdown 02/03/2026 09:04pm • President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion spending package to end the partial government shutdown on Tuesday, hours after the House passed the bill in a bipartisan vote. The measure funds most of the federal government through Sept. 30 while providing the Department of Homeland Security NBA names Raptors' Darko Rajaković as coach for World team at All-Star Game 02/03/2026 04:07pm • Darko Rajaković always feels like he's representing Serbia. At the All-Star Game, he'll be representing the world. Rajaković, the Toronto Raptors' head coach, will be the coach for the international team at the All-Star Game in Inglewood, California, on Feb. 15, the NBA announced Tuesday. It's a m Lindsey Vonn is 'confident' she can race at Olympics despite ruptured ACL in left knee 02/03/2026 03:51pm • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Lindsey Vonn has done this before. And succeeded. The 41-year-old American skiing standout is “confident” she can compete at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics despite a torn ACL from a crash four days ago. Vonn said that the damage to her left knee was a “comp Olympic officials from Africa quiz 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games leaders on visa concerns 02/03/2026 01:26pm • MILAN (AP) — Olympic officials from Africa took their concerns about a visa program for entering the United States to leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Games on Tuesday. International Olympic Committee members from Ethiopia and Djibouti quizzed the LA organizing team about how fans and visitors woul Milan Cortina are the most spread-out Olympics ever. What this means for fans and athletes 02/03/2026 06:20am • MILAN (AP) — The Milan Cortina Winter Games are the most spread-out in Olympic history. For the organizers of the Feb. 6-22 Games, it was a choice to use existing infrastructure as much as possible, but this means no central hub and strategic choices for spectators. The Games will span over 22,00 World Rugby defend Australia-Hong Kong mismatch to open 2027 Rugby World Cup 02/03/2026 05:53am • SYDNEY (AP) — Potential harm from an off-putting blowout win when host Australia meets debutant Hong Kong in the opening match of the 2027 Rugby World Cup has been dismissed by World Rugby leader Brett Robinson. The schedule and times for all 52 matches over 19 match days in seven cities and eight Tuskegee men's basketball coach Taylor handcuffed after intervening in postgame incident 02/03/2026 02:10am • ATLANTA (AP) — Tuskegee men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after intervening in an incident involving his team and members of Morehouse's basketball and football teams over the weekend. A statement from civil rights attorney Harry Daniels' office said Taylor was concerned about Mor The Latest: Trump demands ‘NO CHANGES’ to House funding bill 02/02/2026 07:34pm • As Republican leadership in the House hopes to begin the process of reopening the government by advancing a funding package on Monday that passed the Senate last week, President Donald Trump urged lawmakers not to oppose the deal. “We need to get the Government open, and I hope all Republicans and DC-area school districts respond to parents' criticism of snow days 02/02/2026 07:26pm • Frigid temperatures, slippery sidewalks and impassable roads caused by a winter storm last weekend forced several school systems in the D.C. area to close for a majority of the week, if not the entire week. Now, parents are wondering whether makeup days are coming and what the rest of the school What's DC doing to get schools, streets, sidewalks back to normal in snowstorm aftermath? 02/02/2026 03:37pm • Piles of rock-hard snow continue to narrow roadways and sidewalks in the District, more than a week after a winter storm coated the D.C. region in snow and ice. District officials are making a push to get life back to normal, announcing plans Monday to reopen schools on time, pick up trash on sch Data center concerns flare at Prince William County town hall 02/01/2026 10:11pm • After data centers became a top issue for voters during the statewide elections in Virginia that saw Democrats win every state office, a town hall led by Democratic lawmakers in Prince William County over the weekend brought out strong emotions over the industry’s rapid growth — with many reside More frigid temperatures expected in much of US after a weekend of heavy snow 02/01/2026 09:44pm • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Forecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist into Monday morning for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England that was cleaning up after a weekend bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and flight cancellations to North Carolina and flurr Fundraising hauls show RNC vastly outpacing Democrats ahead of midterm elections 02/01/2026 08:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican National Committee has vastly outpaced Democrats in the crush for cash ahead of the midterm elections, holding a nearly $100 million advantage at the close of 2025, according to year-end filings to the Federal Election Commission. As Democrats have struggled in the Rose sets scoring record in wire-to-wire Torrey Pines romp. Korda wins wind-shortened LPGA opener 02/01/2026 07:10pm • SAN DIEGO (AP) — Justin Rose became the first wire-to-wire winner at Torrey Pines in 71 years, starting with a six-shot lead and never letting anyone get any closer to him Sunday as he closed with a 2-under 70 to win the Farmers Insurance Open. Rose opened with a 62 on the North course at Torrey P Super Bowl week sightseeing and adventure goes well beyond football in the San Francisco Bay Area 02/01/2026 12:09pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Take a stroll down The Embarcadero on San Francisco's spectacular waterfront to the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market for plentiful food options, people watching and souvenir shopping. Travel farther outside the city for renowned wine tasting or a breathtaking drive along the coastli