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LIVE RESULTS: Virginia special election in District 17 01/20/2026 02:56pm • Two candidates are facing off in a special election Tuesday to fill an open seat in Virginia's House of Delegates for District 17, which includes parts of Fairfax County. The special election was set in motion by Democratic Del. Mark Sickles' decision to leave his seat behind for a gig in Gov. Ab 'Miracle' 6-year-old girl is the only member of her family to survivor Spanish train wreck 01/20/2026 02:42pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� The roar was deafening inside the train car as it hurtled off the tracks, then slid down a steep slope, ripping open its frame. And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead. Surrounded by bodies after the train acci Illinois' Kylan Boswell out for a month with broken hand 01/20/2026 02:25pm • CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) ��� Illinois guard Kylan Boswell will be out about a month for the 11th-ranked Illini after breaking his right hand in practice on Monday. He is second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points a game. Boswell also averages 4.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists and is one of Illinois' top Ex-KU star and NBA coach Jacque Vaughn steps in as interim coach for No. 19 Jayhawks at Colorado 01/20/2026 02:24pm • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ��� Former Kansas standout and NBA coach Jacque Vaughn will serve as the interim coach for the No. 19 Jayhawks on the road against Colorado on Tuesday night while Bill Self continues to recover from a precautionary trip to the hospital. Self was taken to LMH Health late Monday af Justice Department subpoenas Walz and 5 other Minnesota officials in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation 01/20/2026 02:21pm • WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) ��� Justice Department subpoenas Walz and 5 other Minnesota officials in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation. 10-foot-tall replica of Trump���s alleged birthday message to Epstein appears on National Mall 01/20/2026 02:19pm • (CNN) ��� A giant reproduction of a birthday message bearing Donald Trump���s name that was included in a collection of letters gifted to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein decades ago has been erected on the National Mall in Washington, DC. The work is most recent installation by a Utah State keeps the winning carousel spinning in second season under Calhoun 01/20/2026 02:17pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Utah State has become a stepping stone for coaches who parlay winning into jobs at bigger programs. Craig Smith, Ryan Odom and Danny Sprinkle all coached in Logan, all went on to other jobs, yet are all still connected to the program. ���We're all very close,��� current Utah State c Anna Gibson's journey from trail running to ski mountaineering in a few months leads to Olympic spot 01/20/2026 02:15pm • Several months ago, Anna Gibson was mostly an elite trail runner. Like, sponsored-by-a-shoe-company, soon-to-be world bronze medalist sort of elite. A detour to another endeavor was the last thing on her agenda. Until, that is, a persuasive conversation. It was at a trail race in June that her frie US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant 01/20/2026 02:13pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Federal immigration agents bashed open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. C Spanberger appoints 27 to university boards, orders study of selection process 01/20/2026 02:07pm • Shortly after being sworn in on Saturday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed members to the Boards of Visitors for George Mason University, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Military Institute. She also ordered a review of the higher-ed board confirmation process, which was the center of conte Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake 01/20/2026 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump's unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president���s lawyers in a politically charged case. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump's ef The secret to pest-free houseplants starts at the nursery 01/20/2026 02:05pm • If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks off. You thought (hoped!) the moment would never come, but the pests have moved in, and here we are. Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open 01/20/2026 02:03pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold opening act at the Australian Open. Aware that such an iconic walk-on could backfire if she lost Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers 01/20/2026 02:02pm • It���s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute break spent on your phone was closer to 30 minutes. Olivia Yokubonis, armed with a kind voice an Detention facilities in Syria under spotlight after clashes between Kurdish fighters, Syrian forces 01/20/2026 01:56pm • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Recent conflict between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has again brought to the world's attention the detention facilities where Islamic State group members are held and camps where mostly women and children have been locked up for years. During the