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Details of Shawn Armstrong's $5.5 million, 1-year contract with the Cleveland Guardians 01/06/2026 09:09am • 2026 salary: $4 million 2027 mutual option: $8 million (or $1.5 million buyout) Award bonuses: Cy Young: $250,000 (2nd-3rd-$150,000; 4th-5th-$75,000) All-Star and World Series MVP: $100,000 Rivera/Hoffman Reliever of the Year: $100,000 (finalist-$50,000) League Championship Series MVP: $50,000 Also: Josh Allen-led Buffalo Bills hit the road to Jacksonville seeking to ease past playoff shortcomings 01/06/2026 09:05am • ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) ��� Josh Allen got his much-needed rest while still extending his starting streak to 135 consecutive games with an opening-play handoff. James Cook got his NFL rushing title, becoming Buffalo���s first player to do so since O.J. Simpson in 1976. And the Bills produced a fitti Herbs grown indoors require extra care. Here are some tips 01/06/2026 09:00am • I���ve been growing herbs in the garden long enough to know they don���t require much. Just water, sunlight and my best intentions. In the garden, herbs are forgiving plants. They aren���t fussy about soil pH, almost never need fertilizer, and can power through if you occasionally forget to water th Alysa Liu's second act: Once burned out by skating, world champ now setting sights on Olympic glory 01/06/2026 08:56am • ST. LOUIS (AP) ��� It took Alysa Liu walking away from figure skating at its highest level to find out who she was. Ultimately, she found her way back again. Once the up-and-coming darling of American figure skating, Liu had surprised the entire community when she abruptly retired after the 2022 Bei What to know about skeleton at the Winter Olympics: Hurtling head first down an icy chute on a sled 01/06/2026 08:50am • Former U.S. skeleton athlete John Daly was once asked why anyone would decide to hurl themselves, head first, down an ice-coated mountainside chute on a thin sled with no safety equipment other than a helmet. Daly laughed. ���If I knew that, I probably wouldn't be out here,��� he said. Skeleton will Semyon Bychkov to succeed Gustavo Dudamel as Paris Opera music director 01/06/2026 08:47am • Semyon Bychkov will succeed Gustavo Dudamel as music director of the Paris Opera starting in August 2028, the company's general director Alexander Neef said Tuesday. The 73-year-old Bychkov agreed to a four-year contract and will conduct two operas and six symphonic concerts per season, Neef said. D Meet Charlie Bones, a handsome, head-turning pup 01/06/2026 08:45am • Only 5 years old, Charlie Bones has already spent far too much of his life waiting. He came to us after three years in a Texas shelter, and D.C. is his second ��� and very hopeful ��� chance at finding a loving family. The good news? He has an entire team of people rooting for him. No bones about Celebrated Hungarian director B��la Tarr, known for his long and often bleak films, has died at age 70 01/06/2026 08:43am • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Celebrated Hungarian director B��la Tarr, known for his long and often bleak films, has died at age 70. Meet Indiana, a wonderful cat with a gentle, charming presence 01/06/2026 08:43am • Just over a year old and nearly 10 pounds, Indiana may not have the last name Jones, but he���s absolutely ready for his next great adventure ��� finding a loving home of his own. This very handsome guy is an all-around wonderful cat with a gentle, charming presence. Indiana dreams of hearty m The Netherlands' Kluivert needs knee op in add-on to slumping Bournemouth's injury list 01/06/2026 08:27am • BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) ��� Bournemouth and Netherlands forward Justin Kluivert needs surgery on a left knee injury in the latest injury blow for the slumping Premier League club. Bournemouth gave no recovery timetable on Tuesday for Kluivert, who played in six of the Netherlands��� eight games to Fire safety inspections lapsed for years at Swiss bar where 40 died in New Year's blaze 01/06/2026 08:27am • Fire safety inspections hadn't been carried out since 2019 at the Swiss bar where a fire at a New Year's party left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, local authorities said Tuesday. Investigators have said they believe sparkling candles atop Champagne bottles ignited the fire at Le Constellation Trump administration thanks the media for keeping quiet before the strike that captured Maduro 01/06/2026 08:17am • In the wake of last weekend's U.S. military action in Venezuela, the news media got something it has seldom heard from the Trump administration: a ���thank you.��� Secretary of State Marco Rubio credited news organizations that had learned in advance about Saturday's strike that led to the capture o Indonesia's panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth 01/06/2026 07:50am • CISARUA, Indonesia (AP) ��� Indonesia���s conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. The panda named Satrio Wiratama and nicknamed ���Rio��� was examined for the first time outside the incubator while veterinarian Pope Leo XIV closes 2025 Holy Year with critique of consumerism and xenophobia 01/06/2026 07:47am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday closed out the Vatican���s 2025 Holy Year by denouncing today's consumerist and anti-foreigner sentiment, capping a Jubilee that saw some 33 million pilgrims flock to Rome and a historic transition from one American pontiff to another. With cardinals and Sabalenka dominates Bucsa at Brisbane International and says Battle of the Sexes helped 01/06/2026 07:46am • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) ��� The Battle of the Sexes exhibition was a bit of fun for Aryna Sabalenka and a showdown she regarded as good preparation for the Australian Open. In her first match since playing Nick Kyrgios in Dubai last month, No. 1-ranked Sabalenka overwhelmed No. 50 Cristina Bucsa 6-