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Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge 'this job sucks' 02/04/2026 03:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� A government lawyer who told a judge that her job ���sucks��� during a court hearing stemming from the Trump administration���s immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota has been removed from her Justice Department post, according to a person familiar with the matter. Julie Le h Associated Capital: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 02/04/2026 03:40pm • GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) ��� GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) ��� Associated Capital Group Inc. (ACGP) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $11.1 million. On a per-share basis, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based company said it had profit of 54 cents. The asset manager posted revenue of $20.1 million in Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, longtime foreign affairs leader and vice chair of Sept. 11 attack panel, has died 02/04/2026 03:34pm • BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) ��� Former Indiana Rep. Lee Hamilton, longtime foreign affairs leader and vice chair of Sept. 11 attack panel, has died. A dozen people including Israeli soldiers charged with smuggling goods into Gaza 02/04/2026 03:32pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Israel���s ministry of justice charged a dozen people, including Israeli soldiers, on Wednesday with systematically smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods into Gaza, according to a statement by Israel's prosecutor. The indictment charged the accused, som Los Angeles Kings are acquiring winger Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers, AP source says 02/04/2026 03:30pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Los Angeles Kings are acquiring winger Artemi Panarin in a trade with the New York Rangers, AP source says. Argentina requests extradition of Maduro from the US on crimes against humanity charges 02/04/2026 03:25pm • BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) ��� An Argentine judge on Wednesday requested the extradition from the United States of former Venezuelan President Nicol��s Maduro, who was captured by the U.S. military last month and now faces federal charges of narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine in New Pro Picks: Seahawks will edge Patriots to win their second Super Bowl 02/04/2026 03:23pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Sam Darnold has been traded, discarded and labeled a bust. Now, it���ll take an upset for him not to be called a Super Bowl champion. Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks (16-3) are 4 1/2-point favorites on BetMGM Sportsbook against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots (17-3) White House agrees to move Iran talks to Oman from Turkey after Arab leaders urge US to hear out Tehran, AP source says 02/04/2026 03:15pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� White House agrees to move Iran talks to Oman from Turkey after Arab leaders urge US to hear out Tehran, AP source says. IOC open to earlier dates for future Winter Olympics and Paralympics because of warmer temperatures 02/04/2026 03:14pm • MILAN (AP) ��� Staging future Winter Games as early as January and the Paralympic Winter Games in February is a possibility because of the effects of warmer temperatures, the International Olympic Committee said Wednesday. Every Winter Games medal was won in February since the 1964 Innsbruck Olympi Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year 02/04/2026 03:12pm • Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, found that from 2006 to 2020, long-term exposure to tiny particulates from wildfire sm David A. Ross resigns from School of Visual Arts after ties to Jeffrey Epstein surface 02/04/2026 03:11pm • Art museum curator and director David A. Ross has left his post at the School of Visual Arts in New York after the latest release of documents about Jeffrey Epstein revealed his friendship with the convicted sex offender. Ross, who was chair of the MFA art practice program, resigned Tuesday, the sch Foreign minister of Iran confirms his country will hold nuclear talks with the US in Oman on Friday 02/04/2026 03:05pm • DUBAI (AP) ��� Foreign minister of Iran confirms his country will hold nuclear talks with the US in Oman on Friday. The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics take shape, in photos 02/04/2026 03:04pm • The 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy are fast approaching. As the torch relay nears completion, athletes are arriving, with some already making headlines. There are 16 sports in total, including some never before seen, with 116 gold medals to be awarded. Milan���s San Siro stadium is the venue for Frid IOC elects first female member from Iran to join exclusive global Olympic body 02/04/2026 02:57pm • MILAN (AP) ��� The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women in sports. Soraya Aghaei, who competed for Iran in badminton at the Tokyo Olympics, is now the 107t The new Czech government of populist prime minister Babi�� survives parliamentary no-confidence vote 02/04/2026 02:51pm • PRAGUE (AP) ��� The new Czech government of populist Prime Minister Andrej Babi�� survived on Wednesday a parliamentary no-confidence vote called by the opposition over the handling of a dispute with the country���s president. Only 84 opposition lawmakers in the 200-seat lower house of Parliament vo