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In Minnesota, sending a child to school is an act of faith for immigrant families 02/06/2026 12:59pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� In some ways, 10-year-old Giancarlo is one of the lucky ones. He still goes to school. Each morning, he and his family bundle up and leave their Minneapolis apartment to wait for his bus. His little brother hefts on his backpack, even though he stopped going to day care weeks ag 'Mountains of ice': Leftovers from winter storm continue to slow travel for DC-area commutes 02/06/2026 12:56pm • Lots of commutes have been longer than usual in the D.C. region since a winter storm dropped snow and sleet nearly two weeks ago, leaving behind thick ice on roadways. Among those drivers spending some extra time on the road is a commuter who takes the Beltway; she said ice is covering the lanes Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer 02/06/2026 12:51pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Trump's racist post about the Obamas is deleted after backlash. White House defended it but now blames a staffer. Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headline a Hall of Fame class missing Bill Belichick 02/06/2026 12:42pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Drew Brees and Larry Fitzgerald headlined the 2026 Pro Football Hall of Fame class featuring five players but not six-time Super Bowl winning head coach Bill Belichick. Brees and Fitzgerald both made it in their first year of eligibility in results announced at NFL Honors on T Matthew Stafford edges Drake Maye for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award 02/06/2026 12:41pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� Matthew Stafford walked away with the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award and a declaration that he's returning to the Los Angeles Rams for another season. Stafford edged Drake Maye for the MVP award on Thursday night in the closest race since Peyton Manning and Steve McNair wer Virginia Democrats release long-awaited 10���1 congressional map 02/06/2026 12:39pm • After weeks of buildup and a missed self-imposed Jan. 30 deadline, Virginia Democrats on Thursday evening finally released their long-awaited revised congressional map, proposing an aggressive 10���1 configuration that would tilt 10 of the state���s 11 U.S. House districts toward their party. The The new season of 'Cross' is about corrupt billionaires. Aldis Hodge sees some parallels 02/06/2026 12:37pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Corrupt billionaires get their comeuppance in the new season of ���Cross,��� with Aldis Hodge returning as the detective and forensic psychologist working complex homicides in Washington, D.C. This series, which arrives Feb. 11 on Prime sees Cross investigating a violent vigilante ta A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of sexual contact with a child 02/06/2026 12:31pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� A New Mexico grand jury has indicted actor Timothy Busfield on four counts of sexual contact with a child. Thousands of Libyans gather for the funeral of Gadhafi���s son who was shot and killed this week 02/06/2026 12:31pm • BANI WALID, Libya (AP) ��� Thousands converged in northwestern Libya for the funeral Friday of Seif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son and one-time heir apparent of Libya���s late leader Moammar Gadhafi, who was killed earlier this week when four masked assailants stormed into his home and fatally shot him. Sonny Jurgensen, the strong-arm QB whose personality made him a beloved football figure, dies at 91 02/06/2026 12:28pm • Sonny Jurgensen, the Hall of Fame quarterback whose strong arm, keen wit and affable personality made him one of the most beloved figures in Washington football history, has died. He was 91. A Washington Commanders spokesperson confirmed Friday the team learned of Jurgensen���s death that morning Nigerian court orders UK to pay $572 million to families of miners killed during colonial rule 02/06/2026 12:26pm • ENUGU, Nigeria (AP) ��� A Nigerian court has ordered the British government to pay 20 million pounds ($27 million) each to families of 21 coal miners killed in 1949 by security forces during British colonial rule, according to the state-run news agency. The ruling on Thursday culminates decades of c This year���s Super Bowl commercials feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebrities galore 02/06/2026 12:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. Dozens of advertisers are pulling out all the stops for Super Bowl 60, airing Norwegian crown princess apologizes to royals and all 'disappointed' by her Epstein contacts 02/06/2026 12:20pm • OSLO, Norway (AP) ��� Norway���s crown princess apologized on Friday for the situation she has put the royal family in as she faces scrutiny over her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, part of a broader apology for all those she has ���disappointed.��� Crown Princess Mette-Marit��� UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe 02/06/2026 12:15pm • LONDON (AP) ��� British police on Friday searched two properties linked to ex-ambassador Peter Mandelson as part of a probe into potential misconduct stemming from his ties to the late Jeffrey Epstein. Metropolitan Police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Hayley Sewart said that ���officers from the Met EU official announces 300-strong firefighting force to battle wildfires across Europe 02/06/2026 12:10pm • NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) ��� The European Union���s climate commissioner on Friday announced a continentwide force of 300 firefighters to battle wildfires, after Europe faced its worst year for wildfires in 2025, which a recent study said was intensified by climate change. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke