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Father of 5-year-old detained in Minnesota disputes government assertion he abandoned the boy 02/02/2026 06:11pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The father of a 5-year-old boy who was detained by immigration officers and held at a federal facility in Texas denied government accounts Monday that he abandoned his son last month while being pursued by authorities. As the pair returned to Minnesota, Adrian Conejo Arias, who Transfer deadline: Man City goes big again as Premier League clubs dominate transfer window 02/02/2026 06:10pm • Manchester City went big again in the January transfer window and will hope it reaps more rewards than last year. 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He's sorry for fighting the expansion of Georgia' Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope 02/02/2026 06:07pm • ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how they survive on Alaska’s rugged and desolate North Slope. Twelve of the 200 or so grizzlies that Turkey seeks to broker US-Iran talks by week's end 02/02/2026 06:06pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Turkey is attempting to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table in hopes of easing the threat of U.S. military action against Iran. Neither the U.S. nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations. Two Turkish official Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies 02/02/2026 06:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. The complaint was reviewed by The 49ers promote team president Al Guido to role of chief executive officer 02/02/2026 05:59pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco 49ers team president Al Guido is being promoted to chief executive officer of the franchise. The 49ers announced the move on Monday at the start of the week that the team is hosting its second Super Bowl. Team owner Jed York had also previously served as the team Conservative populist Laura Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, preliminary results show 02/02/2026 05:51pm • SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica 's presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation's politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President Rodrigo Chaves. Preliminary and partial results showed t Hornets fight back from 22 down to beat Pelicans 102-95 for 7th straight victory 02/02/2026 05:50pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball overcame an early head-to-head collision with coach Charles Lee to score 24 points, and the surging Charlotte Hornets fought back from a 22-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 102-95 on Monday for their seventh straight win. Kon Knueppel added 17 point More magic from Muriqi as Mallorca maul Sevilla in La Liga 02/02/2026 05:48pm • MADRID (AP) — Vedat Muriqi scored his ninth goal in nine La Liga games as Mallorca beat Sevilla 4-1 to leapfrog its rival and escape the relegation zone on Monday. Muriqi’s first half penalty put Mallorca ahead and continued his rich vein of form. The 26th-minute strike was his sixth this year a Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI 02/02/2026 05:43pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk says he is merging SpaceX with his artificial-intelligence company xAI. Trump administration cuts number of sites for testing the 2030 census, focusing on the South 02/02/2026 05:39pm • The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census, raising concerns that the U.S. Census Bureau might not learn enough about communities that have been traditionally difficult to count. The test, Atletico Madrid signs 20-year-old Mexico midfielder Vargas from Seattle Sounders 02/02/2026 05:36pm • MADRID (AP) — Atletico Madrid reached a deal for the transfer of Mexico midfielder Obed Vargas from the Seattle Sounders on Monday. Atletico said the 20-year-old Vargas, who was born in Alaska and was a naturalized Mexican, signed a contract with the Spanish club until 2030. Vargas came through th School closures in the Southeast stretch into 2nd week after latest winter storm 02/02/2026 05:31pm • RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time. A series of winter storms has left tens of