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Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says 02/07/2026 08:54am • CAIRO (AP) — A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted. Saturday's attack by the Rapid Rayo Vallecano's game against Oviedo postponed due to unsafe playing conditions 02/07/2026 08:53am • MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano's home match against Oviedo in the Spanish league on Saturday was postponed on short notice because of safety concerns over the field at Vallecas Stadium. The Spanish league said the decision, which was made just hours before the scheduled kickoff early Saturday aftern Sweden's Frida Karlsson wins gold at Milan Cortina in skiathlon. Diggins falls early in race 02/07/2026 08:46am • TESERO, Italy (AP) — Frida Karlsson of Sweden won gold at 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics in the 20-kilometer women’s skiathlon Saturday at the start of cross-country skiing on energy-draining wet snow. Top-ranked Jessie Diggins of the United States fell in the early stages of the race and struggled Runway on the slopes: Eileen Gu sports a personalized ski suit with nods to her Chinese heritage 02/07/2026 08:39am • LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) — When not risking her neck performing acrobatic tricks on skis, Eileen Gu loves to strut down runways and pose for magazine covers as a model. So, it was no surprise she wore the most fashionable ski suit at the Winter Olympics. Gu qualified for the women’s slopestyle final Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked 02/07/2026 08:37am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alberto Castañeda Mondragón says his memory was so jumbled after a beating by immigration officers that he initially could not remember he had a daughter and still struggles to recall treasured moments like the night he taught her to dance. But the violence he endured last mon Kluge scores goal, adds 3 assists in Germany's 5-2 win over Japan in Olympic women's hockey 02/07/2026 08:34am • MILAN (AP) — Laura Kluge had a goal and three assists, Nicola Hadraschek scored twice and added an assist, and Germany defeated Japan 5-2 in the preliminary round of the women’s hockey tournament at the Milan Cortina Games on Saturday. Emily Nix and Daria Gleissner had a goal and assist each in Olympic Women's Hockey Glance 02/07/2026 08:31am • Group A Group B Thursday, February 5 Sweden 4, Germany 1 Italy 4, France 1 United States 5, Czech Republic 1 Friday, February 6 Japan 3, France 2 Switzerland 4, Czech Republic 3, F/SO Saturday, February 7 Germany 5, Japan 2 Sweden vs. Italy, 2:40 p.m. local/8:40 a.m. EST United States vs. Finland, 4 Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire 02/07/2026 08:31am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is heading into a challenging reelection bid as she continues to suffer fallout from last year’s devastating wildfire and ongoing criticism of City Hall on issues from street paving to homelessness. The deadline is Saturday for candidates to enter Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted 02/07/2026 08:31am • LONDON (AP) — A prince, an ambassador, senior diplomats, top politicians. All brought down by the Jeffrey Epstein files. And all in Europe, rather than the United States. The huge trove of Epstein documents released by the U.S. Department of Justice has sent shock waves through Europe’s politica Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Bonus for NBA, Seahawks-Patriots SB60 Predictions 02/07/2026 08:24am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Take advantage of the Kalshi promo code WTOP to receive a bonus to use on any NBA prediction Friday night, or Super Bowl trades Canada, the world's historic curling powerhouse, is feeling the pressure at Cortina 02/07/2026 08:23am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The desperation played on the faces of Canadian curling couple Brett Gallant and Jocelyn Peterman on Saturday as they watched Great Britain's Bruce Mouat and Jennifer Dodds send red stones pummeling into their carefully set yellows. Canada’s loss Saturday morning Trump turns to US military leaders for diplomatic efforts on Iran and Ukraine 02/07/2026 08:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has taken the unusual step of tapping military leaders for high-level diplomacy, sending the top U.S. commander in the Middle East to talks over Iran’s nuclear program and positioning the Army secretary as a key negotiator on ending the Russia-Ukraine war Dangerous wind chills move into DC area behind an Arctic cold front 02/07/2026 08:19am • Light flurries fell Friday in the D.C. area ahead of a blast of cold air and high winds that arrived early Saturday morning. Though less than an inch of snow was expected to fall, it will likely stick and create slick spots on area roads, after temperatures dropped below freezing on Saturday Winter Olympics Daily Medals List 02/07/2026 08:18am • Saturday, Feb. 7 ALPINE MEN'S DOWNHILL CROSS COUNTRY SKIING Franjo von Allmen, Switzerland - gold Giovanni Franzoni, Italy - silver Dominik Paris, Italy - bronze ___ CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING WOMEN’S 10KM + 10KM SKIATHLON Frida Karlsson, Sweden - gold Ebba Andersson, Sweden - silver Heidi Weng, Norway Greek police detain 313 in raid at university after mob attacked police 02/07/2026 08:15am • THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece on Saturday detained 313 people in a raid on the university campus of the country’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, after riot police were attacked by mobs of people hurling more than 100 Molotov cocktails. Greek police said roving groups of p