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Michelangelo's 'The Last Judgment' fresco undergoes 3-month cleaning at Sistine Chapel 02/02/2026 02:34pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Michelangelo���s ���The Last Judgment,��� the imposing fresco of heaven and hell which dominates the Sistine Chapel, is undergoing its first major restoration in three decades, the Vatican said Monday. The Sistine Chapel will remain open to visitors during the three-month clean France's budget clears the way for Macron's military spending boost 02/02/2026 02:32pm • PARIS (AP) ��� France has adopted its delayed 2026 budget Monday, clearing the way for higher military spending promised by President Emmanuel Macron to confront threats linked to Russia���s war in Ukraine and Mideast conflicts. The adoption of the budget marks the final step of a monthslong, chaoti Third baseman Yo��n Moncada finalizes $4 million, 1-year deal to stay with Los Angeles Angels 02/02/2026 02:31pm • ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) ��� The Los Angeles Angels finalized a $4 million, one-year contract on Monday to keep third baseman Yo��n Moncada. Moncada, who will be 31 in May, batted .234 with 12 homers, 35 RBIs and a .783 OPS over 84 games for Los Angeles last season. He was particularly effective at the NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 02/02/2026 02:25pm • All Times EST Monday's Games No. 11 Kansas (16-5) at No. 13 Texas Tech (16-5), 9 p.m. No. 14 North Carolina (17-4) vs. Syracuse (13-9), 7 p.m. Tuesday's Games No. 3 UConn (21-1) vs. Xavier (12-10), 7 p.m. No. 4 Duke (20-1) vs. Boston College (9-12), 7 p.m. No. 18 Virginia (18-3) vs. Pittsburgh (9-13 Artemis II continues countdown rehearsal 02/02/2026 02:17pm • Did you see Sunday night���s brilliant and beautiful full snow moon? It provided the perfect backdrop to the Artemis II moon mission rocket, perched atop frigid Launch Pad 39B, as NASA personnel continued their ���wet dress rehearsal countdown," which began Jan. 31 at 8:13 p.m. The frigid weat Dominican police say bodies of 4 decapitated women found near border with Haiti 02/02/2026 02:17pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) ��� Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Monday the bodies of at least four decapitated women have been found along the border it shares with Haiti, marking an unusual discovery. Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira said the victims are Haitian and were found CAS says it lacks jurisdiction over US skeleton athlete Katie Uhlaender's Olympic appeal 02/02/2026 02:15pm • U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender's last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan Cortina Games. Uhlaender ��� a five-time Olym The top photos of the day by AP's photojournalists 02/02/2026 02:10pm • From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today���s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo editors. Photos of Hasidic Jews celebrating the 'New Year of Trees' in Israel 02/02/2026 02:10pm • NETANYA, Israel (AP) ��� Ultra-Orthodox Jews from the Sanz Hasidic dynasty celebrated the Jewish holiday of Tu BiShvat, the ���New Year of the Trees,��� in Netanya, Israel. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Aid agencies in South Sudan decry restricted access as government and opposition troops fight 02/02/2026 02:08pm • JUBA, South Sudan (AP) ��� Humanitarian organizations in South Sudan said Monday that restricted access to the conflict-hit eastern state of Jonglei has left thousands of people in need of lifesaving medical care and food assistance at risk, as the United Nations raises concern over a growing number Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown 02/02/2026 01:40pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled. In a statement, the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics said: ���Once funding is restored, BLS will resume normal oper A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why 02/02/2026 01:22pm • About 50 residents of a community outside Chile���s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely human-operated chatbot that could answer questions and make silly pictures on command, in a message to highlight the environmental toll of artificial intelligence data centers in the reg NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 02/02/2026 01:20pm • All Times EST Monday's Games No. 3 South Carolina (21-2) at Texas A&M (8-9), 8 p.m. No. 13 Ole Miss (18-4) vs. Auburn (13-9) at Birmingham, Ala., 7 p.m. No. 25 North Carolina (17-5) at North Carolina State (15-6), 6 p.m. Wednesday's Games No. 1 UConn (23-0) at DePaul (5-19), 8 p.m. No. 2 UCLA (2 XJ Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96 02/02/2026 01:18pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� X.J. Kennedy, an award-winning poet, author, translator and educator who schooled millions of students through "The Bedford Reader" and other textbooks and engaged voluntary readers with his children's stories and intricate, witty verse, died Sunday at 96. Kennedy died of natural c Packers add former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon as defensive coordinator 02/02/2026 01:08pm • GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) ��� Former Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon is joining the Green Bay Packers��� staff as defensive coordinator. Coach Matt LaFleur announced the hire of Gannon on Monday. Gannon will take over for Jeff Hafley, who left after two seasons when the Miami Dolphins hired