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No REAL ID yet? You can still fly, but it may cost $45 without another form of accepted ID 01/31/2026 08:13am • That little star on your U.S. driver���s license is about to save you $45. Beginning Sunday, air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification, such as a passport, are subject to a new fee. It isn't a penalty or a fine ��� it's payment for non-compliant travele Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob 01/31/2026 07:28am • The groundwork has been laid for a sunrise ceremony Monday when international woodchuck celebrity Punxsutawney Phil's annual long-term weather forecast will be announced ��� six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Tens of thousands of revelers will be descending on Gobbler���s Knob in rural Pen Nets guard Egor Demin sets NBA rookie record with a 3-pointer in 34th straight game 01/31/2026 07:15am • SALT LAKE CITY (AP) ��� Brooklyn Nets guard Egor Demin set an NBA rookie record Friday night by making a 3-pointer in his 34th straight game. Demin set the record on the first basket for the Nets against the Utah Jazz. He finished 6 for 12 from long distance, scoring 25 points and collecting 10 rebo Teofimo Lopez and Shakur Stevenson are set for a showdown Saturday at Madison Square Garden 01/31/2026 07:09am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Teofimo Lopez delivered some of his best performances against boxers the experts thought would beat him. Shakur Stevenson is another one of those fighters. Undefeated and sometimes looking untouchable, the southpaw is the favorite Saturday night when he faces Lopez at Madison Squar Madison Square Garden warns that anyone fighting can be 'banned for life' after brawls at event 01/31/2026 07:01am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Madison Square Garden says anyone fighting at the arena threatens to be ���banned for life��� after there were multiple altercations at one of its events. Video on TMZ.com showed two fights breaking out Friday, when fighters weighed in for the boxing card Saturday night headlined b Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 29 Palestinians, marking one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire 01/31/2026 06:45am • DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) ��� Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 29 Palestinians, marking one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire. Australian Open Results 01/31/2026 06:05am • Saturday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD111,500,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Saturday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Women's Singles Championship Elena Rybakina (5), Kazakhstan, def. Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belar Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title 01/31/2026 06:03am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� Elena Rybakina wins Australian Open by beating No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka for her 2nd Grand Slam title. Armed extremists kill dozens in northeastern Nigeria 01/31/2026 05:21am • MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) ��� Armed extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed dozens of people earlier this week in separate attacks targeting a construction site and a military installation, security officials said Saturday. Gunmen killed at least 25 construction workers during an ambush on Thursday Partial government shutdown expected to be short-lived 01/31/2026 04:50am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at��Today on the Hill. The U.S. Senate approved five appropriations bills and a short-term Department of Homeland Security funding measure before the midnight Friday deadline, but a partial governm No. 8 Iowa State Cyclones face the Kansas State Wildcats, aim for 4th straight win 01/31/2026 04:43am • Iowa State Cyclones (19-2, 6-2 Big 12) at Kansas State Wildcats (10-11, 1-7 Big 12) New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Iowa State will try to build upon its three-game win streak with a victory against Kansas State. The Wildcats are 8-5 in home games. Kansas State is 3-3 in games decide Minessale leads St. Thomas against UMKC after 24-point game 01/31/2026 04:43am • UMKC Roos (4-18, 1-7 Summit League) at Saint Thomas Tommies (17-6, 6-2 Summit League) Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: St. Thomas hosts UMKC after Nolan Minessale scored 24 points in St. Thomas' 81-80 loss to the North Dakota Fightin' Hawks. The Tommies have gone 10-1 in home games. St. Thomas is thi Ndjonga leads Canisius against Siena after 21-point performance 01/31/2026 04:43am • Siena Saints (15-7, 8-3 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (8-14, 3-8 MAAC) Buffalo, New York; Sunday, 1 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Canisius takes on Siena after Bryan Ndjonga scored 21 points in Canisius' 88-86 overtime loss to the Marist Red Foxes. The Golden Griffins are 6-4 on their home court. Canisi Dartmouth visits Brown following Lewis' 30-point outing 01/31/2026 04:43am • Dartmouth Big Green (9-10, 3-3 Ivy League) at Brown Bears (7-12, 1-5 Ivy League) Providence, Rhode Island; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Brown hosts Dartmouth after Landon Lewis scored 30 points in Brown's 69-59 loss to the Harvard Crimson. The Bears have gone 5-6 in home games. Brown ranks sixt Memphis hosts Tulane following McDaniel's 23-point showing 01/31/2026 04:42am • Tulane Green Wave (12-9, 3-5 AAC) at Memphis Tigers (10-10, 5-3 AAC) Memphis, Tennessee; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Memphis hosts Tulane after Dug McDaniel scored 23 points in Memphis' 92-65 win against the Florida Atlantic Owls. The Tigers have gone 9-2 at home. Memphis averages 74.2 points an