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Democrats hope a blue wave washes over Wisconsin and gives them total control of battleground state 01/15/2026 05:34pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) ��� Talk to any Wisconsin Democrat about their hopes for 2026 and it's not long before the T-word comes up. No, not Trump. Trifecta. Democrats think new district boundaries in the Senate and Assembly ordered by the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court, an open race for governor US and Taiwan sign $250B trade deal, cutting tariffs on Taiwanese goods 01/15/2026 05:32pm • HONG KONG (AP) ��� The United States and Taiwan reached a trade deal Thursday that cuts tariffs on Taiwanese goods in exchange for $250 billion in new investments in the U.S. tech industry. The deal is the latest President Donald Trump has struck ��� such as those with the European Union and Japan � Middle East allies in blitz of diplomacy urged Trump to hold off on Iran strikes, diplomat says 01/15/2026 05:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Several Middle Eastern allies of the United States have urged the Trump administration to hold off on strikes against Iran for the government's deadly crackdown on protesters, according to an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter. Top officials from Egypt, Oman, Saudi Arabia and European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight 'disagreement' over island's future 01/15/2026 05:30pm • NUUK, Greenland (AP) ��� Troops from several European countries continued to arrive in Greenland on Thursday in a show of support for Denmark as talks among representatives of Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. highlighted ���fundamental disagreement��� over the future of the Arctic island. The disagr Senate passes more spending bills, but Homeland Security dispute looms 01/15/2026 05:29pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Congress is halfway home in approving government funding for the current budget year that began Oct. 1 after the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a three-bill package. Now comes the hard part. Lawmakers still must negotiate a spending bill for the Department of Homeland S Senators launch a cross-party effort to end stock trading by lawmakers 01/15/2026 05:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Two senators from opposite parties are joining forces in a renewed push to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, an effort that has broad public support but has repeatedly stalled on Capitol Hill. Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Republican Sen. Ashley Mo Barcelona defeats 2nd-division club Racing 2-0 to advance to quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey 01/15/2026 05:27pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Defending champion Barcelona avoided an upset a day after Real Madrid faltered in the Copa del Rey, edging second-division leader Racing Santander 2-0 Thursday to reach the quarterfinals. Madrid, which lost last year's Copa final to Barcelona, was eliminated by second-tier team Albac What you need to know about Grok and the controversies surrounding it 01/15/2026 05:24pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Elon Musk's Grok keeps getting into trouble, and this time, more of the world's governments are trying to intervene. First launched in 2023, Grok is Musk���s attempt to outdo rivals such as OpenAI���s ChatGPT and Google���s Gemini in building an AI assistant powered by a large lan 49ers star Fred Warner ruled out for playoff game against Seattle, could return if team advances 01/15/2026 05:24pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� San Francisco star linebacker Fred Warner was ruled out for the 49ers' divisional round playoff game against Seattle but could return from a serious ankle injury if the team wins this week. Warner returned to practice this week for the first time since breaking and dislo Versatile infielder/outfielder Willi Castro and Rockies agree to 2-year deal, AP source says 01/15/2026 05:23pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Versatile infielder/outfielder Willi Castro and the Colorado Rockies agreed to a two-year deal Thursday, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not been announced. Castro spent last seaso Man accused of shooting at New Hampshire country club indicted on first-degree murder, other charges 01/15/2026 05:22pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ��� A man accused of opening fire at a New Hampshire country club in September has been indicted on murder, attempted murder and assault charges, authorities said Thursday. Hunter Nadeau, 24, of Nashua, is accused of killing one person and wounding two others at the Sky Meadow Cou Georgian figure skaters win pairs and lead men's event at European championships 01/15/2026 05:16pm • SHEFFIELD, England (AP) ��� It was Georgia's day at the European figure skating championships Thursday. Skaters representing the former Soviet nation won the pairs gold medal and took the lead in the men's event at the championships, a key warmup for next month's Winter Olympics. Anastasiia Metelkin Classes canceled, shelter in place lifted at Catholic U. in DC after reports of shots fired near campus 01/15/2026 05:14pm • Officials at the Catholic University of America in Northeast D.C. have canceled evening classes after reports of shots fired near 7th and Monroe streets. The university's campus was under a shelter-in-place alert until 6 p.m. when officials gave the all clear. A search for a suspect is taking Trump's Insurrection Act threat stands out against the law's long history 01/15/2026 05:13pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Donald Trump would not be the first president to invoke the Insurrection Act, as he has threatened, so that he can send U.S. military forces to Minnesota. But he'd be the only commander in chief to use the 19th-century law to send troops to quell protests that started because of fe Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner lead Magic past Grizzlies 118-111 in Berlin 01/15/2026 05:13pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Paolo Banchero had 26 points and 13 rebounds, Franz Wagner had 18 points and nine rebounds in his return to the Magic lineup, and Orlando beat the Memphis Grizzlies 118-111 on Thursday in the NBA's first regular-season game in Germany. Wagner had missed more than a month with a high