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Average US long-term mortgage rate ticks higher, holding near lowest point in more than 3 years 01/29/2026 02:01pm • The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged up for the second week in a row, but remains just above its lowest level in more than three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate rose to 6.1% from 6.09% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the rate average Women's College Basketball Scores 01/29/2026 02:00pm • Thursday, Jan. 29 EAST Merrimack 87, Iona 63 Seton Hall 58, Georgetown 52 SOUTH Arkansas State 69, Georgia State 61 MIDWEST Indiana State 77, Valparaiso 63 ___ Jewelry, art and toy train top list of priciest foreign gifts to Biden and other officials in 2024 01/29/2026 01:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Foreign leaders and governments presented to former President Joe Biden, his wife, U.S. Cabinet members and other senior officials tens of thousands of dollars in gifts in the last year of the Biden administration, including a $19,000 painting, an $11,000 necklace, a $5,000 brace Pakistan says imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after an eye procedure 01/29/2026 01:56pm • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after undergoing a medical procedure for an eye ailment at a government hospital, an official said Thursday. Khan remains widely popular in Pakistan, and the government’s acknowledgment of his hospital vi Real Madrid refocuses on La Liga after stunning loss to Benfica 01/29/2026 01:46pm • MADRID (AP) — A day after a stunning loss to Benfica in the Champions League, Real Madrid returns its focus to La Liga knowing that it needs to improve. Coaches and players were on the same page after the 4-2 defeat in Lisbon left the club in the first knockout stage of the Champions League, takin Shiffrin, Vonn and other ski racers star in ESPN's 'On the Edge' docuseries leading into Olympics 01/29/2026 01:43pm • Before Mikaela Shiffrin, Lindsey Vonn and other World Cup ski racers chase gold at the Milan Cortina Olympics, they will star in a new docuseries that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what it’s like on the circuit. Some of the biggest names in the sport are featured in ESPN's five-episode seri Broncos owner Greg Penner backs GM George Paton and coach Sean Payton after playoff heartbreak 01/29/2026 01:41pm • ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver Broncos owner and CEO Greg Penner expressed confidence in general manager George Paton and head coach Sean Payton as he took stock of a fruitful season that came up short after quarterback Bo Nix broke an ankle in the playoffs. “We’d love to have both of them her Not just roads: Why Montgomery Co. schools remain closed through Friday 01/29/2026 01:33pm • As of midday Wednesday, Montgomery County officials said 90% of the roughly 5,400 miles of roadways they treat had been plowed. But Montgomery County Public Schools have announced they would remain closed Thursday and Friday. Parents may be wondering why. Superintendent Thomas Taylor told WTOP New Orleans City Council bans data centers for a year after concerns over potential development 01/29/2026 01:23pm • The New Orleans City Council passed a yearlong ban on data centers in New Orleans and began an effort to clarify zoning regulations for new data center projects on Wednesday (Jan. 28). The vote will head off any data center development in New Orleans East, which has drawn concerns about energy and w Ole Miss and Vanderbilt flip locations for their home-and-home series because of winter storm 01/29/2026 01:16pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — No. 18 Vanderbilt and Mississippi are flipping the locations for their home-and-home men’s basketball series because of the impact of last weekend’s winter storm. The two teams had been scheduled to face off Saturday at Ole Miss. That game will now take place at Vanderb Beltway Basketball Beat: Can the Midshipmen make it happen? 01/29/2026 01:15pm • Dave Preston is an AP Top 25 voter. Read his ballots here. For years I have called September college football's "Show Me Month," and I refer to January in the same manner for men's college basketball. Teams by now have played most of their conference foes, and those who built gaudy records with l European champion PSG returns to Ligue 1 action after Champions League setback 01/29/2026 01:14pm • PARIS (AP) — Old rivals Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille come back to Ligue 1 with a sour taste after completing the Champions League phase. Reigning European champion PSG was dull in attack in a 1-1 draw with Newcastle that dropped Luis Enrique's side out of the top eight and into the playoffs. Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis 01/29/2026 01:10pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Justice Department charges man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in Minneapolis. Alexander Volkanovski faces Diego Lopes in rematch at UFC 325 in Sydney 01/29/2026 12:59pm • SYDNEY (AP) — Diego Lopes seemed almost like an afterthought this week at UFC 325 media day. Some questions directed at featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski concerned whom he might fight next after facing Lopes on Sunday. The odds, however, suggest this might not be such an easy fight for US appeals court says Noem's decision to end protections for Venezuelans in US was illegal 01/29/2026 12:54pm • A federal appeals court ruled late Wednesday that the Trump administration acted illegally when it ended legal protections that gave hundreds of thousands of people from Venezuela permission to live and work in the United States. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a