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Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina���s forgotten ���mini-Olympics��� during World War II 01/27/2026 05:35am • CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) ��� A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the ���Snow Stadium��� ��� on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics now stands. The shooting range for the military patrol event ��� the precursor to biathlon ��� was he Australian Open Results 01/27/2026 05:33am • Tuesday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: AUD111,500,000 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (AP) _ Results Tuesday from Australian Open at Melbourne Park (seedings in parentheses): Men's Singles Quarterfinals Alexander Zverev (3), Germany, def. Learner Tien (25), United Stat The possibility of partial government shutdown is growing after 2nd person killed in Minnesota 01/27/2026 05:33am • For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. The chances of a partial government shutdown this week have ratcheted up. Congressional Democrats are vowing not to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Secur Spectators and players try to cool down during Australian Open heatwave 01/27/2026 05:09am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. ___ More AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis U.S. embassy sources confirm ICE agents will have a security role during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics 01/27/2026 05:07am • MILAN (AP) ��� U.S. embassy sources confirm ICE agents will have a security role during the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. Meet the Smithsonian's unlikely skeleton preparation assistants 01/27/2026 05:06am • What if we told you that a small army of flesh-eating insects plays a crucial role in helping the Smithsonian prep and preserve its bones? In today���s episode of ���Matt About Town,��� we���re going behind the scenes at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's Osteology Prep Lab in S What you're eligible for if your flight gets canceled because of winter weather 01/27/2026 05:05am • There were over 11,000 flight delays and cancellations across the U.S. and many in the D.C. region on Monday in response to the winter storm, The Associated Press reported. But travelers impacted may only be entitled to getting rebooked, according to the CEO of a Rhode Island-based travel insurance Takeaways from AP's report on how Bangladeshi workers were tricked into fighting in the Ukraine war 01/27/2026 04:54am • LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) ��� Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, an Associated Press investigation has found. In interviews with three men who escaped Russia, and the families of three others who are missin Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine 01/27/2026 04:51am • LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) ��� A labor recruiter persuaded Maksudur Rahman to leave the tropical warmth of his hometown in Bangladesh and travel thousands of miles to frigid Russia for a job as a janitor. Within weeks, he found himself on the front lines of Russia���s war in Ukraine. An Associated Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later: Collision could be defining moment in aviation history 01/27/2026 04:49am • Exactly one year ago, the nation's deadliest plane crash in decades occurred over the Potomac River, when an American Airlines regional jet on approach to Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, crashed with an Army helicopter on a training flight. Everyone on board both aircraft ��� 64 Shaw leads Old Dominion against Arkansas State after 34-point game 01/27/2026 04:43am • Old Dominion Monarchs (6-15, 3-6 Sun Belt) at Arkansas State Red Wolves (13-8, 5-4 Sun Belt) Jonesboro, Arkansas; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Old Dominion takes on Arkansas State after Ketron Shaw scored 34 points in Old Dominion's 83-77 overtime loss to the Troy Trojans. The Red Wolves have Santa Clara Broncos face the San Francisco Dons on 4-game win streak 01/27/2026 04:43am • San Francisco Dons (13-9, 5-4 WCC) at Santa Clara Broncos (17-5, 8-1 WCC) Santa Clara, California; Wednesday, 11 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Santa Clara seeks to keep its four-game win streak going when the Broncos take on San Francisco. The Broncos are 11-0 in home games. Santa Clara is fifth in the WCC Jacksonville State visits Stephenson and Florida International 01/27/2026 04:43am • Jacksonville State Gamecocks (10-9, 5-3 CUSA) at Florida International Panthers (10-10, 3-6 CUSA) Miami; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Florida International takes on Jacksonville State after Corey Stephenson scored 25 points in Florida International's 81-78 victory over the New Mexico State Agg Fordham hosts Marshall and La Salle 01/27/2026 04:43am • La Salle Explorers (7-13, 3-4 A-10) at Fordham Rams (10-10, 1-6 A-10) New York; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: La Salle faces Fordham after Jaeden Marshall scored 25 points in La Salle's 67-64 victory against the Dayton Flyers. The Rams are 7-5 on their home court. Fordham is seventh in the A-10 Minnesota visits Wisconsin following Boyd's 29-point performance 01/27/2026 04:43am • Minnesota Golden Gophers (10-10, 3-6 Big Ten) at Wisconsin Badgers (14-6, 6-3 Big Ten) Madison, Wisconsin; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Wisconsin hosts Minnesota after Nicholas Boyd scored 29 points in Wisconsin's 73-71 loss to the USC Trojans. The Badgers are 10-2 on their home court. Wiscons