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Trail running legend Kilian Jornet advises beginners to enjoy the view and go easy 01/05/2026 09:50am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� Hikers navigating rugged terrain may have noticed more people speeding along the same trail while leaping over rocks and roots like two-legged mountain goats. Trail running has exploded in popularity in recent years. The sport encompasses everything from off-road jogs on un Grains mixed, livestock higher 01/05/2026 09:45am • CHICAGO (AP) _ Grain futures were mixed in early trading Monday on the Chicago Board of Trade. Mar. corn lost 0.25 cent at $4.37 a bushel. Mar. wheat gained 0.75 cent at $5.07 a bushel. Mar. oats was off 0.25 cent at $2.98 a bushel. Jan. soybeans was up 7.25 cents at $10.37 a bushel. Beef was higher West Ham signs Lazio striker Castellanos as 'key target' for under pressure coach Nuno 01/05/2026 09:40am • LONDON (AP) ��� West Ham signed Lazio striker Valent��n ���Taty��� Castellanos on Monday in a move credited to under pressure coach Nuno Esp��rito Santo. In a potential sign of support for Nuno, the statement announcing Castellanos said he had been ���identified as a key target by head coach Nuno Es Mavericks, Rockets headed to China in October to play pair of preseason games 01/05/2026 09:36am • The NBA is going back to China next season, as expected, announcing Monday that the Dallas Mavericks and Houston Rockets will play a pair of preseason games at the gambling hub of Macao in October. The games, like the preseason ones this season between Brooklyn and Phoenix, will be played at Macao�� Steelers, Panthers, Jaguars secure division titles. Broncos clinch AFC's No. 1 seed 01/05/2026 09:32am • Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers sent Lamar Jackson and the Ravens home for the playoffs. The Panthers are NFC South champions for the first time in 10 years. The Broncos are the AFC's No. 1 seed. Rodgers threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Austin III with 55 seconds left and Pittsburgh secured A Paris court finds 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France���s first lady Brigitte Macron 01/05/2026 09:31am • PARIS (AP) ��� A Paris court found Monday 10 people guilty of cyberbullying France���s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading false online claims about her gender and sexuality, including allegations that she was born a male. One defendant was sentenced to six months in prison, while eight were h Charles County taps Yonelle Moore Lee for vacant House seat, in conflict with Prince George���s pick 01/05/2026 09:27am • The Charles County Democratic Central Committee chose Yonelle Moore Lee on Saturday to fill the vacant District 27A seat in the House, setting up a conflict with Prince George���s County Democrats who backed a different candidate Tuesday. The conflict means that Gov. Wes Moore (D) will make the c 2 killed in wrong-way collision in Howard County 01/05/2026 09:23am • An early morning collision in Howard County, Maryland, left two people dead and sent two others to trauma centers early Sunday. On Jan. 4 around 2:45 a.m., Maryland State Police troopers responded to a report of a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95. Four people were inside a Chrysler Pacifica whe Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 vice presidential candidate, says he will not run for a third term as Minnesota governor 01/05/2026 09:07am • ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Tim Walz, Democrats' 2024 vice presidential candidate, says he will not run for a third term as Minnesota governor. Syrian and Israeli officials set to resume US-mediated talks in Paris 01/05/2026 08:51am • BEIRUT (AP) ��� Officials from Syria and Israel are set to resume U.S.-mediated talks in Paris in hopes of reaching a security agreement to defuse tensions between the two countries, officials said Monday. A Syrian official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak p Photos show people reacting to the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro 01/05/2026 08:31am • CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) ��� The United States hit Venezuela with a ���large-scale strike��� early Saturday and said its president, Nicol��s Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country after months of stepped-up pressure by Washington. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editor Violent weekend in Prince George���s County stands in contrast with regionwide declines in crime 01/05/2026 07:52am • It���s been a violent start to the new year in Prince George���s County, Maryland, which saw three people shot and killed outside a banquet hall in the Marlow Heights area early Saturday morning. Police responded to the shooting shortly after 2 a.m. in the parking lot of the venue in the 4300 blo Gauff clarifies comments on American tennis fans just before a surprising loss at the United Cup 01/05/2026 06:59am • PERTH, Australia (AP) ��� Coco Gauff dropped a post on social media just before she started her United Cup singles match Monday, hoping to add context to her recent comments about American tennis fans. The match didn't go well for the No. 4-ranked Guaff, who lost the first five games and struggled i Driving instructors teach students to dodge danger on Zimbabwe roads 01/05/2026 06:59am • HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) ��� When Tafara Muvhevhi, a Zimbabwean driving instructor, began work 16 years ago, his job was simple: teach the highway code and prepare learners to ace their driving test. Today, his priorities have changed. His main concern is no longer just the exam, but whether his studen Here���s what Virginia is doing so far to reduce its SNAP error rate 01/05/2026 06:52am • As 850,000 Virginians (and millions nationwide)��went without food stamps��this fall during the federal government shutdown, the giant reconciliation bill Congress passed this summer set off a timer for states to reduce their error rates in computing the disbursement of funds to recipients. States t