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US won���t govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running country 01/04/2026 12:28pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� US won���t govern Venezuela but will press changes through oil blockade, Rubio says, after Trump claims of running country. Decision to switch Africa Cup to 4-year cycle rankles 01/04/2026 12:11pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) ��� The decision to switch the Africa Cup of Nations��� cycle to every four years instead of two has not gone down well among coaches at the tournament. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), surprised many with his announcement on Dec. 20 Gunmen kill at least 30 villagers and abduct others during raid in northern Nigeria 01/04/2026 12:05pm • MINNA, Nigeria (AP) ��� At least 30 villagers have been killed and several others are missing after gunmen raided a village in northern Nigeria���s Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region. The gunmen stormed the Kasuwan-Daji village in the Howard Co. police search for man accused of stabbing, killing ex-girlfriend 01/04/2026 11:58am • Howard County police are looking for a man who they say stabbed and killed his ex-girlfriend in his Columbia, Maryland, apartment. Police said Arjun Sharma, 26, of Columbia, reported on Friday that his ex-girlfriend was missing and that he last saw her on Dec. 31 in his apartment. Nikitha Godi Marjorie Taylor Greene made waves. Her constituents don't agree on whether it was worth it 01/04/2026 11:51am • DALTON, Ga. (AP) ��� President Donald Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is a traitor. But for Jackie Harling, who chairs the local Republican Party in Greene���s northwestern corner of Georgia, she���s still ���mama bear.��� ���Every thought that we had in our minds, she seemed to be very good North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader's visit to China 01/04/2026 11:42am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear program. South Korea���s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a state As Olympics loom, Summer Britcher wins another World Cup gold for USA Luge 01/04/2026 11:22am • USA Luge's Summer Britcher is flying into the Olympics. Britcher got her second women's singles luge win of the season on Sunday, moving her atop the World Cup standings and further cementing her status as a medal contender for the Milan Cortina Olympics next month. She prevailed in Sigulda, Latvia, Berlin power outage affecting 45,000 homes blamed on ���politically motivated��� attack 01/04/2026 11:10am • BERLIN (AP) ��� Many households and businesses in south-west Berlin face days without electricity after high-voltage power lines were damaged by a fire which city authorities said Sunday was a result of a politically motivated attack by ���left-wing extremists." The fire broke out on Saturday mornin Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Claim $10 Bonus for NFL Week 18 Games 01/04/2026 11:06am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Sign up with the Kalshi promo code WTOP in time for the NFL Sunday slate today and redeem a bonus while doing so. All new users NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/04/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Sunday's Games No. 2 Texas (16-0) vs. No. 15 Ole Miss (14-2), 3 p.m. No. 3 South Carolina (14-1) at Florida (12-4), 2 p.m. No. 5 LSU (14-1) at No. 12 Vanderbilt (14-0), 5 p.m. No. 7 Maryland (14-1) vs. Indiana (11-4), 6 p.m. No. 8 Oklahoma (13-1) vs. Mississippi State (14-1), 3 p.m. No Dabble Promo Code WTOP: Get $10 Bonus for NFL Week 18 Picks 01/04/2026 11:04am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Register with the Dabble promo code WTOP to secure a bonus for NFL picks on Sunday. New customers can click here to create an account. NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/04/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Sunday's Games No. 4 UConn (13-1) vs. Marquette (5-9), 2 p.m. No. 7 Gonzaga (15-1) vs. Loyola Marymount (10-6), 9 p.m. How the Monroe Doctrine factors into US arrest of Venezuela's Nicol��s Maduro 01/04/2026 11:01am • In detailing the U.S. military action that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicol��s Maduro, President Donald Trump referenced the Monroe Doctrine, a maxim that has shaped American foreign policy for two centuries. The doctrine formulated by President James Monroe was originally aimed at oppos American Jessie Diggins wins her 3rd XC Tour de Ski title, Klaebo claims record 5th win 01/04/2026 10:59am • VAL DI FIEMME, Italy (AP) ��� Jessie Diggins of the United States clinched a dominant third title in cross-country skiing���s Tour de Ski on Sunday, just over a month before the start of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics. Diggins, who is from Afton, Minnesota, began the sixth and final stage of the De M��vius wins Dakar Rally stage one with amputee Baumel 01/04/2026 10:50am • YANBU, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Belgian driver Guillaume de M��vius came through under the radar to win stage one of the Dakar Rally on Sunday. De Mevius��� tracking beacon went silent for a large portion of the 305-kilometer loop around Yanbu and he unexpectedly won the stage by 40 seconds from five-t