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Takeaways from Jack Smith on his case against Trump, 'so many witnesses' and the threats ahead 01/22/2026 06:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Former special counsel Jack Smith testified Thursday about his investigation of President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election, detailing how the defeated president ���sought to prey��� on his supporters and ���looked for ways to stay in power,��� culminating in t MacKenzie Gore traded to the Rangers from the Nationals for 5 prospects 01/22/2026 06:48pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore is headed to the Texas Rangers in a trade that sent five prospects back to the Nationals on Thursday in the biggest move of new Washington president of baseball operations Paul Toboni's roster-rebuilding efforts. Gore gives the 2023 World Serie Georgia Republican Burt Jones and his allies continue to slam his opponent over elections 01/22/2026 06:45pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Republican gubernatorial candidate, is attacking his primary opponent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the 2020 election again, this time wielding his legislative powers. State senators on Thursday slammed Raffensperger for not complying with Hurdler, sprint star Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announces she's pregnant 01/22/2026 06:35pm • Olympic champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announced Thursday she is pregnant. In an Instagram post, she said ���made a human with my favorite human,��� next to a picture of husband Andre Levrone Jr. McLaughlin-Levrone won the last two Olympic titles in the 400-meter hurdles, setting world Vance's message in Minneapolis: Local officials must cooperate with the immigration crackdown 01/22/2026 06:27pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Insisting that he was in Minnesota to calm tensions, Vice President JD Vance on Thursday blamed ���far-left people��� and state and local law enforcement officials for the chaos that has unfolded during the White House's aggressive deportation campaign. The Republican vice presi Jury finds Chicago man not guilty of circulating $10K bounty on life of top Border Patrol leader 01/22/2026 06:25pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A man accused of offering a $10,000 bounty over Snapchat for the life of a top Border Patrol leader was found not guilty on Thursday in the first criminal trial stemming from the Chicago-area immigration crackdown that started last year. Jurors deliberated less than 4 hours before r Kurt Busch says he 'wouldn't change a thing' as he prepares to enter NASCAR's Hall of Fame 01/22/2026 06:20pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� Success and fame came quickly for Kurt Busch. In hindsight, maybe a little too fast for the driver known as ���The Outlaw.��� Busch won his first dwarf car race at age 15 in a small Nevada town, setting him on a meteoric rise. He went on to win the Cup Series championship ju More DC office space to be converted to housing 01/22/2026 06:20pm • A short walk from D.C.'s Dupont Circle Metro station, former office space is being converted into housing, and Mayor Muriel Bowser said the District is leading that trend. At the groundbreaking for The Geneva, billed by the Bowser administration as the largest office-to-residential conversion pro Star forward Trinity Rodman agrees to 3-year contract with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League 01/22/2026 06:17pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Star forward Trinity Rodman agrees to 3-year contract with the Washington Spirit of the National Women's Soccer League. The decision to move IS prisoners from Syria to Iraq came at the request of Baghdad, officials say 01/22/2026 06:07pm • BAGHDAD (AP) ��� The decision to move prisoners of the Islamic State group from northeast Syria to detention centers in Iraq came after a request by officials in Baghdad that was welcomed by the U.S.-led coalition and the Syrian government, officials said Thursday. American and Iraqi officials told NASA and families of fallen astronauts mark 40th anniversary of space shuttle Challenger accident 01/22/2026 06:07pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) ��� Families of the astronauts lost in the space shuttle Challenger accident gathered back at the launch site Thursday to mark that tragic day 40 years ago. All seven on board were killed when Challenger broke apart following liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986. At the Kennedy Space House Republicans barely defeat Venezuela war powers resolution to check Trump���s military actions 01/22/2026 06:06pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The House rejected a Democratic-backed resolution Thursday that would have prevented President Donald Trump from sending U.S. military forces to Venezuela after a tied vote on the legislation fell just short of the majority needed for passage. The tied vote was the latest sign of Midland States Bancorp: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/22/2026 06:02pm • EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) ��� EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) ��� Midland States Bancorp, Inc. (MSBI) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.9 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Effingham, Illinois, said it had a loss of 24 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 53 cents per Georgia governor suspends lawmaker accused of unemployment fraud 01/22/2026 06:00pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday suspended a state House member accused of lying to collect federal unemployment benefits during the pandemic. Kemp accepted a report from a review commission finding that the charges against Democratic state Rep. Sharon Henderson of Covington hurt From ESPN to Netflix: Elle Duncan's next big adventure starts with 'Skyscraper Live' 01/22/2026 05:56pm • Most people can relate to Elle Duncan's decision to join Netflix. After nearly 10 years at ESPN, Duncan was looking for a new challenge that would show off her versatility as a broadcaster while also trying to find more of a work-life balance. Duncan believes that will happen by joining the streamin