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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 Officer's acquittal brings Uvalde attack's other criminal case to the forefront 01/22/2026 05:55pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� With the acquittal in the first Texas trial over the hesitant police response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting, prosecutors must now decide how to try their case against the only other officer who was charged. Adrian Gonzales' trial was a rare prosecution of an off Investar: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/22/2026 05:53pm • BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) ��� Investar Holding Corp. (ISTR) on Thursday reported net income of $5.9 million in its fourth quarter. The bank, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, said it had earnings of 51 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 58 cents pe BancFirst: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/22/2026 05:51pm • OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) ��� BancFirst Corp. (BANF) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $59.5 million. The bank, based in Oklahoma City, said it had earnings of $1.75 per share. For the year, the company reported profit of $240.6 million, or $7.11 per share. Revenue was Alaska Air: Q4 Earnings Snapshot 01/22/2026 05:49pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� SEATTLE (AP) ��� Alaska Air Group Inc. (ALK) on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $21 million. On a per-share basis, the Seattle-based company said it had profit of 18 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, were 43 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall St US government warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilize country 01/22/2026 05:49pm • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) ��� The U.S. warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country���s government late Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected body to move toward elections for the first time in a decade. In a statement posted on X, the Under Armour looking into data breach affecting customers' email addresses 01/22/2026 05:43pm • BALTIMORE (AP) ��� Clothing retailer Under Armour is investigating a recent data breach that purloined customers' email addresses and other personal information, but so far there are no signs the hackers stole any passwords or financial information. The breach is believed to have happened late last Saks' bankruptcy filing creates uncertainty for iconic stores, suppliers and shoppers 01/22/2026 05:41pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� An appeal for bankruptcy protection filing of the operator of Saks Fifth Avenue, Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus has left the luxury department stores' suppliers with unpaid bills and caused a rift with Amazon, one of Saks Global's minority investors. Saks Global said last week US stocks climb some more after Trump calls off his tariffs for Greenland 01/22/2026 05:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks rose again Thursday and regained more of their losses for the week following the latest walk back by President Donald Trump from tariffs he had earlier threatened. The S&P 500 gained 0.5% and added to its big gain from Wednesday, when Trump said he had reached ���t Former Iowa superintendent pleads guilty to falsely claiming US citizenship 01/22/2026 05:38pm • DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) ��� The former superintendent of Iowa���s largest school district pleaded guilty Thursday, and admitted to falsely claiming to be a U.S. citizen on a federal form and illegally possessing firearms. Ian Roberts, a native of Guyana in South America, had initially pleaded not g Richy Ledezma switches soccer allegiance from US to Mexico, joins national team 01/22/2026 05:37pm • MEXICO CITY (AP) ��� Right wingback Richy Ledezma has switched allegiance from the United States and will play for Mexico's national soccer team. The 25-year-old Ledezma, who was born in Phoenix to Mexican parents, played for the United States at the U-20 World Cup in Poland and had one appearance w Sancho scores as Aston Villa seals Europa League last-16 spot with 1-0 win over Fenerbahce 01/22/2026 05:36pm • Jadon Sancho scored his first goal for Aston Villa to lift his new club past Fenerbahce 1-0 and into the Europa League round of 16 on Thursday with a game to spare. Lyon also clinched a last-16 spot with a 1-0 victory over Young Boys in Bern, and Freiburg joined them by beating Maccabi Tel Aviv by t House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution that would check Trump's ability to deploy troops to Venezuela 01/22/2026 05:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republicans barely defeat war powers resolution that would check Trump's ability to deploy troops to Venezuela. Trump administration tells agencies to compile data on money sent to Democratic states 01/22/2026 05:29pm • President Donald Trump's budget office this week ordered most government agencies to compile data on the federal money that is sent to 14 mostly Democratic-controlled states and the District of Columbia in what it describes as a tool to ���reduce the improper and fraudulent use of those funds.��� Th