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Han Kang, Angela Flournoy, Arundhati Roy nominated for National Book Critics Circle awards 01/20/2026 08:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Novels by Nobel laureate Han Kang and Angela Flournoy and a memoir by Arundhati Roy are among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle awards. The critics association announced nominees in eight competitive categories and three honorary winners, including the celebrated autho Internet shutdown squeezes Iran's ailing businesses already hurt by crashing currency 01/20/2026 08:23pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranians have been struggling for nearly two weeks with the longest, most comprehensive internet shutdown in the history of the Islamic Republic — one that has not only restricted their access to information and the outside world, but is also throttling many bu Iran warns Trump not to take action against Khamenei 01/20/2026 08:17pm • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran on Tuesday warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s nearly 40-year reign. “Trump knows that if any hand of aggression is extend Maryland redistricting commission to vote on new congressional maps 01/20/2026 08:14pm • Maryland's Redistricting Advisory Commission is expected to vote Tuesday evening on new congressional maps, according to a spokesperson for the governor's office. The vote will take place during a closed session around 4 p.m. Gov. Wes Moore assembled the commission in late November to make r US forces seize seventh sanctioned tanker linked to Venezuela in Trump's effort to control its oil 01/20/2026 07:47pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. military forces boarded and took control of a seventh oil tanker connected with Venezuela on Tuesday as part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to take control of the South American country's oil. U.S. Southern Command said in a social media post that U.S. forces Barcelona commuter train crashes, killing 1, days after deadly train collision in Spain 01/20/2026 07:44pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others. The crash in Catalonia in northeastern Spain came just two days after a separate deadly train coll IRS head announces a shake-up on the eve of the 2026 tax season 01/20/2026 07:41pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Days before the 2026 tax filing season begins, the head of the IRS announced a shake-up Tuesday, saying the personnel and operational changes are intended to improve taxpayer service and modernize the agency. The timing of the announcement coincides with a critical moment for th Touting affordability, Md. leaders call for end to dynamic pricing in grocery stores 01/20/2026 07:41pm • New legislation in Maryland that has the backing of Gov. Wes Moore is taking aim at affordability issues plaguing the state. Standing in a bulk food grocer in Severna Park, Moore was flanked by Senate President Bill Ferguson and House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk to announce the bill and why it NASA astronaut who was stuck at the space station for months retires within a year of returning 01/20/2026 07:36pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Suni Williams — one of two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station — has retired. The space agency announced the news Tuesday, saying her retirement took effect at the end of December. Williams' crewmate on Boeing’s ill-fated capsu Josh Giddey could return from strained left hamstring this week after being sidelined since Dec. 31 01/20/2026 07:35pm • CHICAGO (AP) — Guard Josh Giddey is just about ready to return to the Chicago Bulls’ lineup after being sidelined the past three weeks because of a strained left hamstring, coach Billy Donovan said Tuesday. Donovan said prior to the game against the Los Angeles Clippers that Giddey could return Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration's immigration crackdown 01/20/2026 07:34pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — There was the pregnant woman who missed her medical checkup, afraid to visit a clinic during the Trump administration’s sweeping Minnesotaimmigration crackdown. A nurse found her at home, already in labor and just about to give birth. There was the patient with kidney cancer w Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance say they are expecting their fourth child 01/20/2026 07:30pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, are expecting a son in late July, they announced in a social media post Tuesday. The couple said they were excited to share the news of their fourth child, who will join their other three young kids: Ewan, Vivek and Mi Paris mourns Valentino, the last titan of couture’s golden age 01/20/2026 07:29pm • PARIS (AP) — Valentino Garavani’s death cast a long shadow over the opening day of Paris Fashion Week menswear Tuesday, with front-row guests and industry figures mourning the passing of one of the last towering names of 20th-century couture — an Italian designer whose working life was closely Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Virginia Pick 4 Midday 01/20/2026 07:25pm • The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Virginia Pick 4 Midday" game were: 2, 5, 8, 8, Bonus: 7 (two, five, eight, eight, Bonus: seven) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets Winning numbers drawn in Tuesday’s Maryland Cash Pop 01/20/2026 07:25pm • The winning numbers in Tuesday's drawing of the "Maryland Cash Pop" game were: 12 (twelve) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets