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Spain���s high-speed train crash casts a shadow over a world-class rail system 01/20/2026 02:56pm • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� The deadly train wreck in southern Spain has cast a pall over one of the nation���s symbols of success. Sunday's collision killed at least 42 people and injured dozens more, according to officials on Tuesday. ���It is undoubtably a hard blow, and I have to work so it doesn� LIVE RESULTS: Virginia special election in District 17 01/20/2026 02:56pm • Two candidates are facing off in a special election Tuesday to fill an open seat in Virginia's House of Delegates for District 17, which includes parts of Fairfax County. The special election was set in motion by Democratic Del. Mark Sickles' decision to leave his seat behind for a gig in Gov. Ab Illinois' Kylan Boswell out for a month with broken hand 01/20/2026 02:25pm • CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) ��� Illinois guard Kylan Boswell will be out about a month for the 11th-ranked Illini after breaking his right hand in practice on Monday. He is second on the team in scoring with 14.3 points a game. Boswell also averages 4.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists and is one of Illinois' top Ex-KU star and NBA coach Jacque Vaughn steps in as interim coach for No. 19 Jayhawks at Colorado 01/20/2026 02:24pm • LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) ��� Former Kansas standout and NBA coach Jacque Vaughn will serve as the interim coach for the No. 19 Jayhawks on the road against Colorado on Tuesday night while Bill Self continues to recover from a precautionary trip to the hospital. Self was taken to LMH Health late Monday af Justice Department subpoenas Walz and 5 other Minnesota officials in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation 01/20/2026 02:21pm • WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) ��� Justice Department subpoenas Walz and 5 other Minnesota officials in immigration enforcement obstruction investigation. Utah State keeps the winning carousel spinning in second season under Calhoun 01/20/2026 02:17pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� Utah State has become a stepping stone for coaches who parlay winning into jobs at bigger programs. Craig Smith, Ryan Odom and Danny Sprinkle all coached in Logan, all went on to other jobs, yet are all still connected to the program. ���We're all very close,��� current Utah State c Anna Gibson's journey from trail running to ski mountaineering in a few months leads to Olympic spot 01/20/2026 02:15pm • Several months ago, Anna Gibson was mostly an elite trail runner. Like, sponsored-by-a-shoe-company, soon-to-be world bronze medalist sort of elite. A detour to another endeavor was the last thing on her agenda. Until, that is, a persuasive conversation. It was at a trail race in June that her frie US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant 01/20/2026 02:13pm • ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ��� Federal immigration agents bashed open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press. C Spanberger appoints 27 to university boards, orders study of selection process 01/20/2026 02:07pm • Shortly after being sworn in on Saturday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger appointed members to the Boards of Visitors for George Mason University, the University of Virginia, and Virginia Military Institute. She also ordered a review of the higher-ed board confirmation process, which was the center of conte Supreme Court takes up politically charged case with independence of the Federal Reserve at stake 01/20/2026 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump's unprecedented bid to reshape the Federal Reserve board is putting the Supreme Court in a familiar position, weighing an emergency appeal from the president���s lawyers in a politically charged case. The court is hearing arguments Wednesday over Trump's ef The secret to pest-free houseplants starts at the nursery 01/20/2026 02:05pm • If you grow houseplants, you probably know that sinking feeling you get when you notice the almost imperceivable movement of a dot, fine webbing between a leaf and its stem, or a leaf that just looks off. You thought (hoped!) the moment would never come, but the pests have moved in, and here we are. Naomi Osaka makes grand entrance and big fashion statement at Australian Open 01/20/2026 02:03pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) ��� A statement of confidence as much as style, Naomi Osaka walked onto one of the biggest stages in tennis wearing a wide-brim hat, a veil and holding a white parasol in a bold opening act at the Australian Open. Aware that such an iconic walk-on could backfire if she lost Social media addiction's surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers 01/20/2026 02:02pm • It���s simple to accidentally become entranced by an endless loop of videos on Instagram or TikTok. But sometimes, that mindless scroll is interrupted by a reminder that what you thought was a 10-minute break spent on your phone was closer to 30 minutes. Olivia Yokubonis, armed with a kind voice an DC area faces coldest winter day yet, possibility of weekend snow 01/20/2026 01:53pm • Tuesday is among the coldest days of winter so far, as D.C.-area residents woke up to wind chills near zero and are facing afternoon temperatures that aren't climbing above freezing. The chilly weather is here to stay Tuesday. Highs will reach only the upper 20s and evening lows will fall between Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code WTOP250BM: Claim $250 Bonus for NBA, CBB, NHL Games 01/20/2026 01:50pm • 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 Get in on the NBA action with Caesars Sportsbook promo code WTOP250BM and claim this $250 bet match bonus. Start betting on the NBA, co