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Mortgage Rates Fall Modestly in Mid-January 01/18/2026 07:00pm • Thirty-year mortgage rates fell this week to 6.26%, a small decline from 6.34% the week before, according to U.S. News data. Modest fluctuations in borrowing rates are to be expected at a time when homebuying activity tends to be slow and economic conditions are fairly stable. In December, the Consu Phil Goyette, former NHL forward and Islanders' first coach, dies at 92 01/18/2026 06:54pm • MONTREAL (AP) ��� Phil Goyette, the former NHL forward who helped the Montreal Canadiens win Stanley Cup titles in his first four seasons and was the New York Islanders' first coach, has died. He was 92. The Canadiens said in a statement Sunday that Goyette died Saturday, saying Goyette's ���family Jarrett Stidham faces challenge as Broncos QB in AFC championship game 01/18/2026 06:53pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton is convinced that backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham can double his career win total when he takes Bo Nix's place under center in the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots next week. Although Stidham received a paucity of the practice Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says 01/18/2026 06:45pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president won't see a need to send in the U.S. military. Daily p Barcelona's 11-game winning streak ends with 2-1 loss at Real Sociedad in Spanish league 01/18/2026 06:34pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Disallowed goals, hitting the woodwork five times, and great saves. It was just too much for Barcelona to overcome on Sunday as it lost 2-1 to Real Sociedad in the Spanish league to see its 11-game winning streak come to an end. Barcelona had three goals disallowed ��� as well as a Trump's voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission 01/18/2026 06:32pm • NEW YORK wit (AP) ��� What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an AI-cloned voice reading text, according to a disclaimer in the video. The voice in the ad, created with permission from the Trump administration, promises an ���all new Fannie Mae��� and calls Oldacre has 18 rebounds, 5 blocks to help No. 4 Texas rout Texas A&M 80-35 01/18/2026 06:25pm • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) ��� Kyla Oldacre had a career-best 18 rebounds along with five blocks and 10 points and No. 4 Texas routed Texas A&M 80-35 on Sunday to end a a two-game losing streak. Texas (19-2, 4-2 Southeastern Conference) pulled away for its 37th straight home winby outscoring A&M 23- Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment, AP sources say 01/18/2026 06:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condi Spanish official says authorities estimate more than 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain 01/18/2026 06:09pm • MADRID (AP) ��� Spanish official says authorities estimate more than 20 people were killed in high-speed train crash in southern Spain. Kyren Wilson beats 50-year-old John Higgins to win Masters snooker tournament 01/18/2026 05:47pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Kyren Wilson won the Masters snooker tournament on Sunday, beating John Higgins 10-6 at London's Alexandra Palace to deny the 50-year-old Scot a third title at the prestigious event. Higgins, a four-time world champion, was the oldest player to ever reach one of snooker's three so-ca Green scores 26, Tulsa takes down UAB 99-77 01/18/2026 05:33pm • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) ��� David Green scored 26 points and Tulsa beat UAB 99-77 on Sunday. Green also contributed seven rebounds for the Golden Hurricane (15-3, 3-2 American Athletic Conference). Miles Barnstable scored 25 points while shooting 8 for 11 (6 for 8 from 3-point range) and 3 of 3 from t Somali businesses struggle during the Minneapolis ICE crackdown 01/18/2026 05:30pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Rows of businesses stood shuttered inside a sprawling complex of Somali businesses on a recent afternoon. Karmel Mall in south Minneapolis contains more than a hundred small businesses in suites offering everything from clothing and food to insurance and accounting services. On Mississippi State women take advantage of No. 7 Kentucky's shooting woes in 71-59 win 01/18/2026 05:30pm • STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) ��� Kharyssa Richardson scored a career-high 23 points, Favour Nwaedozi had 21 rebounds and Mississippi State took advantage of No. 7 Kentucky's shooting woes to beat the Wildcats 71-59 on Sunday. Kentucky shot 32% from the field, making only 5 of 29 3-point tries. Down 33-30 Berry Wallace scores career-high 29, No. 25 Illinois women edge Northwestern 74-71 01/18/2026 05:28pm • CHAMPAGNE, Ill. (AP) ��� Berry Wallace scored a career-high 29 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and No. 25 Illinois held off a fourth-quarter rally to defeat Northwestern 74-71 on Sunday. Illinois took the lead for good with 2 1/2 minutes left in the second quarter and led 58-51 heading to the four Gary O'Neil leads Strasbourg to 2-1 win over Metz in Ligue 1 debut 01/18/2026 05:27pm • PARIS (AP) ��� Strasbourg new coach Gary O���Neil enjoyed a successful Ligue 1 debut, guiding his team to a 2-1 win over local rival Metz in the French league on Sunday. O'Neil, who started his tenure with a comfortable win at a fourth-tier club to reach the last 16 of the French Cup last weekend, w