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Teen sensation Connor Zilisch is the most hyped NASCAR rookie since possibly Jeff Gordon 02/05/2026 02:39pm • CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ��� As sleet pelted Bowman Gray Stadium during NASCAR���s preseason warm-up race, multiple drivers complained about poor visibility and the wet track conditions. One of them ��� the youngest driver in the field ��� hit the button on his radio and grumbled it was time to get back Some GOP-led states seek to bring back death penalty for child rape convictions 02/05/2026 02:36pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) ��� The state of Alabama has joined a growing number of Republican-led states seeking to revive the death penalty for child rape, a sentence outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2008. Alabama approved legislation Thursday to add rape and sexual torture of a child under 12 to t FIFA reports a record of 5,973 international transfers in January window 02/05/2026 02:36pm • ZURICH (AP) ��� A record number of 5,973 international transfers were recorded in the January trading window for men���s soccer, according to a FIFA report released Thursday. That marks a 3% increase from the previous year in cross-border deals between clubs in different countries, where the transac Tennessee appeals court says school shooter's writings can be made public 02/05/2026 02:34pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� The writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville can be made available to the public, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday. The ruling is part of a yearslong dispute over public reco Leicester hit with six-point deduction for breaching financial rules 02/05/2026 02:31pm • LEICESTER, England (AP) ��� Former Premier League champion Leicester was docked six points in the second-tier Championship on Thursday for breaching the English Football League's financial rules. Leicester was found to have been in breach in the 2023-24 season, which saw it promoted to the top flig Sporting Kansas City signs 15-year-old Zamir Loyo Reynaga, hoping he'll debut in the MLS in 2027 02/05/2026 02:30pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) ��� Sporting Kansas City has signed 15-year-old midfielder Zamir Loyo Reynaga, putting him on a trajectory for a 2027 MLS debut. The MLS Next Pro deal will send Loyo Reynaga to Sporting KC II this season with the likelihood he joins the first team next year. The contract runs t Movie Review: In submission romance 'Pillion,' BDSM meets barbershop quartet 02/05/2026 02:28pm • ���Do you give?��� It can be a pertinent question in any relationship, but it���s a particularly poignant one for the BDSM couple of Harry Lighton���s kink-friendly, disarmingly affecting romance ���Pillion.��� Like most lovers, Colin (Harry Melling) and Ray (Alexander Skarsg��rd) have an understand Bessent says it would be up to Trump whether to sue his Fed nominee over interest rates 02/05/2026 02:24pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says it would be ���up to the president��� to decide whether or not to sue Kevin Warsh, Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Federal Reserve, if he fails to lower interest rates. During remarks at a private black-tie dinner of the elite Alfalfa Club Latvia's Alberts Smits and other players to watch on underdog teams at the Milan Olympics 02/05/2026 02:23pm • MILAN (AP) ��� The NHL not participating in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing opened the door for players outside the league to step up, and the standout turned out to be a 17-year-old prospect. Juraj Slafkovsky scored seven goals to help Slovakia take home the bronze medal ��� its first of any color in Gophers savor breakthrough game with upset of Spartans, as coach Niko Medved's impact begins to show 02/05/2026 02:23pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Niko Medved bounced into the Minnesota locker room after his team's overdue victory, pumping his arms and initiating a celebratory scream. He paused upon realizing the players were still sitting stone-faced in their chairs. The Gophers only stuck with the ruse for a second, too 'Dean' of DC crime beat on importance of local coverage: 'People want to know what's going on in their community' 02/05/2026 02:18pm • For 27 years, Tom Jackman of the Washington Post broke crime and courts stories ranging from the 2002 D.C. Sniper case to the 2007 Virginia Tech mass shooting to the 2017 shooting of unarmed motorist Bijan Ghaisar. With Wednesday's announcement that the Post laid off one-third of its staff, incl The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics get underway: Action in photos 02/05/2026 02:18pm • Training and practice sessions were underway a day ahead of the opening ceremony of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics as mixed doubles curling round robin play and preliminary round women's ice hockey matches began. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement 02/05/2026 02:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� With US-Russia nuclear treaty set to expire, Trump calls for new stronger pact instead of extending current agreement. Can apes play pretend? Scientists use an imaginary tea party to find out 02/05/2026 02:00pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� By age 2, most kids know how to play pretend. They turn their bedrooms into faraway castles and hold make-believe tea parties. The ability to make something out of nothing may seem uniquely human ��� a bedrock of creativity that's led to new kinds of art, music and more. Now, for t Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein 02/05/2026 01:58pm • Brad Karp, chairman of one of the country���s most prestigious law firms, has resigned from his position after the release of emails revealing his exchanges with Jeffrey Epstein, a high-profile departure in the fallout among those with ties to the late convicted sex offender. A statement Wednesday f