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SoCal Edison lawsuits claim series of missteps made Eaton Fire more deadly 01/18/2026 03:10pm • ALTADENA, Calif. (AP) — Southern California Edison has filed lawsuits accusing Los Angeles County, local water agencies and the Southern California Gas Company of a series of missteps that the utility says made last year's Eaton Fire more deadly. The utility filed cross-complaints in Los Angeles S Sri Lanka unveils a rare purple star sapphire claimed to be the biggest of its kind 01/18/2026 03:01pm • COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed to be the world’s biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday in the Sri Lankan capital by the owners, who are ready to sell the precious stone which is estimated to be worth at least $300 million. The round Carnegie scores 32, grabs 11 rebounds and Georgia women beat No. 16 Ole Miss 82-59 01/18/2026 02:48pm • ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Dani Carnegie had a career-high 32 points and 11 rebounds, Trinity Turner added 13 points, 10 rebounds and six assists, and Georgia beat No. 16 Mississippi 82-59 on Sunday. Georgia (16-3, 2-3 SEC) earned its first Quad 1 win of the season. The Lady Bulldogs snapped a 11-game ho Parker scores 22 as Florida Atlantic defeats Temple 79-73 01/18/2026 02:42pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Josiah Parker had 22 points and 12 rebounds off of the bench to help lead Florida Atlantic past Temple 79-73 on Sunday. Xander Pintelon scored 12 points and added eight rebounds for the Owls (13-6, 5-1 American Athletic Conference). Devin Vanterpool shot 5 for 16, including 1 f Women's College Basketball Scores 01/18/2026 02:30pm • Sunday, Jan. 18 EAST California 73, Boston College 58 Stony Brook 55, Towson 43 SOUTH Clemson 78, Wake Forest 71, OT Georgia 82, Ole Miss 59 Richmond 77, VCU 47 South Carolina 90, Coppin State 48 FAR WEST Hawai'i 67, UC Santa Barbara 50 ___ Edwards, Wembanyama enjoy another showdown between two of the West's best as Spurs top Timberwolves 01/18/2026 02:28pm • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Anthony Edwards does not want to be the face of the NBA, but the Minnesota Timberwolves star is becoming a focus of one the league’s marquee matchups when he goes up against San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama. Though Edwards had a career-high 55 points, Wembanyama scor Villa loses to Everton to complete set of surprising results for Premier League title challengers 01/18/2026 02:22pm • Aston Villa became the latest title challenger to trip up on a weekend of surprising results in the Premier League, losing 1-0 at home to Everton on Sunday after a defensive blunder. After Villa center back Pau Torres gave the ball away on the edge of his area and goalkeeper Emi Martinez fumbled a s Death toll rises to 6 in fire at a shopping plaza in the Pakistani city of Karachi 01/18/2026 02:19pm • KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday finally extinguished a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza after a nearly 24-hour-long effort. The fire left six people dead, including a firefighter, and dozens missing, officials said. The fire broke o Sleeper Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Fantasy Bonus for the NFL Playoffs Sunday 01/18/2026 02:09pm • 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 The Sleeper promo code WTOP gives new customers an opportunity to claim a bonus for NFL picks. Sign up here to unlock this welcome offe No. 2 South Carolina cruises to a 90-48 victory in a road game at Coppin State 01/18/2026 02:04pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Joyce Edwards had 26 points and five steals, and No. 2 South Carolina beat Coppin State 90-48 on Sunday. The Gamecocks (19-1) made the trip to Baltimore after the Eagles (4-16) played at South Carolina last season. As expected, there was a good crowd at 4,100-seat PEC Arena, al Justice Department investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement 01/18/2026 01:56pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have impeded federal immigration enforcement through public statements they have made, two people familiar with the matter said Friday. The investigation, which both Walz an Jeong scores late as Union Berlin draws 1-1 at Stuttgart 01/18/2026 01:55pm • BERLIN (AP) — Substitute Jeong Woo-yeong scored a late equalizer as Union Berlin snatched a point with a 1-1 draw at Stuttgart in the German league on Sunday. Chris Führich had put the hosts ahead near the hour-mark before Jeong’s equalizer in the 83rd minute extended Union's unbeaten run to fi Ticket prices remain hot for Monday night's Indiana-Miami CFP title game 01/18/2026 01:54pm • MIAMI (AP) — Ticket prices for Monday night's College Football Playoff national championship game between Indiana and Miami have dropped only slightly from their peaks, with supply obviously low and demand obviously high. Ticketdata, which tracks resale pricing of tickets across major marketplaces College football's surprise: Miami and Indiana meet for a title in a matchup nobody saw coming 01/18/2026 01:49pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — One program long lived with the distinction of losing more games in the history of college football than anyone. The other has enjoyed its fair share of glory and contempt — albeit all of it old enough to be packaged in grainy documentaries, or retold among the tall ta South Africa declares a national disaster over flooding and severe weather 01/18/2026 01:48pm • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa declared a national disaster Sunday over torrential rains and floods that have killed at least 30 people in the country's north, damaged thousands of homes and washed away roads and bridges. The declaration was made by the head of the National Disaster M