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US applications for jobless benefits jump by 22,000 to 231,000 last week, the most in 2 months. 02/05/2026 11:18am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped last week but remains in the same historically low range of the past few years. Applications for jobless aid for the week ending Jan. 31 rose by 22,000 to 231,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department report Boar's Head reopens Virginia deli meat plant tied to deadly listeria outbreak 02/05/2026 11:07am • The Boar���s Head deli meat plant tied to a deadly food-poisoning outbreak in 2024 is back in business, company officials said. The Jarratt, Virginia, site resumed limited operations on Monday, nearly 17 months after it was shut down following the listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sicke NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 02/05/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Thursday's Games No. 3 South Carolina (22-2) vs. Mississippi State (16-7), 6:30 p.m. No. 4 Texas (21-2) vs. No. 5 LSU (21-2), 9 p.m. No. 6 Louisville (21-3) vs. No. 17 Duke (16-6), 7 p.m. No. 7 Vanderbilt (21-2) at No. 16 Kentucky (18-5), 7 p.m. No. 9 Ohio State (20-3) at No. 24 Washin WADA president unhappy that controversial Russian figure skating coach is working at Milan Olympics 02/05/2026 11:03am • MILAN (AP) ��� Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's coach from the Beijing Games is back at the Winter Olympics, and World Anti-Doping Agency president Witold Banka isn���t happy about it. Banka said Thursday he's not comfortable with Eteri Tutberidze���s presence at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Sh NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 02/05/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Thursday's Games No. 2 Michigan (20-1) vs. Penn State (10-12), 6:30 p.m. Friday's Games No. 3 UConn (22-1) at No. 22 St. John's (17-5), 8 p.m. Saturday's Games No. 1 Arizona (22-0) vs. Oklahoma State (16-6), 4 p.m. No. 4 Duke (21-1) at No. 14 North Carolina (18-4), 6:30 p.m. No. 5 Illi US job openings fall to 6.5 million, fewest since 2020, as labor market remains sluggish 02/05/2026 11:02am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� U.S. job openings fell to the lowest level in more than five years, another sign that the American labor market remains sluggish. The Labor Department reported Thursday that vacancies fell to 6.5 million in December ��� from 6.9 million in November and the fewest since September Mark McMorris scratched from Olympic big air after accident, says he is good to go for slopestyle 02/05/2026 11:01am • LIVIGNO, Italy (AP) ��� Canadian snowboarder Mark McMorris withdrew from Thursday night's big air qualifier at the Milan Cortina Olympics less than 24 hours after a hard crash that resulted in a brief trip to the hospital. The 32-year-old McMorris, one of Canada's biggest Olympic stars, posted on In Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor 02/05/2026 11:00am • ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) ��� New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection on Thursday, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft as she faces a challenge from her political left in her campaign for a second full term in office. In an op-ed in The Nation, Mamdani, US Olympic leaders in Milan set goals to be respectful guests and good team players 02/05/2026 10:58am • MILAN (AP) ��� Show respect. Be humble and a good Olympic partner. Keep Team USA athletes safe. United States Olympic leaders set out goals Thursday for the Milan Cortina Winter Games that arrive during what they acknowledged is ���a period of geopolitical turmoil.��� The days before the opening cer Famine is threatening more of war-torn Sudan���s Darfur region as an attack in the south kills 22 02/05/2026 10:56am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Famine is threatening more areas in war-torn Sudan's western Darfur region, a global hunger monitoring group said Thursday as an attack by paramilitary forces on a military hospital in the country's south killed 22 people, including the hospital���s director and three members of its m Malnutrition reaches famine levels in 2 towns in Sudan's Darfur, experts say but stop short of confirming a full famine (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the experts declared famine in those towns) 02/05/2026 10:55am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Malnutrition reaches famine levels in 2 towns in Sudan's Darfur, experts say but stop short of confirming a full famine (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the experts declared famine in those towns). Snow, ice continue to cause major headaches for Montgomery Co. commuters 02/05/2026 10:54am • This ice is not so nice. Cleanup efforts remain underway in Maryland's Montgomery County after snow, ice and frigid temperatures wrapped their frozen fingers around the D.C. region. Key areas of concern include "snowcrete" piles on Wisconsin Avenue and Connecticut Avenue inside the Beltway, wh BetMGM Bonus Code TOP1500: Claim $1,500 Bonus for NBA, Seahawks-Patriots 02/05/2026 10:43am • 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 Sign up with the��BetMGM bonus code TOP1500 and dive into a fun NBA betting slate Thursday night. All new users who create a new San Siro: What to know about Milan's iconic stadium hosting the Winter Olympics opening ceremony 02/05/2026 10:34am • MILAN (AP) ��� Milan���s San Siro stadium is set for a final hurrah. The opening ceremony for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will likely be the last event of major global significance held at the iconic stadium before it is torn down in the next few years. The 99-year-old arena is home to soccer Photos of Cubans getting by without power as outages persist and tensions with US escalate 02/05/2026 10:32am • SANTA CRUZ DEL NORTE, Cuba (AP) ��� Much of Cuba remains hit with constant power outages, stemming from aging infrastructure and fuel shortages at power plants. Uncertainty looms over potential aid from Russia or Mexico, after the U.S. attacked Venezuela, disrupting oil shipments. As families cope w