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Virginia lawmakers back redrawing congressional maps, paving the way for a voter referendum 01/16/2026 06:32pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Virginia voters will decide whether to back a redrawn district map that favors Democrats in the tit-for-tat battle for the U.S. House after the left-leaning Senate advanced a proposed constitutional amendment on Friday that supports mid-decade congressional redistricting. Such New research bolsters evidence that Tylenol doesn't raise the risk of autism despite Trump's claims 01/16/2026 06:31pm • A new review of studies has found that taking Tylenol during pregnancy doesn���t increase the risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disabilities ��� adding to the growing body of research refuting claims made by the Trump administration. President Donald Trump last year promoted unproven ties between Man found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in 2021 death of San Francisco Thai grandfather 01/16/2026 06:28pm • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ��� A man has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of an older Thai man whose 2021 killing in San Francisco helped spark a national movement against anti-Asian American violence. A jury did not find Antoine Watson, 24, guilty of murder when it returned a ver Montgomery Co. leaders condemn Islamophobic graffiti at Bethesda high school 01/16/2026 06:27pm • Police are investigating an incident in which Islamophobic and anti-Palestinian graffiti was discovered on a wall of Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. The message, which contained hateful rhetoric directed at Muslim and Palestinian communities, was discovered early Friday morning. NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games 01/16/2026 06:20pm • After double-digit increases in its regular-season and wild-card playoff round ratings, the NFL is looking for another large bump in ratings during this weekend's division round. The league and Nielsen said last weekend's six wild-card games averaged 32 million viewers, a 13% jump from last year. It Texans' top-ranked defense looks to slow down Drake Maye and the Patriots in divisional matchup 01/16/2026 06:15pm • FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) ��� Drake Maye made his first NFL start against the Houston Texans. The New England Patriots' second-year quarterback has come a long way in the 15 months since. ���That feels like, shoot, 10 years ago. It���s been a long journey,��� Maye said. ���Running out there with the fi Golden Knights' Marner booed at home by Maple Leafs fans, setting stage for hostile trip to Toronto 01/16/2026 06:14pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� There were all sorts of signs this wasn't a typical January NHL game. Mitch Marner was featured prominently in the Golden Knights' pregame video, and when his picture was shown on the large video boards as Vegas' starting lineup was announced Thursday night, the large contingent o No. 1 Indiana looking for a storybook ending to complete this real-life Hollywood script at Miami 01/16/2026 06:09pm • Long before Angelo Pizzo penned the scripts for two of America's most iconic sports movies, he and his father would make the one-block walk from their home to Indiana's football stadium. The strolls home usually seemed to take a bit longer because even then, in 1955, losses were the norm. Eventually USWNT's Rose Lavelle and Lilly Reale earn US Soccer honors as best players of 2025 01/16/2026 06:05pm • National team midfielder Rose Lavelle has been named the 2025 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year. Lavelle, who also plays for Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League, returned to the national team in June after recovering from ankle surgery and appeared in six matches with three goals an Chinese EVs are making inroads in North America. That worries industry experts 01/16/2026 06:04pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Chinese automakers have been making inroads around the world with growing sales of their high-tech, stylish and affordable electric vehicles. That has had competitors concerned even before Canada this week agreed to cut its tariffs on Chinese EVs in exchange for concessions on Canad Eintracht Frankfurt and Werder Bremen share six-goal thriller 01/16/2026 06:03pm • BREMEN, Germany (AP) ��� Werder Bremen and Eintracht Frankfurt shared the Bundesliga points after a dramatic 3-3 draw that started with a goal in the first minute and ended with a goal in the last on Friday. Visiting Frankfurt took the lead after 51 seconds thanks to a lovely flicked effort from Arn Trump isn't waiting for future generations to name things after him. It's happening now 01/16/2026 06:00pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Most American presidents aspire to the kind of greatness that prompts future generations to name important things in their honor. Donald Trump isn't leaving it to future generations. As the first year of his second term wraps up, his Republican administration and allies have put How the Trump administration erased centuries of Justice Department experience 01/16/2026 05:55pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Michael Ben'Ary was driving one of his children to soccer practice on an October evening last year when he paused at a red light to check his work phone. He was in the middle of a counterterrorism prosecution so important that President Donald Trump highlighted it in his address Hamilton to get a new race engineer after difficult debut season with Ferrari 01/16/2026 05:50pm • MARANELLO, Italy (AP) ��� Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer talking to him over the radio in Formula 1 after Riccardo Adami was moved to another role with Ferrari. Race engineers are the staff members most often in contact with drivers on track, discussing race incidents, car setup and st The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it 01/16/2026 05:46pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Before President Donald Trump's administration started dismantling the Education Department, the agency served as a powerful enforcer in cases of sexual violence at schools and universities. It brought the weight of the government against schools that mishandled sexual assault co