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Diversity still a major issue at the Winter Olympics. The US is making some strides 01/14/2026 11:49am • LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) ��� When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on the ice at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Most of those sliders will almost certainly be women of color. By Mitchell's unbeaten 131 powers New Zealand to ODI series-leveling win over India 01/14/2026 11:45am • RAJKOT, India (AP) ��� Daryl Mitchell scored 131 not out off 117 balls as New Zealand beat India by seven wickets in the second one-day international to draw level in the three-match series Wednesday. Mitchell���s eighth ODI hundred helped the Black Caps score 286-3 in 47.3 overs ��� in reply to Ind Discussions to end Sudan war resume in Cairo as it nears the 3-year mark 01/14/2026 11:45am • CAIRO (AP) ��� Sudan peace efforts resumed in Cairo on Wednesday with Egypt and the United Nations calling on warring parties to agree to a nationwide humanitarian truce, as the war between the army and its rival paramilitary nears the three-year mark. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told r Grizzlies center Zach Edey to miss another 6 weeks with injured ankle 01/14/2026 11:41am • MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) ��� The Memphis Grizzlies announced Wednesday center Zach Edey will miss another six weeks to recover from a stress reaction in his left ankle that has sidelined him since Dec. 7. Brandon Clarke and Scotty Pippen Jr. are expected to return to play in four to six weeks, but Edey's Novig Promo Code WTOP: Snag $100 Discount for NBA, NFL Predictions 01/14/2026 11:35am • 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 Novig promo code WTOP gives new customers the chance to start with a discount. Sign up here to make a prediction on the NBA or NFL Chalkboard Promo Code WTOP: Get $100 Fantasy Bonus + NBA Free Pick 01/14/2026 11:35am • 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 Get a daily fantasy bonus by signing up with the Chalkboard promo code WTOP. Click here to create an account with a deposit match and s Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni cleared of aggravated fraud charges in Pandorogate trial 01/14/2026 11:24am • ROME (AP) ��� Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni, once the unrivalled social media star, was cleared of aggravated fraud charges on Wednesday in the so-called Pandorogate trial, centered on allegedly misleading charitable deals. Milan prosecutors accused Ferragni ��� who faced a potential jail term Ukraine's new defense minister reveals scale of desertions as millions avoid the draft 01/14/2026 11:11am • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Wide-scale desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers are among a raft of challenges facing Ukraine's military as Russia presses on with its invasion of its neighbor after almost four years of fighting, the new defense minister said Wednesday. Mykhailo Fedorov told Ukraine's parli Smithsonian responds to White House pressure by handing over more plans on its exhibits 01/14/2026 11:09am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Smithsonian Institution gave the White House new documents on its planned exhibits Tuesday in response to a demand to share precise details of what its museums and other programs are doing for America���s 250th birthday. For months, President Donald Trump has been pressing th After three Tommy John surgeries, pitcher Daulton Jefferies is trying for another MLB comeback 01/14/2026 11:09am • WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) ��� Time for that first changeup. Daulton Jefferies utters those words aloud to nobody in particular on a cold December morning at Heather Farm Park. This out-of-the-way diamond has become the pitcher���s personal rehab home as he attempts a fourth baseball comeback, follow Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits 01/14/2026 11:06am • Not every musician has the pull to announce a concert tour with a trailer that stars Sean Penn. John Mellencamp does. The 74-year-old rocker revealed Wednesday that he'll embark on a 19-date run of U.S. amphitheaters this summer. The theme of ���Dancing Words Tour ��� The Greatest Hits��� is as the NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/14/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Wednesday's Games No. 3 UCLA (15-1) at Minnesota (12-4), 8 p.m. No. 10 TCU (16-1) at West Virginia (14-3), 7 p.m. No. 14 Ohio State (15-2) vs. Penn State (7-10), 6:30 p.m. No. 18 Baylor (15-3) at Utah (13-4), 9 p.m. No. 19 Iowa State (14-3) at Colorado (11-6), 9 p.m. Thursday's Games N NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/14/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Wednesday's Games No. 1 Arizona (16-0) vs. Arizona State (10-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 4 Michigan (14-1) at Washington (10-6), 10:30 p.m. No. 5 Purdue (15-1) vs. Iowa (12-4), 6:30 p.m. No. 6 Duke (15-1) at California (13-4), 11 p.m. No. 10 Vanderbilt (16-0) at Texas (10-6), 9 p.m. No. 11 BYU Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate 01/14/2026 10:56am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Earth���s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international climate monitoring teams reported. Six science teams calculated that 2025 was behind 2024 and 2023, while Mississippi synagogue congregant shares story of 1967 Ku Klux Klan bombing 01/14/2026 10:55am • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Beverly Geiger Bonnheim was 17 when the Ku Klux Klan bombed her synagogue in 1967. This weekend, at 75, she watched it burn again. ���It was horrifying and disbelieving to see it again,��� Geiger Bonnheim said. ���Does history change?��� The historic Beth Israel Congregation,