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WTOP's News, Traffic & Weather App 02/05/2026 10:25am • WTOP is your source for regional news, traffic and weather in DC, Maryland and Virginia. And we're excited to bring you the WTOP app, which offers a clean, streamlined experience to quickly read articles, sign up for customized breaking news and traffic alerts, create a personalized newsfeed base MLB players strike deal to be turned into AI characters that can chat with fans 02/05/2026 10:19am • NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players have agreed to let a tech company create AI characters of themselves that can chat and interact with fans. Under an agreement announced Thursday between Genies and MLB Players Inc., the business affiliate of the players' association, AI avatars of top Kindergarten readiness varies widely by income, new data shows. Cities are stepping in to help 02/05/2026 10:17am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Sandra Mosqueda watched with an amused smile as her 2-year-old son, Atreus, began sweeping the floor with a miniature mop. Atreus is part of the inaugural class of infants and toddlers receiving free preschool in a citywide program in San Antonio, Texas. It's something his mothe Sweden 4, Germany 1 02/05/2026 10:17am • Sweden 4, Germany 1 First Period_1. Germany, Katarina Jobst-Smith (Luisa Welcke, Carina Stoebel), 8:30. 2. Sweden, Lina Ljungblom (Feliza Wikner Zienkiewicz, Jenna Raunio), 11:53. Penalties_Nina Christof, Germany (cross-checking), Sara Hjalmarsson, Sweden (slashing), Laura Kluge, Germany (tripping). Sports on TV for Friday, Feb. 6 02/05/2026 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Feb. 6 AHL HOCKEY 7 p.m. NHLN — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton at Lehigh Valley BASEBALL 3 p.m. MLBN — 2026 Caribbean Series: TBD, Semifinal, Zapopan, Mexico 8 p.m. MLBN — 2026 Caribbean Series: TBD, Semifinal, Zapopan, Mexico COLL Today in Sports - Green Bay wins 4th Super Bowl beating Pittsburgh 31-25, Aaron Rodgers named MVP 02/05/2026 10:10am • Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. 1958 — Ted Williams signs a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000, making him the highest paid player in major league history. 1967 — Muhammad Ali successfully defe Israeli security service chief's brother is accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza 02/05/2026 10:07am • JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli court on Thursday indicted a brother of the chief of Israel’s security service for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars worth of cigarettes into war-ravaged Gaza Strip at a time when getting aid into the territory was difficult and many Palestinians were going hungr American employers posted 6.5 million jobs in December, fewest in over 5 years, another sign of sluggish labor market 02/05/2026 10:06am • WASHINGTON (AP) — American employers posted 6.5 million jobs in December, fewest in over 5 years, another sign of sluggish labor market. Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Feb. 6 - 12 02/05/2026 10:05am • Feb. 6 1943 — Montreal’s Ray Getliffe scores five goals to lead the Canadiens to an 8-3 triumph over the Boston Bruins. 1958 — Ted Williams signs a contract with the Boston Red Sox for $135,000, making him the highest paid player in major league history. 1967 — Muhammad Ali successfully defe CCHA Glance 02/05/2026 10:00am • All Times EST OVERALL Today in Sports - Week Ahead, Feb. 6 - 12 02/05/2026 10:00am • Feb. 10 1908 — Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in the fourth round to defend his world heavyweight title in London. 1949 — Joe Fulks of Philadelphia scores 63 points in a 108-87 win over Indianapolis to set an NBA scoring record which would last for nearly a decade. 1952 — The Baltimore Bul Chelsea forward Gittens out long-term with torn hamstring 02/05/2026 09:53am • Chelsea forward Jamie Gittens will be sidelined for an extended period with a torn hamstring. Gittens was injured in the 3-2 win against West Ham last week and missed the second leg of the English League Cup semifinal against Arsenal on Tuesday. Coach Liam Rosenior did not give a timeframe on his r Europe's central bank maintains interest rate with economic growth resilient 02/05/2026 09:52am • FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged Thursday as the economy in the 21 countries that use the euro chugs past the disruption from U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs with modest yet resilient growth. The bank left its benchmark deposit rate at 2%, w US Figure Skating squad chasing more Olympic gold as competition begins at the Milan Cortina Games 02/05/2026 09:50am • MILAN (AP) — The powerful U.S. figure skating squad will have its first opportunity to shine at the Winter Olympics on Friday when the team competition begins at the Milano Ice Skating Arena just hours before the opening ceremony. The Americans are the defending champions in the event. After they Marseille's title chances hang by a thread heading into Ligue 1 showdown with PSG 02/05/2026 09:50am • PARIS (AP) — Marseille's trip to play bitter rival Paris Saint-Germain could prove to be a turning point in Ligue 1. Marseille is in third place and trails defending champion PSG by nine points and second-placed Lens by seven. Victory for Marseille on Sunday would drag it back into the title race