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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on a bus at start of civil rights movement, dies at 86 01/13/2026 06:31pm • MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. Her death was announced Tuesday by the Claudette Colvin Legacy Foundation. Ashley D. Roseboro of the orga NYC Council employee’s arrest sparks protests and a dispute over his immigration status 01/13/2026 06:20pm • NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City Council employee detained in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown is an asylum-seeker from Venezuela, according to a court petition seeking his release. Rafael Andres Rubio Bohorquez was arrested Monday at a scheduled immigration check-in, enraging cit Latvia to make injury replacement for the Olympics with Eriks Mateiko out 01/13/2026 06:16pm • HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Latvia is the first team that will have to make an injury replacement for the men’s hockey tournament at the Milan Cortina Olympics. Forward Eriks Mateiko is out long term after undergoing surgery to repair his right Achilles tendon. Mateiko was sliced by an opponent’s s Trump threatens to halt federal money next month not only to sanctuary cities but also their states 01/13/2026 06:09pm • President Donald Trump said Tuesday that starting Feb. 1 he will deny federal funding to any states that are home to local governments resisting his administration's immigration policies, expanding on previous threats to cut off resources to the so-called sanctuary cities themselves. Such an action Griezmann's free-kick goal sends Atletico Madrid to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals 01/13/2026 06:09pm • MADRID (AP) — Antoine Griezmann scored with a well-placed free-kick shot to give Atletico Madrid a 1-0 road win over second-division club Deportivo La Coruña and a spot in the quarterfinals of the Copa del Rey on Tuesday. Griezmann broke the deadlock in the 61st minute, finding the right upper co Semenyo scores again as Man City beats Newcastle 2-0 in English League Cup semifinal 01/13/2026 06:05pm • New Manchester City signing Antoine Semenyo scored his second goal in as many games as Pep Guardiola's team moved within reach of the English League Cup final with a 2-0 win over Newcastle on Tuesday. The forward, who joined City from Bournemouth for $87 million last week, struck the opening goal in Former CEO charged with embezzling $5.2M from a camp for sick kids co-founded by Paul Newman 01/13/2026 06:04pm • The former CEO of a camp for kids with serious medical conditions has been been charged with 15 felonies after prosecutors said he embezzled more than $5 million over seven years from the nonprofit co-founded by Paul Newman. Christopher L. Butler, 49, of Porter Ranch, California, is expected to be Manchester United hires former player Michael Carrick as head coach until end of the season 01/13/2026 06:04pm • MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United has turned to former player Michael Carrick to salvage its imploding season. Carrick was hired Tuesday as head coach until the end of the season after Ruben Amorim was fired last week. The former England midfielder won five Premier League titles and the Rio de Janeiro zoo animals are treated to popsicles as the city faces scorching summer weather 01/13/2026 05:59pm • RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Animals at Rio de Janeiro’s BioParque zoo received popsicles and frozen treats Tuesday as the city faced another day of extreme heat during Brazil’s summer. Jaguars, monkeys and other animals were given an iced diet prepared according to each species’ needs, zoo officia New York AG settles with Jewish group she accused of intimidating pro-Palestinian activists 01/13/2026 05:57pm • NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement Tuesday with a right-wing Jewish group that she accused of trying to intimidate pro-Palestinian activists. The group, Betar US, gained attention last year after claiming it had compiled the names of campus protesters ag Justice Department official says there's 'currently no basis' for criminal civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting 01/13/2026 05:54pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Department official says there's 'currently no basis' for criminal civil rights probe in Minnesota ICE shooting. Georgia lawmakers move to strike Savannah ban on guns in unlocked cars 01/13/2026 05:45pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday gave final passage to a bill that aims to void a city of Savannah ordinance that imposes fines and possible jail time for leaving guns in unlocked cars. The state Senate gave final approval to the measure, which says cities and counties can't regulate ho Democrats will spend millions to shift voter registration strategy ahead of the midterm elections 01/13/2026 05:44pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic National Committee will spend millions of dollars to cement control of voter registration efforts that have traditionally been entrusted to nonprofit advocacy groups and individual political campaigns, a shift that party leaders hope will increase their chances in Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry 01/13/2026 05:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Up until this week, Wall Street has generally benefited from the Trump administration’s policies and has been supportive of the president. That relationship has suddenly soured. When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill into law in July, it pushed another sign Mason Greenwood's hat trick powers Marseille to a 9-0 victory in French Cup 01/13/2026 05:35pm • BAYEUX, France (AP) — Mason Greenwood scored a hat trick and set up two other goals as Marseille crushed regional team Bayeux 9-0 to reach the last 16 of the French Cup on Tuesday. Greenwood was Marseille's top scorer last season with 22 goals in all competitions and already has 19 in 25 games thi