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Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort 01/11/2026 07:17am • SAN FRANCISCO DE YARE, Venezuela (AP) — As Diógenes Angulo was freed Saturday from a Venezuelan prison after a year and five months, he, his mother and his aunt trembled and struggled for words. Nearby, at least a dozen other families hoped for similar reunions. Angulo’s release came on the th Germany sharply rejects RFK Jr.'s claims that it prosecutes doctors for vaccine exemptions 01/11/2026 07:16am • BERLIN (AP) — The German government has sharply rejected accusations by U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that it has been sidelining patient autonomy, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. “The statements made by the US Secretary of Health are completely unfounded, factual Iran’s president says officials will listen to protesters, but rioters are trying to ‘destroy the entire society’ 01/11/2026 06:29am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president says officials will listen to protesters, but rioters are trying to ‘destroy the entire society’. Kenyan women lost their husbands and then their land. But some are fighting back 01/11/2026 06:26am • SIAYA, Kenya (AP) — Rebecca Anyango stood outside the house she has called home for 26 years, wondering how long it will remain hers. As a widow, she’s been threatened with eviction for years by her late husband's family, who claim she has no inheritance rights. This year they filed a lawsuit, a US launches new retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria after deadly ambush 01/11/2026 06:14am • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has launched another round of retaliatory strikes against the Islamic State group in Syria following last month’s ambush that killed two U.S. soldiers and one American civilian interpreter in the country. The large-scale strikes, conducted by the U.S. alongside part Greenland’s harsh environment and lack of infrastructure have prevented rare earth mining 01/11/2026 05:54am • Greenland's harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump prevails in his effort to take control of the Arctic Milan’s Catholic archdiocese brings Olympic values into parish life 01/11/2026 05:10am • Milan’s Catholic leaders faced a choice when the city was selected to host the 2026 Winter Olympics. They could passively wait for the event to unfold or immediately bring the Olympic spirit into their pastoral work. They chose the latter. “We believe that the Olympics represent a great educatio Purdue Fort Wayne takes on Robert Morris for conference matchup 01/11/2026 04:43am • Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons (10-8, 4-3 Horizon League) at Robert Morris Colonials (11-6, 3-3 Horizon League) Moon Township, Pennsylvania; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Colonials -4.5; over/under is 146.5 BOTTOM LINE: DeSean Goode and Robert Morris host Corey Hadnot II and Purdue Fort Wa East leads Lamar against Houston Christian after 23-point showing 01/11/2026 04:43am • Houston Christian Huskies (5-11, 1-6 Southland) at Lamar Cardinals (8-8, 3-4 Southland) Beaumont, Texas; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Lamar hosts Houston Christian after Braden East scored 23 points in Lamar's 63-51 victory against the Incarnate Word Cardinals. The Cardinals are 4-3 on their home Niagara faces Manhattan on 7-game road slide 01/11/2026 04:43am • Niagara Purple Eagles (4-11, 1-4 MAAC) at Manhattan Jaspers (7-10, 3-3 MAAC) Riverdale, New York; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jaspers -6.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: Niagara hits the road against Manhattan looking to break its seven-game road slide. The Jaspers have gone 4-3 in Cincinnati visits No. 25 UCF on 4-game road slide 01/11/2026 04:43am • Cincinnati Bearcats (8-7, 0-2 Big 12) at UCF Knights (12-2, 1-1 Big 12) Orlando, Florida; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Knights -3.5; over/under is 151.5 BOTTOM LINE: Cincinnati will aim to break its four-game road skid when the Bearcats take on No. 25 UCF. The Knights are 9-1 on their Stirtz and No. 19 Iowa host No. 16 Illinois 01/11/2026 04:43am • Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 12 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -1.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 19 Iowa hosts No. 16 Illinois after Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points in Iowa's 70-67 loss to the Minnesota Gray leads Wichita State against North Texas after 25-point outing 01/11/2026 04:43am • North Texas Mean Green (10-6, 1-2 AAC) at Wichita State Shockers (9-7, 1-2 AAC) Wichita, Kansas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Shockers -6.5; over/under is 129.5 BOTTOM LINE: Wichita State faces North Texas after Michael Gray Jr. scored 25 points in Wichita State's 66-64 loss to the Ric Sacred Heart hosts Quinnipiac following Farell's 22-point showing 01/11/2026 04:43am • Quinnipiac Bobcats (11-5, 4-1 MAAC) at Sacred Heart Pioneers (5-12, 1-5 MAAC) Fairfield, Connecticut; Sunday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bobcats -5.5; over/under is 152.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacred Heart takes on Quinnipiac after Yann Farell scored 22 points in Sacred Heart's 76-72 loss to the Mari SE Louisiana hosts Benson and New Orleans 01/11/2026 04:43am • New Orleans Privateers (6-11, 3-4 Southland) at SE Louisiana Lions (5-11, 2-5 Southland) Hammond, Louisiana; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans faces SE Louisiana after Coleton Benson scored 26 points in New Orleans' 90-77 loss to the Nicholls State Colonels. The Lions have gone 2-3 at home