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FACT FOCUS: Minneapolis shooting prompts spread of misrepresented and fabricated images online 01/09/2026 11:36am • Misrepresented and fabricated images spread widely on social media in the aftermath of the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman, Renee Good, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Wednesday. Soon after the shooting, photos emerged erroneously identified as showing the victim, a 37-yea Separatist group in southern Yemen announces dissolution after its leader flees to the UAE 01/09/2026 11:19am • CAIRO (AP) — Yemen's main separatist group and its institutions will be dismantled effective Friday, the group's secretary-general said, following weeks of unrest in areas of southern Yemen and a day after its leader fled to the United Arab Emirates. Abdulrahman Jalal al-Sebaihi said the Southern Darts phenom Luke Littler signs sponsorship deal worth a reported $27M 01/09/2026 11:11am • LONDON (AP) — Luke Littler has signed what has been described as the biggest sponsorship deal in darts history, worth a reported 20 million pounds (nearly $27 million). The 18-year-old reigning two-time world champion ’s deal with British company Target Darts was announced on Friday. No figures Death toll in Iran protests jumps to at least 62 people killed, activists say 01/09/2026 11:05am • DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Death toll in Iran protests jumps to at least 62 people killed, activists say. NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/09/2026 11:04am • All Times EST Saturday's Games No. 17 Texas Tech (17-0) at Cincinnati (6-10), 2 p.m. No. 24 Princeton (13-1) at Yale (4-10), 2 p.m. Sunday's Games No. 1 UConn (16-0) at Creighton (7-9), 2 p.m. No. 2 Texas (18-0) at No. 12 LSU (15-2), 3 p.m. No. 3 South Carolina (16-1) vs. Georgia (15-2), 2 p.m. No. NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 01/09/2026 11:03am • All Times EST Saturday's Games No. 1 Arizona (15-0) at TCU (11-4), 4 p.m. No. 2 Michigan (14-0) vs. Wisconsin (10-5), 1 p.m. No. 3 Iowa State (15-0) vs. Oklahoma State (13-2), 4 p.m. No. 4 UConn (15-1) vs. DePaul (10-6), 12:30 p.m. No. 5 Purdue (14-1) vs. Penn State (9-6), 2 p.m. No. 6 Duke (14-1) v Two top-division soccer games in Germany called off amid heavy snow 01/09/2026 10:52am • Two top-division German soccer games were called off Friday as heavy snow made stadiums unsafe. St. Pauli's Bundesliga game Saturday against Leipzig was postponed as the city of Hamburg in northern Germany struggled with heavy snow, and more was expected. Hours later, the league confirmed that Werd Data Doctors: What's slowing down my computer? 01/09/2026 10:49am • Q: How can I tell what’s causing my Windows computer to bog down? A: When a computer starts crawling, most people assume it’s old, broken or infected. In reality, it’s often just overwhelmed. One misbehaving app, too many open browser tabs, or background process can bring an otherwise healt Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire 01/09/2026 10:45am • MARTIGNY, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss prosecutors request male bar manager to be placed in pre-trial detention over fatal fire. Italy's Meloni rules out US military move on Greenland and urges stronger NATO role in Arctic 01/09/2026 10:42am • ROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she didn’t believe the United States would resort to military force to seize control of Greenland, urging a stronger role for NATO in the Arctic region to address U.S. security concerns. Speaking during a traditional New Year press confer China, Russia and Iran join South Africa for naval drills as tensions run high 01/09/2026 10:26am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Chinese, Russian and Iranian warships launched a week of naval drills with host South Africa off the Cape Town coast Friday as geopolitical tensions run high over the United States' intervention in Venezuela and its move to seize tankers carrying Venezuelan oil. The Winter storm slams UK and France as cold snap spreads across Europe 01/09/2026 10:25am • LONDON (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses across northern France and southern England were without power Friday morning and residents faced widespread travel delays after a storm swept in off the Atlantic, bringing high winds, rain and snow to the region. The low-pressure system, named Storm Why boosting production of Venezuela's 'very dense, very sloppy' oil could harm the environment 01/09/2026 10:24am • BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Environmental experts are warning that the U.S. push to revamp and boost Venezuela’s vast oil reserves could worsen decades of ecological damage and increase planet-warming pollution in a country already struggling with the legacy of a long-declining petroleum industry. T Nigeria dealing with reports of unpaid bonuses and Osimhen spat before facing Algeria in Africa Cup 01/09/2026 10:18am • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria’s preparations for its Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal against Algeria have been dogged by speculation about internal strife involving star striker Victor Osimhen and reports that the players were not being paid their bonuses. Nigeria coach Éric Chelle would not Today in Sports - Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in regular season & playoffs 01/09/2026 10:10am • Jan. 10 1980 — Goaltender Jim Stewart, in his first and only game with the Boston Bruins, yields three goals in the first four minutes and five in the first period. He’s replaced and never plays in the NHL again. 1982 — Joe Montana’s third touchdown pass of the game, a 6-yarder to Dwight Cla