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Justice Department sues Connecticut and Arizona as part of effort to get voter data from the states 01/07/2026 03:42pm • HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) ��� Officials in Connecticut and Arizona are defending their decision to refuse a request by the U.S. Justice Department for detailed voter information, after their states became the latest to face federal lawsuits over the issue. ���Pound sand,��� Arizona Secretary of State Adr Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years, with Latin Mass off the agenda 01/07/2026 03:41pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday opened a new phase of his pontificate by gathering the world���s cardinals to Rome and asking them to advise him on key priorities for the next two years. They responded by indicating continuity with Pope Francis' key aims of making the church more mis January Charity of the Month 01/07/2026 03:37pm • The WTOP Charity of the Month is Central Union Mission Central Union Mission, a faith-based nonprofit organization, serves hungry, homeless and hurting people in the metro Washington area. Central Union Mission has stood as a beacon of compassion for over 140 years, serving those in need wit Trump urged mid-decade redistricting. One-third of states have now looked at reshaping House seats 01/07/2026 03:35pm • Republican and Democratic officials in about one-third of the states have considered revising their U.S. House districts since President Donald Trump began pushing for remapping as a means of boosting the chances of Republican candidates in this year���s midterm elections. New congressional distric Tottenham great Martin Chivers dies at age 80 01/07/2026 03:32pm • LONDON (AP) ��� Martin Chivers, the former Tottenham and England striker, has died. He was 80. Chivers' death was confirmed in a statement by Spurs on Wednesday. The Premier League club did not state the cause of death. ���It is with immense sadness that we announce the passing of our legendary form Why 2025 is the year of the first-round quarterback in the NFL 01/07/2026 03:27pm • The 2025 NFL season was dominated by first-round quarterbacks with old veterans like Matthew Stafford and a new generation featuring Drake Maye and Caleb Williams taking center stage. The playoffs should be no different with a record-tying 12 of the 14 teams that qualified for the postseason set to Matt Weston wins men's World Cup skeleton race by largest margin in 14 years 01/07/2026 03:20pm • ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) ��� Britain's Matt Weston enjoyed the most lopsided men's World Cup skeleton victory in almost 14 years on Wednesday, dominating the field for his fourth win in five races this season and the 13th of his career on the circuit. Weston had the best time in both heats and f Former England coach Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer, says family 01/07/2026 03:16pm • NEWCASTLE, England (AP) ��� Kevin Keegan, the former England player and coach, has been diagnosed with cancer, his family said Wednesday. The 74-year-old Keegan was recently admitted to the hospital after presenting abdominal symptoms and has undergone further tests. ���These investigations have rev Rescuers use drone technology to find dog that escaped along New Jersey Turnpike 01/07/2026 03:16pm • Associated Press (AP) ��� A dog escaped from a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike and wandered for about 25 miles (40 kilometers) before she was found safe the next day with help from a drone. Abbie, a 9-year-old golden retriever mix, was travelling from a South Carolina shelter to a planned ne Venezuelan state-owned oil company says it's negotiating with the Trump administration to let it sell the country's oil 01/07/2026 03:14pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Venezuelan state-owned oil company says it's negotiating with the Trump administration to let it sell the country's oil. Ex-Texas star, NFL receiver Jordan Shipley hospitalized with severe burns from accident on his ranch 01/07/2026 03:08pm • Former Texas star and NFL receiver Jordan Shipley was in an accident Tuesday on his ranch near his hometown of Burnet, Texas, that left him hospitalized with severe burns. Shipley was operating a machine that caught on fire. He was driven to a local hospital and later was taken to Austin on a medica Coco Gauff's two wins lead the defending champion Americans into the United Cup semifinals 01/07/2026 02:54pm • PERTH, Australia (AP) ��� After a singles loss and social media drama earlier in the week, Coco Gauff did all her talking on court Wednesday in the United Cup quarterfinals. Gauff won twice ��� once in singles and then a clinching victory in mixed doubles ��� to send the Americans into the semifina Homicides continue to fall in Detroit as city mirrors national trend on violent crime 01/07/2026 02:48pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Murders in Detroit continue to tumble as the city recorded its lowest number of criminal homicides since at least the early- to mid-1960s. For all of 2025, 165 homicides were committed in the Motor City, Police Chief Todd Bettison told reporters Wednesday. That is 38 fewer than the Change coming to Capitol Heights Metro could be mirrored in other parts of Maryland 01/07/2026 02:38pm • Compared with other Metro stations around the D.C. region, the area surrounding the Capitol Heights Metro station is unremarkable at best. ���Four acres of asphalt ��� a parking lot that just sits empty,��� Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said, describing the stop on Central Avenue, which sits right on t NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani defends tenant official facing backlash for 'white supremacy' posts 01/07/2026 02:31pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is standing behind a newly-appointed housing official as she faces backlash for years-old social media posts, including messages that called for the seizure of private property and linked homeownership to white supremacy. Cea Weaver, a longtime te