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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 'One Battle After Another' dominates SAG's Actor Awards with 7 nominations 01/07/2026 02:31pm • ���One Battle After Another��� dominated nominations to the Actor Awards on Wednesday, with Paul Thomas Anderson���s ragtag revolutionary saga landing a record seven nods in the annual SAG-AFTRA honors. In the 31 years of the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, no movie h Complete list of 2026 Actors Awards nominees 01/07/2026 02:23pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� The nominees for the Actors Awards have been announced, with ���One Battle After Another��� leading the way. The film starring Leonardo DiCaprio scored a record seven nominations Wednesday. The ceremony, formerly known as the SAG Awards, focuses solely on performances in film an Trump���s Greenland idea isn���t new. The US has pursued it at least 3 times before 01/07/2026 02:22pm • President Donald Trump���s renewed interest in acquiring Greenland from Denmark fits into a long, little-known pattern in U.S. history. From quiet discussions after the Civil War to a $100 million offer in the wake of World War II, American leaders have repeatedly seen Greenland as a strategic prize White House completes plan to curb bedrock environmental law 01/07/2026 02:19pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration has finalized a plan to roll back regulations implementing a landmark environmental law that the White House says needlessly delays federal approvals for energy and infrastructure projects. The action Wednesday by the White House Council on Environmental Chalkboard Promo Code WTOP: Claim $100 Bonus for NBA + NFL Picks 01/07/2026 02:16pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Get a daily fantasy bonus with the Chalkboard promo code WTOP. Sign up here to claim the welcome offer and begin with a free pick. 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The U.S. finale at Sports Illustrated Stadium will in theScore Bet Promo Code WTOP: Snag $100 Bonus for NBA, CFP, NFL Wild Card Round 01/07/2026 02:13pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use theScore Bet promo code WTOP and win a bonus for the NBA, College Football Playoff and NFL. Register here to activate this welcome Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt a year after being burned down in LA-area wildfires 01/07/2026 01:52pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� On the first anniversary of the most destructive wildfires in the L.A. area, the scant home construction projects stand out among the still mostly flattened landscapes. Fewer than a dozen homes have been rebuilt in Los Angeles County since the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades and Eaton f EU pushes forward long-discussed free trade deal with South America 01/07/2026 01:50pm • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� The European Union is renewing internal negotiations over a free trade agreement with five South American nations neighboring Venezuela a week after the United States' audacious raid there to detain President Nicol��s Maduro. Ministers of Agriculture from across the 27 European Uni Minneapolis mayor says the ICE officer who killed a motorist "recklessly" shot her, demands agency leave the city 01/07/2026 01:43pm • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ��� Minneapolis mayor says the ICE officer who killed a motorist "recklessly" shot her, demands agency leave the city. Maryland celebrates 20th anniversary of 2006 national championship basketball team 01/07/2026 01:39pm • Two and a half hours before the Maryland women���s basketball team took on Indiana at XFINITY Center in College Park on Sunday, something special was happening on the practice court. Ten players from the 2005-06 national championship women���s basketball team, along with coaches and support staff