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Seahawks RB Zach Charbonnet out for remainder of playoffs with knee injury
SEATTLE — Seattle Seahawks running back Zach Charbonnet will miss the remainder of the playoffs with a knee injury that requires surgery, coach Mike Macdonald said in a local radio interview Monday. Charbonnet injured his knee during Saturday night’s 41-6 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional...
U.S. Catholic cardinals urge Trump administration to embrace a moral compass in foreign policy
ROME — Three U.S. Catholic cardinals urged the Trump administration on Monday to use a moral compass in pursuing its foreign policy, saying U.S. military action in Venezuela, threats of acquiring Greenland and cuts in foreign aid risk bringing vast suffering instead of promoting peace. In a joint statement, Cardinals...
Sheinbaum reassures Mexico after U.S. military movements spark concern
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum quelled concerns on Monday about two recent movements of the U.S. military in the vicinity of Mexico that have the country on edge since the attack on Venezuela. On Friday, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration urged U.S. aircraft operators to “exercise caution” when...
Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, dies at 93 in Rome
ROME — Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns — often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” — were fashion show staples for nearly half a century, has died at home in Rome, his foundation announced Monday. He was 93. “Valentino Garavani was not only a constant...
Iowa cracks top 10 in AP women’s basketball poll for first time in 2 years; UConn-South Carolina 1-2
Iowa cracked the top 10 for the first time in two years and UConn remained the unanimous No. 1 choice in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll released Monday. The Hawkeyes last were ranked this high in the final poll of Caitlin Clark’s senior year. They had been...
Jarrett Stidham set to join Roger Staubach, Frank Reich and 4 other QBs to make 1st start of season in playoffs
Bo Nix’s broken ankle has placed Jarrett Stidham into most unusual territory. After throwing no passes and taking four offensive snaps all season, Stidham will take over as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game against New England on Sunday. Stidham hasn’t thrown a pass in...
Arizona a unanimous No. 1 for 1st time, Saint Louis and Miami (Ohio) join AP Top 25
Arizona is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the first time. The Wildcats received all 61 votes from a media panel in Monday’s poll, a week after picking up all but one first-place vote. Arizona (18-0) won both of its games...
Russian court jails U.S. Navy veteran for 5 years for illegally transporting weapons
MOSCOW — A Russian court has convicted and sentenced an American on charges of illegally transporting weapons, court officials revealed Monday. Chuck Zimmerman, 58, was handed a 5-year sentence by a court in Russia’s Black Sea resort of Sochi after a firearm was found on his yacht in June, the...
Bills fire Sean McDermott after 9 seasons of falling short of reaching Super Bowl
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating a Super Bowl victory. That possibility ended Monday, when McDermott was abruptly fired by team owner Terry Pegula after a nine-year tenure in...
Trump ties his stance on Greenland to not getting Nobel Peace Prize, European officials say
President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released on Monday. Trump’s message to Jonas Gahr Støre...
Pro-Greenland protesters mock Trump’s MAGA slogan with ‘Make America Go Away’ caps
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGS hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the U.S. president’s threat to seize the frozen territory. The caps reading “Make America Go Away” — parodying Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan — have gained popularity...
Karachi mall fire death toll rises to 23 as rescuers search for dozens missing
KARACHI, Pakistan — The death toll from a massive fire at a shopping plaza in Karachi rose to 23 on Monday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the badly damaged building, police said. Dozens remain missing. Firefighters extinguished the blaze at the multistory plaza late Sunday, nearly 24 hours after...
Chinese steel factory officials detained after explosion that leaves 4 dead, 6 missing
BEIJING — Chinese police have detained those in charge of a steel factory in the Inner Mongolia region after an explosion killed four people and left 84 others hospitalized, state media said. The death toll rose to four during the day Monday as rescuers searched for the missing. State broadcaster...
School bus crash in South Africa kills at least 13 children, police say
JOHANNESBURG — A truck and a school minibus were in collision in South Africa’s Gauteng province Monday, killing at least 13 children, authorities said. Preliminary reports indicated at least 11 schoolchildren died at the scene, with two others succumbing to their injuries in the hospital. The private vehicle was transporting...
The current U.S. political climate is spurring a ‘reclaim’ and rallying on the MLK holiday
As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. In the year...
DOJ vows to press charges after activists disrupt church where Minnesota ICE official is a pastor
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Department of Justice said Sunday it is investigating a group of protesters in Minnesota who disrupted services at a church where a local official with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement apparently serves as a pastor. A livestreamed video posted on the Facebook page of Black Lives...
Chris Gotterup wins PGA Tour opener in Hawaii. Elvira takes Dubai Invitational
HONOLULU — Chris Gotterup opened the new PGA Tour season with three big birdies on the back nine that carried him to a 6-under 64 and a two-shot victory in the Sony Open, his third straight season with a victory as he moves closer to golf’s A-list. Gotterup was two...
Coco Gauff advances to 2nd round at Australian Open despite serving struggles
MELBOURNE, Australia — Third-seeded Coco Gauff had some familiar struggles on serve but had still enough class and power to defeat Kamilla Rakhimova 6-2, 6-3 on Monday in a first-round match at the Australian Open. Gauff has won two Grand Slam titles but has never gone past the semifinals at...
Rams shake off wild TD pass by Caleb Williams to force OT, beat Bears to reach NFC title game
CHICAGO — Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams survived an incredible throw by Caleb Williams that forced overtime, beating the Chicago Bears 20-17 on Sunday night to advance to the NFC championship game. Harrison Mevis kicked a 42-yard field goal in OT after Kam Curl intercepted a deep pass...
’60 Minutes’ airs report on Trump deportations that was suddenly pulled a month agoVideo
“60 Minutes” on Sunday aired its story about Trump administration deportations that was abruptly pulled from the newsmagazine’s lineup a month ago, a move that had triggered an internal battle about political pressure that spilled out into the open. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi made no reference to her dispute with CBS...
Wildfires race across Chile, leaving 18 dead, forcing thousands to fleeVideo
PENCO, Chile — Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile on Sunday left at least 18 people dead, scorched thousands of acres of forest and destroyed hundreds of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heat wave. Chilean President Gabriel Boric declared a state of catastrophe...
Maye throws 3 TD passes, Stroud has 4 INTs as Patriots top Texans to advance to AFC title gameVideo
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Drake Maye threw three touchdown passes, Marcus Jones returned one of C.J. Stroud’s four interceptions for a score and the New England Patriots defeated the Houston Texans 28-16 on Sunday to advance to the AFC championship game for the first time in seven years. In Mike Vrabel’s...
Death toll in Spanish train collision rises to 41 and authorities fear more bodies could be foundVideo
ADAMUZ, Spain — Spanish police said Monday that at least 41 people are confirmed dead in a high-speed rail collision the previous night in the south of the country when the tail end of a train jumped the track, causing another train speeding past in the opposite direction to derail....
Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor saysVideo
MINNEAPOLIS — The mayor of Minneapolis said Sunday that sending active duty soldiers into Minnesota to help with an immigration crackdown is a ridiculous and unconstitutional idea as he urged protesters to remain peaceful so the president won’t see a need to send in the U.S. military. Daily protests have...
Mark Cuban’s financial support has helped transform Indiana’s football program
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Mark Cuban understands what this moment means for Indiana football, probably more than most. Cuban, the billionaire entrepreneur, is a minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks. He knows what winning looks like. Knows what — and how long — it takes to build a successful program....
