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'Staged' youth hockey brawl during AHL intermission prompts multiple investigations

The Atlantic Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA) says a wild youth hockey brawl Saturday night during the intermission of an AHL game in Pennsylvania was "staged" and is now under investigation. "We are...

January 13, 2026 11:57 am EST EST

Clintons refuse to testify in House Epstein investigation as Republicans threaten contempt charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation into...

January 13, 2026 11:48 am EST EST

Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are 'political prisoners'

GUANARE, Venezuela (AP) — Freedom came too late for Edilson Torres. The police officer was buried Tuesday in his humble, rural hometown following his death in a Venezuelan prison, where...

January 14, 2026 2:48 am EST EST

Trump calls on Tehran to show protesters humanity amid reports of rising death toll in crackdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was consulting with his national security team Tuesday about next steps with Iran as he looked to get a better understanding of the number of Iranian citizens...

January 13, 2026 9:48 pm EST EST

Iraq's prime minister steps aside for rival in post-election wrangling over government

BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, whose bloc won the largest share of seats in November’s parliamentary elections, has stepped aside to clear the field for a...

January 13, 2026 8:38 am EST EST

Denmark, Greenland leaders stand united against Trump's Greenland takeover call ahead of key meeting

NUUK, Greenland (AP) — The leaders of Denmark and the country's territory of Greenland on Tuesday offered a united front against President Donald Trump's calls for the United States to take over the...

January 13, 2026 5:48 pm EST EST

How will climate change reshape the Winter Olympics? The list of possible host sites is shrinking

Belgian biathlete Maya Cloetens can’t help but think about the future of winter sports as she trains for next month's Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina, Italy. Evidence of climate change is all around...

January 13, 2026 7:29 am EST EST

Minnesota protesters, agents repeatedly square off while prosecutors quit after Renee Good's death

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers dropped tear gas and sprayed eye irritant at activists Tuesday during another day of confrontations in Minneapolis, while students miles away walked out of a suburban...

January 14, 2026 12:48 am EST EST

Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans on transgender athletes in girls and women's sports

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared ready to deal another setback to transgender people and uphold state laws barring transgender girls and women from playing on school athletic teams. ...

January 13, 2026 5:18 pm EST EST

Protesters try to attack driver after truck speeds through Iran demonstration in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police responded Sunday after somebody drove a U-Haul box truck down a street crowded with marchers demonstrating in support of the Iranian people, causing protesters to...

January 12, 2026 6:32 am EST EST