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ICE agents to have security role at Milan Cortina Olympics
MILAN (AP) - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will have a security role during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Games, according to information shared with local media by sources at th...
Jan 27, 2026 This photo shows the snowboarding and freestyle skiing events which will take place during the upcoming Milan Cortina Winter Olympics in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti, File)
Iran's crackdown has killed at least 6,126 people, activists say as the country's currency plunges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has killed at least 6,126 people while many others still are feared dead, activists said Tuesday, as a U.S. aircraft c...
Jan 27, 2026 A Hezbollah supporter waves an Iranian flag during a rally to show their solidarity with the Iranian government, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)
World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Holocaust survivors, politicians and regular people commemorated International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Tuesday, gathering at events held across Europe to reflect on Nazi Ger...
Jan 27, 2026 White roses placed on a concrete slab of the Holocaust memorial to mark the International Holocaust Memorial Day in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Not ready for robots in homes? The maker of a friendly new humanoid thinks it might change your mind
NEW YORK (AP) - As the new robot called Sprout walks around a Manhattan office, nodding its rectangular head, lifting its windshield wiper-like "eyebrows" and offering to shake your hand with its grip...
Jan 27, 2026 Fauna Robotics' new robot, called Spout, is seen at their offices in New York, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday as the country sweated through a prolonged heat wa...
Jan 27, 2026 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus places ice packs to her face during her quarterfinal match against to Iva Jovic of the U.S. at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
India and EU clinch the 'mother of all deals' in a historic free trade agreement
NEW DELHI (AP) - After nearly two decades of negotiations, India and the European Union announced Tuesday they have reached a free trade agreement to deepen economic and strategic ties. The accord, wh...
Jan 27, 2026 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, center, welcomes European Council President Antonio Costa, left and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, Jan. 27,2026. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
Ex-Olympic snowboarder accused in drug smuggling ring heads to court
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder turned top FBI fugitive is expected to appear in federal court Monday on charges he allegedly ran a billion-dollar multinational drug tra...
Jan 26, 2026
'A great deal of disrespect': Canadian veterans outraged by Trump's Afghanistan comments
Warning: This story contains descriptions of injuries that some readers may find disturbing. A Canadian veteran said U.S. President Donald Trump's recent remarks about the contribution of NATO soldier...
Jan 25, 2026 Canadian veteran Matthew Luloff, shown in this handout photo, said he and other Canadian soldiers fought face to face with the Taliban nearly every single day for eight months in the war in Afghanistan in 2008. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout-Matthew Luloff)
College Football Playoff to remain at 12 teams after SEC and Big Ten fail to agree on expansion
The College Football Playoff resolved a few of its thorny issues Friday - including how to deal with Notre Dame - but left the toughest one unresolved, staying at 12 teams for next year and failing to...
Jan 23, 2026
Conservatives prepare for national convention, anniversary of Harper's historic win
On the morning of Jan. 24, 2006, newspapers across the Prairies spread the word with headlines like, "The West Is In!" and "Tories Turn The Tide!" Stephen Harper's Conservative Party had just been ele...
Jan 23, 2026 Former prime minister Stephen Harper, right, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre raise hands at a rally during a campaign stop in Edmonton on Monday, April 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
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