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Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is releasing a “significant number” of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country’s legislature described Thursday as a gesture to “seek peace” less than a week after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by U.S. forces to face federal drug-trafficking charges in New York.

Jorge Rodríguez, brother of acting President Delcy Rodríguez and head of the National Assembly, did not specify who they would be releasing or how many people would be released. But he said the release of prisoners... Read More

Protests erupt in Iran's capital after exiled prince's call; internet cuts out soon after

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — People in Iran's capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country's exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the protests that have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic. Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out immediately after the protests began.

The protest represented the first test of whether the Iranian public could be swayed by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, whose fatally ill father fled Iran just before the country's 1979... Read More

Most of Wall Street drifts as defense companies rally

NEW YORK (AP) — Modest moves for Wall Street overall on Thursday are masking some big gains underneath the surface for makers of weapons and other military equipment after President Donald Trump said he wants to increase spending on them sharply

The S&P 500 fell 0.1% in afternoon trading, coming off its first loss in four days, and remains near its all-time high set earlier this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 264 points, or 0.5%, as of 1:56 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.7% lower.

The majority of stocks climbed as yields ticked higher... Read More

Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners

NEW YORK (AP) — Dogs are great at learning action commands like “sit” and “stay.” They're less good at remembering the names of things, like what their squeaky or stuffed toys are called.

Only an elite group of gifted word-learner dogs can retain the names of hundreds of toys. Scientists know of about 50 such pooches, but they aren’t yet sure what's behind their wordy skills.

Now, new research is pushing the limits of what the dogs can do.

Scientists already knew that these extraordinary pups could learn the names of their stuffed pizza and... Read More

Trinity Rodman is back with the USWNT for the first time since April

Trinity Rodman has returned to the U.S. women's team for its annual January training camp and a pair of matches against Paraguay and Chile.

Rodman has not been named to a U.S. roster since last April because of injuries. She joins a group of 26 made up of National Women's Soccer League players because the camp is being held outside a FIFA competition window and European players are currently in season.

“I think for Trin to come back into the fold now, the starting point is the same for everyone," coach Emma Hayes said Thursday. “I know she has been working hard in... Read More

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Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'

Protests erupt in Iran's capital after exiled prince's call; internet cuts out soon after

Most of Wall Street drifts as defense companies rally

Some gifted dogs can learn new toy names by eavesdropping on owners

Trinity Rodman is back with the USWNT for the first time since April

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