College Football Playoff championship game: Washington v Michigan – live

Email Beau with your thoughts on tonight’s gameTeams kick off at 7.30pm ET with national title at stakeSign up to Jonathan Wilson’s soccer newsletter Washington 0-0 Michigan, 11:50, 1st quarter Maybe Michigan should invest in some new chin straps. A couple of helmets pop off on their third play. On their fourth, they easily pick … Read more

Over 20 people injured in apparent gas explosion at Texas hotel

Fort Worth authorities said some were trapped in basement before found by rescue crews and one person was in critical condition An explosion at a historic Texas hotel on Monday injured more than 20 people and trapped some in the basement before they were found by rescue crews, authorities said. One person was in critical … Read more

Defense Secretary Austin remains hospitalized, in ‘good spirits,’ Pentagon says despite uproar over absence

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin remains hospitalized but is recovering and is in “good spirits,” despite the uproar over the non-disclosure of his hospital stay for several days, the Pentagon said Monday.  Austin was admitted to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, in Bethesda, Maryland, on Jan. 1 for severe pain following a Dec. 22, … Read more

US naval officer sentenced to two years in prison over spying for China

Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty in October to passing sensitive military information to Chinese intelligence officer A US navy petty officer who pleaded guilty to providing sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Monday, the US justice department said. Wenheng Zhao, 26, and another … Read more

Explainer: How the Iowa caucuses work

Iowa caucuses will take place in more than 1,600 precincts across 99 counties. Hallie Jackson details how the confusing rules around the high-stakes caucuses work.