Tennessee and Auburn remain 1-2 in AP Top 25 poll featuring 10 SEC teams
AP Basketball Writer Tennessee and Auburn remained Nos. 1-2 atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. It’s a fitting spot…
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Albania opposition activists rally on streets of Tirana to demand government steps aside
Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s main opposition party has blocked the capital Tirana’s main intersections in an…
Continue Reading France has a new government. Now it must fix the budget while avoiding collapse
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced a new government Monday, after the previous Cabinet collapsed in a historic vote…
Continue Reading On Football: Falcons and Buccaneers flip spots atop the NFC South and playoff races tighten up
AP Pro Football Writer The 49ers, Cowboys and Cardinals are out of the playoff race. The Falcons took control of their hopes and the Colts, Dolphins…
Continue Reading Following controversy, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore receives Bronze Star for Army service 18 years ago
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has received a Bronze Star for his deployment to Afghanistan 18 years ago. The governor received the…
Continue Reading USC up to No. 4 in women’s AP Top 25 after win over UConn. UCLA, South Carolina, Notre Dame stay 1-3
AP Basketball Writer Southern California jumped to No. 4 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday after edging UConn.…
Continue Reading Third entangled endangered whale spotted in span of a week off East Coast
Associated Press A third endangered whale has been spotted entangled in fishing gear off the East Coast, marking an alarming end to the year for a…
Continue Reading Court sentences Cambodian businessman to 31 years in prison for killing of young couple
Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian real estate entrepreneur, whose killing of a young couple sparked public outrage, has been…
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Surveillance videos appear to show 2 of 4 missing Ecuadorian kids taken by men in military uniform
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Surveillance videos have emerged from the Ecuadorian coastal city of Guayaquil, showing men in military…
Continue Reading Texas sues NCAA in latest push to block transgender athletes in women’s sports
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued the NCAA to block the participation of transgender athletes in…
Continue Reading Civil rights icon James Meredith is honored in his Mississippi hometown
Associated Press KOSCIUSKO, Miss. (AP) — A new historical marker has been unveiled in the hometown of civil rights icon James Meredith. He is a…
Continue Reading An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A retired police officer in the nation’s capital has been convicted of lying to authorities about leaking…
Continue Reading What to know about the death of a woman who was set on fire in a New York City subway train
NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused in the death of a woman who burned to death on a New York subway train has been indicted on murder and arson…
Continue Reading Man faces murder charges in the death of a woman who was lit on fire in New York City subway
Associated Press A man is facing murder and arson charges in New York City for allegedly setting a woman on fire inside a subway train and then…
Continue Reading John Mulaney is back on Broadway in sweet ‘All In’ with some starry friends
AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Mulaney’s second trip to Broadway took little convincing. He didn’t even need to look at the…
Continue Reading Mozambique court upholds the governing party’s presidential election victory as protests flare again
Associated Press MAPUTO, Mozambique. (AP) — Mozambique’s highest court has upheld the governing party’s win in the October presidential…
Continue Reading Government regulators close investigation into Ford Focus recalls
Government safety regulators are closing an investigation into two previous recalls of the Ford Focus after determining that Ford Motor Co. has…
Continue Reading Italy vows to push ahead with dormant migrant vetting centers in Albania
Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni’s government has vowed to open controversial migrant processing centers in Albania…
Continue Reading Kosovo election authority bans main ethnic Serb party from parliamentary vote
PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s election authority has barred the main ethnic Serb party from competing in the upcoming parliamentary election.…
Continue Reading AI will eavesdrop on world’s wildest places to track and help protect endangered wildlife
AP Technology Writer PUERTO JIMÉNEZ, Costa Rica (AP) — The endangered Geoffrey’s spider monkeys that dangle high in the rainforest canopy are…
Continue Reading NFL on Netflix: Christmas Day games are a 1st for streaming giant
AP Sports Writer Netflix will have one of its biggest days Wednesday since the site launched in 1998 when it airs two NFL games for the first time.…
Continue Reading She’s here for ‘a kitchen pep talk’ during the holiday whirlwind
Associated Press If you’re feeling too overwhelmed to cook during the holidays, maybe a new book by Margaret Eby can help. It’s called “You…
Continue Reading Trump again calls to buy Greenland after eyeing Canada and the Panama Canal
Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — First it was Canada, then the Panama Canal. Now, Donald Trump again wants Greenland. The…
Continue Reading Nigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say
Associated Press As it passed above the Niger Delta in 2021, a satellite took an image. It showed acres of land, scraped bare. The site, outside the…
Continue Reading Matt Petgrave, involved in play that led to Adam Johnson’s death, asks for donations for legal costs
AP Sports Writer Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson “a tragic accident” in a public appeal for donations to his…
Continue Reading House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of paying for sex, including with 17-year-old girl
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including once with a…
Continue Reading Bridge collapse in Brazil leaves at least 2 dead and a dozen others missing
Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian police say that that at least two people have been killed and a dozen others are missing after the…
Continue Reading Nordstrom to be acquired by Nordstrom family and a Mexican retail group in $6.25 billion deal
AP Business Writer Century-old department store Nordstrom has agreed to be acquired and taken private by Nordstrom family members and a Mexican…
Continue Reading Afghanistan welcomes Saudi Arabia’s decision to reopen embassy in Kabul
Afghanistan has welcomed the reopening of Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in Kabul for the first time since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. On…
Continue Reading FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn’t work. So what does?
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The most popular nasal decongestant on U.S. pharmacy shelves may not be there much longer. The Food and Drug…
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