CNN By Toni Odejimi, Rafael Romo, CNN (CNN) — A lucky Powerball ticket holder in Arkansas has won an estimated $1.8 billion jackpot, the second largest in US lottery history, after matching all six numbers in Monday’s drawing. The winning ticket, sold at a Murphy USA gas station in Cabot, Arkansas, matched 4, 25, 31,
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Saturday, Dec. 27 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 11 a.m. ESPN — Go Bowling Military Bowl: Pittsburgh vs. East Carolina, Annapolis, Md. Noon ABC — Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl: Penn St. vs. Clemson, New York 2:15 p.m. ESPN — Wasabi Fenway Bowl: UConn vs.
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 21 9 .700 — 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 2 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ 6-4 L-2 9-8
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 7 .774 — 7-3 L-1 12-2 11-5 17-5 New York 21 9 .700 2½ 8-2 W-1 15-2 5-7 17-8 Boston 19 11 .633 4½ 8-2 W-4 10-5 9-6 15-8 Toronto 18 14 .563 6½ 3-7 L-1 8-7 10-7 16-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 21 9 .700 — Boston 19 11 .633 2 Toronto 18 14 .563 4 Philadelphia 16 13 .552 4½ Brooklyn 9 19 .321 11 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 17 14 .548 — Miami 16 15 .516 1 Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 Florida 36 20 14 2 42 117 114 Ottawa 36 18 13 5 41 119 113
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 38 22 13 3 47 120 122 12-7-1 10-6-2 5-3-2 Montreal 37 20 12 5 45 123 124 10-9-1 10-3-4 6-4-0 Tampa Bay 36 20 13 3 43 117 95 10-9-0 10-4-3 4-3-1 Florida 36 20 14
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Adv27-28 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Dec. 29 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 1 p.m. BTN — NC Central at Penn St. 3 p.m. BTN — Southern U. at Illinois 5 p.m. BTN — Mass.-Lowell at Iowa 6 p.m. SECN — Dartmouth at Florida 7 p.m. CBSSN —
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By WASAMON AUDJARINT Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia reported that Thailand hit a site in the country’s northwest with an airstrike on Saturday, even as the two countries held talks to try to put an end to renewed combat that erupted in early December just months after a ceasefire ended a previous round of
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By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press After the crystal ball drops on New Year’s Eve in New York City, it will rise again, sparkling in red, white and blue to usher in 2026 and kick off months of celebrations for the nation’s upcoming 250th birthday. The patriotic touches at this year’s Times Square gathering, including a
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By Rebekah Riess, Randi Kaye, Michelle Watson New York (CNN) — A winter storm dumped heavy snow and treacherous ice onto parts of the Great Lakes and Northeast Friday evening into Saturday morning, snarling travel and knocking out power in parts of the region. The number of delayed flights within, to or out of the
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By GHAITH ALSAYED and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD Associated Press IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said, as long-standing sectarian, ethnic and political fault lines continue to destabilize the country, even as large-scale fighting
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By Christian Edwards, Svitlana Vlasova, Laura Sharman, Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — A day before his scheduled meeting with US President Donald Trump in Florida, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “man of war” after Moscow carried out the year’s longest sustained attack on Kyiv and the surrounding region. Standing beside
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Human evolution’s biggest mystery, which emerged 15 years ago from a 60,000-year-old pinkie finger bone, finally started to unravel in 2025. Analysis of DNA extracted from the fossil electrified the scientific community in 2010, when it revealed a previously unknown human population that had, in the distant past, encountered
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian attacker rammed his car into a man and then stabbed a young woman in northern Israel on Friday afternoon, killing both, police said. The Israeli military swiftly launched an operation in the assailant’s hometown in the occupied West Bank. The attack started in the northern
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By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — During the pandemic, I did what many other people did: I bought a stationary bike. I joined the group rides, pushed through the resistance and pedaled my way to better health. A few weeks in, I started noticing something I didn’t expect — a subtle, intermittent pressure near
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By The Associated Press As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year that you may have missed in the flurry of news and the busyness of living. There are storybook endings and heartbreak. Some are stranger than fiction, and others take you behind
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By The Associated Press As 2025 wraps up, The Associated Press has curated a list of memorable stories and enjoyable reads published this year that you may have missed in the flurry of news and the busyness of living. There are storybook endings and heartbreak. Some are stranger than fiction, and others take you behind
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — When the flu strikes, it can feel relentless: rising fever, hacking cough, stuffy nose and sore throat. For many people, relief can come in the form of Tamiflu, a prescription antiviral medication used to treat and even prevent the illness. But some people may not realize that Tamiflu isn’t
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tire factory in central Japan on Friday, officials said. There was no immediate explanation of his motive. Eight people were taken to hospitals after being stabbed by the man with a
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he’d ordered a deadly strike on Islamic State terrorists in Nigeria, who he has accused of persecuting Christians in the country. In a post on social media, Trump said he’d directed a “powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Missouri Daybook for Friday, Dec. 26. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Missouri bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Missouri@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Friday, Dec. 26. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Friday, Dec. 26. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Kansas Daybook for Friday, Dec. 26. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Kansas City bureau is reachable at 816-421-4844. Send daybook items to Kansas@applanner.com. To
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during Sunday’s talks, and that the 20-point plan under discussion “is about 90%
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Washington 138 Toronto 117 Final Miami 126 Atlanta 111 Final Boston 140 Indiana 122 Final Chicago 109 Philadelphia 102 Final Memphis 125 Milwaukee 104 Final Phoenix 115 New Orleans 108 Final Utah 131 Detroit 129 Final L.A. Clippers 119 Portland 103 Final Charlotte 120 Orlando 105 ___
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By JON GAMBRELL and AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press ADEN, Yemen (AP) — Separatists in southern Yemen accused Saudi Arabia on Friday of targeting their forces with airstrikes, something not formally acknowledged by the kingdom after it warned the forces to withdraw from governorates they recently took over. The Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United
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By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The United States airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria on Thursday marked a major escalation in an offensive that the West African’s overstretched military has struggled with for years. U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that the “powerful and deadly”
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By EILEEN NG Associated Press PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was convicted Friday following a corruption trial tied to multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state investment fund. The nation’s High Court found Najib, 72, guilty on four counts of abuse of power. Rulings on additional charges of money laundering
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