NEW YORK (AP) — Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Nebraska Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 01. 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 Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Jan. 01. 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 ReadingThursday No. 1 UConn (14-0) did not play. Next: vs. Seton Hall, Saturday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) at Missouri. Next: vs. No. 15 Ole Miss, Sunday. No. 3 South Carolina (14-1) beat Alabama 83-57. Next: at Florida, Sunday. No. 4 UCLA (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17 USC, Saturday. No. 5 LSU (14-0)
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Rain poured down on the iconic Rose Parade on Thursday for the first time in 20 years, as flood warnings and evacuation orders in Southern California joined snow squalls and frigid temperatures in the country’s midsection to mark the first day of 2026. Marching bands, floats and throngs of spectators were soaked
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL and TOQA EZZIDIN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The U.N. said Thursday that a Palestinian boy in the Gaza Strip drowned in floods that engulfed his tent camp, with videos showing rescuers trying to pry his body out of muddy waters by pulling him by the ankle. It was the latest sign
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Julia Dvorak is worried her 83-year-old mother’s emergency room trips for seizures are depleting her retirement savings and will soon force her to go on Medicaid.
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Thursday, Jan. 1 EAST Anna Maria 67, Norwich 56 Bowdoin 86, Maine Maritime Academy 56 Colby 79, SUNY-Oneonta 68 Connecticut College 77, Springfield Pride 74 Daemen 72, Adelphi 68 Dartmouth 107, Elms 43 SOUTH Georgia Southern 82, Coastal Carolina 81 Lipscomb 76, Jacksonville 57 Northern Kentucky 81, IU Indianapolis 72 Samford 78, VMI 58 Stetson
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-WEST VIRGINIA-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State opens Big 12 play with a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-WEST VIRGINIA-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State opens Big 12 play with a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-WEST VIRGINIA-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State opens Big 12 play with a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— BKC–T25-WEST VIRGINIA-IOWA ST DESCRIPTION: AMES, Iowa — No. 3 Iowa State opens Big 12 play with a
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Farm Aid Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration SUMMARY: Farmers are now learning how much aid
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Farm Aid Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration SUMMARY: Farmers are now learning how much aid
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Farm Aid Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration SUMMARY: Farmers are now learning how much aid
Continue ReadingTo see stories that have already moved, please visit AP Newsroom. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan ——————————-— IOWA ————-——————— US–Trump-Farm Aid Farmers can now learn how much aid they will get from the Trump administration SUMMARY: Farmers are now learning how much aid
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal and disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Trump, in the interview,
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny has redefined what it means to be a global giant — and he may once again make history at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The artist born Benito Antonio MartÃnez Ocasio is up for six awards at the Feb. 1
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Jan. 2 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 7 p.m. CBSSN — Lamar at McNeese St. ESPNU — Kennesaw St. at Liberty PEACOCK — Southern Cal at Michigan 7:30 p.m. PEACOCK — Oregon at Maryland 8 p.m. ACCN — Louisville at Stanford PEACOCK —
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 25 8 .758 — 7-3 W-1 12-2 12-6 17-5 New York 23 10 .697 2 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 6 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 23 10 .697 — 7-3 L-1 15-2 7-8 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 2½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 15 .571 4 5-5 L-1 10-8 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5 5-5 W-1 9-8
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 10 .697 — Boston 20 12 .625 2½ Toronto 20 15 .571 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 19 15 .559 — Miami 18 15 .545 ½ Atlanta 16
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Buffalo 39 21 14
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 39 24 12 3 51 130 115 13-6-1 11-6-2 9-3-0 Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 14-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 11-9-0 12-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 41 24 14 3 51 127 130 Tampa Bay 39 23 13 3 49 130 104 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Buffalo 39 21 14 4 46 124 121 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for a year, citing ongoing trade talks. Trump’s order signed Wednesday keeps in place a 25% tariff he imposed in September on those goods, but delays for
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike killed 24 people and wounded at least 50 more as they celebrated the New Year in a Russian-occupied village in Ukraine’s Kherson region, Russian officials said Thursday, as tensions between the two nations continue to spike despite diplomats hailing productive peace talks.
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN, STEFANIE DAZIO and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — A fire ripped through a bar’s New Year celebration in a Swiss Alpine resort less than two hours after midnight Thursday, with dozens of people feared dead and about 100 more injured, most seriously, police said. The Crans-Montana resort is best
Continue Reading Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Houston at Brooklyn 6 p.m. Miami at Detroit 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas 8:30 p.m. Boston at Sacramento 10 p.m. Utah at L.A. Clippers 10:30 p.m. ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Detroit at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. Montreal at Carolina 7 p.m. Tampa Bay
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani became mayor of New York City on Thursday, taking over one of the most unrelenting jobs in American politics with a promise to transform government on behalf of the city’s striving, struggling working class. Mamdani, a Democrat, was sworn in at a decommissioned subway
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