By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It was also the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius
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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britons ranging from Hollywood stars Idris Elba and Cynthia Erivo to a 102-year-old judo instructor have been named in King Charles III’s New Year’s honors list, an annual tradition that recognizes people for their contributions to U.K. public life. Elba, who starred as a drug dealer in
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Monday No. 1 Arizona (12-0) vs. South Dakota State. Next: at Utah, Saturday. No. 2 Michigan (12-0) beat McNeese 112-71. Next: vs. No. 24 USC, Friday. No. 3 Iowa State (12-0) vs. Houston Christian. Next: vs. West Virginia, Friday. No. 4 UConn (12-1) did not play. Next: at Xavier, Wednesday. No. 5 Purdue (12-1) beat
Continue Reading Monday No. 1 UConn (13-0) did not play. Next: at Providence, Wednesday. No. 2 Texas (15-0) did not play. Next: at Missouri, Thursday. No. 3 South Carolina (13-1) did not play. Next: vs. Alabama, Thursday. No. 4 UCLA (12-1) did not play. Next: at Penn State, Wednesday. No. 5 LSU (14-0) did not play. Next:
Continue Reading By The Associated Press BASEBALL Major League Baseball American League ATHLETICS — Agreed to terms with LF Tyler Soderstrom on a seven-year contract. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association TORONTO RAPTORS — Signed C Mo Bamba to a rest-of-season contract. FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Promoted WR Chris Blair and OLB Khalid Kareem from the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his status with a franchise he has led to three Super Bowl titles.
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that he plans to return next season, batting away any thought of an impending retirement by making a tongue-in-cheek joke about his status with a franchise he has led to three Super Bowl titles. “I mean,
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By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick reiterated her innocence Monday outside a Miami federal courthouse, where she faces charges of conspiring to steal $5 million in federal COVID-19 disaster funds. Cherfilus-McCormick was scheduled to be arraigned, but her attorney requested the proceeding be rescheduled to Jan. 20 so that
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By DESTINY HEBERS/Flatwater Free Press Flatwater Free Press When Nebraska’s Department of Health and Human Services announced its plan to divvy up millions in opioid settlement money, one recipient stood out: The Central Wyoming Counseling Center. The Wyoming nonprofit is the only out-of-state organization slated to receive some of Nebraska’s Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Cash Fund,
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TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s largest protests in three years erupted Monday after the country’s currency plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar, and the head of the Central Bank resigned. State TV reported the resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin, while traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in downtown Tehran as well
Continue Reading Monday, Dec. 29 EAST Binghamton 100, Elmira 60 Christopher Newport 96, Hood College 79 Concordia Moorhead Cobbers 83, Skidmore 60 Eastern Connecticut State 86, Pennsylvania College 57 Emory 104, Bates 66 Franciscan 70, Stevenson 66 Franklin & Marshall 84, City College of New York 47 Goucher 103, Notre Dame (MD) Gators 75 Gustavus Adolphus 58,
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 – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
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 – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
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 – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
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 – NEWS —————————— US SPECIAL ELECTION-IOWA DESCRIPTION: Democrat Renee Hardman faces Republican Lucas Loftin in the Dec. 30 special election
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–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
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–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
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–Election 2025-Decision Notes-Iowa AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Iowa’s state Senate special election SUMMARY: Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Insulting the director who is making a documentary about you might not be the most diplomatic of choices. Then again, Chevy Chase has never been very diplomatic. The comedian gets snarly at the top of filmmaker Marina Zenovich’s “I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not,” which
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By The Associated Press A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside. Moscow-installed authorities marked the rebuilding of the Donetsk Academic Regional Drama Theater with a gala concert on the
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(AP) — A potent winter storm threatened blizzard-like conditions, treacherous travel and power outages in parts of the Upper Midwest as other areas of the country braced Monday for plunging temperatures, strong winds and a mix of snow, ice, and rain.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 30 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 5 p.m. BTN — Howard at Northwestern 6 p.m. SECN — Albany at South Carolina 7 p.m. ACCN — Pittsburgh at Miami BTN — Milwaukee at Wisconsin ESPN2 — Florida St. at North Carolina FS1 —
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 24 8 .750 — 7-3 L-2 12-2 11-6 17-5 New York 23 9 .719 1 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 4½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5 5-5 W-2 10-7 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 9 .719 — 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 19 12 .613 3½ 7-3 L-1 10-5 9-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 5-5 L-3 9-8
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 19 12 .613 3½ Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 16 14 .533 6 Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Carolina 38 24 11 3 51 129 110 13-6-1 11-5-2 9-2-0 Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 13-7-1 10-7-2 6-3-2 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 10-9-1 10-3-5 6-4-1 Florida 38 21 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Montreal 38 20 12 6 46 127 129 Florida 38 21 15 2 44 124 121 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Text messages show that Tyler Perry and “Boo! A Madea Halloween” actor Mario Rodriguez, who recently filed a lawsuit accusing the filmmaker of sexual assault, remained in contact years after Rodriguez alleges their interactions ended. Rodriguez alleged in the lawsuit filed last week in
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By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber and secure the party’s grip on state government. Democrat Renee Hardman of West Des Moines and
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