By ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press If you’d rather stay in than brave the elements or deal with holiday crowds, it’s a great time to catch up on the year’s standout television shows. A number of titles got people watching and also talking. In no particular order, here are 10 shows that broke out in 2025.
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By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI and will bring characters such as Mickey Mouse, Cinderella and Luke Skywalker to the AI company’s Sora video generation tool, in a licensing deal that the two companies announced on Thursday. At the same time, Disney went after Google, demanding the tech
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By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When senators voted on rival health bills Thursday, they had two chances to address expiring COVID-era subsidies that will result in millions of Americans saddled with higher insurance costs in the new year. But the Senate rejected both, and hopes of solving the problem this year
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By The Associated Press The Senate on Thursday rejected two partisan health bills on expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, essentially guaranteeing that millions of Americans will see a steep rise in costs at the beginning of the year. The failed Democratic bill would have extended the COVID-era subsidies for three years, while the GOP alternative
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, BASSEM MROUE, and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Rains drenched Gaza’s tent camps and dropping temperatures chilled Palestinians huddling inside them Thursday as winter storm Byron descended on the war-battered territory, showing how two months of a ceasefire have failed to sufficiently address the spiraling humanitarian crisis
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Crystal Hernández steadies her violin and scans the crowd from the sixth floor of SoFi Stadium as 70,000 fans stream into a Los Angeles Rams home game. Below her, blue-and-gold jerseys mix with charro suits and sombreros, and the low rumble of pregame noise
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By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The landmark Dutch museum that holds some of the most famous paintings by Rembrandt and Vermeer announced Thursday that it is planning a new branch in the southern city of Eindhoven to give more people access to its vast trove of art and artifacts. The
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By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — It was a wedding that captivated the world — in 1981, Lady Diana Spencer said “I will” to Prince Charles, becoming Princess of Wales and bringing youth and glamour to Britain’s royal family. More than 40 years after the wedding and many years after the marriage
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By JAMES BROOKS Associated Press LYNGBY, Denmark (AP) — It was a wedding that captivated the world — in 1981, Lady Diana Spencer said “I will” to Prince Charles, becoming Princess of Wales and bringing youth and glamour to Britain’s royal family. More than 40 years after the wedding and many years after the marriage
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tramell Tillman didn’t dream of being an actor when he was growing up. He yearned to be a storm chaser. “I wanted to follow tornadoes. I wanted to study hurricanes. I wanted to see volcanoes up close. I wanted to experience an earthquake,” he says.
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By LINLEY SANDERS and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially since March, according to a new AP-NORC poll, the latest indication that two signature issues that got him elected barely a year ago could be turning into liabilities as his party begins
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By VESELIN TOSHKOV Associated Press SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone. The resignation of the minority coalition, led by the center-right GERB party, was announced minutes before parliament was scheduled to vote
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press The European Union on Thursday handed Ukraine a long list of reforms needed to join the bloc, determined to push the process forward despite the ongoing war and objections from EU member Hungary. Top EU officials and diplomats meeting in Lviv, in western Ukraine, said a list
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By REBECCA SANTANA and LISA MASCARO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defiantly defended the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration policies on Thursday during a House committee hearing, portraying migrants as a major threat faced by the nation that justifies a crackdown that has seen widespread arrests, deportations and a dizzying pace
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Trump’s approval on the economy and immigration have fallen substantially this year, a new AP-NORC poll finds.
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. strategic bombers joined a fleet of Japanese fighter jets in a joint military exercise meant to demonstrate their military cooperation around Japan’s airspace, defense officials said Thursday, as tensions with China escalate. The exercise showcasing joint Japanese-U.S. air power came a day after Chinese and Russian
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Joel Brennan, a former top official in Gov. Tony Evers’ administration, announced Thursday that he is running to succeed the two-term Democrat, joining a crowded primary field for the 2026 election. Brennan, president of the Greater Milwaukee Committee, told The Associated Press that he would be
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado said Thursday that “decisive” actions by the United States, including the seizure of an oil tanker, have left the repressive government of President Nicolás Maduro at its weakest point, and she vowed to return to the country to keep
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TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Final Milwaukee 116 Boston 101 Final New Orleans 143 Portland 120 Final Houston 115 L.A. Clippers 113 Final Denver 136 Sacramento 105 ___ NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Final OT Vegas 3 Philadelphia 2 Final Tampa Bay 8 New Jersey 4 Final Ottawa 6 Columbus 3 Final SO Carolina 3
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Thursday, Dec. 11. 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
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that negotiators are wrestling with the question of territorial possession in U.S.-led peace talks on ending the war with Russia, including the future of Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region and the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, one of
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A military court on Thursday sentenced a former spy chief of Pakistan to 14 years in prison, more than a year after court-martial proceedings began against him on multiple charges, including engaging in political activities and violating the Official Secrets Act, the military said. In a statement,
Continue ReadingBy JAMES BROOKS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — As Australia began enforcing a world-first social media ban for children under 16 years old this week, Denmark is planning to follow its lead and severely restrict social media access for young people. The Danish government announced last month that it had secured an agreement by
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By JERRY HARMER and JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Cambodia said Thailand launched more airstrikes Thursday, as heavy fighting flared along the two countries’ border and both sides accused the other of violating their sovereignty along the contested border region. The latest large-scale fighting was set off by a skirmish Sunday that
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US TRUMP-SOYBEAN FARMERS DESCRIPTION: Farmers in the U.S. are feeling the strain from trade disputes, particularly with
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 24 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— IOWA – UPCOMING – NEWS —————————— US TRUMP-SOYBEAN FARMERS DESCRIPTION: Farmers in the U.S. are feeling the strain from trade disputes, particularly with
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