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Turning Point USA’s Erika Kirk backs Vice President JD Vance’s potential 2028 presidential bid

By MATT BROWN and JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Erika Kirk, widow of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and the organization’s new leader, endorsed a potential presidential bid by Vice President JD Vance on the opening night of the conservative youth group’s annual conference. After telling the cheering crowd that Turning

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College Basketball Scores

Friday, Dec. 19 EAST Caldwell 80, Wilmington (DE) 65 Connecticut College 85, Rhode Island College 64 Drexel 75, Mount St Marys 67 Emory 98, Christopher Newport 65 Fairleigh Dickinson 76, Lehman 42 Franciscan 89, Penn State Shenango Nittany Lions 78 Lincoln (Pa) 80, Morehouse 72, OT Millersville 88, Bowie State 71 Navy 88, Coppin State

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more

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Great Plains Lookahead Digest

By 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–NORTHERN IOWA-SAINT MARY’S DESCRIPTION: Northern Iowa plays Saint Mary’s at University Credit Union Pavilion. 150 words, more

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Severe Weather Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way SUMMARY: Work crews are mopping up but bracing for

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Severe Weather Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way SUMMARY: Work crews are mopping up but bracing for

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Severe Weather Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way SUMMARY: Work crews are mopping up but bracing for

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Great Plains News Digest

To 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 ——————————-— KANSAS ————-——————— US–Severe Weather Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way SUMMARY: Work crews are mopping up but bracing for

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Texas judge orders Attorney General Ken Paxton’s divorce records unsealed amid heated Senate primary

By JAMIE STENGLE and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Court documents detailing the divorce of Republican U.S. Senate candidate and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife, state Sen. Angela Paxton, were released Friday by order of a judge, months after she filed citing “biblical grounds.” The initial filing showed that

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LOCALIZE IT: Recipients on the list of 2025’s biggest philanthropic gifts based in several states

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled $5 billion in 2025. Topping the list was $2 billion from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, followed by a $746.7 million donation from Warren Buffett and a $500 million pledge from the mother

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LOCALIZE IT: Recipients on the list of 2025’s biggest philanthropic gifts based in several states

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled $5 billion in 2025. Topping the list was $2 billion from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, followed by a $746.7 million donation from Warren Buffett and a $500 million pledge from the mother

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3 killed in Taiwan knife attack, with the suspect later falling to his death from a department store

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A man with at least one knife and smoke grenades attacked crowds indiscriminately in Taiwan’s capital on Friday evening, killing at least three people and injuring 11 others, according to the national news agency and the city government. The suspect later fell to his death from a department store building. Police

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