(AP) — Most Americans aren’t making end-of-year charitable giving plans, according to the results of a new AP-NORC poll, despite the many fundraising appeals made by nonprofits that rely on donation surges in the calendar’s final month to reach budget targets.
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By STEPHEN GROVES and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice has expanded its review of documents related to the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to 5.2 million as it also increases the number of attorneys trying to comply with a law mandating release of the files, according to a
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By JEFF MARTIN Associated Press Richard Smallwood, a gospel singer and recording artist nominated eight times for Grammy Awards, has died. He was 77. Smallwood died Tuesday of complications of kidney failure at a rehabilitation and nursing center in Sandy Spring, Maryland, his representative Bill Carpenter announced. Smallwood had health issues for many years, and
Continue ReadingWednesday, Dec. 31 EAST Saint Michael’s 85, Molloy 78 ___
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(AP) — The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led — for the first time — by an American pope.
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ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV closed out 2025 on Wednesday with a prayer that the city of Rome might be a welcoming place for foreigners and fragile people, young and old. Leo presided over a New Year’s Eve vespers service in St. Peter’s Basilica, giving thanks for the 2025 Holy Year that brought millions
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By MARIA SHERMAN AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — English actors Tom Hiddleston and Zawe Ashton have welcomed their second child. Hiddleston confirmed the news to GQ in a feature published Monday. He described birth as the “most beautiful, profound, earth-shattering, life-altering” experience. He did not share his child’s birthday, but according to the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Thursday, Jan. 1 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S) Noon ACCN — California at North Carolina BTN — Michigan St. at Indiana 2 p.m. ACCN — Stanford at NC State BTN — Nebraska at Iowa 4 p.m. ACCN — Notre Dame at Georgia Tech BTN
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MADRID (AP) — Former Brazil and Real Madrid defender Roberto Carlos has undergone surgery for a heart problem, Spanish daily sports newspaper Diario AS reported on Wednesday. The 52-year-old former full-back, who now serves as a Madrid ambassador, was reportedly vacationing in his home country when an examination revealed a heart dysfunction. According to AS,
Continue ReadingAll 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 9 .719 1½ 8-2 W-3 15-2 7-7 18-8 Boston 20 12 .625 4½ 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 5½ 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10
Continue ReadingAll 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 20 12 .625 3 7-3 W-1 10-5 10-7 15-8 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 5-5 W-2 10-7 10-7 17-10 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ 5-5 W-1 9-8
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 23 9 .719 — Boston 20 12 .625 3 Toronto 20 14 .588 4 Philadelphia 17 14 .548 5½ Brooklyn 10 20 .333 12 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 18 15 .545 — Miami 18 15 .545 — Atlanta 15
Continue ReadingAll Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Detroit 40 23 14 3 49 125 129 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 Florida 39 21 15 3 45 126 124 Buffalo 38 20 14 4 44 120 120
Continue ReadingAll 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 Montreal 39 21 12 6 48 130 131 10-9-1 11-3-5 7-4-1 Tampa Bay 38 22 13 3 47 126 101 11-9-0 11-4-3 6-3-1 Florida 39 21 15
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Adv03-04 (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Monday, Jan. 5 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 6:30 p.m. FS1 — Nebraska at Ohio St. 7 p.m. CBSSN — William & Mary at Charleston Southern PEACOCK — Oregon at Rutgers 8:30 p.m. FS1 — Southern Cal at Michigan St. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (WOMEN’S)
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By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer President Donald Trump made a lot of tariff threats and trade promises this year. Many materialized into a barrage of new import taxes that overturned decades of U.S. economic policy — but others have yet to be fulfilled as 2025 comes to a close. Some of Trump’s unrealized threats
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and HARUKA NUGA Associated Press More than a decade ago, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanished without a trace, sparking one of aviation’s most baffling mysteries. Despite years of multinational searches, investigators still do not know exactly what happened to the plane or its 239 passengers and crew. On Wednesday, the Malaysian government
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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s People’s Liberation Army said Wednesday that it “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered maneuvers aimed at asserting its sovereignty over the island — actions that ratcheted up tension in East Asia during 2025’s waning
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By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and HARUKA NUGA Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 began in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday, reviving efforts to solve one of aviation’s greatest mysteries more than a decade after the jet vanished with 239 people on board. Malaysia’s Transport Ministry said Wednesday that
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence in his country’s eventual victory in
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By ROD McGUIRK and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Drummers pounded in the New Year and a stampede of computer-generated horses was shown over part of the Great Wall as China and the rest of Asia marked the start of 2026. Temple bells rang across Japan, and some climbed mountains to see
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Iowa Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 31. 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 Missouri Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 31. 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 Nebraska Daybook for Wednesday, Dec. 31. 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 Wednesday, Dec. 31. 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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Here are the latest scores from today’s sports events: ___ NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Minnesota at Atlanta 3 p.m. Orlando at Indiana 3 p.m. Phoenix at Cleveland 3:30 p.m. New Orleans at Chicago 7 p.m. New York at San Antonio 7 p.m. Denver at Toronto 7:30 p.m. Portland at Oklahoma City 8 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee
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BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the two long pheasant plumes on her helmet to strike a pose like a flying swallow. From more than
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BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the two long pheasant plumes on her helmet to strike a pose like a flying swallow. From more than
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory greeted 2026 without spectacular and colorful explosions in the sky over its iconic Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November that killed at least 161 people. The city’s
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By KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fireworks are typically a celebratory centerpiece of Hong Kong’s New Year celebrations. Not this year. The territory greeted 2026 without spectacular and colorful explosions in the sky over its iconic Victoria Harbor after a massive fire in November that killed at least 161 people. The city’s
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