By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons and news chief Bari Weiss saying Monday the story did not “advance the ball.” Two hours before airtime
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The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. Arizona (38) 11-0 1428 1 2. Michigan (19) 11-0 1408 2
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Elusive street artist Banksy appeared to confirm Monday that a new mural in London, depicting two children lying down and pointing up at the sky, is his latest work. The artist posted two photos of the artwork on his official Instagram account Monday, hours after its appearance on a wall on the side of a
Continue Reading Monday, Dec. 22 EAST Boston College 72, Fairleigh Dickinson 61 Buffalo 92, Penn State-Erie 63 Coastal Carolina 68, Saint Joseph’s 62 Duquesne 103, Canisius 59 Fairfield 121, City College of New York 58 Fordham 65, New Haven 47 George Washington 97, St. Mary’s College of Maryland 40 Georgetown 97, Coppin State 67 Rhode Island 85,
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–PREDATORS-WILD DESCRIPTION: The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words. UPCOMING: By 12/23/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–PREDATORS-WILD DESCRIPTION: The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words. UPCOMING: By 12/23/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–PREDATORS-WILD DESCRIPTION: The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words. UPCOMING: By 12/23/2025
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. —————————— MINNESOTA – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— HKN–PREDATORS-WILD DESCRIPTION: The Nashville Predators visit the Minnesota Wild. By Patrick Donnelly. 300 words. UPCOMING: By 12/23/2025
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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-Powerball Jackpot Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S. SUMMARY: The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated
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-Powerball Jackpot Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S. SUMMARY: The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated
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-Powerball Jackpot Powerball jackpot climbs to $1.6 billion, among largest lottery prizes ever in U.S. SUMMARY: The Powerball jackpot now stands at an estimated
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By BILL BARROW Associated Press A transgender employee of the National Security Agency is suing the Trump administration and trying to block enforcement of a presidential executive order and other policies the employee says violate federal civil rights law. Sarah O’Neill, an NSA data scientist who is transgender, disputes the legality of President Donald Trump’s
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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A small town in rural Nebraska is losing its biggest employer, a Tyson Foods’ beef plant, which will be laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of around 11,000 people. Lexington, Nebraska, is expected to lose hundreds of families who will be forced to
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By The Associated Press Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will reschedule his January concerts, the singer announced Monday. Manilow, 82, said doctors found the cancer after he had an extended bout of bronchitis — six weeks, then a relapse of another five weeks. “My wonderful
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By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A new night-time holiday display featuring music, colors and more than a million twinkling lights in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park is delighting children and adults. There are towering peonies and fields of lights on the mile-long ( 1.6-kilometer) illuminated trail at the city’s Botanical Garden.
Continue ReadingPOMPEII, Italy (AP) — Actor Jackie Chan carried the Olympic torch through the ruins of Pompeii during the relay for the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Monday. The day’s route also passed along the picturesque Amalfi Coast. On Tuesday, Italian soccer standouts Fabio Cannavaro and Ciro Ferrara will carry the torch through their native Naples,
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By BERENICE BAUTISTA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Regional Mexican band Grupo Frontera is heading to the 2026 Grammys with two nominations, following a double-nod at the Latin Grammys, where they competed for best regional Mexican song and a collaboration with Fuerza Regida. While they didn’t win a Latin Grammy, the band said they
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By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs were down to their third-string quarterback, operating behind their fifth and sixth offensive tackles, without the benefit of their starting right guard and a key wide receiver. It was a wonder they scored at all in their 26-9 loss to
Continue Reading The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, and total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking. Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (25) 12-0 793 1 2. Texas (7) 14-0 775
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday scolded Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime confidant Ghislaine Maxwell for including confidential victim names in court papers seeking to set aside her 2021 sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer said exhibits
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LONDON (AP) — Chris Rea, the singer and songwriter best known for the hit “Driving Home for Christmas,” has died at 74, his family said Monday. Rea died in the hospital following a short illness, according to a statement from his family to Britain’s Press Association news agency. Rea found fame in the 1980s in
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — John Skelley can’t escape the pull of Harry Potter. It’s as if something magical keeps them together. The stage actor was first hired to be an understudy of the grown-up wizard in Broadway’s “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.” Then he led the cast in
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By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — On a frigid day after Mass at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in rural Nebraska, worshippers shuffled into the basement and sat on folding chairs, their faces barely masking the fear gripping their town. A pall hung over the room just as it hung over the holiday
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By JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. “We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But
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By KATIE MARIE DAVIES Associated Press Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a number of high-profile attacks against prominent Russians since Moscow invaded its neighbor nearly four years ago. While Kyiv has hinted at its involvement in some cases, Ukrainian officials have often stopped short of publicly claiming responsibility. In other cases, they have
Continue Reading By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Tuesday, Dec. 23 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN’S) 2 p.m. BTN — Grambling St. at Ohio St. 4 p.m. BTN — UC-Riverside at UCLA 6 p.m. FS1 — Harvard at St. John’s 7 p.m. PEACOCK — Villanova at Seton Hall COLLEGE FOOTBALL 2 p.m.
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Detroit 23 6 .793 — 8-2 W-2 12-2 10-4 17-5 New York 20 8 .714 2½ 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 5 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 6 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 20 8 .714 — Boston 18 11 .621 2½ Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ Toronto 17 13 .567 4 Brooklyn 8 19 .296 11½ Southeast Division W L Pct GB Orlando 16 13 .552 — Miami 15 14 .517 1 Atlanta 15
Continue Reading All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf New York 20 8 .714 — 8-2 W-1 14-2 5-6 16-8 Boston 18 11 .621 2½ 8-2 W-3 10-5 8-6 14-8 Philadelphia 16 11 .593 3½ 7-3 W-2 9-7 7-4 13-10 Toronto 17 13 .567 4 3-7 L-2 8-7
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