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Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

A billboard advertising the Powerball lottery is displayed, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)(AP Photo/Jenny Kane)…

December 22, 2025 • By OLIVIA DIAZ — Associated Press/Report for America

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Nuggets jump out to a 19-0 lead and rout the Jazz 135-112

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray, right, shoots for a basket as Utah Jazz forward Ace Bailey defends in the first…

December 22, 2025 • By MICHAEL KELLY — Associated Press

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Trump warns Maduro against playing ‘tough’ as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela

President Donald Trump speaks, with from left, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the…

December 22, 2025 • By AAMER MADHANI, REGINA GARCIA CANO and EMMA BURROWS — Associated Press

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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says progress in US-led peace talks is ‘quite solid’

In this photo taken on Saturday Dec. 20, 2025 and provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier…

December 22, 2025 • By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO — Associated Press

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An American Dream at risk: What happens to a small Nebraska town when 3,200 workers lose their jobs

Steam rises from chimneys during the night shift at the Tyson Foods' beef plant in Lexington, Neb., Wednesday, Dec. 3,…

December 22, 2025 • By JESSE BEDAYN — Associated Press

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Brown University police chief placed on leave after fatal shooting, feds launch investigation

A security guard walks past a flag at half-staff on the main green of Brown University in Providence, RI, Thursday,…

December 22, 2025 • By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JEFF AMY — Associated Press

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Judge accepts plea deals from Colorado funeral home owners who acknowledged abusing 191 corpses

Crystina Page, back, hugs Angelika Stedman outside the El Paso County Courthouse in Colorado Springs, Colo., Monday, Dec. 22, 2025,…

December 22, 2025 • By COLLEEN SLEVIN — Associated Press

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David Green scores 23 to help Tulsa beat Denver 90-85 for ninth straight victory

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — David Green had 23 points and Tulsa upped its win streak to nine with a 90-85…

December 22, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Colorado immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra released from detention, advocates say

FILE – Jeanette Vizguerra, center, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in a church to avoid immigration authorities for the…

December 22, 2025 • By COLLEEN SLEVIN — Associated Press

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Judge chides Ghislaine Maxwell for mentioning victim names in papers seeking to overturn conviction

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. (U.S. Department of Justice…

December 22, 2025 • By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER — Associated Press

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Trump administration suspends 5 wind projects off the East Coast, cites national security concerns

Wind turbine bases, generators and blades are positioned at The Portsmouth Marine terminal that is the staging area for Dominion…

December 22, 2025 • By MATTHEW DALY — Associated Press

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Broncos try to look at the bright side after their long winning streak is ended by Jaguars

Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix (10) leaves the field after an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Denver,…

December 22, 2025 • By ARNIE STAPLETON — AP Pro Football Writer

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Most US adults aren’t making year-end charitable contributions, new AP-NORC poll finds

Chuck Dietrick poses for a portrait at his home in Anna, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)(AP Photo/LM…

December 22, 2025 • By JAMES POLLARD and LINLEY SANDERS — Associated Press

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Judge allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia to remain free while she considers immigration issues

Kilmar Abrego Garcia arrives at the United States District Court District of Maryland, Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, in Greenbelt, Md.…

December 22, 2025 • By GARY FIELDS and TRAVIS LOLLER — Associated Press

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What’s an atmospheric river? AP explains the weather phenomenon

FILE – Mud and debris is strewn on Fryman Road during an atmospheric river Feb. 5, 2024, in Studio City…

December 22, 2025 • The Associated Press

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’60 Minutes’ pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

As prisoners stand looking out from a cell, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a tour of the Terrorist…

December 22, 2025 • By DAVID BAUDER — AP Media Writer

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Takeaways from AP’s report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town

Two men walk past a business in downtown Lexington, Neb., Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)(AP Photo/Thomas Peipert) LEXINGTON,…

December 22, 2025 • By JESSE BEDAYN — Associated Press

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Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say

Security officers gather near a gate at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, ahead of a ceremony to…

December 22, 2025 • By ROD McGUIRK — Associated Press

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Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump’s order

Dorothy Waterhouse, program director for the syringe exchange program at the Clark County Health Department, opens a cabinet containing supplies…

December 22, 2025 • By LAURA UNGAR — AP Medical Writer

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Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

Nicki Minaj speaks during Turning Point USA's AmericaFest 2025, Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Jon Cherry)(AP Photo/Jon Cherry)…

December 22, 2025 • By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON — Associated Press

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Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam … and whatever ‘6-7’ means

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss after the AFC Championship NFL football game against the…

December 22, 2025 • By JOCELYN NOVECK — AP National Writer

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US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week

James Denaro works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP…

December 22, 2025 • By DAMIAN J. TROISE — AP Business Writer

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Nelson leads Denver against Tulsa

Denver Pioneers (7-7) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (11-1) Tulsa, Oklahoma; Monday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Golden Hurricane -18.5;…

December 22, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Utah visits Colorado after shootout win

Utah Mammoth (18-17-3, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (26-2-7, in the Central Division) Denver; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST…

December 22, 2025 • By The Associated Press