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Durant scores 31, Sheppard’s 11-point flurry helps Rockets end Nuggets’ 6-game win streak, 115-101

Houston Rockets forward Kevin Durant, center, look to pass the ball as Denver Nuggets forward Spencer Jones and center Nikola…

December 20, 2025 • By ASHLYN STAPLETON — Associated Press

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WWII Navy veteran Ira ‘Ike’ Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105

FILE – An attendee asks Pearl Harbor survivor Ira "Ike" Schab, 103, to sign an U.S. flag during the 82nd…

December 20, 2025 • By JENNIFER PELTZ and JAIMIE DING — Associated Press

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Broncos’ Michael Bandy savors his first NFL TD after being cut 9 times in 5 years

Denver Broncos' Bo Nix celebrates after throwing a touchdown to Michael Bandy during the first half of an NFL football…

December 20, 2025 • By ARNIE STAPLETON — AP Pro Football Writer

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Nelson’s 32 lead Denver past Northern Colorado 86-79

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Zane Nelson’s 32 points led Denver over Northern Colorado 86-79 on Saturday. Nelson added three steals…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Utah State wins 100-58 over Colorado State

LOGAN, Utah (AP) — Mason Falslev’s 18 points helped Utah State defeat Colorado State 100-58 in a Mountain West Conference…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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In this still image from video obtained by The Associated Press, Heather Sterling is hit in the head by one…

December 20, 2025 • By RYAN J. FOLEY — Associated Press

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Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

This image provided by Blue Origin, Michaela Benthaus poses after the Blue Origin's capsule landed on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025…

December 20, 2025 • By MARCIA DUNN — AP Aerospace Writer

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Combat training is a rite of passage for police recruits. It’s left a trail of deaths and injuries

Heather Sterling poses for a portrait during a hike, Aug. 11, 2025, near Daniel, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)(AP Photo/Amber Baesler)…

December 20, 2025 • By RYAN J. FOLEY — Associated Press

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Trump’s ‘A+++++’ economy collides with reality in a Pennsylvania city critical to the midterms

A street scene in Allentown, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Steven Sloan)(AP Photo/Steven Sloan) ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — When…

December 20, 2025 • By STEVEN SLOAN — Associated Press

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How surveillance technology and the ‘Reddit Detective Agency’ helped search for a killer

This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting…

December 20, 2025 • By MATT O'BRIEN — AP Technology Writer

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You finally got a doctor’s appointment. Here’s how to get the most out of it

FILE – An exam room at a medical clinic in Detroit on July 29, 2015. (Charles V. Tines/Detroit News via…

December 20, 2025 • By LAURAN NEERGAARD — AP Medical Writer

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High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India

An excavator dig a pit to burry the carcass an Asiatic wild elephant being removed from a railway track after…

December 20, 2025 • By WASBIR HUSSAIN — Associated Press

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Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in graft case

FILE – Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan, right, and Bushra Bibi, his wife, speak to the media before signing…

December 20, 2025 • By MUNIR AHMED — Associated Press

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Everything you need to know about Christmas, and how it has evolved into a global holiday

FILE – Christmas trees and Santa Clauses decorate the entrance to the beach in Haffkrug, northern Germany, Monday, Dec. 20,…

December 20, 2025 • By LUIS ANDRES HENAO — Associated Press

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Colorado plays Stanford

Stanford Cardinal (9-2) vs. Colorado Buffaloes (10-1) Phoenix; Saturday, 8 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -5.5; over/under is 155.5…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Utah State hosts Colorado State following Collins’ 20-point performance

Colorado State Rams (9-2) at Utah State Aggies (9-1) Logan, Utah; Saturday, 2 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aggies -7.5;…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Wisne and Northern Colorado host Denver

Denver Pioneers (6-7) at Northern Colorado Bears (9-2) Greeley, Colorado; Saturday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bears -9; over/under…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Colorado visits Arizona State following Elliott’s 30-point game

Colorado Buffaloes (9-3) at Arizona State Sun Devils (13-0) Tempe, Arizona; Sunday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Arizona State plays…

December 20, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa’s trip around the world

Volunteers take phone calls from children asking where Santa is and when he will deliver presents to their house, during…

December 19, 2025 • By COLLEEN SLEVIN — Associated Press

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Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student

This image provided by Providence Police Dept. shows surveillance images of Claudio Neves Valente, a suspect in the mass shooting…

December 19, 2025 • By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MARYCLAIRE DALE and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH — Associated Press

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US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth salute as carry teams move the transfer cases with the remains of…

December 19, 2025 • By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, BEN FINLEY and AAMER MADHANI — Associated Press

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The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump’s tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing regarding marijuana in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday,…

December 19, 2025 • By DAVID A. LIEB — Associated Press

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Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

This undated photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows Jeffrey Epstein. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)(U.S. Department…

December 19, 2025 • By MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER — Associated Press

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In Antarctica, photos show a remote area teeming with life amid growing risks from climate change

Adelie penguins stand on a block of floating ice at Yalour Islands in Antarctica, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark…

December 19, 2025 • By MARK BAKER — Associated Press