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The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders

CORRECTS MONTH FILE – This photo provided by NASA shows the Moon's shadow covering portions of Canada and the U.S.…

December 28, 2025 • By MARCIA DUNN — AP Aerospace Writer

Trump says Ukraine and Russia are ‘closer than ever’ to peace after talks with Zelenskyy

President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shake hands at the start of a joint news conference following a…

December 28, 2025 • By WILL WEISSERT, SEUNG MIN KIM and ELISE MORTON — Associated Press

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Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says

This courtroom sketch depicts Brian Cole Jr., 30, of Woodbridge, Va., the man accused of planting a pair of pipe…

December 28, 2025 • By ERIC TUCKER — Associated Press

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Winter storm sweeps across US with snow, ice and severe weather

People cross 7th street in the heavy snow on Sunday Dec. 28, 2025 in downtown Minneapolis. (Jerry Holt /Star Tribune…

December 28, 2025 • By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JEFF MARTIN — Associated Press

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Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured

Authorities look over the scene after two helicopters crashed in Hammonton, N.J., on Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025. (WPVI-TV/6ABC via AP)(WPVI-TV/6ABC…

December 28, 2025 • By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and MINGSON LAU — Associated Press

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Preliminary results show Prime Minister Kurti’s party won Kosovo snap vote convincingly

Kosovo's acting Prime Minister and leader of VeteVendosje political party Albin Kurti greets his supporters in Kosovo's capital Pristina, Sunday…

December 28, 2025 • By ZANA CIMILI — Associated Press

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Denker scores career-high 33 points to lead Northern Colorado to stunning 86-81 win over Colorado

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Quinn Denker scored a career-high 33 points on 12-for-18 shooting, grabbed eight rebounds and distributed eight…

December 28, 2025

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Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting

Palestinians try to recover their tent after overnight rainfall flooded their beachside tent camp in Khan Younis, in the southern…

December 28, 2025 • By WAFAA SHURAFA and SALLY ABOU ALJOUD — Associated Press

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Guineans vote in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win

Guinea's President, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, arrives with his wife, Lauriane Doumbouya, to cast their votes in the presidential election in…

December 28, 2025

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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

FILE – French actress Brigitte Bardot poses with a huge sombrero she brought back from Mexico, as she arrives at…

December 28, 2025 • By THOMAS ADAMSON and ELAINE GANLEY — Associated Press

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New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

FILE – A subway rider swipes his MetroCard in a turnstile as he enters the 34th St. subway station, July…

December 28, 2025 • By PHILIP MARCELO — Associated Press

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Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

In this photo released by the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, left, shakes hands with…

December 28, 2025 • By SIMINA MISTREANU — Associated Press

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Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

Officials of the Union Election Commission prepare to count votes at a polling station, during the first phase of general…

December 28, 2025 • By TIAN MACLEOD JI and GRANT PECK — Associated Press

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Hounded by photographers for years, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save

FILE – French film actress Brigitte Bardot and her husband Gunter Sachs pose just before boarding a chartered airplane on…

December 28, 2025 • By ANGELA CHARLTON and ELAINE GANLEY. — Associated Press

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A building collapse in South Africa kills three people, including a 1-year-old

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three people, including a one-year-old child, died when a two-story building collapsed in South Africa’s Soweto township,…

December 28, 2025 • Associated Press

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Avalanche host the Kings after Necas’ 2-goal game

Los Angeles Kings (16-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (28-2-7, in the Central Division) Denver; Monday, 9 p.m.…

December 28, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Ware and the Heat take on Jokic and the Nuggets

Denver Nuggets (22-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (17-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday, 7:30…

December 28, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Necas scores twice, MacKinnon gets shootout winner, Avs top Knights 6-5

Vegas Golden Knights goaltender Carter Hart (79) stops a shot by Colorado Avalanche center Brock Nelson (11) during the first…

December 27, 2025 • By W.G. RAMIREZ — Associated Press

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Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

CORRECTS NAME OF THAI DEFENSE MINISTER – In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodian Defense Minister Tea…

December 27, 2025 • By WASAMON AUDJARINT and SOPHENG CHEANG — Associated Press

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Black scores career-high 38, Magic overcome Jokic, Nuggets for 127-126 victory

Orlando Magic guard Anthony Black (0) shoots over Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic during the first half of an NBA…

December 27, 2025 • DICK SCANLON — Associated Press

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Texans clinch third consecutive playoff berth with 20-16 win over Chargers

Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud (7) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the…

December 27, 2025 • By BETH HARRIS — AP Sports Writer

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Broncos win first AFC West title in a decade, ending Chiefs’ reign, and eye No. 1 seed

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton talks to reporters following an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs Thursday,…

December 27, 2025 • By ARNIE STAPLETON — AP Pro Football Writer

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Jeffrey R. Holland, next in line to lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, dies at 85

FILE – Jeffrey R. Holland, member of the quorum of the twelve apostles, speaks during a news conference at the…

December 27, 2025 • By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM — Associated Press

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Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes

FILE – An American Airlines plane arrives at the O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam…

December 27, 2025 • By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JULIE WALKER — Associated Press