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Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in North Carolina plane crash

FILE – Greg Biffle celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Kansas Speedway…

December 19, 2025 • By ALLEN G. BREED and GARY D. ROBERTSON — Associated Press

Trump’s blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil raises new questions about legality

President Donald Trump listens before he signs an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval…

December 19, 2025 • By BEN FINLEY, ERIC TUCKER, KEVIN FREKING and JOSHUA GOODMAN — Associated Press

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TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

FILE – In this July 21, 2020 file photo, a man opens social media app 'TikTok' on his cell phone,…

December 19, 2025 • By BARBARA ORTUTAY — AP Technology Writer

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Head of workplace rights agency urges white men to report discrimination

FILE – Andrea Lucas, nominee to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, testifies during a Senate Health,…

December 19, 2025 • By CLAIRE SAVAGE — Associated Press

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Sliders from Ukraine and Russia will start consecutively at World Cup luge race at Lake Placid

Russian athlete Matvei Perestoronin finishes a qualifying race to compete in a Luge World Cup event in Lake Placid, N.Y.,…

December 19, 2025 • By TIM REYNOLDS — AP Sports Writer

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Colorado River water negotiators appear no closer to long-term agreement

FILE – The Colorado River runs through mountains near Burns, Colo., on April 12, 2023. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP,…

December 18, 2025 • By JESSICA HILL — Associated Press

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Trump’s handpicked board votes to rename Washington performing arts center the Trump Kennedy Center

The Kennedy Center is seen Thursday, Dec, 18, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)(AP Photo/Rahmat Gul) WASHINGTON (AP) — President…

December 18, 2025 • By DARLENE SUPERVILLE — Associated Press

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Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a news conference on the Autism report…

December 18, 2025 • By ALI SWENSON, MATTHEW PERRONE and DEVI SHASTRI — Associated Press

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Hurricane-force wind downs power lines, fans wildfires in Colorado with more on way

Power poles along U.S. Highway 93 near Golden, Colo., snapped in half during a strong wind storm on Wednesday, Dec.…

December 18, 2025 • By MEAD GRUVER — Associated Press

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What to know about Trump’s order seeking to relax federal drug policies for marijuana

FILE – A medical marijuana plant grows at CRC on July 23, 2024, in Pike County, Ala. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler,…

December 18, 2025 • By DAVID A. LIEB — Associated Press

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LISTEN: Denver’s Zach Allen says Broncos are treating matchup against Jaguars like a playoff game

Washington Commanders quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) is hit by Denver Broncos defensive lineman Zach Allen (99) during the first half…

December 18, 2025 • By ROB MAADDI and HAYA PANJWANI — Associated Press

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Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says

A sign is shown as first Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson, not seen, delivers remarks during a news conference…

December 18, 2025 • By HANNAH FINGERHUT and GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO — Associated Press

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Tennessee governor pardons country star Jelly Roll, who has sought redemption from criminal past

This photo provided by the office of Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee shows Gov. Bill Lee, left, giving country musician Jelly…

December 18, 2025 • By JONATHAN MATTISE — Associated Press

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Broncos and Jaguars clash in marquee Week 16 matchup with playoff implications on the line

Denver Broncos' Bo Nix celebrates after an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, in…

December 18, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Wall Street rises after an encouraging inflation update, as Micron helps AI stocks stop their slide

Trader Anthony Confusione works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)(AP…

December 18, 2025 • By STAN CHOE — AP Business Writer

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Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won’t help them win in 2026

FILE – DNC chair candidate Ken Martin speaks at the Democratic National Committee Winter Meeting in National Harbor, Md., Feb.…

December 18, 2025 • By BILL BARROW — Associated Press

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Trump Media to merge with nuclear fusion company that wants to power AI

FILE – The download screen for Truth Social app is seen on a laptop computer, March 20, 2024, in New…

December 18, 2025 • By MATT O'BRIEN and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT — Associated Press

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The Latest: Trump administration moves to cut off transgender care for children

President Donald Trump speaks during an address to the nation from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House, Wednesday,…

December 18, 2025 • By The Associated Press

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Restorers swap brushes for lasers in the first restoration of an iconic Roman monument in 40 years

Luca Del Fra, press officer for Rome's Special Superintendency looks at bas-reliefs depicting scenes from a battle on the second-century…

December 18, 2025 • By TRISHA THOMAS — Associated Press

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Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

This illustration provided by NASA in December 2025 depicts the aftermath of a collision between two massive space rocks orbiting…

December 18, 2025 • By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN — AP Science Writer

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Trump signs executive order that would reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

President Donald Trump speaks during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 18,…

December 18, 2025 • By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BILL BARROW — Associated Press

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Brian Walshe is sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his wife, whose body was never found

Brian Walshe, center, is sentenced in Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham, Mass., on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (Mark Stockwell/Boston Herald…

December 18, 2025 • By MICHAEL CASEY and PATRICK WHITTLE — Associated Press

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DOJ vowed to punish those who disrupt Trump’s immigration crackdown. Dozens of cases have crumbled

Sidney Reid, 44, of Washington, poses for a portrait near where she was arrested while protesting immigration detentions, Tuesday, Dec.…

December 18, 2025 • By MICHAEL BIESECKER, JAIMIE DING, CHRISTINE FERNANDO, CLAIRE RUSH and RYAN J. FOLEY — Associated Press

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Kremlin envoy set to visit Miami for talks on US peace plan for Ukraine

FILE – U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff, right, Russian presidential foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov, left, Russian Direct Investment Fund…

December 18, 2025 • By MATTHEW LEE and ILLIA NOVIKOV