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Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the attraction partially opened Wednesday to all...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone's throw from his grave at the Vatican

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to p...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after lawmakers rebuffed his offer to testify pu...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Air Force faces San Diego State on 4-game skid

Air Force Falcons (3-8) at San Diego State Aztecs (5-3) San Diego; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aztecs -23.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Air Force enters the matc...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Miller leads Portland State against Colorado after 31-point showing

Portland State Vikings (6-3) at Colorado Buffaloes (9-1) Boulder, Colorado; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -16.5; over/under is 150.5 BOTTOM LINE: Portland State...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder

SYDNEY (AP) — An accused gunman in Sydney’s Bondi Beach massacre was charged with 59 offenses including 15 charges of murder on Wednesday, as hundreds of mourners gathered in Sydney to begin...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

MacKinnon has two goals and an assist as Avalanche beat Kraken 5-3

SEATTLE (AP) — Nathan MacKinnon scored twice for an NHL-leading 28 goals this season and added an assist as the Colorado Avalanche beat the Seattle Kraken 5-3 on Tuesday night for their thir...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nuggets face the Magic on 5-game win streak

Orlando Magic (15-11, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (19-6, second in the Western Conference) Denver; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver comes into a matchup again...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trafficked, exploited, married off: Rohingya children’s lives crushed by foreign aid cuts

UKHIYA, Bangladesh (AP) — In moments when she is alone, when there is a break in the beatings from her husband, the girl cries for the school that was once her place of peace in a world that...

DATE: Dec 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

FCC leader Brendan Carr to face Senate questioning for first time since Kimmel controversy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr will face Senate questioning Wednesday for the first time since he pressured broadcasters to take ABC late-night hos...

DATE: Dec 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rob Reiner’s son Nick set to appear in court on 2 counts of murder in killing of his parents

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is expected to make his first court appearance Wednesday on two counts of first-degree murder in the killing of his parents. Nick Reiner, 32,...

DATE: Dec 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Investigators release additional video of possible Brown gunman as search continues

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities have asked the public for any footage they might have of the gunman who fatally shot two students and wounded nine others at Brown University, even as the...

DATE: Dec 16, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press