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'Avatar: Fire and Ash' launches with $88M domestically, $345M worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — “Avatar: Fire and Ash” opened with $345 million in worldwide sales, according to studio estimates Sunday, notching the second-best global debut of the year and potentially pu...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Élysée Palace silver steward arrested for stealing thousands of euros' worth of silverware

PARIS (AP) — Three men will stand trial next year after a silver steward employed at the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of items of silverwar...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles win their second NFC East title in a row by beating the Commanders 29-18

LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — As the percussive horns of Stevie Wonder's “Sir Duke” filled the air, Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni — wearing a black T-shirt bearing the words, “Been there, w...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Thousands cheer as the sun rises on winter solstice at Stonehenge

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids an...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Humphries Armbruster gets 1st World Cup bobsled win since becoming a mom, ends 20-race German streak

Kaillie Humphries Armbruster has won dozens of races in her bobsled career. The victory she got Sunday was like none of the others. It was her first since she turned 40. And it was her first...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Prince William brings his son to the same homeless shelter he first visited with Princess Diana

LONDON (AP) — Prince William and his eldest son, Prince George, put on aprons to help make Christmas lunch at a homeless shelter, a charity that the Prince of Wales first visited as a child ...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Muddy eruption at Yellowstone's Black Diamond Pool captured on video

“Kablooey!” That's the word U.S. Geological Survey volcanic experts used to describe a muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone National Park on Saturday morning. Video shared b...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Marco wins! Schwarz scores World Cup giant slalom victory with favored Marco Odermatt sixth

ALTA BADIA, Italy (AP) — Yes, a Marco won the World Cup giant slalom Sunday. Just not the one expected at Alta Badia. Marco Schwarz was first on the classic Gran Risa course where Marco Oder...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Netflix and Paramount are fighting over Warner Bros. Discovery. Here's the regulatory outlook

Warner Bros. Discovery is in the middle of a Hollywood tug-of-war between Netflix and Paramount. And chances are it'll be a long, bumpy regulatory road ahead for either buyer. Warner’s board...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Trump's return brought stiff headwinds for clean energy. So why are advocates optimistic in 2026?

There were some highs amid a lot of lows in a roller coaster year for clean energy as President Donald Trump worked to boost polluting fuels while blocking wind and solar, according to dozen...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US tech enabled China’s surveillance empire. Now Tibetan refugees in Nepal are paying the price

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The white dome of Boudhanath rises like a silent guardian over the chaotic sprawl of Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, crowned by a golden spire that pierces the sky. Paint...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Sofia Goggia gets overdue World Cup win in super-G and Lindsey Vonn is third

VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) — Lindsey Vonn heads to Aspen for the holidays happy with another good result Sunday, standing on the podium for a fourth time in five World Cup races to complete an...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press