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Coast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its target...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US says talks with Ukraine, Europe on ending war with Russia 'constructive'

A White House envoy said Sunday he held “productive and constructive” talks in Florida with Ukrainian and European representatives to end the nearly four-year war between Russia and Ukraine....

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Top Trump administration official defends partial release of Epstein files as Democrats cry foul

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the Justice Department’s decision to release just a fraction of the Jeffrey Epstein files by the congress...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Doctor's orders? ‘Belly laugh at least two to five days a week'

Melanin Bee curves her spine like a stretching cat as she lets out a maniacal, forced laugh. The quick-fire pattern of manufactured giggles —“oh, hoo hoo hoo, eeh, ha ha ha”— soon ripples in...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Multiple gunmen open fire at a South African pub, killing 9 and wounding 10

BEKKERSDAL, South Africa (AP) — Nine people have died and at least 10 others were wounded after a group of gunmen carried out a shooting at a South African pub during the early hours of Sund...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel's Cabinet approves 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s Cabinet has approved a proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank, the far-right finance minister said Sunday, as the government pushes...

DATE: Dec 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'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