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Arctic blast brings snow and wind to the Great Lakes and Northeast

A surge of Arctic air brought strong winds, heavy snow and frigid temperatures to the Great Lakes and Northeast on Tuesday, a day after a bomb cyclone barreling across the Midwest left tens ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The year's first meteor shower and supermoon clash in January skies

NEW YORK (AP) — The year's first supermoon and meteor shower will sync up in January skies, but the light from one may dim the other. The Quadrantid meteor shower peaks Friday night into Sat...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Escalation in Yemen threatens to reignite civil war and create wider tensions in Gulf region

DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Saudi Arabia bombed Yemen’s port city of Mukalla on Tuesday, targeting a shipment of weapons from the United Arab Emirates for separatist forces — a significant move in a ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Stocks edge lower as 2025 winds down while gold and silver rise

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged lower in morning trading on Wall Street Tuesday as 2025 nudges closer to the finish line. The S&P 500 fell 0.1%. The benchmark index is still on track for a gai...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

After quiet off-year elections, Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in the midterms

If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of the House of Representatives in 2026. They have just a slim majority in the chamber, and the incumbent party usual...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Concerns over roads in Nigeria after crash that injured Anthony Joshua and killed 2 associates

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Tributes have been paid after the crash that injured British former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua and killed two close associates on Monday, amid growing concern ...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Where are the wackiest New Year's Eve drops in the US?

Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of fruits, vegeta...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

In escalating tensions with Venezuela, Trump says the US 'hit' a coastal drug loading facility

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few deta...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Russia's nuclear-capable Oreshnik missiles have entered active service, Moscow says

Russia’s nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system has entered active service in Belarus, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, as the U.S. efforts to broker a deal to end the nearly four-ye...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brigitte Bardot's funeral will be held next week in French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez

PARIS (AP) — The funeral for Brigitte Bardot will be held next week in Saint-Tropez, the glamorous French Riviera resort she helped make famous and where she lived for more than a half-centu...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Khaleda Zia, former Bangladeshi prime minister and archrival of a previous premier, dies at 80

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, whose archrivalry with another former premier defined the country’s politics for a generation, has died, her Banglades...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wyoming travels to Air Force for conference showdown

Wyoming Cowboys (9-3, 0-1 MWC) at Air Force Falcons (3-9, 0-1 MWC) Colorado Springs, Colorado; Tuesday, 4 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cowboys -12.5; over/under is 143.5 BOTTOM LINE:...

DATE: Dec 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press