The last meteor shower of the year — the Ursids — peaks Sunday, a few days before Christmas. While usually not as bright as the Geminids, the Ursid meteor shower…
Flowers are attached to the facade of an apartment block in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's…
Released hostage Ilana Gritzewsky poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kiryat Gat, Israel, on Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, near photos of her boyfriend, Matan Zangauker, who is being…
FILE – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the courtroom for his appeal trial of trying to bribe a magistrate in exchange for information about a legal case in…
FILE- The San Jose State University Spartans line up for their NCAA Mountain West women's volleyball game against the Colorado State University Rams in Fort Collins, Colo., on Thursday, Oct.…
Jen Dold, whose brother, Alex Dold, lived with schizophrenia and died after a 2017 encounter with sheriff's deputies and police officers, stands for a portrait with their mother, Kathy Duncan,…
A driver gets his car battery swapped at a first generation station by China-based CATL battery manufacturing company, in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han…
Colorado Avalanche (18-15, in the Central Division) vs. San Jose Sharks (11-18-5, in the Pacific Division) San Jose, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The San Jose Sharks host…
Elephants are seen at the safari park in Karachi, Pakistan, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Fareed Khan)(AP Photo/Fareed Khan) ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani veterinary surgeons found that a bacterial infection…
A man lays flowers on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, at the apartment block in Moscow, Russia, where a bomb killed Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia's Radiation, Biological…
A guard stands in a tower at Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Michigan City, Ind., where, barring last-minute court action or intervention by Gov. Eric Holcomb,…
Denver Nuggets (14-10, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (8-18, 13th in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Nuggets -8; over/under…
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (AP) — Jarred Hyder scored 29 points as Cal Poly beat Denver 95-94 in overtime on Tuesday. Hyder also contributed five rebounds for the Mustangs (6-7).…
FILE – Gisèle Pelicot, who prosecutors say was drugged by her then-husband so that men could rape her as she lay unconscious, leaves the courthouse in Avignon, southern France, on…
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, visits Israeli forces in a buffer zone inside Syria, Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Israel Government Press Office via AP)(Israel Government Press Office via AP)…
FORT COLLINS, Colo (AP) — Keshawn Williams scored 16 points off of the bench to lead Colorado State over Radford 78-68 on Tuesday night. Williams added seven rebounds for the…
FILE – Nissan Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda President Toshihiro Mibe attend a joint news conference in Tokyo, Friday, March 15, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP, File)(Kyodo News…
FILE -Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter speaks at a news conference during NFL football training camp Friday, July 26, 2024, in El Segundo, Calif. (AP Photo/John McCoy, File)(AP…
A building is seen damaged in Port Vila, Vanuatu following a powerful earthquake Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024. (Tim Cutler via AP)(Tim Cutler via AP) WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu’s…
FILE – This combination of images shows Joan Wilder on Nov. 22, 2024, Grace Boutot on Oct. 17, 2024, and Joanne Reid on Jan. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, Steven…
FILE – This combo image shows Tory Lanez performing at the Festival d'ete de Quebec, July 11, 2018, in Quebec City, Canada, left, and Megan Thee Stallion at the premiere…
SMU head coach Rhett Lashlee looks on in the first half of the Atlantic Coast Conference championship NCAA college football game against Clemson, Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, in Charlotte, N.C.…
Denver Broncos' Marvin Mims Jr. celebrates after a long return during the second half of an NFL football game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Denver. (AP…
FILE – African delegates to the General Conference of the United Methodist Church pray outside the Charlotte Convention Center, in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, May 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Smith, File)(AP…
FILE – A boy rides his bicycle past apartment buildings as a rally staged by the East Colfax Community Collective is held in the courtyard to address chronic problems in…
Travis Hunter poses in Times Square with the Heisman Trophy after winning it as the outstanding player in college football Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, in New York. (Todd Van Emst/Heisman…
A vessel believed to be overcrowded capsized as it made its way along the Fimi River, the latest such tragedy to strike Congo. (AP Graphic)(AP Graphic) KINSHASA, Congo (AP) —…
Suspect Luigi Mangione is taken into the Blair County Courthouse on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (Janet Klingbeil via AP)(Janet Klingbeil via AP) NEW YORK (AP) — The…
FILE – President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file) President-elect Donald Trump…
FILE – Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Gov. Gen. Mary Simon depart after Dominic LeBlanc, not shown, was sworn in as Finance Minister during a ceremony at Rideau Hall…
