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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Belarus freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and dozens of other political prisoners on Saturday, capping two d...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghostlike calls

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Loons are on the mend in Maine, filling more of the state's lakes and ponds with their haunting calls, although conservationists say the birds aren't out of the woods ...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

UN chief says 6 peacekeepers killed in drone strike on a UN facility in Sudan

CAIRO (AP) — A drone strike hit a United Nations facility in war-torn Sudan on Saturday, killing six peacekeepers, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. The strike hit the peacekeepi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Affable comedy acting legend Dick Van Dyke turns 100 years old

Comedy icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 100th birthday on Saturday, hitting the century mark some six decades after he sang and danced with Julie Andrews in “Mary Poppins” and starred in hi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Packers running back Emanuel Wilson joins Josh Jacobs on injured report

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers are unsure about the availability of either of their top two running backs for Sunday's game at Denver. Green Bay added Emanuel Wilson to its in...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Fighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump's ceasefire claim

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Fighting raged Saturday morning along the border of Thailand and Cambodia, even after U.S. President Donald Trump, acting as a mediator, declared that he had won agree...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Amy Schumer says she and her husband have decided to end their marriage

Comedian Amy Schumer says she and her husband, chef Chris Fischer, have decided to end their marriage. Schumer, an actress, author and writer, announced the planned split in a social media p...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What to know about King Charles III's cancer treatment and his message to the public

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has been “deeply touched” by the response to his update on his cancer treatment, Buckingham Palace said Saturday, adding that the monarch is pleased to have hi...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory's south. Hamas in a statement d...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Peter Greene, a character actor known for role as the villain Zed in 'Pulp Fiction,' has died

NEW YORK (AP) — Peter Greene, a character actor best known for his role as the iconic villain Zed in “Pulp Fiction,” has died. He was 60. He died in his home in New York City, his manager, G...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Higher cost, worse coverage: Affordable Care Act enrollees say expiring subsidies will hit them hard

NEW YORK (AP) — For one Wisconsin couple, the loss of government-sponsored health subsidies next year means choosing a lower-quality insurance plan with a higher deductible. For a Michigan f...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Grassley built a reputation for government oversight. Has he abandoned it under Trump?

WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s top law enforcement officials were firing and forcing out waves of Justice Department veterans, Sen. Chuck Grassley denounced a “political infec...

DATE: Dec 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press