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NORAD continues decades-long tradition of tracking Santa's trip around the world

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AP) — Sometimes kids drop the phone after hearing Santa won't show up if they're not asleep. Others who call the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline wonder if St. Ni...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Suspect in Brown University shooting and MIT professor’s killing was once a physics student

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thirty years ago, Claudio Neves Valente and Nuno F.G. Loureiro were classmates with bright futures. Both excelled in physics and made their way from their home countr...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Burns, Necas give Avalanche early lead in 3-2 win over Jets for 12th straight home win

DENVER (AP) — Brent Burns and Martin Necas scored early and the Colorado Avalanche held on to beat the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. Parker Kelly also scor...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US military launches strikes in Syria targeting Islamic State fighters after American deaths

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration launched military strikes Friday in Syria to “eliminate” Islamic State group fighters and weapons sites in retaliation for an ambush attack that ki...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The US Treasury wants more states to embrace Trump's tax cuts. So far, only a few have done so

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — To tax tips or not? That is a question that will confront lawmakers in states across the U.S. as they convene for work next year. President Donald Trump’s admi...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump did not break significant ground ab...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Germany's Julia Taubitz wins World Cup women's luge, American sliders take next 3 spots

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Germany’s Julia Taubitz had the fastest time in the second heat and that was enough to give her a World Cup women’s luge win on Friday night, with American sliders g...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

In Antarctica, photos show a remote area teeming with life amid growing risks from climate change

ANTARCTICA (AP) — The Southern Ocean is one of the most remote places on Earth, but that doesn't mean it is tranquil. Tumultuous waves that can swallow vessels ensure that the Antarctic Peni...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brown University attack suspect died 2 days before his body was found, autopsy finds

An autopsy determined that the man suspected in last weekend's attack at Brown University and the fatal shooting of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor days later had been dead...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Forecasters issue rare weather warning as strong gusts fuel wildfire threats in Colorado

The National Weather Service on Friday issued a rare warning for part of Colorado's Front Range as hurricane-force winds and tinder dry conditions boosted the threat of wildfire across sever...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Los Angeles Angels settle lawsuit with family of pitcher Tyler Skaggs over fatal overdose

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels reached a confidential settlement Friday with the family of late pitcher Tyler Skaggs after a lengthy trial that detailed drug use by players....

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Tesla CEO Elon Musk recovers $55 billion pay package in Delaware court ruling

Elon Musk, already the world's richest man, scored another huge windfall Friday when the Delaware Supreme Court reversed a decision that deprived him of a $55 billion pay package that Tesla ...

DATE: Dec 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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