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Belgium seeks protection from Russian retaliation as EU leaders weigh a massive loan for Ukraine

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium insisted on Thursday that its European Union partners must provide ironclad guarantees that it will be protected from Russian retaliation before it would back a massi...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran's Hormuz Island for the first time this year

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Rainfall on Iran's Hormuz Island briefly transformed the coastline of its famed Red Beach into a striking natural scene this week, as red soil flowed into the sea and tur...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US announces massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion, angering China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration has announced a massive package of arms sales to Taiwan valued at more than $10 billion that includes medium-range missiles, howitze...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Israel launches intense airstrikes in Lebanon as deadline looms to disarm Hezbollah

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel carried out a series of airstrikes on southern and northeastern Lebanon on Thursday as a deadline looms to disarm the militant Hezbollah group along the countries' tense...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It sounds simple — building relationships. But they’re up against p...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Arnett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who spent decades dodging bullets and bombs to bring the world eyewitness accounts of war from the rice paddies of Vietna...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Denver hosts Cal Baptist after Monclova's 30-point outing

Cal Baptist Lancers (6-5) at Denver Pioneers (5-7) Denver; Friday, 3 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Denver takes on Cal Baptist after Laia Monclova scored 30 points in Denver's 80-53 win against the ...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Avalanche bring 3-game win streak into matchup with the Jets

Winnipeg Jets (15-16-2, in the Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (24-2-7, in the Central Division) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche are looking to extend...

DATE: Dec 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Davis scores 19 off the bench, San Diego State takes down Air Force 81-58

SAN DIEGO (AP) — BJ Davis' 19 points off of the bench helped lead San Diego State to an 81-58 victory against Air Force on Wednesday night. Davis added six assists for the Aztecs (6-3, 1-0 ...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Key findings of an AP analysis examining federal prosecutions of protesters

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched a months-long effort to prosecute people accused of assaulting or hindering federal officers while protesting President Donald Trump’s i...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Authorities searching for a shooter who attacked students Saturday at Brown University are asking for tips from people who might have video of the shooter potentially...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado beats Portland State 84-73 without fans at the CU Events Center

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 20 points, and Colorado beat Portland State 84-73 on Wednesday night in a game without fans inside the CU Events Center. Colorado announced about...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press