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Guineans vote in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

New York subway ends its MetroCard era and switches fully to tap-and-go fares

NEW YORK (AP) — When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed modernity into one of the world’s oldest and largest transi...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Thai and Cambodian top diplomats meet in China to solidify ceasefire

BEIJING (AP) — Top diplomats from Thailand and Cambodia kicked off two days of talks in China on Sunday as Beijing seeks to strengthen its role in mediating the two countries’ border dispute...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a ...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Hounded by photographers for years, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save

PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot felt each pop of the flashbulb like the impact of a high-powered rifle bullet. And so it was, she said, that years of implacable hounding by the world’s paparazz...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

A building collapse in South Africa kills three people, including a 1-year-old

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Three people, including a one-year-old child, died when a two-story building collapsed in South Africa's Soweto township, west of Johannesburg, in the early hours of Sund...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado hosts Northern Colorado following Wisne's 27-point showing

Northern Colorado Bears (9-3) at Colorado Buffaloes (10-2) Boulder, Colorado; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Buffaloes -14.5; over/under is 158.5 BOTTOM LINE: Northern Colora...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Avalanche host the Kings after Necas' 2-goal game

Los Angeles Kings (16-12-9, in the Pacific Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (28-2-7, in the Central Division) Denver; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Los Ange...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Ware and the Heat take on Jokic and the Nuggets

Denver Nuggets (22-9, third in the Western Conference) vs. Miami Heat (17-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Miami; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets take on the Miam...

DATE: Dec 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Necas scores twice, MacKinnon gets shootout winner, Avs top Knights 6-5

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Martin Necas scored two goals in regulation and another during the shootout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Vegas Golden Knights 6-5 on Saturday night. Nathan MacKinnon ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Thailand and Cambodia sign a new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire agreement on Saturday to end weeks of fighting along their border over competing territorial claims. The agreement took effect at noon...

DATE: Dec 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press