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Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks. U.S. Presi...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Takeaways from The Associated Press report on Myanmar's crackdown on cyberscam centers

Myanmar’s military government has announced a new “zero tolerance” policy against the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country. As a sign of commitment, they ra...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82

Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William “Buck” Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died Tuesday in hospi...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saturn's giant moon Titan may not have a vast underground ocean after all. Titan instead may hold deep layers of ice and slush more akin to Earth’s polar seas, wi...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll

NEW YORK (AP) — Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, accord...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Louvre workers vote to extend a strike as the museum partially reopens

PARIS (AP) — Employees at the Louvre Museum voted to extend a strike that has disrupted operations at the world’s most visited museum, though the venue partially opened Wednesday to allow vi...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

The Latest: Jack Smith set for private interview with lawmakers about Trump investigations

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith is set for a closed-door interview with House Republicans on Wednesday after lawmakers rebuffed his offer to testify publicly about h...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Woman charged after Mississippi Walmart shoppers say they found razor blades in loaves of bread

A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempt...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Olympic champ and new mom Lindsey Jacobellis will be in NBC booth, but she's not retiring

Olympic snowboard champion Lindsey Jacobellis will enjoy her sixth Winter Games from the TV booth. Jacobellis, who recently had a daughter, Ayla, has decided to skip a run for yet another Ol...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers funded by the Department of Energy to provide the Chinese military with access to sensitive nuclear technology and ot...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Church altar featuring homeless man goes on display a stone's throw from his grave at the Vatican

VATICAN CITY (AP) — In 2018, German artist Michael Triegel asked a homeless man in Rome to pose for a drawing, thinking that he would make an ideal model for St. Peter if he ever needed to p...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Air Force faces San Diego State on 4-game skid

Air Force Falcons (3-8) at San Diego State Aztecs (5-3) San Diego; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Aztecs -23.5; over/under is 137.5 BOTTOM LINE: Air Force enters the matc...

DATE: Dec 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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