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What's an atmospheric river? AP explains the weather phenomenon

Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Where do atmospheric rivers come fr...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

An internal CBS News battle over a “60 Minutes” story critical of the Trump administration has exploded publicly, with a correspondent charging it was kept off the air for political reasons ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Flash flooding in northern California leads to soaked roads, water rescues and 1 death

REDDING, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Cyberattack disrupts France's postal service and banking during Christmas rush

PARIS (AP) — With just three days to go before Christmas, a cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments....

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Takeaways from AP's report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town

LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A small town in rural Nebraska is losing its biggest employer, a Tyson Foods' beef plant, which will be laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of around 11,000 ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, acco...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Addiction-stricken community struggles to keep a syringe program going after Trump's order

JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Inside a storage room at the Clark County Health Department are boxes with taped-on signs reading, “DO NOT USE.” They contain cookers and sterile water that peopl...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Car bomb kills Russian general in Moscow

MOSCOW (AP) — A car bomb killed a Russian general on Monday, the third such killing of a senior military officer in just over a year. Investigators said Ukraine may be behind the attack. Lt...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Here's what stores are open, and which ones are closed, on Christmas

From department stores to grocery stores, most retailers across the U.S. close early on Christmas Eve and shut their doors entirely on Christmas Day — while others opt to cut back hours. But...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

Rapper Nicki Minaj on Sunday made a surprise appearance at a gathering of conservatives in Arizona that was memorializing late activist Charlie Kirk, and used her time on stage to praise Pre...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Pop culture in 2025: A ring for Taylor, an ill-timed KissCam ... and whatever ‘6-7’ means

Dictionaries define things. It’s their job. So when dictionary.com pronounced “6-7” as their 2025 word of the year, you’d think they would have, well, defined it. But no. “We’re all still tr...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Monday at the start of what’s expected to be a quiet holiday week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% and is just below the all-time high it ...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

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