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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist dies at 91
By THOMAS ADAMSON and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press 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 ani...
Dec 28, 2025
Russia strikes Ukraine's capital and kills at least 1 person a day before Zelenskyy-Trump meeting
By SAMYA KULLAB and VASILISA STEPANENKO Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with ballistic missiles and drones on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding...
Dec 27, 2025
Winter storm snarls holiday travel across US Northeast, Great Lakes
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JULIE WALKER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - More than a thousand flights were canceled or delayed across the Northeast and Great Lakes regions due to snow as thousands took to r...
Dec 27, 2025
Long ECU touchdown negated by inadvertent whistle, but the Pirates win the Military Bowl anyway
By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - After the game was over and his team had won, East Carolina coach Blake Harrell could be magnanimous about an officiating gaffe that nearly turne...
Dec 27, 2025
Man accused of 1996 Tupac Shakur killing seeks to suppress evidence
By JESSICA HILL Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) - The attorneys for the man accused of killing rap icon Tupac Shakur in 1996 are pushing to suppress evidence obtained in what they claim was an "unlawf...
Dec 27, 2025
California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
By TY ONEIL and JAIMIE DING Associated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) - Powerful winter storms brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, sending mud and debris sliding and h...
Dec 26, 2025
Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four other...
Dec 26, 2025
Sam Darnold and Seahawks travel to face Panthers with plenty of playoff implications on the line
By STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks and Carolina Panthers both need a win and some help when it comes to the playoff picture. Sam Darnold and the Seahawks (12-3)...
Dec 26, 2025
Stocks close slightly lower in quiet post-Christmas trading
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks closed slightly lower on Friday in a quiet day of trading as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index fell 2.11 points, less than 0.1%, to close at 6...
Dec 26, 2025
Man dead, 2 police officers hurt in shooting during custody exchange in North Carolina
MINT HILL, N.C. (AP) - A man was shot and killed Friday after firing at police in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina, during a child custody exchange, authorities said. Two Mint Hill police officer...
Dec 26, 2025