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Powerful holiday storm lashes Southern California and brings flash floods, mudslides 12/24/2025 08:48pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — A powerful winter storm swept across California on Wednesday, with heavy rains and gusty winds bringing mudslides and debris flows that has led to some water rescues and evacuation orders. Forecasters said Southern California could see its wettest Christmas in years and warne Pat Finn, who appeared in 'The Middle,' 'Friends' and 'Seinfeld,' dead at 60 12/24/2025 05:17pm • Actor and comedian Patrick Finn, best known for his role in ABC's The Middle, has died, according to a statement from his family. Finn, 60, died on Dec. 22 following a three-year battle with cancer, which had been in remission but then returned. Finn began his career as an improv comedian alongsid How to beat rideshare surge pricing for your holiday travels 12/24/2025 04:52pm • If you're flying for the holidays, there are some easy hacks that could save you money if you're in need of a ride. The rule of supply versus demand hits high gear during the holiday season, with record numbers of travelers expected in airports nationwide. It's also prime time for rideshares California farmer arrested on suspicion of murder in wife's death in Arizona 12/24/2025 04:04pm • A prominent California farmer was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of murder in the shooting death of his estranged wife in a remote mountain community in Arizona, the Navajo County Sheriff's Office said. Michael Abatti, 63, was arrested in El Centro and booked into jail on a first-degree murder charge Editorial Roundup: United States 12/24/2025 03:01pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 23 The Washington Post on conservatism and free markets When American conservatives abandon free-market principles, there’s no telling what follows. The Heritage Foundation has been illustrating this the past few months. One Zelenskyy says he's open to creating demilitarized zone in Ukraine's industrial heartland 12/24/2025 02:20pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would be willing to withdraw troops from the country’s eastern industrial heartland as part of a plan to end Russia’s war, if Moscow also pulls back and the area becomes a demilitarized zone monitored by international forces. Explosion in Moscow kills 3 people. Official says Ukrainian intelligence was behind it 12/24/2025 12:14pm • An explosion in Moscow on Wednesday killed three people, including two police officers, Russian investigators said, days after a car bomb killed a high-ranking general not far away. An official from Ukraine’s military intelligence, known as GUR, told The Associated Press that the attack had been c Edmunds: The best used luxury vehicles to be had for under $40,000 12/24/2025 07:46am • When you’re shopping for a high-quality vehicle, the idea of acquiring one with a luxury badge that’s packed with features can be appealing. But it can also be an expensive proposition in today’s market when the average price of a new car is approximately $50,000. Thankfully, there is an alter Rockville police welcome their first-ever bloodhound to K-9 unit 12/24/2025 04:43am • Police in Rockville, Maryland, have added a new set of paws to their force. Dare, an 8-month-old bloodhound, reported for duty Monday. She is the first bloodhound in the 51-year history of the Rockville City Police Department’s K-9 unit. Cpl. James Shieder Jr. met his new partner in Kentucky FBI: Lyft driver terrorized by escaped Georgia inmates before she was rescued in Florida 12/23/2025 07:37pm • ATLANTA (AP) — Three inmates who escaped from a jail east of Atlanta, including a murder suspect, commandeered a terrified Lyft driver's car to reach south Florida before she was rescued and they were captured, according to details revealed in court records. The driver told FBI agents that the men California woman charged with murder in her 9-year-old daughter's death 12/23/2025 07:28pm • A California woman has been charged with murder after the remains of her missing 9-year-old daughter were found in Utah, authorities said Tuesday. Ashlee Buzzard, 40, was arrested Tuesday after bullet cartridges found near her daughter's body were linked to a used cartridge case found in her home, Editorial Roundup: United States 12/23/2025 05:31pm • Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Dec. 12 The Wall Street Journal on Pete Hegseth's “Zombie Reaganism” You almost have to admire Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth taking the stage at the Ronald Reagan presidential library and immediately opening fire. “Most who Man found dead on median of Fairfax County Parkway 12/23/2025 03:17pm • A man was found dead in a grassy median on the Fairfax County Parkway in Northern Virginia on Tuesday morning, and police are investigating how he ended up there. A driver called police around 9:45 a.m. when they saw what appeared to be a body near the intersection of Fairfax County Parkway and Israeli settlers forcibly enter Palestinian home in latest West Bank attack 12/23/2025 03:14pm • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian home in the south of the Israeli-occupied West Bank overnight, breaking in and killing sheep, a Palestinian official said Tuesday. It was the latest in a surge of attacks by settlers against Palestinians in the territory in recent months. Is Cautious shoppers step up spending to start holiday season 12/23/2025 12:46pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers stepped up gift giving during the first seven weeks of the holiday shopping season, according to new data released Tuesday. But uncertainty about the economy is making shoppers more targeted in their buying. From Nov. 1 through Sunday, cash and credit card sales rose 4.2