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Virginia Tech pulls away from No. 21 Virginia in triple overtime for 95-85 win 12/31/2025 05:53pm • BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) ��� Ben Hammond scored a career-high 30 points to lift Virginia Tech to a 95-85 triple-overtime victory against No. 21 Virginia on Wednesday. Hammond, who came off the bench, made just 7 of 16 from the floor, but hit 16 of 18 from the free-throw line for the Hokies (12-2, 1-0 At Trump administration orders a Colorado coal-fired power generator to stay open 12/31/2025 05:34pm • FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) ��� The Trump administration has told another coal-fired power facility to remain open, this time ordering the owners of a Colorado electricity generating unit to keep it running beyond its Wednesday retirement date. Compliance will cost Tri-State Generation and Transmissio Godfrey scores 14, Welling plays key role in final seconds and Clemson edges Syracuse 64-61 12/31/2025 05:07pm • SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) ��� RJ Godfrey scored 14 points, Carter Welling made a key free throw and steal in the final seconds, and Clemson edged Syracuse 64-61 in an ACC opener on Wednesday. Donnie Freeman's fastbreak layup got Syracuse within 63-61 points with 43 seconds remaining in the game. William K Rivers' brief comeback to end as Colts opt to start Leonard at QB against Houston 12/31/2025 05:07pm • Philip Rivers' brief comeback is over ��� and apparently so is his career. Again. The 44-year-old quarterback who came out of retirement to try and lead the Indianapolis Colts back to the playoffs three weeks ago will not start Sunday's game against the Houston Texans and has likely taken the final Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives 12/31/2025 04:50pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� Betty Boop and ���Blondie��� are joining Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain. The first appearances of the classic cartoon and comic characters are among the pieces of intellectual property whose 95-year U.S. copyright maximum has been reached, putting them in Trump administration terminates lease for Washington's 3 public golf courses 12/31/2025 04:49pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The Trump administration has ended the lease agreement for three public golf courses in Washington, a move that offers President Donald Trump an additional opportunity to put his stamp on another piece of the nation's capital. The National Links Trust, the nonprofit that has o Nasty weather on tap for New Year fetes at Rose Parade in California and revelers in New York City 12/31/2025 04:15pm • Two iconic celebrations to ring in the New Year ��� the Rose Parade in Southern California and the midnight ball drop in New York City ��� are in for some rough weather. Marching bands, floats and throngs of spectators are bracing for a rare dose of New Year���s Day rain and even thunder at the pres From Pope Francis to Charlie Kirk, many deaths in 2025 had a wide impact 12/31/2025 03:35pm • The death of Pope Francis brought change to the Catholic Church, which counts 1.4 billion adherents and is now led ��� for the first time ��� by an American pope. The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he spoke before a crowd horrified many and prompted somber conversations abou Texas Tech's biggest and richest fan explains how he'd fix college sports 12/31/2025 03:20pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� Because he is a billionaire, the chairman of the Texas Tech board of regents and the school's No. 1 superfan, the easiest route for Cody Campbell would be to keep pumping money into his school���s sports programs and let the chips fall where they may. ���For Texas Tech, These bipartisan bills were noncontroversial ��� until Trump vetoed them 12/31/2025 02:42pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term on Tuesday, rejecting two low-profile bipartisan bills, a move that had the effect of punishing backers who had opposed the president's positions on other issues. Trump vetoed drinking water pipeline legislation fr As CFP plods along, transfers and coaching moves don't wait. Oregon's Dan Lanning wants change 12/31/2025 02:01pm • DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ��� It's the biggest time of year in college football. And it has become a circus, with coaches on the move everywhere and in some cases essentially trying to work at two schools at the same time. On top of that, players will be formally on the move as well. Oregon coach Dan L Russian drone attack injures 3 Ukrainian children as Putin expresses confidence in victory 12/31/2025 01:51pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) ��� Russian drones blasted apartment buildings and the power grid in the southern Ukraine city of Odesa in an overnight attack that injured six people, including a toddler and two other children, officials said Wednesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence in hi SNAP bans on soda, candy and other foods take effect in five states Jan. 1 12/31/2025 12:38pm • Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits. Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska, Utah and West Virginia are the first of at least 18 states to enact waivers prohibiting the pur Trump isn't the 1st president to want more room to entertain, longtime White House usher says 12/31/2025 11:48am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� President Donald Trump is not the first president to want more room at the White House for entertaining, says the longest-serving top aide in the executive residence, offering some backup for the reason Trump has cited for his ballroom construction project. Gary Walters spent mor Iran appoints new central bank governor after mass protests as currency hits record low 12/31/2025 10:32am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� Iran appointed a new central bank governor on Wednesday as an economic crisis sparked mass protests following a record currency fall against the U.S. dollar. President Masoud Pezeshkian���s Cabinet appointed Abdolnasser Hemmati, a former economics minister, as the new governor