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(AP) ��� Broncos coach Sean Payton sent his offense back onto the field on fourth down Thursday night, the ball inside the Kansas City Chiefs' 10-yard line and less than 2 minutes left on the clock ��� and no intention of ever snapping it. Chiefs defensive tackle Chris Jones didn't Amid a battery boom, graphite mining gets a fresh look in the US 12/26/2025 12:02am • GOUVERNEUR, N.Y. (AP) ��� Graphite mines in the United States largely closed down seven decades ago. Mining the ubiquitous mineral found in everything from nuclear reactors to pencils seemed to make little sense when it could be imported inexpensively from other nations, especially China. That view Mohammad Bakri, renowned and controversial Palestinian actor and filmmaker, dies at 72 12/25/2025 08:53pm • TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) ��� Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian director and actor who sought to share the complexities of Palestinian identity and culture through a variety of works in both Arabic and Hebrew, has died, his family announced. He was 72. Bakri was best known for ���Jenin, Jenin,��� a 2003 doc How many is 96,000? Key housing number cited by Md. Gov. Moore is hard to explain 12/25/2025 04:58pm • Since he took office in 2023, Gov. Wes Moore (D) has made housing a focus of his administration, and nearly every speech, proclamation and press release since then has featured the state���s 96,000-unit housing shortage. Does that mean there are 96,000 unhoused people in the state? Hardly. The nu Christmas Eve winner in Arkansas lands a $1.817 billion Powerball lottery jackpot 12/25/2025 04:19pm • A Powerball ticket purchased at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, won a $1.817 billion jackpot in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing, ending the lottery game���s three-month stretch without a top-prize winner. The winning numbers were 04, 25, 31, 52 and 59, with the Powerball number being Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering 12/25/2025 02:45pm • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, such as in Gaza, those who are impoverished, such as in Yemen, and the many migrants who cross the Mediterranean Sea and the Am Fairfax Co. prepares for firehouse primary Sunday as voters look to elect new House District 17 delegate 12/25/2025 02:41pm • Voters in Fairfax County, Virginia, will soon be hitting the polls in 2026 to elect a new delegate to fill the House District 17 seat left open by departing Del. Mark Sickles. Residents were officially given notice of a call to caucus in a Wednesday announcement by the Fairfax County Democratic C Northwestern and Central Michigan are heading for a defensive showdown in GameAbove Sports Bowl 12/25/2025 02:36pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Christmas bowl games often turn into scoring bonanzas, where the first team to 40 points is the winner. The GameAbove Sports Bowl might be the exception to that rule ��� 20 points could be more than enough. The game Friday pits Northwestern and Central Michigan, two Great Lakes scho Virtual reality opens doors for older people to build closer connections in real life 12/25/2025 12:08pm • LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) ��� Like many retirement communities, The Terraces serves as a tranquil refuge for a nucleus of older people who no longer can travel to faraway places or engage in bold adventures. 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Michigan vs. Northwestern, Detroit 4:30 p.m. ESPN ��� Rate Bowl: New Mexico vs. Minnesota, Phoenix 8 p.m. ESPN ��� SERVPRO First Responder Bowl: FIU vs. UTSA, Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura declared winner of Honduras' presidential vote 12/25/2025 02:41am • TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) ��� Trump-backed candidate Nasry Asfura won Honduras��� presidential election, electoral authorities said Wednesday afternoon, ending a weeks-long count that has whittled away at the credibility of the Central American nation���s fragile electoral system. The election is c Hawaii stuns Cal in 35-31 in Hawaii Bowl on backup QB Luke Weaver's last-minute TD pass 12/25/2025 02:21am • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Backup quarterback Luke Weaver threw a 22-yard touchdown pass to Nick Cenacle with 10 seconds left, and Hawaii rallied for a 35-31 comeback victory over California in a thrilling Hawaii Bowl on Wednesday night. Weaver entered the game after Micah Alejado took a hard hit on the prev