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US says price increases eased last month but data may be distorted and Americans aren't feeling it 12/18/2025 11:59am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� At a time when Americans are frustrated and angry over the high cost of living, the government released a report Thursday showing that inflation had cooled unexpectedly in November. But economists quickly warned that that last month's numbers were suspect because they���d been de Alabama's steady Ty Simpson and Oklahoma's flashy John Mateer to meet in College Football Playoff 12/18/2025 11:17am • NORMAN, Okla. (AP) ��� Alabama���s Ty Simpson and Oklahoma���s John Mateer will bring contrasting styles to their College Football Playoff matchup on Friday. Simpson, considered a Heisman Trophy candidate for much of the season, is precise and disciplined. He has 26 touchdown passes to just five int More South Korean actors seek Hollywood dream after global success of Korean entertainment 12/18/2025 11:14am • SEOUL, South Korea (AP) ��� When actor Amy Baik was cast in a South Korean commercial last year, she thought she had landed a promising gig. But after filming wrapped, she was shocked to learn that both the director and advertiser had cut her scenes ��� not because of her performance, but because sh Pope names fellow Chicagoan, Bishop Ronald Hicks, as new archbishop of New York 12/18/2025 10:50am • VATICAN CITY (AP) ��� Pope Leo XIV on Thursday made his most important U.S. appointment to date, naming a fellow Chicagoan as the next archbishop of New York to lead one of the biggest U.S. archdioceses as it navigates relations with the Trump administration and its immigration crackdown. Bishop Ron Kalshi Promo Code WTOP: Get $10 Bonus for Rams-Seahawks, CFP, NFL Games 12/18/2025 10:41am • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services Use the Kalshi promo code WTOP to get a bonus for prediction markets. Register here to start making trades on the NFL and College Footb Refugee firefighters in Mauritania battle bushfires to give back to the community that took them in 12/18/2025 10:26am • MBERA, Mauritania (AP) ��� The men move in rhythm, swaying in line and beating the ground with spindly tree branches as the sun sets over the barren and hostile Mauritanian desert. The crack of the wood against dry grass lands in unison, a technique perfected by more than a decade of fighting bushfi Williams and the Bears look to get payback against the Parsons-less Packers in an NFC North showdown 12/18/2025 10:24am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Bears were sitting atop the NFC with five straight wins and nine in the previous 10 games going into their most recent meeting with the Green Bay Packers. They came up short when Caleb Williams got intercepted in the end zone. They won't have to wait long for the rematch In rare ruling, EU's top court sides with refugee's appeal in a landmark case against Frontex 12/18/2025 10:17am • BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ��� In a rare judgment, the European Union's highest court sided with a Syrian refugee's appeal in a landmark case that sought damages against the European border and coast guard agency, Frontex, opening the way for other victims to do the same. The Luxembourg-based Court of Ju Sports on TV for Friday, Dec. 19 12/18/2025 10:10am • (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Friday, Dec. 19 COLLEGE BASKETBALL (MEN���S) 5 p.m. ESPNU ��� Grambling St. vs. Hampton, College Park, Ga. 6:30 p.m. FS1 ��� Seton Hall at Providence 7:30 p.m. ESPNU ��� Norfolk St. vs. Jackson St., College Park, Ga. 8 p.m. FOX ��� Vill Rural schools hit by Trump's grant cuts have few options for making up for the lost money 12/18/2025 09:11am • SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) ��� When the funding for Shannon Johnson's job as a school mental health counselor came to an abrupt end, two years into a five-year grant, she thought about the work left to be done. Johnson taught elementary and middle-school students in rural Kentucky how to navigate conflic Schools told to keep children inside as polluted fog envelops Bosnian capital 12/18/2025 08:35am • SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) ��� Flights were cancelled, children were told to stay indoors and outdoors construction work was banned in Sarajevo Thursday as a thick layer of fog enveloped the Bosnian capital. Sarajevo traditionally faces severe pollution during winter, mostly from house heatin Arab female directors drive change at the Red Sea Film Festival in Jeddah 12/18/2025 07:48am • JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) ��� Arab female film directors have helped change the landscape of Arab cinema in recent years, presenting stories that haven't been told before and claiming space in an industry in a region that rarely makes room for women to grow. Four influential female directors took p Top EU court rules Polish Constitutional Tribunal is not independent 12/18/2025 07:16am • WARSAW, Poland (AP) ��� The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Poland's Constitutional Tribunal was not "independent and impartial" because of politicized appointments made under the previous conservative Polish government. In its ruling, the EU's Court of Justice said the Polish Con Russia is trying to overwhelm Europe with its sabotage campaign, Western officials say 12/18/2025 06:52am • In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated under a passing freight train. No one was hurt in either case and the damage was l UK police arrest pro-Palestinian protesters as authorities toughen hate speech law enforcement 12/18/2025 06:15am • LONDON (AP) ��� Police in London arrested two people who called for ���intifada��� during a pro-Palestinian protest, which followed a decision by authorities to toughen enforcement of hate speech laws after a deadly attack on a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. The arrests Wednesday came hours afte