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California hires ex-CDC leaders who were fired or quit under Trump 12/15/2025 06:32pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� Two former senior officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, including one fired by the Trump administration, will join California as public health consultants, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday. Susan Monarez was fired as the CDC���s director and Dr. Ford scraps fully-electric F-150 Lightning as mounting losses and falling demand hits EV plans 12/15/2025 05:58pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles in lieu of investment in more efficient gasoline-engines and hybrid EVs, the company said Monday. The Detroit automaker, which has poured 'General Hospital' star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame dies at 78 12/15/2025 05:34pm • Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on ���General Hospital,��� has died. He was 78. ���We are deeply saddened by the passing of Anthony Geary, whose portrayal of Luke Spencer helped define General Hospital and daytime television,�� Caesars Sportsbook Promo Code WTOP20X: Double Winnings for Dolphins-Steelers, NBA Games 12/15/2025 04:26pm • 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 New players can double their winnings Monday night with the Caesars Sportsbook promo code WTOP20X. The biggest game of the even Rob Reiner once made a film with his son Nick, now suspected of killing parents 12/15/2025 01:56pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� A decade before 32-year-old Nick Reiner was arrested and booked on suspicion of killing his parents, he and father Rob Reiner appeared to have reset their relationship after years of the son's addiction struggles as a teen. They made a film together, ���Being Charlie,��� which i Hallmark holiday movie fans are flocking to Connecticut's quaint filming locations 12/15/2025 01:20pm • WETHERSFIELD, Conn. (AP) ��� ���Christmas at Pemberley Manor��� and ���Romance at Reindeer Lodge��� may never make it to Oscar night, but legions of fans still love these sweet-yet-predictable holiday movies ��� and this season, many are making pilgrimages to where their favorite scenes were filmed. US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases 12/15/2025 12:58pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The Ah Louis Store in San Luis Obispo, California, turns into a winter wonderland every holiday season. Green garlands, giant nutcrackers, baubles and bows go up in early November on the historic downtown building that houses the gift shop. Inside, customers can choose from over 50 ���This is Spinal Tap,��� ���The Princess Bride��� and more: Rob Reiner���s best films and where to watch them 12/15/2025 12:20pm • Rob Reiner made the kind of movies that we all rewatch already. They���re the films that we quote without having to think about it, the ones we hold up as gold standards of comedy, romance, drama and suspense, the ones we wish they made today. Before his death Sunday, it was not uncommon, or unwarra What will Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin do next? He's not ready to tell 12/15/2025 10:21am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� Almost from the moment that Glenn Youngkin became Virginia's governor four years ago, the political world has wondered what's next for a Republican who seemed to keep one foot in the MAGA movement and the other in the party's traditional country club establishment. He's sti Ruben Gallego emerges as key Democratic figure in Latino voter outreach 12/15/2025 08:40am • MIAMI (AP) ��� On a warm Sunday morning in Miami, Sen. Ruben Gallego stepped out of a car and approached parishioners exiting a church beneath palm trees, handing out flyers in this Dominican neighborhood. Gallego left some of his staff members behind as he drummed up support for a fellow Democrat r Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise 12/15/2025 08:38am • TOKYO (AP) ��� I speak decent Spanish, picked up working several decades ago as a news and sports reporter in Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Now I report from Tokyo. After seven years, I still can't grasp Japanese. My weekly language classes have taught me humility more than anything else. Ayaka Ono, Zion Williamson scores 18 points in his return to the Pelicans 12/14/2025 10:51pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� Injury-plagued forward Zion Williamson scored 18 points ��� including seven in the final four minutes ��� in his return to the lineup Sunday to help the New Orleans Pelicans pull away late and top the Chicago Bulls 114-104. Williamson, the NBA���s top draft pick in 2019, most recent Packers star pass rusher Micah Parsons feared to have torn ACL, AP source says 12/14/2025 10:11pm • DENVER (AP) ��� Micah Parsons is believed to have suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, a person with knowledge of the All-Pro pass rusher���s injury told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the severity of the injury hadn't been confirmed by tests. Titans' Jeffery Simmons records a sack, forced fumble and a TD catch in loss to 49ers 12/14/2025 09:48pm • SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) ��� Jeffery Simmons took over the game for the Tennessee Titans in one three-play stretch in the opening minute of the fourth quarter. What went on in the other 59 minutes of San Francisco's 37-24 win over Tennessee on Sunday made that impressive period a footnote to yet ano APY vs. Interest Rate: What's the Difference? 12/14/2025 07:00pm • The APY and the interest rate are two key figures to know when storing money in a savings account or other interest-earning bank account. Both are expressed as percentages, but an account's APY gives you the full picture of how much interest you can earn on your money. What Is an Interest Rate?An in