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Myanmar will hold its first general election in 5 years as criticism of the military rule mounts 12/25/2025 10:49pm • BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar will hold the first phase of a general election on Sunday, its first vote in five years and an exercise that critics say will neither restore the country's fragile democracy undone by a 2021 army takeover, nor end a devastating civil war triggered by the nation’s harsh mil New storm hitting waterlogged Southern California could bring mudslides and high surf 12/25/2025 09:46pm • WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — California, soaked from days of relentless rain and recovering from mudslides in mountain towns, was hit with another powerful storm Christmas Day that led to evacuation warnings and high surf advisories. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department in Southern Califo NFL Inactive Report 12/25/2025 07:00pm • The National Football League Inactive Report. DALLAS COWBOYS at WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — DALLAS: LB Demarvion Overshown, WR Ryan Flournoy, CB Caelen Carson, RB Jaydon Blue, DT Jay Toia, DT Perrion Winfrey. WASHINGTON: QB Jayden Daniels, QB Marcus Mariota, QB Sam Hartman (emergency 3rd QB), LB Nick Tyler Kolek chases down Donovan Mitchell for a block and helps the Knicks catch the Cavaliers 12/25/2025 04:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Tyler Kolek sprinted back to chase down Donovan Mitchell and had enough energy left to gloat about his defensive stop afterward. “Right when Donovan Mitchell was on the ground I told him that was all ball,” Kolek said. He was right. A replay review turned what was originally ca 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 Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence 12/25/2025 12:06am • NEW YORK (AP) — Days after Ghislaine Maxwell asked a judge to immediately free her from a 20-year prison sentence, the public release of grand jury transcripts from her sex trafficking case returned the spotlight to victims whose allegations helped land her behind bars. The disclosure of the tr 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 Neil Frank, former hurricane center chief who improved public outreach on storms, has died 12/24/2025 04:09pm • Neil Frank, a former head of the National Hurricane Center credited with increasing the country's readiness for major storms, died Wednesday. He was 94. Frank led the hurricane center from 1974 to 1987, the longest-serving director in its history. “He gets tremendous credit for the being the first Fantasy plays: Players to start and sit for NFL Week 17 12/24/2025 02:48pm • By Week 17 in fantasy football, there’s no room for guessing. Depth charts have settled, tendencies are exposed and every decision carries championship weight. This week’s fantasy plays focus on players positioned to deliver — and the familiar names whose matchups make them too risky to trust Eritrean man accused of people-smuggling is extradited to the Netherlands 12/24/2025 02:14pm • AMSTERDAM (AP) — An Eritrean man alleged to be a people-smuggling kingpin was extradited Wednesday to the Netherlands by the United Arab Emirates, paving the way for trial in a Dutch court. The 41-year-old Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam had been on an international wanted list since 2021 after fleein Commanders turn to 39-year-old Josh Johnson on Christmas with Jayden Daniels and Marcus Mariota hurt 12/24/2025 01:20pm • ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Commanders will start 39-year-old Josh Johnson at quarterback for their Christmas Day home game against the Dallas Cowboys, coach Dan Quinn announced Wednesday. Washington shut down Jayden Daniels for the final four games of his injury-plagued second season fo Turkey recovers black boxes from jet crash that killed top Libyan military officials 12/24/2025 11:02am • ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search teams in Turkey on Wednesday recovered the cockpit voice and flight data recorders from a jet crash that killed eight people, including western Libya’s military chief, while efforts to retrieve the victims' remains were still underway, Turkey's interior minister said Problems continue for England as star bowler Jofra Archer is out of the final two Ashes tests 12/24/2025 03:35am • England's Ashes tour of Australia appears to be going from bad to worse. Star bowler Jofra Archer will not play in the remaining two tests due to a left side strain, a team official said Wednesday, adding to England's problems both on and off the field that include accusations of drunken behavior by Team official investigates drinking by England cricketers on Ashes tour as Duckett video emerges 12/24/2025 12:15am • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — England's managing director of men's cricket Rob Key says he will investigate the drinking habits of the England team following reports that their mid-Ashes beach resort break may have involved over-indulging of alcohol. England lost each of the first three tests to all Explosion at a Pennsylvania nursing home kills at least 2, governor says 12/23/2025 11:24pm • BRISTOL, Pa. (AP) — A thunderous explosion Tuesday at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent fire shooting out and left people trapped inside, authorities said. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said in a later news conference that