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Hungary's 'water guardian' farmers fight back against desertification 12/28/2025 10:07pm • KISKUNMAJSA, Hungary (AP) — Oszkár Nagyapáti climbed to the bottom of a sandy pit on his land on the Great Hungarian Plain and dug into the soil with his hand, looking for a sign of groundwater that in recent years has been in accelerating retreat. “It’s much worse, and it’s getting worse The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders 12/28/2025 08:45pm • CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including Jeff Bezos’ new supersized Blue Moon. A supermoon looms Kyle Whittingham confident his style will be a familiar fit as Michigan's football coach 12/28/2025 07:10pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Whittingham brought plenty of energy on four hours' sleep Sunday when he was introduced as Michigan's football coach, saying it was one of five jobs that could bring him out of a short retirement and offering no hesitation about joining a program in the midst of cultural 7 Best Oil and Gas Stocks to Buy in 2026 12/28/2025 07:00pm • In investing circles, "oil and gas" are often spoken in the same breath when talking about the energy industry, markets and stocks. While it's true that these areas share some overlap, it's also important for investors to understand that there are key differences when it comes to oil and natural gas No. 1 UConn women cruise past Butler 94-47 for 29th straight win 12/28/2025 06:50pm • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Sarah Strong scored 15 points, Azzi Fudd added 13 and No. 1 UConn extended its winning streak to 29 games with a 94-47 victory over Butler on Sunday. UConn (13-0, 4-0 Big East Conference), the defending national champion, has not lost a game since an 80-76 defeat at then-No. 19 McMahon's 21 points pace No. 15 Ole Miss women over Alcorn State 12/28/2025 05:14pm • OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Cotie McMahon scored 21 points, and Ole Miss pulled away in the second half to defeat Alcorn State 64-44 on Sunday. The No. 15 Rebels used a decisive third quarter to create separation, outscoring Alcorn State 20-5 after taking a six-point lead into halftime. Ole Miss maintain Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting 12/28/2025 04:29pm • KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding camps with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by two years of war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled for an expected meeting Central African Republic's incumbent president, a Russian ally, eyes a third term in key elections 12/28/2025 02:41pm • BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Voters in the Central African Republic cast their ballots to elect a new president and federal lawmakers Sunday, with incumbent President Faustin Archange Touadéra seen as likely to win a third term after trying to stabilize the country with the help of Rus Guineans vote in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader likely to win 12/28/2025 02:29pm • CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guineans voted on Sunday to choose a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya. Sunday’s election was the culmination of a transition process t Brigitte Bardot, 1960s French sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies at 91 12/28/2025 01:29pm • PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist and far-right supporter, has died. She was 91. Bardot died Sunday at her home in southern France, according to Bruno Jacquelin, of 'Avatar' and 'Marty Supreme' propel strong ticket sales to wrap a turbulent 2025 for Hollywood 12/28/2025 01:25pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood wrapped up a turbulent year with big ticket sales for “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and a box-office hit for Timothée Chalamet with “Marty Supreme” over a busy holiday weekend in movie theaters. As expected, James Cameron’s latest trip to Pandora dominated ticket sale Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Claim $75 Bonus for NFL Sunday Week 17 12/28/2025 11:11am • New football fans looking to get in on the action for the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Buffalo Bills matchup can capitalize on an incredible welcome offer with the Underdog promo code WTOP. When you sign up as a new user and place your first entry, Underdog will grant you with a $75 of bon Myanmar holds first election since military seized power but critics say the vote is a sham 12/28/2025 08:59am • YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Voters went to the polls Sunday for the initial phase of Myanmar’s first general election in five years, held under the supervision of its military government while a civil war rages throughout much of the country. Final results won't be known until after two more rounds o Hounded by photographers for years, Bardot identified with the animals she later set out to save 12/28/2025 07:09am • PARIS (AP) — Brigitte Bardot felt each pop of the flashbulb like the impact of a high-powered rifle bullet. And so it was, she said, that years of implacable hounding by the world’s paparazzi turned a woman idolized as a sultry sex kitten into a militant animal rights crusader. Bardot, who died Thailand's political parties name prime minister candidates for February election 12/28/2025 06:41am • BANGKOK (AP) — Political parties in Thailand on Sunday registered their candidates for the next prime minister, marking the unofficial start of campaigning for the Feb. 8 general election. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved Parliament earlier this month to call early polls, after the mai