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Giants and Raiders have no interest in losing Sunday to improve their chances at No. 1 draft pick 12/26/2025 05:56pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) — Many Giants and Raiders fans want their teams to lose Sunday when they meet in Las Vegas, the reward for a loss being a clear shot at the top draft pick. The players and coaches, of course, are not on board. “I don't give a (expletive) about the pick,” said Raiders pass rusher What to know about the Christmas Eve Powerball jackpot in Arkansas worth $1.8 billion 12/26/2025 04:34pm • Christmas came early for someone who purchased a Powerball ticket at a gas station outside Little Rock, Arkansas, worth more than $1.8 billion. The lone winner in Wednesday's Christmas Eve drawing matched all five winning numbers and the Powerball to capture the second-largest lottery jackpot in U.S Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded 12/26/2025 04:07pm • IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A bombing at a mosque in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said, as long-standing sectarian, ethnic and political fault lines continue to destabilize the country, even as large-scale fighting has subsid Soprano Asmik Grigorian to lead 'Carmen' and sing mezzo-soprano role this summer 12/26/2025 04:05pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Asmik Grigorian is reaching a new low — in a positive way — and doing it on one of the world’s top stages. A star soprano, she will sing the title role next summer in Georges Bizet’s “Carmen,” a mezzo-soprano touchstone, at the Salzburg Festival. “I thought if I want A scrapyard worker injured in the UPS plane crash dies on Christmas, raising deaths to 15 12/26/2025 02:54pm • LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Cuban immigrant who had built a new life working at a Kentucky scrapyard died on Christmas Day from severe burns suffered in last month’s UPS cargo plane crash, raising the death toll to 15, officials said. Alain Rodriguez Colina was on the ground when the plane, fully l Trump-Zelenskyy talks will address security guarantees and reconstruction, Ukraine leader says 12/26/2025 01:56pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend. Zelenskyy told journalists that the two leaders will discuss security guarantees for Ukraine during Sunday's talks, and that the 20-point plan un DraftKings Promo Code: Claim $200 Bonus for Xmas Weekend NBA, CFB, NFL 12/26/2025 01:55pm • With an exciting night of NBA action on tap, now is the perfect time for new users to sign up with DraftKings Sportsbook. By using our links, you can activate a fantastic welcome offer without needing a specific DraftKings promo code. The offer is simple: DraftKings may provide various welcome offer Developing Bengals defense ready for a strong Cardinals passing game 12/26/2025 01:11pm • CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Bengals defense will look to build upon some new-found confidence on Sunday as they host the Arizona Cardinals. While the Cardinals (3-12) and the Bengals (5-10) are both trending toward picking in the top 10 of next year’s draft, the Bengals’ penultimate home Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak sentenced to 15 years and hefty fine in 1MDB corruption trial 12/26/2025 12:51pm • PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (AP) — Imprisoned former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was sentenced to 15 years and a hefty 13.5 billion ringgit ($3.3 billion) in fines and assets after being convicted Friday in his biggest corruption trial tied to the multibillion-dollar looting of the 1MDB state inv Japan's Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China 12/26/2025 07:46am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal defense with cruise missiles and unmanned arsenals as tensions rise in the region. The draft budget for How will DC’s law enforcement surge be remembered? 12/26/2025 07:19am • During a news conference on Aug. 11, President Donald Trump vowed to address crime in D.C. He promised to get rid of what he described as the city’s "slums," activated hundreds of National Guard members to patrol D.C. streets and told Attorney General Pam Bondi she had control of the city's police Federal funding shifts cloud Virginia’s transportation plans for 2026 12/26/2025 07:07am • Virginia’s transportation system is massive, with about 129,000 lane miles of roads and roughly 5,900 miles of rail criss-crossing the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation and a 2022 Virginia Statewide Rail Plan. There’s always some kind of improvement or expan Travis Kelce's emotional night at Arrowhead Stadium may be his last with retirement decision looming 12/26/2025 12:30am • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — If Thursday night was the last game Travis Kelce played inside Arrowhead Stadium, he sure tried to make it a memorable one. The Chiefs tight end only had five catches for 36 yards against Denver, playing alongside third-string quarterback Chris Oladokun while his good bu Afghanistan's historic Ariana Cinema torn down to make way for shopping center 12/26/2025 12:21am • KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Through the decades, downtown Kabul’s Ariana Cinema had weathered revolution and war, emerging battered and bruised but still standing to entertain Afghans with Bollywood movies and American action flicks. Now, it is no more. On Dec. 16, demolition crews began to tear Hawaii's Big Island bans feeding feral cats in an effort to help endangered native species 12/26/2025 12:00am • KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Throngs of feral cats emerge from the shade of parked trucks and bushes as soon as the familiar Subaru Forester pulls into a dump on Hawaii's Big Island. They run after the vehicle to a certain meal — a gravy train that might not be around much longer. A Hawaii County