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Saudi Arabia quietly expands access to its only alcohol store for non-Muslim residents 12/21/2025 01:13am • RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia has quietly expanded access to its only store that sells alcohol, allowing wealthy foreign residents to buy booze in the latest step in the once-ultraconservative kingdom’s experiment in liberalization. There’s been no official announcement of the decis Minnesota Twins and first baseman Josh Bell finalize $7 million, 1-year contract 12/21/2025 12:53am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — First baseman Josh Bell and the Minnesota Twins have finalized their $7 million, one-year contract. The sides agreed to terms Monday, pending a physical exam, and the Twins announced the deal Friday. Bell gets a $250,000 signing bonus payable by Feb. 1 and a $5.5 million salary At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein 12/20/2025 10:21pm • NEW YORK (AP) — At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the p US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers 12/20/2025 09:07pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a “blocka Josh Norris gets deciding goal in shootout as Sabres beat Islanders 3-2 for 5th straight win 12/20/2025 08:27pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Norris got the deciding goal in the shootout and the Buffalo Sabres beat the New York Islanders 3-2 on Saturday for their fifth straight win. Rasmus Dahlin had a goal and an assist, and Tage Thompson scored for the sixth consecutive game for the Sabres. Alex Lyon had 32 s Injured Justin Herbert leads the Chargers' playoff push, and they can clinch at the Cowboys 12/20/2025 08:14pm • ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Justin Herbert has managed well enough while playing with a broken non-throwing hand to help the Los Angeles Chargers win three consecutive games and close in on a second trip to the playoffs in two seasons under coach Jim Harbaugh. Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys were WWII Navy veteran Ira 'Ike' Schab, one of last remaining Pearl Harbor survivors, dies at 105 12/20/2025 07:36pm • World War II Navy veteran Ira “Ike” Schab, one of the dwindling number of survivors of the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, has died. He was 105. Daughter Kimberlee Heinrichs told The Associated Press that Schab died at home early Saturday in the presence of her and her husband. With his Rangers rally from a 2-goal deficit to beat the Flyers 5-4 in a shootout 12/20/2025 03:37pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Mika Zibanejad tied it late in the third period, and the New York Rangers killed off two penalties in overtime on the way to beating the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 in a shootout on Saturday. The comeback for just a fifth win in 18 home games this season potentially came at a great cos Russian strike on Odesa kills 8 as US hosts a Kremlin envoy for talks on peace plan 12/20/2025 02:45pm • KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile strike on port infrastructure in Odesa in southern Ukraine killed eight people and wounded 27, Ukraine’s emergency service said Saturday, as a Kremlin envoy was set to travel to Florida for talks on a U.S.-proposed plan to end the nearly four-year war, T FanDuel Promo Code: Claim $250 Bonus for College Football, NFL Week 16 12/20/2025 02:25pm • 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 Sign up with the FanDuel promo code offer to win $250 in bonus bets on the three College Football Playoff and two NFL games Saturday Africa Cup moves to 4-year cycle as African soccer gets overhaul with new Nations League 12/20/2025 01:12pm • RABAT, Morocco (AP) — African soccer is moving the Africa Cup of Nations to a four-year cycle from 2028 and launching a new African Nations League in 2029. Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football, announced the changes Saturday during his press conference ahead of t Jarmo Kekalainen makes his first Sabres change, firing associate GM Jason Karmanos 12/20/2025 12:57pm • BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jarmo Kekalainen made his first change since taking over control of the Buffalo Sabres' hockey operations department, firing associate general manager Jason Karmanos on Saturday. Karmanos was in his fifth season with the organization, with one of his primary responsibilities b How a violent police academy drill has been tied to deaths and injuries across the country 12/20/2025 12:07pm • When recruits were repeatedly punched and tackled during a role-playing exercise at the Texas game wardens academy last year, they were taking part in a longstanding police training tradition that critics say should be retired. By the end of the day, at least 13 of the cadets reported injuries. At l Australian state plans tougher laws against displaying extremist flags after Bondi shooting 12/20/2025 11:00am • SYDNEY (AP) — The Australian state of New South Wales is proposing to ban public displays of Islamic State group flags or extremist symbols after a mass shooting driven by antisemitism killed 15 people at Sydney's Bondi Beach. Under draft laws to be debated by the state Parliament, publicly displa Giants add right-hander Adrian Houser on $22 million, 2-year contract with club option 12/20/2025 10:20am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Right-hander Adrian Houser finalized a $22 million, two-year contract with the San Francisco Giants on Friday that includes a 2028 club option that could make the deal worth $30.5 million over three seasons, becoming the second pitcher added to the team this week. Houser gets