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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Tennessee's special congressional election 12/01/2025 09:20am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than a month after Democrats scored a string of victories over Republicans in the Nov. 4 general election, the next test at the ballot box for both parties heading into the 2026 midterm season will be Tuesday in a Tennessee special congressional election on usually reliable AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Jersey City’s mayoral runoff election 12/01/2025 09:19am • WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in New Jersey’s second-largest city will get another chance to elect a new mayor Tuesday in a runoff election. The race pits a Jersey City council member against a former governor attempting a political comeback more than two decades after resigning in scandal. Councilma DC Council member Janeese Lewis George announces she's running for mayor 12/01/2025 08:44am • D.C. Council member Janeese Lewis George, who represents Ward 4, announced Monday that she will run for mayor in 2026. She's the first high profile candidate to enter the race since Mayor Muriel Bowser said she would not seek a fourth term last week. Lewis George made the announcement in a vid What is mutual aid? And why are more people turning to informal efforts to help each other? 12/01/2025 08:22am • When major disruptions happen in communities, often the first people to respond are the residents themselves and their neighbors. When the pandemic shut down daily life or after a disaster like a hurricane or wildfire, people get together to take care of each other. Even outside of a crisis, some w Here's why everyone's talking about a 'K-shaped' economy 12/01/2025 06:41am • WASHINGTON (AP) — From corporate executives to Wall Street analysts to Federal Reserve officials, references to the “K-shaped economy” are rapidly proliferating. So what does it mean? Simply put, the upper part of the K refers to higher-income Americans seeing their incomes and wealth rise whi Trump issues White House invitation to families of the two National Guard members who were shot 12/01/2025 05:05am • President Donald Trump on Sunday said he's invited the family of a National Guard member fatally shot last week to the White House, saying he spoke to her parents and they were “devastated.” U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after the Wednesday shooting in Washington, D.C., while her seriou Eyes to the Skies for December: Full cold supermoon, Geminids meteor shower steal the show 12/01/2025 04:16am • Welcome to WTOP’s monthly feature, with a new name: "Eyes to the Skies." Each month will feature the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars. Space related events around the D.C. area that might interest you will be included as well. Let’s get to the sky for Princess Aiko's popularity sparks calls to change Japan's male-only succession law 12/01/2025 02:30am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s beloved Princess Aiko is often cheered like a pop star. During a visit to Nagasaki with Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, the sound of her name being screamed by well-wishers along the roads overwhelmed the cheers for her parents. As she turns 24 on Monday, her supporter What to know about Netanyahu's request for a pardon in corruption trial 12/01/2025 01:28am • JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested a pardon from the president during his trial on corruption charges that has long divided the country. The request was met with indignation Sunday by opposition politicians and government watchdogs, but some Israelis signaled Pope Leo XIV's visit highlights Christian resilience in Lebanon despite regional turmoil 12/01/2025 12:23am • BEIRUT (AP) — Over the past few decades, hundreds of thousands of Christians have left parts of the Middle East for good, driven by wars and the rise of Muslim extremists. In Lebanon, it has been different. Despite the many crises that have battered the small nation, Christians continue to enjoy Super Bowl 2026: Pregame performers will include Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile and Coco Jones 11/30/2025 09:55pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Super Bowl pregame show will open with a trio of standout performers in Northern California: Charlie Puth will hit the stage to sing the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will take on “America the Beautiful” and Coco Jones will sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The per Josh Allen sets career mark for rushing TDs by a QB as the Bills mash the reeling Steelers 26-7 11/30/2025 09:04pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills came to Pittsburgh looking for something — anything, really — to snap themselves out of a midseason lull that had robbed them of their swagger, not to mention their usual grip on first place in the AFC East. The Bills found it during three hou Ole Miss promotes defensive coordinator Pete Golding to head coach, succeeding Kiffin 11/30/2025 08:14pm • OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A handful of Ole Miss football players were the first to emerge from the Manning Center following Lane Kiffin’s farewell meeting as head coach. “It’s the Pete Golding era! A new era. Hotty Toddy,” exclaimed the smiling players to assembled media and onlookers gathered Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects 11/30/2025 07:40pm • MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and officials implicated in a corruption scandal that has buffeted the Asian democracy. Left-wing group The Polish 'magicians of glass' who create Christmas baubles for clients worldwide 11/30/2025 07:24pm • CZĘSTOCHOWA, Poland (AP) — If you could design a bauble for your own Christmas tree, what would it be — a teddy bear dressed as a ballerina, a hummingbird, or a crimson phoenix? The workers at GlitterLab, a company producing Christmas decorations in southern Poland, vow to turn those fantasies