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Fire disrupts UN climate talks just as negotiators reach critical final days 11/20/2025 04:05pm • BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Fire disrupted United Nations climate talks in Brazil on Thursday, forcing evacuations of several buildings and delaying already sluggish negotiations by most of a day with no major agreements even close. Officials said 13 people were treated for smoke inhalation. The fire eru Multicultural New Orleans awaits arrival of 'Swamp Sweep' immigration crackdown 11/20/2025 04:00pm • NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans, the laid-back city known as the Big Easy and the birthplace of jazz, where lavish parades, bead-throwing debauchery and Creole cuisine attract tourists from around the globe, is about to become the next staging ground for the Trump administration’s mass deportatio Vikings need 3rd straight win over Packers at Lambeau Field to boost their fading playoff hopes 11/20/2025 03:11pm • The slumping Minnesota Vikings don’t have much time to rejuvenate their fading hopes for a second straight postseason berth. Minnesota (4-6) has lost four of its last five games. The Vikings' next shot to turn things around comes Sunday at Lambeau Field, which has been surprisingly friendly territ Dominican Republic court strikes down gay sex ban in the police and armed forces 11/20/2025 02:10pm • SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Constitutional Court of the Dominican Republic has issued a landmark ruling ending a ban that criminalized same-sex conduct within the country’s police department and its armed forces. Human rights activists praised the ruling on Thursday, saying it w New Hampshire Supreme Court takes up disputed verdict in landmark youth center abuse case 11/20/2025 01:50pm • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire Supreme Court justices heard oral arguments Thursday about the disputed verdict in a landmark lawsuit over abuse at the state’s youth detention center, questioning whether their decision could bankrupt the state or essentially let it off the hook. Jurors last Underdog Promo Code WTOP: Claim $100 Bonus for Bills-Texans, NBA Thursday Picks 11/20/2025 01:47pm • 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 Underdog promo code WTOP to claim a generous bonus offer while also being able to back your favorite NBA and NF Colts lead AFC South, Chiefs struggling to stay in playoff race ahead of Sunday matchup at Arrowhead 11/20/2025 01:42pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts coach Shane Steichen spent some time this week delivering clichés about NFL parity, how anybody can beat anyone else and that “you can throw records out the window each and every week” because of it. That would be silly for the Colts. And very much w Who was in attendance--and who wasn't--at Dick Cheney's funeral 11/20/2025 01:32pm • The scene at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday boasted bipartisanship amid remembrance at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In attendance were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents — but neither of the men occupying those offices today. Why? Neither were on the Average US long-term mortgage rate rises to 6.26%, the third straight increase 11/20/2025 01:22pm • The average rate on a 30-year U.S. mortgage edged higher for the third week in a row, though it remains close to its low point this year. The average long-term mortgage rate ticked up to 6.26% from 6.24% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.84%. Three Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season 11/20/2025 01:21pm • They’re cute, even cuddly, and promise learning and companionship — but artificial intelligence toys are not safe for kids, according to children’s and consumer advocacy groups urging parents not to buy them during the holiday season. These toys, marketed to kids as young as 2 years old, are Miami Dolphins embrace 'delusional' postseason hope despite long playoff odds 11/20/2025 01:20pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins are delusional. And that's by their own definition. They're entering their bye week at 4-7, five losses behind AFC East leader New England in the division race, 2 1/2 games behind Jacksonville for what would be the final wild-card spot in the conferenc Descendants obtain works of enslaved potter in landmark restitution deal 11/20/2025 01:03pm • BOSTON (AP) — Inside the wide mouth of a stoneware jar, Daisy Whitner’s fingertips found a slight rise in the clay — a mark she hoped was a trace left behind by her ancestor, an enslaved potter who shaped the vessel nearly 175 years ago in South Carolina. Standing in the gallery of the Museum Wisconsin clerks refer 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in 2024 presidential election 11/20/2025 12:59pm • MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast. In total, Injury-riddled Commanders look for something to salvage at 3-8 entering bye week 11/20/2025 12:35pm • That Jayden Daniels might regress after his AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year breakout should surprise no one. That the quarterback's Washington Commanders might take a step back, too, after going 12-5 and participating in their first NFC title game in more than 30 years isn't all that shocking Sony, Warner and Universal sign AI music licensing deals with startup Klay 11/20/2025 12:29pm • LONDON (AP) — The world's biggest music labels have struck AI licensing deals with a little-known startup named Klay Vision, the companies said Thursday, the latest in a series of deals that underlines how the technology is shaking up the music industry ’s business model. Warner Music Group, Un