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A jar of local flavors can spark memories and add a personal touch to gift-giving 11/12/2025 01:26pm • A gift doesn’t have to be big or pricy to feel thoughtful. Instead of the usual bottle of wine, give something that makes your recipient feel truly seen: a little edible treasure that nods to their hometown, heritage or favorite trip from years ago. It’s a deliciously personal way to say “I kn Federal shutdown creates uncertainty for Maine cancer patient struggling to stay warm 11/12/2025 01:25pm • BAILEYVILLE, Maine (AP) — Setting the thermostat at 60 degrees used to be no problem for Gerard Berry, even during harsh Maine winters. Then he got sick with stomach cancer and struggled to stay warm as he lost weight. “I used to tell the kids, ‘Put a sweatshirt on.’ But when I got sick, I g A happy circumstance: Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations 11/12/2025 01:19pm • LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three paintings from famously chill public television legend Bob Ross sold Tuesday for more than $600,000 at auction. The paintings were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding. At the live auction at Bonhams in Los An Diverse and resilient energy production is needed to meet future demand, global report says 11/12/2025 01:14pm • Electricity demand will rise much faster than overall energy growth in the coming decades, underscoring the need for diversified energy sources, according to an analysis released Wednesday. The report by the International Energy Agency said renewable energy, led by solar power, will grow faster than With their government contracts in limbo, small businesses await a historic shutdown's end 11/12/2025 12:12pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The end of the longest U.S. government shutdown in history would be a relief for small businesses that depend on federal contracts or funding. For seven weeks, they've been reducing spending, weighing layoffs and looking for stable work while trying to reach shuttered government of It's 'very premature' to discuss whether Travis Hunter will play both ways in 2026, Jags coach says 11/12/2025 12:11pm • JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s too early to determine whether Travis Hunter will continue to play on both sides of the ball, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen said Wednesday. Hunter had season-ending surgery Tuesday to repair a ligament in his right knee and is expected to return to the footb XBiotech: Q3 Earnings Snapshot 11/12/2025 11:54am • AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — XBiotech Inc. (XBIT) on Wednesday reported a loss of $6 million in its third quarter. The Austin, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using d A medley of tech gifts for everyone on your holiday shopping list 11/12/2025 11:51am • NEW YORK (AP) — It's the most wonderful time of the year, unless you want to find the perfect gifts for tech lovers. There’s a lot of slop to sift through as we get closer to the holidays, many interests to appeal to and a whole bunch of deals-that-aren't-deals flashing before our screens. So h Climate change is in the news during COP30. We've got tips to tackle your climate anxiety 11/12/2025 11:49am • Every autumn, news feeds get flooded with stories about climate change. That's because around this time each year, global leaders gather to discuss collective efforts to limit our emissions of planet-warming gases, released primarily from oil, gas and coal. Some of the information coming out of the Winter Olympics sports resist push to add cyclocross and cross-country running to their program 11/12/2025 11:47am • GENEVA (AP) — Organizers of traditional snow and ice sports said Wednesday they do not want events from summer federations added to their Winter Olympics program. Cyclocross and cross-country running — even indoors sports — have been suggested as additions to the Winter Games for the 2030 Olym GWU museum celebrates century of preserving 'the most precious objects people owned' 11/12/2025 11:39am • For 100 years, a D.C. museum has offered views of some of the rarest and most beautiful handmade kimonos, intricate Persian rugs and vivid robes of Taoist priests. The Textile Museum at George Washington University is celebrating its century long mission to educate visitors about, historically, s Margaret Atwood reflects on literature, feminism and luck 11/12/2025 11:21am • NEW YORK (AP) — The cover of Margaret Atwood's memoir shows a close-up of the author holding up a finger to her mouth, a mischievous look in her eyes, as if to suggest a riddle or two: Is this a book in which secrets will be revealed, or perhaps one in which secrets are kept? Yes, and yes. “Book UN watchdog hasn't been able to verify Iran's stockpile of near-weapons grade uranium in months 11/12/2025 10:05am • VIENNA (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency has not been able to verify the status of Iran’s near weapons-grade uranium stockpile since Israel and the United States struck the country’s nuclear sites during the 12-day war in June, according to a confidential report by the U.N. nuclear Why a Visa-Mastercard legal settlement could lead to your rewards credit card getting declined 11/12/2025 09:43am • NEW YORK (AP) — Visa and Mastercard have proposed a settlement in their long-running legal dispute with merchants and retailers over how much they charge merchants to accept their cards. The most important part of the settlement could directly impact how customers use their Visa- and Mastercard In Trump-dominated media world, editing video takes on new significance — as BBC uproar shows 11/12/2025 09:25am • In the space of a few months, a journalistic skill that might seem straightforward to many viewers — editing tape for broadcast — has been behind a $16 million legal settlement, a network's change in how it offers interviews on a news show and, now, the resignation of two top leaders at the BBC.