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A rough year for journalists in 2025, with a little hope for things to turn around 12/31/2025 10:15am • NEW YORK (AP) — By nearly any measure, 2025 has been a rough year for anyone concerned about freedom of the press. It's likely to be the deadliest year on record for journalists and media workers. The number of assaults on reporters in the U.S. nearly equals the last three years combined. The pres How a fast-moving $50 cash relief program buoyed needy families when SNAP payments were paused 12/31/2025 10:12am • Finances already looked tight for Jade Grant and her three children as she entered the year's final months. “Everyone’s birthday is back-to-back,” the 32-year-old certified nursing assistant said. “You have holidays coming up. You have Thanksgiving. Everything is right there. And then, boom. 'Just getting through it': What was your highlight of 2025? 12/31/2025 09:51am • 2026 is only hours away and before it arrives, a lot of people will look in the rearview mirror and ask the question, "What was my favorite part of 2025?" WTOP asked tourists and locals on the National Mall that question and even with the extremely cold weather, people smiled as they looked back DAZN to continue Belgian league broadcasts after arbitration ruling 12/31/2025 09:19am • BRUSSELS (AP) — DAZN will keep broadcasting Belgian soccer until the end of this season following emergency arbitration proceedings initiated by the country's Pro League, the streaming platform said on Wednesday. DAZN announced last month it had no choice but to let its contract expire under Belg China announces it 'successfully completed' Taiwan military maneuvers 12/31/2025 07:58am • BEIJING (AP) — China's People's Liberation Army said Wednesday that it “successfully completed” two days of military exercises in the waters off Taiwan, concluding a set of high-powered maneuvers aimed at asserting its sovereignty over the island — actions that ratcheted up tension in East A Pacifist Japan has slowly transformed from exclusively self-defense to a military buildup 12/31/2025 07:02am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan is barreling forward with efforts to significantly boost its military capabilities to stand up to China’s growing threats by doubling annual arms spending. The goal comes as Tokyo’s main ally, the United States, pushes for more military assistance in Asia and a military hawk Channel Tunnel power malfunction fixed, but rail delays linger 12/31/2025 06:31am • PARIS (AP) — Trains were running again Wednesday in both directions through the Channel Tunnel between continental Europe and the United Kingdom but problems remained after a day of travel chaos caused by power malfunctions. The tunnel operator, Eurotunnel, said the 50-kilometer (32-mile) undersea Bulgaria to become the 21st country to join the euro, deepening EU ties despite fears 12/31/2025 06:25am • SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — On New Year’s Day, Bulgaria becomes the 21st country to join the euro currency union, furthering its integration into the European Union. But the historic milestone arrives amid political instability and skepticism among ordinary people fueled by fears of price rises. Supp NFL's fourth-down revolution and new rules lead to record-low punts in 2025 12/31/2025 06:00am • There were three times in the first 59 years of the Super Bowl era that a team went back-to-back regular-season games without punting once. That total has been matched during the 2025 season as part of a growing trend that has led to punts becoming more and more rare. The new kickoff rule, the K-ba In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing 12/31/2025 04:03am • BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the two long pheasant plumes on her helmet to strike a pose like a flying swallow. Fro Trump administration says it's freezing child care funds to Minnesota after series of fraud schemes 12/31/2025 12:35am • President Donald Trump’s administration announced on Tuesday that it’s freezing child care funds to Minnesota and demanding an audit of some day care centers after a series of fraud schemes involving government programs in recent years. Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services Jim O’Neill California delays revoking 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March after immigrants sue 12/30/2025 11:37pm • A week after immigrant groups filed a lawsuit, California said Tuesday it will delay the revocations of 17,000 commercial driver's licenses until March to allow more time to ensure that truckers and bus drivers who legally qualify for the licenses can keep them. But U.S. Transportation Secretary Sea Former US Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, of Colorado, dies at 92 12/30/2025 11:09pm • DENVER (AP) — Ben Nighthorse Campbell, the former senator and U.S. representative of Colorado known for his passionate advocacy of Native American issues, died Tuesday. He was 92. Campbell died of natural causes surrounded by his family, his daughter, Shanan Campbell, confirmed to The Associated P Former Australian cricketer Damien Martyn is in serious condition in a Gold Coast hospital 12/30/2025 10:39pm • BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Former cricketer Damien Martyn, who played 67 test matches for Australia, is in a serious condition in a Gold Coast hospital south of Brisbane, Australian media reported Wednesday. The 54-year-old former right-hand batter had fallen ill in recent days, with Nine Newspape Isiah Whitlock Jr., actor from 'The Wire,' 'Veep' and Spike Lee films, dies at 71 12/30/2025 09:36pm • Isiah Whitlock Jr., an actor who made frequent memorable appearances on the HBO series “The Wire” and “Veep” and in five films with director Spike Lee, died Tuesday. He was 71. Whitlock's manager Brian Liebman told The Associated Press in an email that the actor died in New York after a sho