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Japan gets local consent, clearing a last major hurdle to restart the world's largest nuclear plant 12/23/2025 06:28am • TOKYO (AP) — The governor of Niigata on Tuesday formally gave local consent to put two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in the north-central prefecture back online, clearing a last hurdle toward restarting the plant idled for more than a decade following the 2011 meltdowns at Should you worry about overfunding your 529 plan? 12/23/2025 06:00am • 529 education savings plans are powerful tools to help pay for the mounting costs of an education. Yet some people hesitate to use them. One common concern is oversaving. You can only use 529 funds can only cover qualified education expenses without incurring a tax penalty, but it can be hard to pin Conference seasons kick into gear following light AP Top 25 holiday week 12/23/2025 05:50am • The week of Christmas is typically a slow time on the college basketball, with a handful of games before and after the holiday. This week is no different with nine ranked teams playing, most against lower-tier programs. Once the weekend passes, the schedule heats up as conference seasons kick into f Wet and mild: Christmas Day weather outlook for the DC area 12/23/2025 05:28am • Tuesday will start off cold and rainy in the D.C. area before clearing up after the morning rush hour for anyone hitting the roads for holiday travel. Early risers will see the morning start with cloudy skies and rain showers until 10 a.m. Conditions will dry up by the afternoon, with humidity an Philip Rivers starts strong, but his late Pick-6 proves costly to Colts' playoff hopes in 48-27 loss 12/23/2025 01:05am • INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Quarterback Philip Rivers came out of retirement seeking to lead the Indianapolis Colts to the playoffs. Two games into his comeback, their postseason hopes barely exist. While the 44-year-old grandfather gave the home fans plenty to cheer about in the first 3 1/2 quarters, San Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104 12/22/2025 11:39pm • RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Betty Reid Soskin, who rose to national fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger and used the spotlight to talk about the African American experience during World War II, has died. She was 104. Her family and the park service announced her death through social media, Trump warns Maduro against playing 'tough' as US escalates pressure campaign on Venezuela 12/22/2025 11:14pm • WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday delivered a new warning to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as the U.S. Coast Guard steps up efforts to interdict oil tankers in the Caribbean Sea as part of the Republican administration's escalating pressure campaign on the govern Takeaways from AP's report on a beef plant closure that threatens to unravel a small Nebraska town 12/22/2025 09:19pm • LEXINGTON, Neb. (AP) — A small town in rural Nebraska is losing its biggest employer, a Tyson Foods' beef plant, which will be laying off 3,200 workers next month in a town of around 11,000 people. Lexington, Nebraska, is expected to lose hundreds of families who will be forced to move away in sea US drops plan to deport Chinese national who exposed Xinjiang abuses, rights activists say 12/22/2025 08:56pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security has dropped its plan to deport a Chinese national who entered the country illegally, two rights activists said Monday, after his plight raised public concerns that the man, if deported, would be punished by Beijing for helping expose human righ Jorge Polanco, with 1 pitch of first base experience, willing to make move for New York Mets 12/22/2025 07:59pm • NEW YORK (AP) — Jorge Polanco's experience at first base consists of one pitch, when San Francisco's Wilmer Flores lined a sinker off the end of his bat toward right field in the ninth inning of a tied game last April 6. “It's just like they always say, whenever you come into the game, the ball Lions facing long playoff odds after losing 2 straight games for 1st time since 2022 12/22/2025 07:55pm • ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions were not expected to match the success they had last year when they won a franchise-record 15 games to earn the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the playoffs and claimed consecutive division championships for the first time since they were an NFL powerhouse in the e Ryan Day takes over offensive play-calling duties for Ohio State in College Football Playoff 12/22/2025 07:52pm • COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ryan Day will call the offensive plays for Ohio State during the College Football Playoff, beginning with the Dec. 31 quarterfinal game at the Cotton Bowl against Miami. Brian Hartline was the offensive play caller during the Buckeyes regular season, but accepted the head coa Carlisle to step down, Bickerstaff to become National Basketball Coaches Association president 12/22/2025 07:33pm • BOSTON (AP) — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle will be stepping down as president of the National Basketball Coaches Association at the end of the month and Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff will replace him. “I guess now might be a good time to announce, I decided about a year ago that this woul Browns beset by injuries on offense while still trying to evaluate Shedeur Sanders 12/22/2025 07:30pm • The evaluation process of Shedeur Sanders and the state of the Cleveland Browns at quarterback could be murkier for the final two games of the season. Sanders will be without one of his prime weapons with rookie running back Quinshon Judkins slated to have surgery this week after suffering a disloca Chiefs' move to Kansas leaves Missouri fans heartbroken over another NFL franchise leaving 12/22/2025 07:21pm • KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The state of Missouri is losing its third NFL franchise and the second in the past decade, and the decision by the Chiefs on Monday to depart their longtime home at Arrowhead Stadium for a new domed facility in Kansas may hurt the most. The Chiefs announced their intention