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How a Trump Media deal with a crypto firm exposes potential conflicts of interest 12/22/2025 04:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Crypto.com was under siege. For more than a year, the firm had been investigated by President Joe Biden's Democratic administration, part of an aggressive push to regulate the largely unregulated cryptocurrency industry. Financial regulators had told the company that enforcement Red Sox acquire All-Star first baseman Willson Contreras from Cardinals for three young righties 12/22/2025 04:05pm • BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox acquired three-time All-Star Willson Contreras from the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday in a trade for right-hander Hunter Dobbins and two pitching prospects. The 33-year-old Contreras is a .258 hitter with 172 homers and 548 RBIs in 10 seasons with the Cubs and Card Broncos try to look at the bright side after their long winning streak is ended by Jaguars 12/22/2025 03:38pm • DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos are determined to make their first loss in a month a recalibration. “We got hit in the mouth today, and they played a good game and we let it get away,” quarterback Bo Nix said after Denver's 34-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday ended their 11-game Montgomery Co. moves to speed up benefits in the event of the death of a first responder 12/22/2025 03:07pm • The death of a Montgomery County, Maryland, firefighter earlier this year has inspired legislation that aims to accelerate the payout of pension and survivor benefits to the families of fallen first responders. Expedited Bill 32-25, also known as the HERO Act, was signed into law Monday by County Quinn Ewers likely to remain Dolphins' starting QB for final 2 games of season 12/22/2025 02:50pm • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Quinn Ewers will likely continue as the Miami Dolphins' starting quarterback for the final two games of the 2025 season. Ewers looked calm and operated Miami's offense well in his first NFL start on Sunday, replacing the benched Tua Tagovailoa in hopes of offering a spar What's an atmospheric river? AP explains the weather phenomenon 12/22/2025 02:49pm • Atmospheric rivers are massive plumes of moisture carried across the sky that can dump heavy rains or snow over land. Here’s a look at the phenomenon: Where do atmospheric rivers come from? Atmospheric rivers generally form in tropical regions, where warm temperatures can cause water vapor to rise Newly acquired Pirates 2B Brandon Lowe thinks his new team can make a 'deep push' in 2026 12/22/2025 02:12pm • PITTSBURGH (AP) — A small-market team in a division dotted with big-market clubs. A pitching staff bursting with potential. A manager with a modest resume as a player but an innate feel for the vibes within a clubhouse. Yeah, Brandon Lowe has been here before. The two-time All-Star second baseman Four Downs with the Commanders: Failing against Philly 12/22/2025 02:00pm • Well, didn't Northwest Stadium at least have a Christmas vibe? Unfortunately, the green and red wasn't the holiday season ringing out. The color combination was a result of the preponderance of Philadelphia Eagles fans in the stands rooting their team on to a 29-18 win over Washington that clinch Cowboys face a tough decision on Matt Eberflus after another sub-par showing on defense 12/22/2025 01:30pm • FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott led the Dallas Cowboys to touchdowns on their first two drives against the Los Angeles Chargers. Justin Herbert easily answered both times against a Dallas defense that tops the list of reasons the Cowboys will miss the playoffs for second year in a row and could Ecuadorian court hands down max sentences to 11 soldiers in case of 4 disappeared minors 12/22/2025 01:16pm • QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A court in Ecuador handed lengthy prison sentences Monday to a group of eleven soldiers who were responsible for the abduction and torture of four children last year — a case that has rattled the South American nation and raised questions about President Daniel Noboa’s ef No. 2 Michigan closing gap on No. 1 Arizona in AP Top 25, Duke falls out of top five 12/22/2025 01:05pm • Arizona is still No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, but No. 2 Michigan is closing the gap. The Wildcats topped the poll for the third straight week in the AP Top 25 released on Monday, receiving 38 first-place votes from a 58-person panel. The Wolverines had 19 first-plac Bondi Beach shooting suspect conducted firearms training with his father, Australian police say 12/22/2025 12:38pm • MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A man accused of killing 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach conducted firearms training in an area of New South Wales state outside of Sydney with his father, according to Australian police documents released on Monday. The documents, made public following Naveed Akram Trump removes nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial positions 12/22/2025 12:33pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the U.S. diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of President Donald Trump’s “America First” priorities. The ch Boys at her school shared AI-generated, nude images of her. After a fight, she was the one expelled 12/22/2025 12:15pm • THIBODAUX, La. (AP) — The teasing was relentless. Nude images of a 13-year-old girl and her friends, generated by artificial intelligence, were circulating on social media and had become the talk of a Louisiana middle school. The girls begged for help, first from a school guidance counselor and t College student deported during Thanksgiving travel describes ICE officer's intimidation 12/22/2025 11:56am • CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts college student who was deported while trying to visit family for Thanksgiving said an immigration officer told her it wouldn’t matter if she spoke to a lawyer, she was going to be removed from the country anyway. Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, a 19-year-old freshm