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Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party votes to disband after more than 30 years of activism 12/14/2025 07:42am • HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong's biggest pro-democracy party voted Sunday to dissolve after more than 30 years of activism, marking the end of an era of the Chinese semiautonomous city 's once-diverse political landscape. Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei said the political environment was “o Arctic air mass pushes to the U.S. South; Midwest also bracing for dangerous wind chills 12/14/2025 07:28am • MONROE, Wash. (AP) — A blast of arctic air swept south from Canada and spread into parts of the northern U.S. on Saturday, while residents of the Pacific Northwest braced for possible mudslides and levee failures from floodwaters that are expected to be slow to recede. The catastrophic flooding fo What to know about the US military's role in Syria after deadly IS attack 12/14/2025 07:12am • BEIRUT (AP) — The death of two U.S. service members and one American civilian in an attack in Syria by an alleged member of the Islamic State group has drawn new attention to the presence of American forces in the country. Saturday's attack was the first with fatalities since the fall of Syrian Pr DC breaks world record for most couples kissing under mistletoe  12/14/2025 05:06am • Move over St. Louis — after a six-year run, Washington, D.C., now holds the record for the most couples kissing under the mistletoe. The previous record was 480, but on Saturday, the “National Kiss Under the National Mistletoe” event had 1,435 couples locking lips and setting a new world re Today in History: December 14, the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting 12/14/2025 04:10am • Today is Sunday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2025. There are 17 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 14, 2012, a gunman with a semiautomatic rifle killed 20 first-graders and six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, then took his own life as police arrived; th Girls and women fleeing Mali describe sexual violence by Russian forces 12/14/2025 02:23am • DOUANKARA, Mauritania (AP) — The girl lay in a makeshift health clinic, her eyes glazed over and her mouth open, flies resting on her lips. Her chest barely moved. Drops of fevered sweat trickled down her forehead as medical workers hurried around her, attaching an IV drip. It was the last moment No. 1 Arizona rolls 12th-ranked Alabama in the second half and wins 96-75 12/14/2025 02:19am • BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Brayden Burries scored 28 points, 20 of those coming during a 14-minute second-half flurry, and No. 1 Arizona roared back from its first halftime deficit of the season to beat No. 12 Alabama 96-75. The Wildcats (9-0) trailed by two points at halftime before seizing command Morocco aims to boost legal cannabis farming and tap a global boom 12/14/2025 01:55am • BAB BERRED, Morocco (AP) — Since he started growing cannabis at 14, Mohamed Makhlouf has lived in the shadows, losing sleep while bracing for a knock on his door from authorities that could mean prison or his entire harvest confiscated. But after decades of operating in secret, Makhlouf finally ha Devils beat the Ducks 4-1 to end a 5-game home losing streak 12/14/2025 01:21am • NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen, Paul Cotter and Cody Glass each scored to help the New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Saturday and snap a five-game home losing streak. New Jersey started the season 9-0-1 on its home ice before losing five straight at the Prudential Center. The Devi Williams throws 4 TD passes and Washington has 5 INTs in 38-10 rout of Boise State in LA Bowl 12/14/2025 12:59am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Demond Williams Jr. threw three of his four touchdown passes in the second quarter, and Washington had five interceptions as the Huskies kicked off bowl season with a 38-10 victory over Boise State in the LA Bowl on Saturday night. Denzel Boston made a 78-yard TD catch for DC region expected to be hit with snowfall and freezing weather for second time this December 12/13/2025 10:27pm • A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service, as wintery mix of rain and snow moving into the D.C. region. Snow is expected to fall across the D.C. region this weekend for the second time this December, bringing slick roads, gusty winds and low temperatures in the tee Jackson Blake scores in shootout as East-best Hurricanes top Flyers 4-3 12/13/2025 10:17pm • PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jackson Blake scored in the shootout, and the Eastern Conference-best Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 on Saturday night to open a home-and-home set. Seth Jarvis scored his 18th goal, Nikolaj Ehlers and Alexander Nikishin also scored and Shayne Gostisbehere Nickel has career-high 30 points as No. 15 Vanderbilt beats Central Arkansas 83-72 to move to 10-0 12/13/2025 09:13pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyler Nickel scored a career-high 30 points and No. 15 Vanderbilt beat Central Arkansas 83-72 on Saturday. Tyler Tanner had 12 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Commodores, and Jalen Washington added 12 points and seven rebounds. Devin McGlockton had a team-h South Sudanese community fights to save land from relentless flooding worsened by climate change 12/13/2025 09:10pm • AKUAK, South Sudan (AP) — Standing in waist-deep water, Ayen Deng Duot uses a machete to break up the thick roots of a papyrus plant and throws the pieces onto a spongy mix of plants and clay soil. This human-made shore, once compacted and sun-dried, will expand the island where the South Sudanese Horvath to Heidenreich on 4th-and-goal leads No. 22 Navy to a 17-16 win over Army 12/13/2025 08:39pm • BALTIMORE (AP) — Blake Horvath to Eli Heidenreich. That's the connection that led Navy to such a memorable season — and the two of them came through again on the biggest play of the biggest game. Horvath threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to Heidenreich with 6:32 remaining — on fourth-and-goal —