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Federal prosecutors say Afghan national made bomb threat on TikTok video in Texas 12/02/2025 12:11pm • FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man has been charged with making threats online after authorities said a video showing him threatening to build a bomb, conduct a suicide attack and kill Americans was posted to TikTok and other social media sites. The charge against Mohammad Dawood Alokozay, an A More feasting: Marquee college hoops games continue the week after Thanksgiving holiday tournaments 12/02/2025 11:49am • Thanksgiving is a great time to be a college basketball fan with all the holiday tournaments and marquee matchups. The feast of high-level hoops doesn't end there. This week will feature another trove of must-see games, including 10 between AP Top 25 opponents. No. 4 Duke, No. 6 Louisville and No. 1 Hadjar to partner Verstappen at Red Bull in 2026 as Tsunoda loses F1 seat 12/02/2025 11:17am • Isack Hadjar will team up with his childhood hero Max Verstappen at Red Bull next year after an impressive rookie season, while Yuki Tsunoda has lost his Formula 1 seat following a tough season. Also, 18-year-old British driver Arvid Lindblad will debut for Racing Bulls. French driver Hadjar was rew Reports: UCLA plans to hire James Madison's Bob Chesney as its next football coach 12/02/2025 10:25am • LOS ANGELES (AP) — James Madison's Bob Chesney is expected to be hired as UCLA's new football coach, according to multiple reports Monday. The Bruins have not yet announced a deal with Chesney, whose No. 19 Dukes are 11-1 heading into the Sun Belt Conference title game against Troy on Friday. W 2 former South African apartheid police officers are convicted of killing an activist 38 years ago 12/02/2025 10:19am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two former apartheid-era police officers in South Africa were found guilty of murder Tuesday in the 1987 killing of activist and student leader Caiphus Nyoka. Nyoka's fatal shooting at his family home near Johannesburg during the period of white minority rule was one St. Lucia prime minister secures a second term after a decisive win at the polls 12/02/2025 09:13am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — St. Lucia Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has secured a second term in office after a decisive electoral win in the eastern Caribbean island. Pierre's Saint Lucia Labor Party beat Allen Chastanet’s United Workers Party to secure 14 of 15 seats in Parliament following Gen Z and millennials embrace sustainable alternatives to imported fresh flowers 12/02/2025 09:01am • Instead of hiring a florist for her October wedding, Emily Day decided to grow her own flowers in her front yard in Calgary, Canada — a creative challenge that turned into a lesson on the hidden climate costs of the global flower industry. She said her homegrown arrangements were just as beautiful Haiti's transitional government adopts key law to hold a general election for first time since 2016 12/02/2025 08:53am • SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Haiti’s transitional presidential council has backed an electoral law in the latest step toward holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade. The approval late Monday means that the government can finally publish an official and long-awaited elect This underappreciated holiday flower has upside-down blooms 12/02/2025 08:32am • If I asked you to name a holiday flower, my guess is poinsettia, amaryllis or paperwhite would be the first to come to mind. But there’s another, underused seasonal plant that deserves attention. Allow me to introduce you to cyclamen. There are roughly two dozen species of the perennial plants, so 5 Financial To-Dos Before the End of 2025 12/02/2025 06:00am • As 2025 winds down, here are some moves to help you finish the year strong financially. Morningstar’s director of personal finance and retirement planning, Christine Benz, discusses strategies. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Benefits of Rebalancing Your Portfolio Q: What ar The Clippers have a slew of future Hall of Famers. And at 5-16, they have a slew of problems 12/02/2025 06:00am • MIAMI (AP) — Chris Paul is going to the Hall of Fame in a few years. James Harden is headed there as well. Kawhi Leonard seems another lock to get the call, and it shouldn't be a surprise if coach Tyronn Lue does one day, too. The Los Angeles Clippers have a lot of big names. They also have a lot Maryland human services secretary pleads guilty to DUI in DC 12/02/2025 05:50am • Maryland Human Services Secretary Rafael López pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence in D.C. earlier this year, under an agreement that requires him to do community service and allows the state official to potentially avoid time in jail. If López follows the conditions in the agr Newcastle striker Wissa left out of Congo squad for Africa Cup of Nations 12/02/2025 05:30am • KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Newcastle striker Yoane Wissa will miss the Africa Cup of Nations after being left out of Congo's squad. Wissa joined Newcastle for a reported 55 million pounds ($75 million) on the final day of the summer transfer window but has yet to play for the club after returning from Marylanders' commute listed as 2nd-worst in the nation 12/02/2025 03:59am • Recently released Census Bureau data indicates Maryland commuters spend on average 31.5 minutes driving to work. The state ranked second to New York's 32.8-minute average commute in 2023, according to data extracted from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. "The number did go up in t Kane Williamson returns to test action with a half century for New Zealand against West Indies 12/02/2025 01:43am • CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — For Kane Williamson it was business as usual. After 12 months away from test cricket as a privateer in professional leagues around the world, Williamson ground out his 38th half century for New Zealand on Tuesday on the first day of the first test against West Indi