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December is a great time to buy a new car and this is why 12/10/2025 06:29am • If you’re in the market for a new vehicle, the remaining weeks of December could very well be a great time to buy. Several recurring industry trends converge at year-end, creating favorable conditions that can help you save money. The auto experts at Edmunds have come up with three key reasons why In post-Assad Syria's chaos, Alawite women face sexual violence 12/10/2025 12:15am • LATAKIA, Syria (AP) — The woman, a member of Syria 's Alawite religious minority, was walking home on a sunny July day in her town on the Mediterranean coast when three gunmen stopped her and pulled her into their van. It was the start of a week of torment. They drove her to a town in northern Syr More glittering royal jewels displayed while Paris is still uneasy over the Louvre robbery 12/09/2025 09:42pm • PARIS (AP) — A glittering exhibition of royal jewels is opening Wednesday in Paris even as the city still reels from the brazen crown-jewel heist at the nearby Louvre Museum. The four-minute operation in October emptied cases in the Louvre's Apollo Gallery, forced its closure and rattled public c Florida executes a man convicted of killing a woman during a 1989 home invasion 12/09/2025 07:35pm • STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally stabbing a woman during a home invasion decades ago was executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Mark Allen Geralds, 58, was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison for the February 1989 murder of Tressa Petti U.S. News Money Surveys 2025: 6 Responses That Caught Our Eye 12/09/2025 07:00pm • Each year, the U.S. News money team conducts regular surveys focusing on a range of financial topics. These surveys help inform our reporting and gauge the financial health, habits and attitudes of Americans from year to year. We ask savers to reveal their emergency fund balance. We ask homebuyers w Understanding Parts of Medicare: A Through N Explained 12/09/2025 07:00pm • The alphabet soup of Medicare -- multiple parts and plans, starting with A all the way through N -- can be bewildering, especially for those who are newly eligible for Medicare. In this guide, we break down each part of Medicare to help you find the best health insurance fit for your needs. Medicare Cracker Barrel lowers revenue forecast as traffic falls after logo blowup 12/09/2025 04:54pm • Cracker Barrel posted lower-than-expected sales in its fiscal first quarter and trimmed its revenue forecast for the year as it continued to feel the fallout from a botched plan to revamp its logo and restaurants. The Lebanon, Tennessee-based restaurant chain said Tuesday its revenue fell 5.7% to $7 Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN and some fellow cable networks 12/09/2025 09:45am • Paramount Skydance's hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. Discovery places CNN and its sister cable networks squarely back into what is likely to be an extended period of management limbo. There was some relief at CNN with last Friday's announcement that Netflix was buying Warner's studio and stream The holiday shopping season comes with tons of extra emissions. Here's how to do it sustainably 12/09/2025 09:10am • We're in the thick of the holiday shopping season, and U.S. residents are expected to shatter the spending record again this year. The National Retail Federation forecasts that 2025 will be the first time we collectively spend more than $1 trillion on year-end gifts. A lot of materials, energy, pack Online shopping? How you pay makes a big difference, says consumer protection group 12/09/2025 08:45am • Chances are you're doing a lot of spending this holiday season, but there's a smaller chance you're giving much thought to how you're paying — a consumers' group suggests you might want to take that detail into consideration. "I often advise people, if they can, to pay with a credit card, espec Holiday ornaments decorate life all year long in this Belgian shop 12/09/2025 03:08am • ANTWERP, Belgium (AP) — Getting ready for the holiday season has never been stressful for Christel Dauwe — after all, her holiday period lasts all year long in her Christmas ornament shop in the Belgian city of Antwerp. Her collecting began in her teenage years, and she now has more than 64,000 Pope Leo XIV gets into Christmas spirit with prayer for peace at Spanish Steps 12/08/2025 10:18pm • ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day that kicks off the Christmas season. Leo greeted thousands of well-wishers who braved the cold t A year after Bashar Assad fled, Syria struggles to heal 12/08/2025 08:29pm • HOMS, Syria (AP) — A year ago, Mohammad Marwan found himself stumbling, barefoot and dazed, out of Syria’s notorious Saydnaya prison on the outskirts of Damascus as rebel forces pushing toward the capital threw open its doors to release the prisoners. Arrested in 2018 for fleeing compulsory mili Clever Credit: What Credit Card Should You Use for eBay Purchases? 12/08/2025 07:00pm • Dear Clever Credit,I do most of my spending on resale platforms, mainly eBay, Poshmark and Depop. Right now, I get 5% cash back on online purchases with my debit card, but I want to start building credit while keeping similar perks.I've been having trouble finding a credit card that offers anything Worst Medicare Advantage Plans: How to Find a Good One 12/08/2025 07:00pm • Medicare beneficiaries have a wide selection of Medicare Advantage plans to choose from, but the quality and coverage can vary significantly. For 2026, 97% of beneficiaries have 10 or more Medicare Advantage plans to choose from, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), m