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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people 12/15/2025 10:12pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny over the boat strikes is intensifying in Congress. The military said in a statement on social media that the strikes tar The Latest: Trump sues BBC for defamation, asks for $10 billion in damages over Jan. 6 speech edit 12/15/2025 09:47pm • President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $10 billion in damages from the BBC, accusing the British broadcaster of defamation as well as deceptive and unfair trade practices. The lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a “false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory, and mal Conservative Kast's victory in Chile suggests a hard-right, pro-Trump surge across Latin America 12/15/2025 08:36pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile has become the latest country in Latin America to veer toward the right, electing a deeply conservative veteran politician who has long attracted comparisons to Donald Trump. The president-elect, José Antonio Kast, has expressed nostalgia for the 17-year military dict 5 Reasons to Take Social Security at Age 62 12/15/2025 07:00pm • The earliest age you can collect Social Security retirement benefits is 62, and about a quarter of people begin payments as soon as they are eligible. "I want to take it now to get my money back," is a common rationale, according to Dustin Wolk, client advisor with Crescent Grove Advisors in Milwauk How to Get a Personal Loan With No Income Verification 12/15/2025 07:00pm • Some people who need money fast to pay for unexpected expenses or large purchases turn to personal loans. In most cases, lenders will verify your income to ensure that you have enough money to repay a personal loan. That can present a hurdle for some borrowers, such as those who are unemployed, self Nursing Homes: A Guide for 2026 12/15/2025 07:00pm • Moving a loved one to a nursing home or assisted living facility is a significant decision that involves careful consideration of many factors. From the facility's location to the types of care and activities available, choosing the right nursing home requires thorough research and understanding to Jimmy Lai's daughter says he'd focus on family, not activism, if he's freed in Hong Kong 12/15/2025 05:23pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy former Hong Kong media mogul who has come to symbolize defiance to Beijing, would devote himself to God and his family rather than political activism if he were released, his daughter said Monday after he was convicted in a national security case. Clair Defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons has home broken into during Titans' road trip to San Francisco 12/15/2025 04:55pm • The home of Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons was burglarized while he was on the road in San Francisco, the team said Monday. Simmons posted several Instagram stories that implied he returned from the Titans’ 37-24 road loss against the 49ers to discover his home had been broken i Jimmy Lai is a Hong Kong rags-to-riches media tycoon who became a fierce critic of Beijing 12/15/2025 02:09pm • HONG KONG (AP) — To his supporters, former media mogul Jimmy Lai is a fighter for democracy. To his opponents, he's a traitor to his motherland. Now, he could face life in prison after being convicted of conspiracies to commit sedition and collusion with foreign forces in a landmark trial that beg What to know about the attack on the Hanukkah festival in Australia that killed 15 people 12/15/2025 01:09pm • SYDNEY (AP) — A father and son are suspected by officials to have killed 15 people on a popular Australian beach, shocking a country where gun violence is rare. The government on Monday, a day after the shootings, proposed tougher new gun laws amid criticism that officials didn't take seriously en Trump administration says it needs to fight SNAP fraud, but the extent of the problem is unclear 12/15/2025 12:47pm • President Donald Trump ’s administration is talking tough about SNAP, saying the government’s biggest food aid program is riddled with fraud that must be stopped. His appointees are looking at Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from an enforcement perspective, seeing fraud as a major and What will Virginia's Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin do next? He's not ready to tell 12/15/2025 10:21am • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Almost from the moment that Glenn Youngkin became Virginia's governor four years ago, the political world has wondered what's next for a Republican who seemed to keep one foot in the MAGA movement and the other in the party's traditional country club establishment. He's sti Israeli military expansion in Syria raises tensions as they carve out a buffer zone 12/15/2025 01:59am • BEIRUT (AP) — Qassim Hamadeh woke to the sounds of gunfire and explosions in his village of Beit Jin in southwestern Syria last month. Within hours, he had lost two sons, a daughter-in-law and his 4-year-old and 10-year-old grandsons. The five were among 13 villagers killed that day by Israeli for Militant groups are experimenting with AI, and the risks are expected to grow 12/15/2025 12:07am • WASHINGTON (AP) — As the rest of the world rushes to harness the power of artificial intelligence, militant groups also are experimenting with the technology, even if they aren't sure exactly what to do with it. For extremist organizations, AI could be a powerful tool for recruiting new members, c Landslide win for Kast gives Chile its most right-wing president in decades 12/14/2025 10:03pm • SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile's ultra-conservative former lawmaker José Antonio Kast secured a stunning victory in the presidential election Sunday, defeating the candidate of the center-left governing coalition and setting the stage for the country's most right-wing government in 35 years of demo