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UK warns Russia it's ready to deal with any incursion after spy ship is spotted 11/19/2025 01:20pm • LONDON (AP) — Britain warned Russia on Wednesday that it was ready to deal with any incursion into its territory after the spy ship Yantar was detected on the edge of U.K. waters north of Scotland. Defense Secretary John Healey said the Russian vessel had directed lasers at pilots of surveillance A health center closure in New England town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities 11/19/2025 12:31pm • FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, Susan Bushby, a 70-year-old housekeeper from a rural ski town in New Hampshire's White Mountains, took comfort in knowing she only had a short drive to reach the community health center. The lodge-like medical building, which sits on a hill overloo The Latest: Trump to decide on Epstein files release after Senate agrees to pass the legislation 11/19/2025 12:02pm • Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill forcing the Justice Department to release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Rep What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care 11/19/2025 08:02am • FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has raised concerns that the projected cuts in Medicaid are already taking a toll. Last month, a site of the Ammonoosuc Community Health Services in Franconia, a town of around 1,000 people, closed for good. Ammonoosuc of UK inflation drops to 4-month low, paving way for December rate cut 11/19/2025 06:01am • LONDON (AP) — Inflation in the U.K. fell to a four-month low in October, official figures showed Wednesday, in a move that has raised expectations of another Bank of England interest rate cut next month. The Office for National Statistics said the annual rate of inflation, as measured by the consu Proposed 107% tariff on Italian pasta has this Fairfax Co. shop worried 11/19/2025 05:12am • Will you be able to afford your favorite pasta dish in 2026? A proposed tariff on Italian pasta that could take effect in January may cause you to lose your appetite. Vally Graham, the general manager of Olio2go, a specialty Italian store in Fairfax County, Virginia, says if the tariff takes effe How Much Do In-Home Caregivers Cost? 11/18/2025 07:00pm • If your parents or an older relative needs in-home care, and you're worried about the cost, that's understandable. There's no sugarcoating it: Senior home health and personal care can be expensive. Several factors affect the cost of in-home care, including location and state regulations, the level o South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year 11/18/2025 05:24pm • SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced Tuesday he is joining the crowded Republican race for governor next June. He's seeking a full term after taking over the state's top office in January when former Gov. Kristi Noem joined the Trump administration as Homeland Security Big Ten denies Michigan regent's claim of coercion over $2.4 billion investment plan 11/18/2025 05:05pm • ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — The Big Ten Conference pushed back Tuesday on a claim by a University of Michigan regent that Commissioner Tony Petitti threatened to punish the school if it refuses to support a plan that would clear the way for $2.4 billion in private investment in the league. Mark Ber Commissioner Jim Phillips says ACC freed to focus on future with legal fight resolved 11/18/2025 04:30pm • CARY, N.C. (AP) — The Atlantic Coast Conference opened 2025 mired in a legal fight with two member schools while waiting on broadcast partner ESPN to extend a media deal with the league for the long term. Those issues long resolved, the league has been focused on the future, building its brand wit Sharp disagreements over economy threaten Federal Reserve interest rate cut 11/18/2025 04:22pm • WASHINGTON (AP) — What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve officials sharply disagree over the economy's health and whether stubborn inflation or weak hiring represent a bigger threat. In several speeches in the past Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family 11/18/2025 03:50pm • Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday. The Sacklers must contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years. Most of the BetMGM Missouri Bonus Code WTOP1500: Claim $1,500 Bet Offer + $150 Pre-Reg Bonus 11/18/2025 02:03pm • This article contains references to products from our advertisers and/or partners, and we may receive compensation when you click on links to products and services New customers who pre-register with the BetMGM Missouri bonus code WTOP1500 will receive a two-part welcome offer. Click here to sign u Billionaire Cari Tuna on why the organization she started will offer free advice to other donors 11/18/2025 11:09am • For San Francisco-based billionaire Cari Tuna, the most important decision a philanthropist can make is deciding what cause to support. Starting Tuesday, the organization she helped found will offer help to other major donors making those choices. Tuna, 40, and her husband, Dustin Moskovitz, 41, fi Russian lawmakers approve tax hike bill to boost economy as the war with Ukraine nears 4 years 11/18/2025 09:26am • Russian lawmakers endorsed new tax hikes on Tuesday as Moscow looks for new revenue sources to boost its economy during its nearly four-year war with Ukraine. Legislators in the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, approved the key second reading of a bill that will raise value-added tax from