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Australian track and field Olympians Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck announce engagement 12/16/2025 05:20pm • Australian Olympic track athletes Michelle Jenneke and Alex Beck are engaged. They announced the engagement Sunday in a dual Instagram post. Jenneke added the message, ���8.5 years in the making.��� Jenneke, 32, competed in hurdles events for Australia at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and the 2024 P Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair 12/16/2025 05:18pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump���s understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi���s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case and offered an unvarnished take on her boss and those in his orbit in interviews published Tuesday in Vanity Fair tha Judge says he's hopeful hearing on Luigi Mangione trial evidence will end this week 12/16/2025 05:17pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� A judge said Tuesday he���s optimistic that a pretrial hearing will end this week in Luigi Mangione���s New York murder case in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. ���Hopefully we wind up on Thursday,��� Judge Gregory Carro said at the hearing, which is in its third Hyundai and Kia will repair millions of vehicles under a deal to fix anti-theft technology 12/16/2025 05:14pm • Automakers Hyundai and Kia must offer free repairs to millions of models under a settlement announced Tuesday by Minnesota's attorney general, who led an effort by dozens of states that argued the vehicles weren't equipped with proper anti-theft technology, leaving them vulnerable to thefts. Under t Wall Street slips as oil prices keep dropping 12/16/2025 05:13pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading Tuesday after reports on the economy did little to clear uncertainty about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industri ACC's shift to new football scheduling model will have 12 of 17 teams playing 9 league games in 2026 12/16/2025 05:12pm • The Atlantic Coast Conference's transition to a nine-game football schedule will feature 12 of 17 football-playing members playing nine games next fall while the remaining five stay at eight. The league announced details of the new model Tuesday, including the league matchups for each school. Next y House Speaker Johnson rebuffs efforts to extend health care subsidies, pushing ahead with GOP plan 12/16/2025 05:10pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� House Republican leaders are determined to push ahead with a GOP health care bill that excludes efforts to address the soaring monthly premiums millions of Americans will soon endure as pandemic-era tax credits for people who buy insurance through the Affordable Care Act expire a Sen. Mark Kelly calls Pentagon investigation into his remarks a move to chill military dissent 12/16/2025 05:09pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said Tuesday that the Pentagon's escalating investigation into his remarks urging troops to refuse unlawful orders is part of an effort to silence dissent within the military. ���This is just about sending a message to retired service members Ousmane Demb��l�� and Aitana Bonmat�� named best players at FIFA awards 12/16/2025 05:02pm • DOHA, Qatar (AP) ��� Ousmane Demb��l�� and Aitana Bonmat�� were named the best players of 2025 at the FIFA awards on Tuesday, adding to their prize collection after also winning the men's and women's Ballon d'Or this year. Demb��l�� starred for Paris Saint-Germain in its first Champions League titl Mariners sign catcher Andrew Knizner to $1 million, 1-year deal 12/16/2025 04:51pm • SEATTLE (AP) ��� Catcher Andrew Knizner and the Seattle Mariners agreed Tuesday to a $1 million, one-year contract. The 30-year-old can earn $100,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances, $50,000 each for 200 and 250 Knizner has appeared in parts of seven major league seasons with the St. L Brazilian cardinal orders a popular Catholic priest to go offline following right-wing attacks 12/16/2025 04:48pm • SAO PAULO (AP) ��� A renowned Brazilian Catholic priest confirmed Tuesday that he was ordered by Sao Paulo���s archbishop to stop broadcasting his services and avoid social media postings all-together, following attacks from right-wing figures who denounce his actions as leftist. With 2.3 million fo Fairfax Co. expands popular textile recycling pilot program 12/16/2025 04:45pm • A Fairfax County pilot program that aims to make it convenient for residents to recycle textiles is expanding. In January, the Northern Virginia suburb launched the program with the company Helpsy. The first drop-off location at the Interstate 66 Transfer Station in Fairfax yielded positive r Lennar: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/16/2025 04:41pm • MIAMI (AP) ��� MIAMI (AP) ��� Lennar Corp. (LEN) on Tuesday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $490.2 million. The Miami-based company said it had profit of $1.93 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to $2.03 per share. The results missed Wall Street expectations. Th Wholesale Cash Prices 12/16/2025 04:40pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Wholesale cash prices Tuesday Mon Tue Foods Broilers - Left-hander Steven Matz and Rays finalize $15 million 2-year contract 12/16/2025 04:37pm • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Left-handed pitcher Steven Matz is heading to Tampa Bay after finalizing a $15 million, two-year contract with the Rays. The deal will pay Matz $7.5 million annually. Matz would receive a one-time $500,000 assignment bonus if he's traded, payable by the acquiring team.