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Britain���s BBC is both beloved and maligned. Now it faces a $10 billion Trump lawsuit 12/16/2025 09:01am • LONDON (AP) ��� U.S. President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a television documentary he claims was ���false, defamatory, deceptive, disparaging, inflammatory and malicious.��� Britain���s national broadcaster has apologized to Trump over the way it edited a speech in the progra Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts 12/16/2025 09:01am • The Chronicle of Philanthropy���s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totaled $5 billion in 2025. Topping the list was $2 billion from Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, followed by a $746.7 million donation from Warren Buffett and a $5 As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic 12/16/2025 09:01am • BAYAHIBE, Dominican Republic (AP) ��� Oxygen tank strapped to his back, Michael del Rosario moves his fins delicately as he glides along an underwater nursery just off the Dominican Republic coast, proudly showing off the ���coral babies��� growing on metal structures that look like large spiders. T Movie Review: Wonder and war in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' 12/16/2025 09:00am • When I came down with a cold the day after I saw the third and latest ���Avatar��� film, ���Fire and Ash,��� I half-wondered if I had picked it up on Pandora. The promise of Cameron���s 3D trilogy has always been immersion: immersion in a science-fiction world, in technological wonder, in a maybe fu Prehistoric beasts, trains and Christmas cheer: Experience 'Dino-Mite' at the US Botanic Garden! 12/16/2025 08:57am • The United States Botanic Garden���s annual model train holiday display is back ��� with a prehistoric twist. In today���s episode of ���Matt About Town,��� we're heading back in time (to the Cretaceous Period specifically) to celebrate Christmas a little differently at ���Season���s Greetings: D Meet Panther, a large black cat with a fun-loving personality 12/16/2025 08:41am • Panther is a beautiful, large black cat with stunning yellow eyes and a playful, fun-loving personality. This 1-year-old, 10-pound sweetheart is full of energy and ready to charm anyone who meets him. Panther is playful, affectionate and loves interactive fun. While he may not literally roar, Retail sales were unchanged in October from September as shoppers pulled back spending amid economic uncertainty 12/16/2025 08:34am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� Retail sales were unchanged in October from September as shoppers pulled back spending amid economic uncertainty. US employers added 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October, the government said in delayed reports 12/16/2025 08:33am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� US employers added 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October, the government said in delayed reports. Trump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech 12/16/2025 08:28am • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� 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 33-page lawsuit accuses the BBC of broadcasting a ���false, defamatory, deceptive, dispar Bus crash kills 13 and injures over a dozen on highway in central Iran 12/16/2025 08:12am • TEHRAN, Iran (AP) ��� A passenger bus overturned, killing 13 people and injuring over a dozen others on a highway in central Iran, state-run IRNA news agency reported. The bus was traveling late Monday from Isfahan to the northeastern city of Mashhad when it struck the highway's central guardrail, c Virginia Department of Education projects K-12 schools will need $1.2 billion over next two years 12/16/2025 08:08am • Virginia���s recently published enrollment data indicates that state schools will need about $1.2 billion over the next two years, more than was projected just weeks ago amid challenges in funding other key areas. Enrollment data is the main factor in calculating Standards of Quality costs ��� t Driver who plowed into fans celebrating Liverpool���s Premier League championship is sentenced to over 20 years in prison 12/16/2025 08:08am • LONDON (AP) ��� Driver who plowed into fans celebrating Liverpool���s Premier League championship is sentenced to over 20 years in prison. Ukraine and 34 other countries approve compensation body for damages from Russia's invasion 12/16/2025 07:53am • THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) ��� Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and 34 other countries formally approved plans Tuesday to create a compensation body to pay for damages to Ukraine caused by the Russian invasion, but questions remain about where the money will come from. Zelenskyy told leaders OrganiGram: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/16/2025 07:48am • TORONTO (AP) ��� TORONTO (AP) ��� Organigram Global Inc. (OGI) on Tuesday reported a loss of $27 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. The Toronto-based company said it had a loss of 20 cents per share. The cannabis producer posted revenue of $56.9 million in the period. For the year, the company re Creating a simple garden sanctuary for year-round relaxation 12/16/2025 07:40am • With temperatures dropping and dusk arriving early, the firepit section of my garden has been on my mind. It���s a simple setup. Eight colorful Adirondack chairs are arranged in a circle around a stacked stone hearth, surrounded, during the growing season, by easy-growing, low-maintenance button bus