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In a breakneck digital era, the ancient art of Peking opera works hard to keep flourishing 12/31/2025 04:03am • BEIJING (AP) — Dressed in a red-and-white warrior costume, Peking opera actress Zhang Wanting balances on one foot on the narrow handle of a rosewood chair. She bends forward, lifts her other leg high and grasps the two long pheasant plumes on her helmet to strike a pose like a flying swallow. Fro Most Marylanders not doing New Year’s resolutions, not optimistic for 2026, survey finds 12/31/2025 03:52am • Plenty of people in Maryland will be happy to put 2025 in the rear view mirror, but that doesn’t mean they’re excited about 2026. As an addendum to its end-of-the-year poll, University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Institute of Politics asked Marylanders about their expectations for 2026. Junta leader is declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election 12/31/2025 03:32am • CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Junta leader Gen. Mamdi Doumbouya was declared the winner of Guinea’s presidential election held over the weekend, according to incomplete results released late on Tuesday, the country's first election since a 2021 coup. Doumbouya won 86.72% of the votes counted so far, ac See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists 12/31/2025 03:11am • Dec. 24-30, 2025. AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Pakistan's polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams 12/31/2025 02:57am • ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025 than the previous year, a sign of progress in its eradication campaign even as vaccinators faced repeated militant attacks, according to a statement from the government-run Polio Eradication Initiative. The announcem Seals and Payne rally TCU past No. 16 USC for 30-27 overtime victory in Alamo Bowl 12/31/2025 02:49am • SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ken Seals had to bide time on the bench until his final college game to make his first start for his beloved TCU Horned Frogs, but it was truly worth the wait. Seals directed two scoring drives in the final five minutes of regulation and threw the winning touchdown pass in overt Suzuki scores in OT as Canadiens rally to beat Panthers 3-2 12/31/2025 02:14am • SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Nick Suzuki got a power-play goal 3:24 into overtime, and the Montreal Canadiens rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final five minutes of regulation to stun the Florida Panthers 3-2 on Tuesday night. Suzuki also scored late in regulation to tie the game for the Canadiens, Tocchet coaches Flyers to 6-3 win over Canucks in return to Vancouver 12/31/2025 02:12am • VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Carl Grundstrom scored the go-ahead goal early in the second period and the Philadelphia Flyers gave coach Rick Tocchet a victory against his former team, beating the Canucks 6-3 on Tuesday night in his return to Vancouver. Tocchet, who walked away as coach of th Utah visits Los Angeles after Leonard's 55-point game 12/31/2025 02:03am • Utah Jazz (12-20, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (10-21, 13th in the Western Conference) Inglewood, California; Thursday, 10:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles hosts the Utah Jazz after Kawhi Leonard scored 55 points in the Los Angeles Clippers' 112-99 win against the Det Dallas takes on Philadelphia, looks to halt 3-game skid 12/31/2025 02:03am • Philadelphia 76ers (17-14, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Dallas Mavericks (12-22, 12th in the Western Conference) Dallas; Thursday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Dallas looks to end its three-game skid when the Mavericks take on Philadelphia. The Mavericks are 9-9 on their home court. Dallas ave Rockets face the Nets, aim for 4th straight victory 12/31/2025 02:03am • Houston Rockets (20-10, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Brooklyn Nets (10-20, 13th in the Eastern Conference) New York; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to prolong its three-game win streak with a victory against Brooklyn. The Nets have gone 4-12 at home. Brooklyn ranks ninth Miami faces Detroit on 3-game win streak 12/31/2025 02:03am • Miami Heat (18-15, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (24-8, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Miami will attempt to continue its three-game win streak with a victory against Detroit. The Pistons have gone 17-5 against Eastern Conference Sacramento plays Boston in non-conference matchup 12/31/2025 02:03am • Boston Celtics (20-12, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (8-24, 14th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento and Boston meet in non-conference action. The Kings have gone 5-10 at home. Sacramento is 3-1 in one-possession ga Leonard scores 33 as Clippers extend win streak to 5 with 131-90 rout of Kings 12/31/2025 01:46am • INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 33 points and the Los Angeles Clippers extended their winning streak to a season-best five games Tuesday night with a 131-90 victory over the Sacramento Kings. James Harden had 21 points while John Collins and rookie Yanic Konan Niederhauser each added Ahrens scores 12 as Boise State knocks off New Mexico 62-53 12/31/2025 01:37am • BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Spencer Ahrens helped lead Boise State past New Mexico on Tuesday with 12 points off of the bench in a 62-53 victory. Ahrens added eight rebounds for the Broncos (9-4, 1-1 Mountain West Conference). Drew Fielder scored 11 points while going 4 of 10 (2 for 6 from 3-point range)