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Titans' Jeffery Simmons grateful his mom wasn't at his home during armed burglary 12/18/2025 05:13pm • NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ��� Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is grateful his mother wasn't following her usual routine of watching him play road games at his house when burglars broke in carrying guns and other weapons. ���All the materialistic things, eventually I can get all of that Broncos and Jaguars clash in marquee Week 16 matchup with playoff implications on the line 12/18/2025 05:07pm • Jacksonville (10-4) at Denver (12-2) Sunday, 4:05 p.m. EST, Fox. BetMGM NFL odds: Broncos by 3. Against the spread: Jaguars 9-5, Denver 6-7-1. Series record: Broncos lead 8-7, including 1-1 in the playoffs. Last meeting: Broncos beat the Jaguars 21-17 on Oct. 30, 2022, in London. Last week: Jaguars Wall Street rises after an encouraging inflation update, as Micron helps AI stocks stop their slide 12/18/2025 05:01pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� U.S. stocks rose on Thursday following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year. A strong profit report from Micron Technology also helped AI stocks halt their sharp slides, at least for now. The S&P 500 climb Chicago Cubs finalize $4.5 million, 1-year contract with left-hander reliever Caleb Thielbar 12/18/2025 05:00pm • CHICAGO (AP) ��� The Chicago Cubs have retained a key reliever, finalizing a $4.5 million, one-year contract with Caleb Thielbar. Thielbar gets a $4 million salary next year as part of the deal announced Wednesday. The agreement includes a $6 million mutual option for 2027 with a $500,000 buyout. He Trump's new $1,776 ���Warrior Dividend��� to troops is coming from Pentagon funding, not tariffs 12/18/2025 04:57pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The ���Warrior Dividend��� that President Donald Trump announced during his televised address to the nation Wednesday is not a Christmas bonus made possible by tariff revenues, as the president suggested. Instead, the $1,776 payments to troops are coming from a congressionally-ap Maryland moves forward on replacing Chesapeake Bay Bridge 12/18/2025 04:56pm • The Maryland Transportation Authority Board voted Thursday morning to approve a proposal that would result in the construction of two new bridges to carry traffic over the Chesapeake Bay and remove the current spans. Members voted unanimously to advance the so-called ���Alternative-C��� plan, whi The top photos of the week by AP���s photojournalists 12/18/2025 04:54pm • Dec. 12 - 18, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ See last week���s top photos of the week Follow AP visual journalism: AP photo Drake Maye's Patriots try to stay unbeaten on the road when they face Lamar Jackson's Ravens 12/18/2025 04:52pm • New England (11-3) at Baltimore (7-7) Sunday, 8:20 p.m. EST, NBC. BetMGM NFL odds: Ravens by 3. Against the spread: Patriots 8-5-1; Ravens 5-9. Series record: Patriots lead 11-5. Last meeting: Ravens won 37-26 in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Sept. 25, 2022. Last week: Patriots los Democrats keep 2024 election review under wraps, saying a public rehash won't help them win in 2026 12/18/2025 04:51pm • ATLANTA (AP) ��� Democrats will not issue a postelection report on their 2024 shellacking after all. The Democratic National Committee head has decided not to publish a formal assessment of the party���s defeat that returned Donald Trump to power and gave Republicans complete control in Washington. Federal judge denies request to close Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' 12/18/2025 04:48pm • ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) ��� A federal judge on Thursday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to close an immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades dubbed ���Alligator Alcatraz,��� saying a detainee who asked for the order hadn't shown he was suffering irreparable harm at the facilit Plastic bag ban coming to Montgomery County 12/18/2025 04:47pm • In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. ���Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags will be prohibited,��� Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich said while speaking at a Rockville McIlroy wins BBC Sports Personality of the Year after Masters and Ryder Cup victories in 2025 12/18/2025 04:46pm • SALFORD, England (AP) ��� Rory McIlroy was voted as the BBC Sports Personality of the Year on Thursday, capping a year that saw him win the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam and then an away Ryder Cup with Team Europe. The 36-year-old McIlroy won the public vote for the BBC prize ahead of En 'An emotional roller coaster���: Families of DC plane crash victims react to Senate approving ROTOR Act 12/18/2025 04:41pm • Families who lost loved ones in a midair collision near Reagan National Airport in January say a Senate vote this week gives them hope for safer skies. The Senate unanimously passed the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform Act, or ROTOR Act, which will require military aircraft Betting interest wanes as 1st round of College Football Playoff lacks excitement 12/18/2025 04:40pm • LAS VEGAS (AP) ��� With the notable exception of Friday night's Alabama-Oklahoma showdown, bettors aren't exactly rushing to place wagers on the opening week of this season's College Football Playoff. The presence of two Group of Five representatives ��� 11th-seeded Tulane and 12th-seed James Madiso Things to do in the DC area: Santa Clauster-f@%! Holiday Spectacular ��� and more! 12/18/2025 04:40pm • Over 55 local musicians are coming together in Vienna, Virginia, for Jammin Java's annual holiday tradition to host the Santa Clauster-f@%! Holiday Spectacular. Despite the name, the sing-along concerts are great for all ages and all beliefs in what Todd Wright, the creator of the event, describe