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Kyrgyzstan's newly elected parliament convenes for the first time 12/17/2025 11:56am • Kyrgyzstan's newly elected parliament convened on Wednesday for the first time since a snap election last month cemented the grip of President Sadyr Zhaparov, who has sought to suppress dissent in what was once Central Asia���s most democratic country. Results announced last week showed that no oppo Sophia Wilson is returning to the Portland Thorns for the 2026 season 12/17/2025 11:49am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� Sophia Wilson is returning to the Portland Thorns for the 2026 season. The 25-year-old U.S. national team star has exercised the player option of her contract for an additional year, the National Women's Soccer League team announced Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not reve What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros. 12/17/2025 11:48am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Warner Bros. is telling shareholders of the company that it believes a $72 billion buyout offer from Netflix is superior, and to reject a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. Paramount went hostile with its bid last week, asking shareholders to reject the deal with Netfli Fourth T20 between India and South Africa called off due to excessive fog 12/17/2025 11:45am • LUCKNOW, India (AP) ��� The fourth Twenty20 match between India and South Africa was called off without a ball being bowled on Wednesday due to excessive fog. The umpires made the decision to abandon the match after several inspections of the ground. India leads the five-match series 2-1 with the fi Over 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on health centers in Sudan this year, WHO chief says 12/17/2025 11:43am • CAIRO (AP) ��� More than 1,600 people have been killed in attacks on medical facilities and health care centers in war-torn Sudan so far this year, the United Nations health chief said Wednesday ��� the latest daunting statistic in the devastating conflict in the African nation. Tedros Adhanom Ghebr What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll 12/17/2025 11:41am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year's Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll. About 6 in 10 Americans say cash or gift cards are ���very��� acceptable as holid Striker Tai Baribo heads to DC United in $4M trade with Philadelphia 12/17/2025 11:39am • D.C. United acquired striker Tai Baribo in a $4 million cash-for-player trade with the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday, marking the first big offseason move for the Black and Red. Baribo, who's turning 28 in January, signed a new multiyear deal with United, keeping him in D.C. through the 2029-20 Takeaways from The Associated Press report on Myanmar's crackdown on cyberscam centers 12/17/2025 11:39am • Myanmar���s military government has announced a new ���zero tolerance��� policy against the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country. As a sign of commitment, they raided and bombed KK Park ��� a notorious compound that has become a symbol of impunity in the battle agai Myanmar declares a 'zero tolerance' policy for cyberscams. But the fraud goes on 12/17/2025 11:38am • It looked like a turning point in the global fight against scams. Myanmar���s military leadership, under growing international pressure, vowed to wipe out the industrial-scale cyberscam centers that have taken root in the country. They started by raiding and then bombing KK Park ��� a notorious comp Italy may not support EU-Mercosur free trade deal without changes 12/17/2025 11:30am • BRUSSELS (AP) ��� Italy signaled on Wednesday that it might not support a massive transatlantic free trade deal between the European Union and South American countries, casting further doubt on the agreement as European leaders gather for a summit in Brussels and farmers enraged by the trade pact de Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail 12/17/2025 11:20am • Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Moscow will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if Kyiv and its Western allies reject the Kremlin's demands in peace talks. U.S. President Donald Trump has unleashed an extensive diplomatic push to end nearly four years of fighting following Rus The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, AP source says 12/17/2025 11:04am • MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) ��� The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, AP source says. NCAA Women's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 12/17/2025 11:04am • All Times EST Wednesday's Games No. 1 UConn (10-0) vs. Marquette (7-3), 7 p.m. No. 2 Texas (12-0) vs. Northwestern State (5-4), 9 p.m. No. 14 Ole Miss (10-1) vs. Mississippi Valley State (1-8), 5 p.m. No. 16 Louisville (10-3) vs. Eastern Kentucky (7-3), 6 p.m. No. 18 North Carolina (9-3) vs. UNC Wil 'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard dies at 82 12/17/2025 11:03am • Gil Gerard, who played television's hunky sci-fi hero William ���Buck��� Rogers soon after the Star Wars franchise took hold in the late 1970s, has died. He was 82. Gerard died Tuesday in hospice as a result of a rare, aggressive form of cancer, said his manager, Tina Presley Borek. His wife, Janet NCAA Men's Basketball Top 25 Schedule 12/17/2025 11:03am • All Times EST Wednesday's Games No. 7 Gonzaga (10-1) vs. Campbell (5-5), 9 p.m. No. 13 Vanderbilt (10-0) at Memphis (4-5), 7 p.m. No. 16 Alabama (7-3) vs. South Florida (6-4), 8 p.m. No. 23 Florida (6-4) vs. St. Francis (PA) (2-9), 6:30 p.m. Thursday's Games No. 25 Georgia (9-1) vs. Western Carolina