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South African authorities raid a US refugee processing center and Washington protests 12/17/2025 09:19am • JOHANNESBURG (AP) ��� South African immigration authorities raided a United States refugee processing center in Johannesburg and seven Kenyans working there illegally were arrested and given deportation orders, South Africa's Home Affairs Ministry said Wednesday, as the U.S. called the action ���una When measles hit West Texas, school absences soared and it wasn't just sick kids who were out 12/17/2025 09:11am • When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease. Absences in Seminole Independent School India's Modi visits Ethiopia and calls for renewed bilateral relations 12/17/2025 09:06am • ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) ��� The Indian prime minister called for a strategic relationship with Ethiopia Wednesday during his first visit to the country, one of Africa's most populous. ���The Global South is writing its own destiny, and India and Ethiopia share a vision for it," Prime Minister Nar Faith-based entertainment sees a revival in Hollywood. Defining what it is can be a challenge 12/17/2025 09:04am • LOS ANGELES (AP) ��� At the movies this fall, Josh O���Connor plays a hot priest with a complicated past, Keanu Reeves is an angel who lost his wings and Elizabeth Olsen has a romantic dilemma in the afterlife. Hollywood, it seems, has found God. But it���s not just starry big-budget Netflix films o Toro: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot 12/17/2025 08:47am • BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) ��� BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) ��� Toro Co. (TTC) on Wednesday reported profit of $73 million in its fiscal fourth quarter. On a per-share basis, the Bloomington, Minnesota-based company said it had profit of 74 cents. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were 91 cen Woman charged after Mississippi Walmart shoppers say they found razor blades in loaves of bread 12/17/2025 08:29am • A woman who allegedly pushed razor blades into loaves of bread at two Biloxi, Mississippi, Walmart stores was arrested on Tuesday. Camille Benson, 33, of Texas, has been charged with attempted mayhem. Her bond is set at $100,000. Harrison County Jail records on Wednesday morning do not list an attor Marylanders split on resolving budget shortfall, pessimistic about Key Bridge rebuild 12/17/2025 08:29am • A new poll finds Maryland residents roughly split on how officials should resolve a budget shortfall, and highlights growing pessimism about the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The poll released Wednesday by the Institute of Politics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County sug Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the most uplifting stories of 2025 12/17/2025 08:19am • It was one of the year���s biggest stories ��� the selection of the first American pope ��� and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope's brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they heard a ringing coming from the basement. ���That might be the pope,��� the new pontiff�� Zlatan Ibrahimovic's son could lift a trophy for AC Milan at Super Cup 12/17/2025 08:14am • MILAN (AP) ��� An Ibrahimovic could be lifting a trophy for AC Milan on Monday. The talismanic Zlatan Ibrahimovic hasn���t come out of retirement but his 19-year-old son, Maximilian, has been called up by Milan for the Italian Super Cup. Maximilian Ibrahimovic is one of six players from Milan���s re British aristocrat with ties to Churchill faces choking charge 12/17/2025 08:14am • LONDON (AP) ��� The Duke of Marlborough, a British aristocrat with a troubled past, has been charged with choking someone, police said Wednesday. Charles James Spencer-Churchill, 70, was ordered to appear Thursday in Oxford Magistrates��� Court on three counts of nonfatal intentional strangulation b Stars and hype on the rise as the NCAA volleyball tournament reaches the Final Four 12/17/2025 08:10am • In the booming world of NCAA volleyball, it���s Final Four time. The championship tournament semifinals are Thursday, with Texas A&M facing Pittsburgh and Wisconsin against Kentucky and the winners advancing to Sunday's championship match. The Aggies and Badgers knocked off No. 1 seeds Nebraska Olympic champ and new mom Lindsey Jacobellis will be in NBC booth, but she's not retiring 12/17/2025 08:00am • Olympic snowboard champion Lindsey Jacobellis will enjoy her sixth Winter Games from the TV booth. Jacobellis, who recently had a daughter, Ayla, has decided to skip a run for yet another Olympics and instead serve as an analyst for snowboardcross on NBC's announcing team in Italy. The 40-year-old, Jabil: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot 12/17/2025 07:39am • ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� ST PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) ��� Jabil Inc. (JBL) on Wednesday reported fiscal first-quarter earnings of $146 million. On a per-share basis, the St Petersburg, Florida-based company said it had net income of $1.35. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $2.85 Carlos Alcaraz announces he is parting ways with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero 12/17/2025 07:35am • MADRID (AP) ��� Carlos Alcaraz announces he is parting ways with long-time coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. Spanish police detain 57 fans for their part in brawl before Granada-Cadiz game in October 12/17/2025 07:32am • MADRID (AP) ��� Spanish police said Wednesday they have detained 57 fans suspected of participating in a fight before a second-division match in October. Police said the fighting occurred in Granada on Oct. 25 before the game between southern rivals Granada and Cadiz. The detentions were made across