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Michigan up to No. 3 in AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll
Michigan jumped to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 men’s basketball poll Monday as rival Michigan State and Iowa State both climbed into the top 10. No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Arizona remained atop the rankings. The Boilermakers received 40 first-place votes from a 61-person media panel,...
Hong Kong fire probe reveals unsafe netting as public mourns and government stifles dissent
HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials said Monday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed some of the netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations was not up to fire-safety codes, as a wave of public sympathy and support was met by government...
New York backs 3 new casinos, including at Mets stadium and a golf course Trump once ran
NEW YORK — New York City is poised to get its first Vegas-style casinos, including one next to the home stadium of baseball’s New York Mets and another that could see a windfall for President Donald Trump. They were among three casino proposals approved for lucrative gambling licenses on Monday...
U.S. air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee
Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning....
Former Trump lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified as top New Jersey prosecutor, U.S. appeals court rules
PHILADELPHIA — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Alina Habba is disqualified from serving as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor despite his administration’s maneuvers to keep her in the role, an appeals court said Monday. A panel of judges from the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sitting in Philadelphia...
Over 800 people are still missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia — More than 800 people remained missing Monday after devastating floods killed more than 1,000 people last week in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as Indonesia’s president urged more action to confront the changing climate. The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 in Indonesia, 366 in...
‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025
LONDON — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait” as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive,” with the aim of driving traffic to a...
Kentucky fires SEC’s longest-tenured coach in Mark Stoops in his 13th season
LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky has fired the Southeastern Conference’s longest-tenured coach, ending Mark Stoops’ tenure in his 13th season with the Wildcats after back-to-back losing records. Athletic director Mitch Barnhart said in a statement Monday morning that he informed Stoops they decided to go in a new direction and started...
Doctor says Trump had preventative screening MRI on heart, abdomen with ‘perfectly normal’ results
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’ s doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House on Monday. Sean Barbabella said in a statement that...
Why Cyber Monday could break spending records despite economic uncertainty
NEW YORK — Deals promoted as some of the best of the holiday season are expected to keep people across the United States glued to their computers and smartphones as the post-Thanksgiving shopping marathon wraps up on Cyber Monday. It’s no secret that buying things online is now a staple...
Land and security are the main sticking points as Russia and Ukraine mull Trump’s peace proposal
Diplomats face an uphill battle to reconcile Russian and Ukrainian “red lines” as a renewed U.S.-led push to end the war gathers steam, with Ukrainian officials attending talks in the U.S. over the weekend and Washington officials expected in Moscow early this week. President Donald Trump’s peace plan became public...
Luigi Mangione fights to exclude evidence from his trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
NEW YORK — Luigi Mangione watched stoically in court Monday as prosecutors played surveillance videos showing the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a New York City sidewalk last year and Mangione’s arrest five days later at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. The videos, including footage from the restaurant previously...
U.K. leader Keir Starmer backs his Treasury chief over claims she misled the public about the economy
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday defended his Treasury chief against opposition claims that she misled the public and the markets about the state of the public finances before last week’s budget. Starmer said “there was no misleading” in the run-up to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel...
Michael Jordan’s fight against NASCAR heads to court, could shake up motorsports
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Michael Jordan’s bitter fight against NASCAR heads to federal court Monday in a jury trial that could rip apart the top motorsports series in the United States. The antitrust allegations leveled by Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports has exposed salacious personal communications, NASCAR’s finances and...
Lawmakers voice support for congressional reviews of Trump’s military strikes on boatsVideo
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from both parties said Sunday they support congressional reviews of U.S. military strikes against vessels suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean, citing a published report that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order for all crew members to be killed...
Moore scores 11, Jenkins adds 10 to help West Virginia beat Mercyhurst 70-38
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Chance Moore had 11 points and eight rebounds, Amir Jenkins scored 10 points and West Virginia beat Mercyhurst, 70-38, on Sunday. Treysen Eaglestaff had nine points and eight rebounds, and Brenen Lorient scored all his nine points in the first half for West Virginia (6-2). Mercyhurst’s 38...
LSU lures Lane Kiffin away from virtual playoff lock Ole Miss
Lane Kiffin left his one-loss Ole Miss team to become the coach at LSU on Sunday, taking over a program that has won national titles under three of its previous four coaches while saying he would have stayed to coach the Rebels in the postseason had he been allowed. The...
West Virginia high school remembers slain National Guard member as caring and willing to help
Mourners gathered at a West Virginia high school this weekend remembered a National Guard member fatally shot last week as a caring and positive person who wanted to help others. U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom died after a Wednesday shooting in Washington, D.C., while her seriously injured colleague, U.S. Air...
NFL Week 13: Panthers take advantage of Matt Stafford’s 3 turnovers to end Rams’ 6-game win streak
CHARLOTTE — Bryce Young completed 15 of 20 passes for 206 yards and three touchdowns — two of them coming on fourth down — and the Carolina Panthers forced three turnovers by Matthew Stafford to beat Los Angeles 31-28 on Sunday and snap the Rams’ six-game winning streak. The Panthers...
Shiffrin wins slalom on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the Olympic seasonVideo
COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. — American standout Mikaela Shiffrin dominated a World Cup slalom Sunday on home Colorado snow to remain perfect in the discipline during the Olympic season. Shiffrin extended her winning streak in slalom to four races after also claiming the opening two races this season and the final...
Purdy leads 49ers past Browns, spoils Sanders’ first home start
CLEVELAND — Brock Purdy rushed for a touchdown and passed for another score in the second half, and the San Francisco 49ers spoiled Shedeur Sanders’ first home start by defeating the Cleveland Browns 26-8 on Sunday. Cleveland took an 8-7 lead late in the second quarter when Sanders hooked up...
Trump commutes prison sentence for former private equity executive David Gentile
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump has commuted the prison sentence of former investment manager David Gentile, who was convicted of defrauding investors — the latest in a series of clemency actions Trump has taken in white-collar criminal cases. Gentile had reported to prison on Nov. 14, just days...
Trump’s pardon promise offers yet another life to Honduras’ imprisoned ex-president
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, who went from close U.S. ally in the war on drugs to a poster child for presidential corruption in Central America, is on the verge of becoming once again a friend of the United States with President Donald Trump’s intention to...
Michigan State fires Jonathan Smith after less than 2 years
Michigan State has fired football coach Jonathan Smith less than two years after he was hired. The move was made Sunday by athletic director J Batt, who has been on campus since June, according to a person familiar with the situation speaking only on condition of anonymity because the move...
‘Zootopia 2’ roars to record-setting global box office with $556M openingVideo
“Zootopia 2” had a roaring and record-setting opening at the box office. The animated animal city sequel from the Walt Disney Company brought in $96 million in North America over the weekend, earned $156 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame, and scored a staggering $556 million globally since its Wednesday...
